81st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 81st Infantry Division (German: 81. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939.

81. Infanterie-Division 1939

 * Infanterie-Regiment 161
 * Infanterie-Regiment 174
 * Infanterie-Regiment 189
 * Artillerie-Regiment 181
 * Pionier-Battalion 181
 * Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 181
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 181
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 181

81. Infanterie-Division 1944

 * Grenadier-Regiment 161
 * Grenadier-Regiment 174
 * Grenadier-Regiment 189
 * Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 61
 * Artillerie-Regiment 181
 * Pionier-Battalion 181
 * Panzerjäger-Abteilung 181
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 181
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 181

Commanding officers

 * Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper, 1 December 1939 – 5 October 1940
 * Generalmajor Hugo Ribstein, 5 October 1940 – 8 December 1941
 * Generalleutnant Erich Schopper, 8 December 1941 – 1 March 1943
 * Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber, 1 March 1943 – 13 March 1943
 * Generalleutnant Erich Schopper, 13 March 1943 – 1 June 1943
 * Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber, 1 June 1943 – 30 June 1943
 * Generalleutnant Erich Schopper, 30 June 1943 – 5 April 1944
 * Generalleutnant Vollrath Lübbe, 5 April 1944 – 1 July 1944
 * Generalmajor der Reserve Dr. Ernst Meiners, 1 July 1944 – 10 July 1944
 * Generalleutnant Franz-Eccard von Bentivegni, 10 July 1944 – 8 May 1945