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The '''182nd Infantry Division''' () was an [[Infantry Division|infantry division]] of the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[German Army (1935–1945)|Heer]] during [[World War II]]. The unit, at times designated '''Commander of Reserve Troops XII/II''' (), '''182nd Division''' (), '''Division No. 182''' (), '''182nd Replacement Division''' (), '''Division Nancy''' ()''',''' '''Division Gümbel''', '''Division Karl''', and '''182nd Reserve Division''' (), was active between 1939 and 1945.
The division was destroyed in the [[Caen]] area in early August 1944, then deployed in Slovakia in November of the same year.
== History ==
A second command staff for [[Wehrkreis|Wehrkreis XII]] ([[Wiesbaden]]), designated ''Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen XII/II'', was formed on 20 October 1939. This staff was redesignated ''182. Division'' on 7 November 1939, then located in [[Łódź|Litzmannstadt]], and renamed again to become ''Division Nr. 182'' on 23 December 1939.<ref name=":1"></ref> The division's initial commander was [[Friedrich Bayer (general)|Friedrich Bayer]], appointed on 19 October 1939.<ref name=":0"></ref>
=== ''Division Nr. 182'' ===
The division consisted of the following elements in March 1940:<ref name=":1" />
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212, 226), Litzmannstadt.
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 246 (Battalions: 313, 352, 404), [[Pleszew|Pleschen]].
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 263 (Battalions: 463, 483, 485), [[Sieradz]].
* Artillery Replacement Regiment 34 (Detachments: 179, 246, 263), [[Ostrowo, Słupca County|Ostrowo]].
* Pioneer Replacement Battalion 34, [[Włocławek|Leslau]].
On 24 April 1940, Bayer was replaced as divisional commander by [[Hans von Basse]].<ref name=":0" /> On 10 August 1940, the division was deployed back to [[Koblenz]] in Wehrkreis XII. The divisional structure remained largely the same, with only one additional unit in the form of Marchine Gun Replacement Battalion 14 at [[Bitburg]]. Regiment 79 was moved to Koblenz, Regiment 246 to [[Trier]], and Regiment 263 to [[Idar-Oberstein]]. The Artillery Replacement Regiment 34 and the Pioneer Replacement Battalion 34 were moved to Koblenz.<ref name=":1" />
On 30 May 1941, Basse was replaced as divisional commander by [[Franz Karl (general)|Franz Karl]].<ref name=":0" /> On 15 July 1941, the division was moved from the Koblenz area to the vicinity [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|occupied France]]. Division No. 182 consisted of the following elements at that point:<ref name=":1" />
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212, 226), Nancy.
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 246 (Battalions: 313, 352, 404), [[Luxembourg City]].
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 263 (Battalions: 463, 483, 485), [[Commercy]].
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 697, 698), [[Verdun]].
* Artillery Replacement Regiment 34 (Detachments: 15, 179, 246, 263), Nancy.
On 5 June 1942, Karl was replaced as divisional commander by [[Karl Gümbel]].<ref name=":0" /> On 13 June 1942, the division was joined by Infantry Replacement Regiment 112 (Battalions: 110, 256, 437, 438), which had been redeployed from Darmstadt to Chalons. In exchange, the division passed Regiment 246 in Luxembourg City to [[Division No. 172 (Wehrmacht)|Division No. 172]].<ref name=":1" />
=== ''182nd Replacement Division (Division Karl, Division Gümbel)'' ===
On 10 July 1942, the alert units of the 182nd Division were called up and moved towards [[Draveil]] starting on 13 July. The resulting force was still officially designated ''Division Nr. 182'', but concurrently also carried the titles ''182. Ersatz-Division'', and was further nicknamed ''Division Gümbel'' or ''Division Karl'' after the divisional commander at that time.<ref name=":1" /> Franz Karl returned to once again replace Karl Gümbel as divisional commander on 3 August 1942.<ref name=":0" /> In August 1942, the 182nd Division was put under the supervision of the [[XXV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXV Army Corps]], which was in turn under the [[7th Army (Wehrmacht)|7th Army]].<ref name=":1" />
=== ''182nd Reserve Division (Division Nancy)'' ===
Those parts of the division that had remained in the Nancy sector instead of deploying to Draveil were once again put under a staff titled ''Division No. 182'' on 11 July 1942. That staff was renamed ''Division Nanzig'' on 1 September 1942 and again redesignated Division No. 462 on 15 October 1942.<ref name=":1" /> [[Paul Lettow]] took divisional command from Karl on 27 September 1942.<ref name=":0" /> Division No. 462 was split on 26 November 1942 as part of the reorganization of the [[Replacement Army]], and the replacement units stayed with the the 462nd, whereas the training units came to the 182nd Reserve Division.<ref name=":1" />
In December 1942, the 182nd Division was put under the [[LXXXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|LXXXII Army Corps]] of the [[15th Army (Wehrmacht)|15th Army]]. It remained there until February 1943, before moving to the reserves of [[Army Group D]] until January 1944.<ref name=":1" /> On 5 December 1942, [[Otto Schilling (general)|Otto Schilling]] replaced Lettow as divisional commander.<ref name=":0" />
In December 1943, the 182nd Reserve Division consisted of the following elements:<ref name=":1" />
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212, 226), [[Chalons-Sur-Marne]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 112 (Battalions:<ref group="N">Battalion 256, previously part of Regiment 112, was disbanded before December 1943.</ref> 110, 437, 438), [[Senlis]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 263 (Battalions: 463, 483, 485), [[Gisors]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 697, 698), [[Mantes-Gassicourt]].
* Reserve Artillery Regiment 34 (Detachments: 70, 105, 179), [[Meaux]].
* Reserve Machine Gun Battalion 14, [[Langres]].
* Reserve Division Supply Commander 1082, Gisors.
On 20 January 1944, Reserve Grenadier Regiment 263 was disbanded and its three battalions were used for formations of various new units. Battalion 463 joined the 988th Regiment under the [[276th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|276th Infantry Division]], whereas Battalions 483 and 485 joined Regiments 981 and 982 respectively, both of which were part of the [[272nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|272nd Infantry Division]]. Furthermore, Battalions 226 and 697 were taken out of Regiments 79 and 342 to be used for the formation of [[Division Wahn (Wehrmacht)|Division Wahn]] following an order of 28 January 1944.<ref name=":1" />
On 23 January 1944, the 182nd Reserve Division was moved to the [[Pas-de-Calais]] area, with new headquarters set up at [[Helfaut]]. The division was taken out of the army group reserves and given to the reserves of the 15th Army instead.<ref name=":1" /> On 25 March 1944, [[Richard Baltzer]] took command of the division, a post he would hold until the end of the war.<ref name=":0" />
The 182nd Reserve Division consisted of the following elements on 1 March 1944:<ref name=":1" />
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212), [[Bailleul, Nord|Bailleul]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 112 (Battalions: 110, 437, 438), [[Pihen-lès-Guînes]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 698), [[Wizernes]].
* Cossack Battalion 570, [[Saint-Venant]].
* Reserve Artillery Regiment 34 (Detachments: 70, 105, 179), Chateau d'Alenthun.
* Reserve Machine Gun Battalion 14, [[Cassel, Nord|Cassel]].
* Reserve Division Supply Commander 1082, [[Arques, Pas-de-Calais|Arques]].
Following an order from 30 July 1944 (in response to ''[[Operation Overlord]]''), the 182nd Reserve Divsion was mobilized into the field army and subsequently destroyed by Allied forces in the [[Caen]] area. A reorganization into a [[Shadow Division (Wehrmacht)|Shadow Division]] of the 24th ''[[Aufstellungswelle]]'' that was ordered by [[Oberbefehlshaber West]] did not come to pass. Another planned reorganization into a 182nd Field Training Division, ordered by [[Oberkommando des Heeres|OKH]] on 20 August 1944, also failed to materialize.<ref name=":1" />
A full redeployment of the 182nd Division was scheduled to be conducted in Wehrkreis X ([[Hamburg]]) starting in October 1944, but the division was called to [[Slovakia during World War II|Slovakia]] ahead of the deployment's completion on 20 November 1944. Here, the division was to complete deployment in the [[Nitra]] area in Wehrkreis XVII ([[Vienna]]), using recruits from Wehrkreis XII (Wiesbaden). The division's structure in late 1944 was as follows:<ref name=":1" />
* 182nd Division HQ, Nitra.
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212), [[Topoľčany]]
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 112 (Battalions: 110, 438), [[Banská Štiavnica]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 698), Pritwitz.
* Reserve Artillery Detachment 1082 (three batteries), [[Nitrianske Pravno]].
* Reserve Pioneer Company 1082, Heiligenkreuz.
* Commander Division Supply Troops 1082, Nitra.
=== 182nd Infantry Division ===
On 1 April 1945, just over a month before [[German Instrument of Surrender|German surrender]], the 182nd Reserve Division became the 182nd Infantry Division. The Reserve Grenadier Regiments 79, 112, and 342 became the Grenadier Regiments 663, 664, and 665, respectively. Each of these regiments retained the strength of two battalions each. The Reserve Artillery Regiment 1082, at only one battalion, became the Artillery Regiment 1082.<ref name=":1" />
The division was in Slovakia when the war ended, under the command of [[LXXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|LXXII Army Corps]] of the [[8th Army (Wehrmacht)|8th Army]] under [[Army Group South]].<ref name=":1" /> Baltzer was still divisional commander.<ref name=":0" />
== Noteworthy individuals ==
* [[Friedrich Bayer (general)|Friedrich Bayer]], divisional commander starting 19 October 1939.
* [[Hans von Basse]], divisional commander starting 24 April 1940.
* [[Franz Karl (general)|Franz Karl]], divisional commander starting 30 May 1941 and again starting 3 August 1942.
* [[Karl Gümbel]], divisional commander starting 5 June 1942.
* [[Paul Lettow]], divisional commander starting 27 September 1942.
* [[Otto Schilling (general)|Otto Schilling]], divisional commander starting 5 December 1942.
* [[Richard Baltzer]], final divisional commander starting 25 March 1944.
== Notes ==
<references group="N" />
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1939]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
The division was destroyed in the [[Caen]] area in early August 1944, then deployed in Slovakia in November of the same year.
== History ==
A second command staff for [[Wehrkreis|Wehrkreis XII]] ([[Wiesbaden]]), designated ''Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen XII/II'', was formed on 20 October 1939. This staff was redesignated ''182. Division'' on 7 November 1939, then located in [[Łódź|Litzmannstadt]], and renamed again to become ''Division Nr. 182'' on 23 December 1939.<ref name=":1"></ref> The division's initial commander was [[Friedrich Bayer (general)|Friedrich Bayer]], appointed on 19 October 1939.<ref name=":0"></ref>
=== ''Division Nr. 182'' ===
The division consisted of the following elements in March 1940:<ref name=":1" />
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212, 226), Litzmannstadt.
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 246 (Battalions: 313, 352, 404), [[Pleszew|Pleschen]].
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 263 (Battalions: 463, 483, 485), [[Sieradz]].
* Artillery Replacement Regiment 34 (Detachments: 179, 246, 263), [[Ostrowo, Słupca County|Ostrowo]].
* Pioneer Replacement Battalion 34, [[Włocławek|Leslau]].
On 24 April 1940, Bayer was replaced as divisional commander by [[Hans von Basse]].<ref name=":0" /> On 10 August 1940, the division was deployed back to [[Koblenz]] in Wehrkreis XII. The divisional structure remained largely the same, with only one additional unit in the form of Marchine Gun Replacement Battalion 14 at [[Bitburg]]. Regiment 79 was moved to Koblenz, Regiment 246 to [[Trier]], and Regiment 263 to [[Idar-Oberstein]]. The Artillery Replacement Regiment 34 and the Pioneer Replacement Battalion 34 were moved to Koblenz.<ref name=":1" />
On 30 May 1941, Basse was replaced as divisional commander by [[Franz Karl (general)|Franz Karl]].<ref name=":0" /> On 15 July 1941, the division was moved from the Koblenz area to the vicinity [[Nancy, France|Nancy]] in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|occupied France]]. Division No. 182 consisted of the following elements at that point:<ref name=":1" />
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212, 226), Nancy.
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 246 (Battalions: 313, 352, 404), [[Luxembourg City]].
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 263 (Battalions: 463, 483, 485), [[Commercy]].
* Infantry Replacement Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 697, 698), [[Verdun]].
* Artillery Replacement Regiment 34 (Detachments: 15, 179, 246, 263), Nancy.
On 5 June 1942, Karl was replaced as divisional commander by [[Karl Gümbel]].<ref name=":0" /> On 13 June 1942, the division was joined by Infantry Replacement Regiment 112 (Battalions: 110, 256, 437, 438), which had been redeployed from Darmstadt to Chalons. In exchange, the division passed Regiment 246 in Luxembourg City to [[Division No. 172 (Wehrmacht)|Division No. 172]].<ref name=":1" />
=== ''182nd Replacement Division (Division Karl, Division Gümbel)'' ===
On 10 July 1942, the alert units of the 182nd Division were called up and moved towards [[Draveil]] starting on 13 July. The resulting force was still officially designated ''Division Nr. 182'', but concurrently also carried the titles ''182. Ersatz-Division'', and was further nicknamed ''Division Gümbel'' or ''Division Karl'' after the divisional commander at that time.<ref name=":1" /> Franz Karl returned to once again replace Karl Gümbel as divisional commander on 3 August 1942.<ref name=":0" /> In August 1942, the 182nd Division was put under the supervision of the [[XXV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|XXV Army Corps]], which was in turn under the [[7th Army (Wehrmacht)|7th Army]].<ref name=":1" />
=== ''182nd Reserve Division (Division Nancy)'' ===
Those parts of the division that had remained in the Nancy sector instead of deploying to Draveil were once again put under a staff titled ''Division No. 182'' on 11 July 1942. That staff was renamed ''Division Nanzig'' on 1 September 1942 and again redesignated Division No. 462 on 15 October 1942.<ref name=":1" /> [[Paul Lettow]] took divisional command from Karl on 27 September 1942.<ref name=":0" /> Division No. 462 was split on 26 November 1942 as part of the reorganization of the [[Replacement Army]], and the replacement units stayed with the the 462nd, whereas the training units came to the 182nd Reserve Division.<ref name=":1" />
In December 1942, the 182nd Division was put under the [[LXXXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|LXXXII Army Corps]] of the [[15th Army (Wehrmacht)|15th Army]]. It remained there until February 1943, before moving to the reserves of [[Army Group D]] until January 1944.<ref name=":1" /> On 5 December 1942, [[Otto Schilling (general)|Otto Schilling]] replaced Lettow as divisional commander.<ref name=":0" />
In December 1943, the 182nd Reserve Division consisted of the following elements:<ref name=":1" />
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212, 226), [[Chalons-Sur-Marne]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 112 (Battalions:<ref group="N">Battalion 256, previously part of Regiment 112, was disbanded before December 1943.</ref> 110, 437, 438), [[Senlis]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 263 (Battalions: 463, 483, 485), [[Gisors]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 697, 698), [[Mantes-Gassicourt]].
* Reserve Artillery Regiment 34 (Detachments: 70, 105, 179), [[Meaux]].
* Reserve Machine Gun Battalion 14, [[Langres]].
* Reserve Division Supply Commander 1082, Gisors.
On 20 January 1944, Reserve Grenadier Regiment 263 was disbanded and its three battalions were used for formations of various new units. Battalion 463 joined the 988th Regiment under the [[276th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|276th Infantry Division]], whereas Battalions 483 and 485 joined Regiments 981 and 982 respectively, both of which were part of the [[272nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|272nd Infantry Division]]. Furthermore, Battalions 226 and 697 were taken out of Regiments 79 and 342 to be used for the formation of [[Division Wahn (Wehrmacht)|Division Wahn]] following an order of 28 January 1944.<ref name=":1" />
On 23 January 1944, the 182nd Reserve Division was moved to the [[Pas-de-Calais]] area, with new headquarters set up at [[Helfaut]]. The division was taken out of the army group reserves and given to the reserves of the 15th Army instead.<ref name=":1" /> On 25 March 1944, [[Richard Baltzer]] took command of the division, a post he would hold until the end of the war.<ref name=":0" />
The 182nd Reserve Division consisted of the following elements on 1 March 1944:<ref name=":1" />
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212), [[Bailleul, Nord|Bailleul]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 112 (Battalions: 110, 437, 438), [[Pihen-lès-Guînes]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 698), [[Wizernes]].
* Cossack Battalion 570, [[Saint-Venant]].
* Reserve Artillery Regiment 34 (Detachments: 70, 105, 179), Chateau d'Alenthun.
* Reserve Machine Gun Battalion 14, [[Cassel, Nord|Cassel]].
* Reserve Division Supply Commander 1082, [[Arques, Pas-de-Calais|Arques]].
Following an order from 30 July 1944 (in response to ''[[Operation Overlord]]''), the 182nd Reserve Divsion was mobilized into the field army and subsequently destroyed by Allied forces in the [[Caen]] area. A reorganization into a [[Shadow Division (Wehrmacht)|Shadow Division]] of the 24th ''[[Aufstellungswelle]]'' that was ordered by [[Oberbefehlshaber West]] did not come to pass. Another planned reorganization into a 182nd Field Training Division, ordered by [[Oberkommando des Heeres|OKH]] on 20 August 1944, also failed to materialize.<ref name=":1" />
A full redeployment of the 182nd Division was scheduled to be conducted in Wehrkreis X ([[Hamburg]]) starting in October 1944, but the division was called to [[Slovakia during World War II|Slovakia]] ahead of the deployment's completion on 20 November 1944. Here, the division was to complete deployment in the [[Nitra]] area in Wehrkreis XVII ([[Vienna]]), using recruits from Wehrkreis XII (Wiesbaden). The division's structure in late 1944 was as follows:<ref name=":1" />
* 182nd Division HQ, Nitra.
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 79 (Battalions: 208, 212), [[Topoľčany]]
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 112 (Battalions: 110, 438), [[Banská Štiavnica]].
* Reserve Grenadier Regiment 342 (Battalions: 321, 698), Pritwitz.
* Reserve Artillery Detachment 1082 (three batteries), [[Nitrianske Pravno]].
* Reserve Pioneer Company 1082, Heiligenkreuz.
* Commander Division Supply Troops 1082, Nitra.
=== 182nd Infantry Division ===
On 1 April 1945, just over a month before [[German Instrument of Surrender|German surrender]], the 182nd Reserve Division became the 182nd Infantry Division. The Reserve Grenadier Regiments 79, 112, and 342 became the Grenadier Regiments 663, 664, and 665, respectively. Each of these regiments retained the strength of two battalions each. The Reserve Artillery Regiment 1082, at only one battalion, became the Artillery Regiment 1082.<ref name=":1" />
The division was in Slovakia when the war ended, under the command of [[LXXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|LXXII Army Corps]] of the [[8th Army (Wehrmacht)|8th Army]] under [[Army Group South]].<ref name=":1" /> Baltzer was still divisional commander.<ref name=":0" />
== Noteworthy individuals ==
* [[Friedrich Bayer (general)|Friedrich Bayer]], divisional commander starting 19 October 1939.
* [[Hans von Basse]], divisional commander starting 24 April 1940.
* [[Franz Karl (general)|Franz Karl]], divisional commander starting 30 May 1941 and again starting 3 August 1942.
* [[Karl Gümbel]], divisional commander starting 5 June 1942.
* [[Paul Lettow]], divisional commander starting 27 September 1942.
* [[Otto Schilling (general)|Otto Schilling]], divisional commander starting 5 December 1942.
* [[Richard Baltzer]], final divisional commander starting 25 March 1944.
== Notes ==
<references group="N" />
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1939]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
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