6th Infantry Division (Germany)
- 6th Infantry Division (Germany)
The 6th Infantry Division was a unit of the German Army during World War II.
It was mobilized on August 26, 1939 for the upcoming invasion of Poland. At that time, it consisted of the usual German infantry division elements: three infantry regiments of three battalions each, one three-battalion regiment of light artillery, one battalion of heavy artillery (from a separate artillery regiment, but attached to the particular division), a Panzerjager (anti-tank) Battalion, a reconnaissance (Aufklarungs) Battalion, a Signals Battalion, a Pioneer (Engineer) Battalion, and divisional supply, medical, and administrative units.
Commanding officers
* Generalleutnant Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben, 1 September 1939
* Generalleutnant Helge Auleb, 14 October 1940
* Generalleutnant Horst Großmann, 25 January 1942
* Generalleutnant Egon von Neindorff, 16 December 1943
* Oberst Alexander Conrady, 12 January 1944
* Oberst Günther Klammt, 19 January 1944
* Generalleutnant Walter Heyne, 1 June 1944
* Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker, until 4 May 1945
* Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Liegmann, 4 May 1945
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