309th Artillery Division (Wehrmacht)

The 309th Artillery Division were a short-lived artillery division of the Wehrmacht. The division served with the 5th Panzer Army only during its entire history.

History
The 309th Division were formed in January of 1944 in Paris for artillery support of the Oberbefehlshaber West. The division was used very little so it was instead transferred to the 5th Panzer Division in 1945. The division had the following structure:
 * Divisional Staff
 * 761st Artillery Regiment
 * Regimental Staff
 * 985th Battery
 * 460th Battery
 * 1151st Battery
 * 621st Artillery Regiment
 * Regimental Staff
 * 456th Battery
 * 457th Battery
 * 660th Battery
 * 101st Observation Regiment
 * 33rd Light Reconnaissance Group