The 95th

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Division (german: 95. Infanterie-Division) was a

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. It was formed on 19 September 1939 in

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and

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. The division was destroyed in June 1944 near Vitebsk. On 10 September 1944, a newly formed 95th Division was placed under command of the defeated army group Mitte in East Prussia. In the winter of 1944 she fought at Tauroggen and the Memel, until she surrendered in April 1945 at Pillau and the

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Commanding officers

*Generalleutnant

Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin __NOTOC__ Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin (6 November 1890 – 1 April 1952) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Armin surrendered following the Bat ...

, 25 September 1939 – 10 May 1942 *Generalleutnant

Friedrich Zickwolff __NOTOC__ Friedrich Zickwolff (1 August 1893 – 17 September 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Zickwolff died on 17 September 1944 from an infectious disea ...

, 10 May 1942 – 6 September 1942 *Generalleutnant

Friedrich Karst __NOTOC__ Friedrich Karst (4 September 1893 – 18 October 1975) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decoratio ...

, 6 September 1942 – 1 October 1942 *Generalleutnant Eduard Aldrian, 1 October 1942 – 3 October 1942 *General der Infanterie

Edgar Röhricht __NOTOC__ Edgar Röhricht (16 June 1892 – 11 February 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LIX. corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Röhricht was surrendered to the Allied troops in 194 ...

, 3 October 1942 – September 1943 *Generalmajor

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, September 1943 – 27 February 1944 *Generalmajor Herbert Michaelis, 27 February 1944 – 28 June 1944 (POW) *Generalmajor

Joachim-Friedrich Lang Joachim-Friedrich Lang was a German general during World War II. Biography Born on 14 September 1899 in Montigny-lès-Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Joachim-Friedrich Lang joined the German Army before World War II. Following the outbreak of World Wa ...

, 10 September 1944 -16 April 1945 (KIA)

War Crimes

The 95th division participated in the Massacre at

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Second formation

*Generalmajor

, 10 September 1944 - 16 April 1945 (KIA)

References

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* 0*095 Military units and formations established in 1939 1939 establishments in Germany Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 {{Germany-WWII-stub