9th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The German 9th Infantry Division (9. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German Wehrmacht. The division was formed on 1 October 1934 in Gießen as Infanterieführer V. With the uncovering of German rearmament on 15 October 1935 the division was renamed ''9. Infanterie-Division''.

In August 1944 the division was destroyed in southern Ukraine and formally dissolved on 9 October 1944. The remnants of the division together with the Shadow division Dennewitz, originally earmarked for the 584th Volksgrenadier Division, formed in the '''9. Volksgrenadier-Division''' (9th VGD). The 9th VGD fought in the Eifel where it surrendered to U.S. forces.

Commanders

 * Generalmajor Erich Lüdke 15 June 1935 - 7 March 1936
 * Generalleutnant Erwin Oßwald 7 March 1936 - 1 December 1938
 * Generalleutnant Georg von Apell 1 December 1938 - 31 July 1940
 * Generalleutnant Erwin Vierow 1 August 1940 - 31 December 1940
 * Generalleutnant Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz 1 January 1941 - 19 August 1943
 * Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann 20 August 1943 - May 1944
 * Oberst Otto-Hermann Brücker May 1944
 * Generalleutnant Friedrich Hofmann May 1944 - 16 June 1944
 * Generalmajor Werner Gebb 16 June 1944 - 1 November 1944
 * Generalmajor Werner Kolb 1 November 1944 - May 1945