122nd, infantry, division, wehrmacht, 122nd, infantry, division, german, infanterie, division, german, infantry, division, world, formed, october, 1940, part, 11th, wave, aufstellungswelle, 122nd, infantry, division122, infanterie, divisiondivision, insigniaac. The 122nd Infantry Division German 122 Infanterie Division was a German infantry division in World War II It was formed on 5 October 1940 as part of the 11th wave Aufstellungswelle 122nd Infantry Division122 Infanterie DivisionDivision insigniaActive5 October 1940 8 May 1945Country Nazi GermanyBranchArmyTypeInfantrySizeDivisionNickname s Griffin DivisionEngagementsWorld War II Eastern Front 1941 1943 Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Continuation War Battle of Tali Ihantala Battle of Vyborg Bay 1944 Eastern Front 1944 1945 Battle of Narva 1944 Courland PocketCommandersNotablecommandersSiegfried Macholz It was formed from elements of the 32nd Infantry Division 258th Infantry Division and non motorized elements of the 14th Motorized Infantry Division Organisation edit1941 July 1944 Infantry Regiment 409 Infantry Regiment 410 Infantry Regiment 411 Grenadier Regiment 409 Grenadier Regiment 410 Grenadier Regiment 411 Reconnaissance Battalion 122 Fusilier Battalion 122 Artillery Regiment 122 Engineer Battalion 122 Field Replacement Battalion 122 Anti Tank Battalion 122 Anti Tank Battalion 122 mot Divisional Signal Battalion 122 Divisional Signal Battalion 122 part motorised Divisional Services 122 Divisional Supply Troops 122 Administrative troops 122 Transport Park Troops 122 Fieldpost 122 Veterinary Troops 122 Medical troops 122Commanding officers editGeneralleutnant Sigfrid Macholz 5 October 1940 8 December 1941 Generalleutnant Friedrich Bayer 8 December 1941 17 February 1942 Generalleutnant Sigfrid Macholz 17 February 1942 1 August 1942 Generalleutnant Kurt Chill 1 August 1942 10 October 1942 Generalleutnant Gustav Hundt 10 October 1942 November 1942 Generalleutnant Sigfrid Macholz November 1942 1 December 1942 Generalmajor Adolf Westhoff 1 December 1942 8 January 1943 Generalmajor Adolf Trowitz 8 January 1943 15 May 1943 Generalleutnant Alfred Thielmann 15 May 1943 27 June 1943 Generalleutnant Kurt Chill 27 June 1943 1 February 1944 Generalmajor Johann Albrecht von Blucher 1 February 1944 4 February 1944 Generalmajor Hero Breusing 4 February 1944 25 August 1944 General der Infanterie Friedrich Fangohr 25 August 1944 20 January 1945 Generalmajor Bruno Schatz 20 January 1945 8 May 1945 External links edit 122 Infanterie Division Lexikon der Wehrmacht Retrieved 21 January 2011 This article about a specific German military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 122nd Infantry Division Wehrmacht amp oldid 1220686218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,