137th Mountain Infantry Regiment (Nazi Germany)

The 137th Mountain Hunters Regiment or (137. Gebirgs-Jägerregiment) was a former regiment of the Wehrmacht that was part of the 2nd Mountain Division.

History
The 137th Mountain Regiment were formed on the 1 August of 1938 in the Wehrkreis XVIII. The regiment was the result of the merger between the 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Carinthian Alpine Hunters Battalion and 3rd Austrian Alpine Hunters Battalion from the former Bundesheer. The regimental headquarters were stationed in Lienz in Wehrkreis XVIII, the 1st battalion was in Salzburg and the 2nd Battalion was in Spittal. Upon formation the regiment was subordinated to the new formed 2nd Mountain Division. Along with the movement a supplementary reserve battalion (replacement battalion) was formed known in Saalfeden.

Just after the German Mobilization in 1939 the regiment participated in the Polish Campaign. By the end of the year the regiment was stationed in the Lower Rhine Area. In 1940 the regiment was relocated along with the division to Norway where it would remain until the end of the war. Between 1941 and 1944 the regiment along with members of the Finnish Army fought against the Soviets in the Lapland War. In early 1945 the regiment moved to their home in Saarpfalz where it remained until the end of the war fighting off the Allies. Finally, In February of 1945 the 201st Army Mountaineer Battalion was incorporated into the regiment.

By the end of the war each regiment was assigned a replacement battalion. The 137th Regiment had the Gebirgsjäger-Ersatz-Bataillon I./137 assigned to them.

Organization
The organization of the regiment was as follows:
 * Regimental Headquarters
 * 1st Battalion
 * Battalion Staff
 * 1st Company
 * 2nd Company
 * 3rd Company
 * 4th Company
 * 5th Company
 * 2nd Battalion
 * Battalion Staff - Under Oberst August Sorko (1940) also Hauptmann Ernst Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz (1944)
 * 6th Company
 * 7th Company
 * 8th Company
 * 9th Company
 * 10th Company
 * 3rd Battalion
 * Battalion Staff - under Major Kuno Walleser (1943)
 * 11th Company
 * 12th Company
 * 13th Company
 * 14th Company
 * 15th Company
 * 16th Company
 * Supply Column
 * Light Supply Column
 * Support Forces

Battles
Battles the regiment was involved in:
 * Invasion of Poland
 * Invasion of Norway
 * Battle of Narvik
 * Lapland War
 * Operation Silver Fox
 * Battle of Saar-Moselle Triangle