Number of German divisions by type in World War II
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- Published: 04 March 2011 04 March 2011
- Last Updated: 30 October 2013 30 October 2013
by Ron Klages & John Mulholland
The following accounting of German divisions by type from September 1939 to May 1945 was compiled from the works of Georg Tessin in his epic accounting of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS titled: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939-1945.
| Month | Pz.D | PzGr.D | I.D. (m.) | Cav.D | Inf.D | Mtn.D | Sec.D | L.F.D. | Para.D | Other | |
| Sep 1939 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 1939 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 1939 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 1939 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1940 | |||||||||||
| Jan 1940 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feb 1940 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mar 1940 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 1940 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 141 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 1940 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 142 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 1940 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 143 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 1940 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 143 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aug 1940 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 140 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 1940 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 125 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 1940 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 1940 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 139 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 1940 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 148 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1941 | |||||||||||
| Jan 1941 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Feb 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 147 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mar 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 145 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 147 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 158 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 158 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 158 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aug 1941 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 158 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 1941 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 157 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 1941 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 157 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 1941 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 156 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 1941 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 162 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1942 | |||||||||||
| Jan 1942 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 165 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feb 1942 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 168 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mar 1942 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 170 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 1942 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 172 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 1942 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 171 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 1942 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 172 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 1942 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 176 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aug 1942 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 179 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 1942 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 180 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oct 1942 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 182 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 1942 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 184 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 1942 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 184 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1943 | |||||||||||
| Jan 1943 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 189 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feb 1943 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 190 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mar 1943 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 180 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Apr 1943 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 189 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| May 1943 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 196 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jun 1943 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jul 1943 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Aug 1943 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sep 1943 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| Oct 1943 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | |
| Nov 1943 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | |
| Dec 1943 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1944 | |||||||||||
| Jan 1944 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 2 | |
| Feb 1944 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
| Mar 1944 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |
| Apr 1944 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 197 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |
| May 1944 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jun 1944 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | |
| Jul 1944 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
| Aug 1944 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 181 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| Sep 1944 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Oct 1944 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Nov 1944 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 186 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| Dec 1944 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 192 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1945 | |||||||||||
| Jan 1945 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 197 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |
| Feb 1945 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 201 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| Mar 1945 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
| Apr 1945 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 183 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| May 1945 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Pz.D - Panzer Divisions
PzGr.D - Panzergrenadier Divisions
I.D. (m.) - Motorized Infantry Divisions
Cav.D - Cavalry Divisions
Mtn.D - Mountain Divisions
Sec.D - Security Divisions
L.F.D. - Luftwaffe Field Divisions
Para. D - Paratrooper Divisions
Note: The information shown in the above chart was gratefully supplied through research done by Ron Klages. Any errors or typos are those of this writer - John Mulholland.
Note: As Tessin excluded data covering purely Luftwaffe flying units I have omitted the 7th Flieger Division, from which the 1st Fallschirm-Jäger-Division was formed in May of 1943, from the “Para.D.” section above. – John Mulholland.