19th Grenadier Division

February 2026 19th Grenadier Division19. Grenadier-Division 19th Volks-Grenadier Division Logo.svg 150px August 1944 – October 1944 Nazi Germany Army Infantry Division World War II The 19th Grenadier Division (de 19. Grenadier-Division) of the German Army in World War II was formed in October 1944 from the depleted 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division ("19th Air Forces Assault Division"), which was transferred to the Heer ("Army") and renamed 19. Volksgrenadier-Division ("19th People's Grenadier Division") . Commanders Oberst (later General-Major) Gerhard Bassenge : 1 October 1942 – 1 February 1943German Order of Battle, p. 317. Generalleutnant Otto Elfeldt (? August 1944 – ? August 1944) Generalleutnant Walter Wißmath (? August 1944 – 9 October 1944) Area of operations Denmark (August 1944 – September 1944) France (September 1944 – October 1944) Order of battle Grenadier Regiment 59. Grenadier Regiment 73. Grenadier Regiment 74. Artillery Regiment 719. 1. Battalion 2. Battalion 3. Battalion 4. Battalion Panzerjäger Battalion 119. Signals Battalion 119. Engineer Battalion 119. Supply troops Notes Sources Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr. German Order of Battle, Volume Two: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Stackpole Books, 2007. NARA T312R1319 (KTB of AOK 2) Veit Scherzer Deutsche Truppen im Zweiten Weltkrieg: Formationsgeschichte des Heeres und des Ersatzheeres 1939–1945 German Scherzers Militaer-Verlag 2007 978-3-938845-07-3 1A Stout Michael J. Goering's Ground Troops: The Luftwaffe Field Divisions of World War II 2026 Naval Institute Press 978-1-68247-977-3 Category:German grenadier divisions Category:Military units and formations established in 1944 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1944