7 Mountain Division or 7 Gebirgs Division (German) was formed through the redesignation of 99 Light Infantry Division whch had fought on the southern sector of the Eastern Front until being withdrawn to Germany and redesignated the 7 Mountain Division in October 1941. In 1942, it was sent to Finland and remained there until the Finnish withdrawal from the war. The division retreated into Norway where it remained until the end of the war. [1]
[edit] Commanders
[edit] Order of battle
- 218. Gebirgsjäger Regiment
- 1. Battalion
- 2. Battalion
- 3. Battalion
- Mountain Panzerjäger Company (mot)
- 99. Panzerjäger Battalion
- 99. Reconnaissance Battalion
- 79. Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 1. Battalion
- 2. Battalion
- 3. Battalion
- 4. Battalion
- 99. Mountain Pioneer Battalion
- 99. Mountain Signals Battalion
- 54. Mountain Feldersatz Battalion
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- James Lucas - Hitler's Mountain Troops: Fighting at the extremes
- Gordon Williamson - German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45
- Roland Kaltenegger - Schicksalsweg und Kampf der 'Bergschuh'-Division: Die Kriegschronik der 7. Gebirgs-Division vormals 99. leichte Infanterie-Division (in German)
- Emil Schuler - Mit dem Bergschuh in Rußland und Finnland: Kriegserlebnisse und Kriegserfahrungen der 7. Gebirgs Division, vormals 99. leichte Infanterie Division (in German)
 Heer Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht | | | Panzergrenadier Division | | | | Mountain Division | | | | Grenadier Division | | | | Jäger Division | | | | Motorised Division | | | | Light Division | | | | Infantry Division | | |
