Luftwaffen-Division Meindl
Kommandeure:
- Gen. Eugen Meindl, 26.2.42 - 30.9.42
Formed 26.2.42 in Heeresgruppe Nord (Northern Russia) from Stab/Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1. This division constituted the first attempt, to use excess air force ground personnel, in support of the army in Russia. The division consisted of the following units:
- Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 1
- Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 2
- Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 3
- Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 4
- Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 5
- Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 14, (only Stab)
- Luftnachrichten-Abteilung Meindl
- Ski-Bataillon Luftflotte 1 (loosly attached only)
The division never fought together as a single unit, and is not mentioned in the "Schematische Kriegsgliederung". All regiments were used independently under the 16th Army, supporting security units in the rear-areas of the II., X. and XXXIX.AK, except I./Luftwaffen-Feld Regiment 4, which operated under the 18th Army.
December 1942 disbanded (the Stab became Stab/XIII. Fliegerkorps), and used to form:
- Luftwaffen-Feld Division 21
- Luftwaffen-Feld Division 22
- Luftwaffen-Feld-Bataillon zbV 1
- Luftwaffen-Feld-Bataillon zbV 2
- Luftwaffen-Feld-Bataillon zbV 3
Replacement troops were provided by
- Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 1
- Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 2
- Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 3
- Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 4
- Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 5
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