Military unit
The 50th Infantry Division (German: 50. Infanterie-Division) was a German army division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 from the Grenzkommandantur Küstrin.
It was initially a 2nd wave division but it was later reorganized as a 1st wave division on 15 November 1939.
The Division fought many campaigns including the invasion of Poland, Fall Gelb and the invasion of Greece. it later took part in Operation Barbarossa, fighting on the southern sector under the 11th Army. It was later destroyed in the Heiligenbeil pocket.
Order of battle
1939
- Infantry Regiment 121
- Infantry Regiment 122
- Infantry Regiment 123
- Artillery Regiment 150 (2)
- Engineer Battalion 71
- Anti-Tank Detachment 150
- Signal Detachment 71
- Supply Units 354 (3)
1940
- Infantry Regiment 121
- Infantry Regiment 122
- Infantry Regiment 123
- Artillery Regiment 150
- Engineer Battalion 71
- Anti-Tank Detachment 150
- Cycling Squadron 150
- Signal Detachment 71
- Supply Leader 150
1944
- Grenadier Regiment 121
- Grenadier Regiment 122
- Grenadier Regiment 123
- Fusilier Battalion 50
- Artillery Regiment 150
- Panzerjäger Detachment 150
- Field Replacement Battalion 150
- Supply Regiment 150
- Signal Detachment 150
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