1st Marine Division (Wehrmacht)

German naval infantry division during World War II (1945) October 2023 October 2023 October 2024 mil February 2025 1st Marine Division de 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division 31 January 1945 – 8 May 1945 Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Marines Amphibious warfare Division Stettin World War II Battle of the Oder–Neisse Battle of Berlin 8 May 1945 The 1st Marine Division (de 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division) was formed in January 1945 in Stettin from Marine-Schützen-Brigade Nord. Replacement troops were provided by 1. Marine-Infanterie-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon located in Lübberstedt. Activated from Kriegsmarine forces, it fought on the northern flank of the German line on the Oder river until the end of the war. It was one of five naval infantry divisions of the German Wehrmacht (the others being the 2nd, 3rd, 11th and 16th Marine Divisions). Commanders Konteradmiral Hans Hartmann de Hans Hartmann (Admiral) (Kriegsmarine) 31 January – 28 February 1945 Generalmajor Wilhelm Bleckwenn (Army) 28 February – 8 May 1945 Composition Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 1 Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 2 Marine-Infanterie-Regiment 4 Divisions-Füsilier-Kompanie 1 (later became Battalion) Marine-Artillerie-Regiment 1 Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 Marine-Feldersatz-Bataillon 1 Marine-Pionier-Bataillon 1 (from April 1945) Marine-Nachrichten-Abteilung 1 (from April 1945) References Bennighof Mike Michael Bennighof German Naval Infantry in the Defense of Berlin http://www.avalanchepress.com/GermanNavalInf.php Avalanche Press 28 September 2011 Tessin Georg Die Landstreitkräfte 1—5 Ground forces 1—5 Die Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 Frankfurt/Main E.S. Mittler 1965 58 de 0*001 Category:Military units and formations established in 1945 Category:Military units and formations of the Kriegsmarine Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945