72nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

72. Infanterie-Division German 72nd Infantry Division
72. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active	19 September 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Nickname(s)	Gelbkreuz
Engagements	World War II
Decorations	References in the Wehrmachtbericht

The 72nd Infantry Division (German: 72. Infanterie-Division) was created on 19 September 1939 in Trier from Grenz-Division Trier, which was a border security unit. It was destroyed on the Eastern front 25 March 1944 and reformed June 1944.

Breakout to Lisyanka.

Commanding officers

• General der Infanterie Franz Mattenklott, 1 September 1939 – 25 July 1940
• General der Infanterie Helge Auleb, 25 July 1940 – 4 September 1940
• General der Infanterie Franz Mattenklott, 4 September 1940 – 6 November 1940
• Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard, 6 November 1940 – 10 July 1942
• Generalmajor Curt Souchay, 10 July 1942 – 24 November 1942
• Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard, 24 November 1942 – 17 February 1943
• Generalleutnant Ralph Graf von Oriola, 17 February 1943 – 3 May 1943
• Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard, 3 May 1943 – 1 November 1943
• Generalleutnant Erwin Menny, 1 November 1943 – 20 November 1943
• Generalleutnant Dr. Hermann Hohn, 20 November 1943 – 25 March 1944
• Generalmajor Karl Arning, 10 June 1944 – 19 June 1944
• General der Kavallerie Gustav Harteneck, 19 June 1944 – 1 July 1944
• Generalleutnant Dr. Hermann Hohn, 1 July 1944 – 20 April 1945
• Generalleutnant Hugo Beißwänger, 20 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.