126th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

June 2017 126th Infantry Division de 126. Infanterie-Division 126th Infanterie-Division Logo.svg 200 Insignia of the 126th Infantry Division Nazi Germany Infantry Army 1940 – 1945 Division World War II Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Courland pocket Paul Laux 1940–42 Harry Hoppe 1942–43, 1943 Friedrich Hofmann 1943 Gotthard Fischer 1943–45 Kurt Hähling 1945 The 126th Infantry Division (de 126. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1940 in Sennelager. The division was formed from elements of the 11th Infantry Division, 253rd Infantry Division and the non-motorized elements of the 16th Motorized Infantry Division. It fought at Demyansk, Staraya Russia and Leningrad before ending the war in the Courland Pocket. Commmanders General der Infanterie Paul Laux (5 October 1940 – 10 October 1942) Generalleutnant Harry Hoppe (10 October 1942 – 31 April 1943) Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann (31 April 1943 – 8 July 1943) Generalleutnant Harry Hoppe (8 July 1943 – 7 November 1943) Generalleutnant Gotthard Fischer (7 November 1943 – 5 January 1945) Generalmajor Kurt Hähling (5 January 1945 – 8 May 1945) Order of battle 1940 Infantry Regiment 422 Infantry Regiment 424 Infantry Regiment 426 Artillery Regiment 126 Divisions Units 126 1943 Grenadier Regiment 422 Grenadier Regiment 424 Grenadier Regiment 426 Divisions Fusilier Battalion 126 Artillery Regiment 126 Divisions Units 126 See also List of German Divisions in World War II External links Lexikon der Wehrmacht 126. Infanterie-Division http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/126ID.htm 11 January 2011 Category:Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1940 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945