131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 131st Infantry Division (German: 131. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

Operational history
The 131st Infantry Division was activated in October 1940, primarily out of other divisions - it included soldiers from the 31st and 269th Infantry Divisions, and cavalry from the 19th.

Order of battle

 * 431st Infantry Regiment
 * 432nd Infantry Regiment
 * 434th Infantry Regiment
 * 131st Reconnaissance Battalion
 * 131st Tank-destroyer Battalion
 * 131st Engineer Battalion
 * 131st Signal Battalion
 * 131st Divisional-Resupply Troops

Commanders

 * Lieutenant General Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf (Oct 1940-Jan 1944)
 * Lieutenant General Friedrich Weber (Jan-Oct 1944)
 * Major General of Reserves Werner Schulze (Oct 1944-Jan 1945)
 * Colonel Nobiz (Jan-April 1945)