13th Motorized Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

13th Motorized Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 13th Motorized Infantry Division (13. Motorisierte-Infanterie Division) was an infantry unit of the German Army. The division was only active for a short time before converting into a panzer division.

Infantry
In October 1935 the 13th Infantry Division was formed in Mageburg under Wehrkreis XI. The division was formed after Infanterieführer IV had been expanded the year before. In October 1937 the division was renamed as the 13th Motorized Infantry Division.

During the Battle of Poland, the division was under the following commands by control; XIV Armee Corps, 10th Armee, Army Group South. The division was based in South Poland and tasked to push to the mid-north of Poland.

1934
As No. 4 Infantry Command;


 * Potsdam Infantry Regiment (1st-3rd Battalions)
 * Halberstadt Infantry Regiment (1st-3rd Battalions and Staff)
 * Halberstadt Artillery Regiment (1st-4th Batalions)
 * Riesa A Engineer Battalion
 * Magdeburg Supply Battalion

1936

 * Divisional Headquarters
 * 12th Infantry Regiment
 * 33rd Infantry Regiment
 * 66th Infantry Regiment
 * 13th Artillery Regiment
 * 49th Artillery Regiment
 * 4th Engineer Battalion
 * 13th Anti-Tank Battalion
 * 13th Infantry Divisional Supply Battalion

Commanders

 * Formation—1939 Generalleutnant Paul Otto
 * 1939—1939 Generalleutnant Morit von Faber du Faur
 * 1939—1939 General der Infanterie Paul Otto
 * 1939—Disbandment Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rotkirch und Panthen