The 7th Mountain Division (german: 7. Gebirgs Division) was formed through the redesignation of 99th Light Infantry Division, which had fought on the southern sector of the Eastern Front until being withdrawn to Germany in October 1941. In 1942, it was sent to

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and remained there until the Finnish withdrawal from the war. The Division retreated into

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where it remained until the end of the War.

Commanders

General der Gebirgstruppe General der Gebirgstruppe (Literally: General of the Mountain Troops) was a category of German Army three-star, a new example of the traditional German 'General der' rank introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940, comparable to the NATO grade OF-8. ...

Rudolf Konrad (1 November 1941 – 19 December 1941) *

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...

Wilhelm Weiß (19 December 1941 – 1 January 1942) *

General der Artillerie General der Artillerie ( en: General of the artillery) may mean: 1. A rank of three-star general, comparable to modern armed forces OF-8 grade, in the Imperial German Army and its contingency armies of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg. ...

Robert Martinek __NOTOC__ Robert Martinek (2 February 1889 – 28 June 1944) was an Austrian general who served in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. An artillery offic ...

(1 January 1942 – 1 May 1942) * Generalleutnant August Krakau (1 May 1942 – 22 July 1942) * General der Artillerie Robert Martinek (22 July 1942 – 10 September 1942) * Generalleutnant August Krakau (10 September 1942 – 8 May 1945)

Order of battle

* 206.

Gebirgsjäger ''Gebirgsjäger'' () are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops (''Gebirgstruppe'') of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The word '' Jäger'' (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light infantry in ...

Regiment ** 1. Battalion ** 2. Battalion ** 3. Battalion ** Mountain

Panzerjäger ''Panzerjäger'' (German language, German "armour-hunters" or "tank-hunters", abbreviated to ''Pz.Jg.'' in German) was a branch of service of the Nazi Germany, German Wehrmacht during the World War II, Second World War. It was an Anti-tank war ...

Company (mot) * 218. Gebirgsjäger Regiment ** 1. Battalion ** 2. Battalion ** 3. Battalion ** Mountain Panzerjäger Company (mot) * 99. Panzerjäger Battalion * 99. Reconnaissance Battalion * 79. Mountain Artillery Regiment ** 1. Battalion ** 2. Battalion ** 3. Battalion ** 4. Battalion * 99. Mountain Pioneer Battalion * 99. Mountain Signals Battalion * 54. Mountain Feldersatz Battalion * 54. Ski Battalion * 99. Supply Troops

Finnish auxiliaries

In spring of 1944, the Division controlled several Finnish units that supported it. These were: ** Frontier Battalions 7 and 8 ** Independent Battalions 8 and 11 ** Mortar Company 11 ** Gun Company 48 ** Light Artillery Battalion 17 ** Independent Armoured Car Platoons 7 and 9

Commanders

Order of battle

Finnish auxiliaries

References

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