12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
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- Published: 16 July 2011 16 July 2011
- Last Updated: 07 April 2012 07 April 2012
Commanders
Generalleutnant Herbert Kettner (1 Dec 1942 - 15 Nov 1943)Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber (15 Nov 1943 - 10 Apr 1945)
Generalmajor Franz Schlieper (10 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945)
Operations Officers (Ia)
Major Werner Stubbe (Oct 1942 - 2 Dec 1942)Major Siegfried Steuer (2 Dec 1942 - 10 Dec 1943)
Oberstleutnant Werner Richter (10 Dec 1943 - 20 Apr 1944)
Major Heinrich Seidel (20 Apr 1944 - 30 Sep 1944)
Major Ernst Fox (30 Sep 1944 - May 1945)
Area of operations
Germany (Dec 1942 - Mar 1943)Eastern front, northern sector (Mar 1943 - Apr 1945)
East Prussia (Apr 1945 - May 1945)
Order of Battle (1944)
Stab der DivisionJäger-Regiment 23 (L)
Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)
Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)
Feldersatz-Bataillon 12 (L)
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 12 (L)
Artillerie-Regiment 12 (L)
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 12 (L)
Pionier-Bataillon 12 (L)
Nachrichten-Abteilung 12 (L)
Versorgungstruppen 12 (L)
Notable members
Günther von Obernitz (SA-Obergruppenführer & Reichstag deputy)Sources used
Antonio Muñoz - Göring’s Grenadiers: The Luftwaffe Field Divisions, 1942-1945Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945