German 19th Infantry Division (1 October 1938 – 1 November 1940)
Components
Infantry Regiment 59
Infantry Regiment 73
Infantry Regiment 74
Divisional units 19
I./Artillery Regiment 55
The 19th Infantry Division was a formation of the German
Wehrmacht during
World War II.
History
Originally formed 1 October 1934 as
Artillerieführer VI in
Hannover, the division was renamed 19. Infanterie-Division on 15 October 1935. Mobilized on 25 August 1939 the division participated in the
Invasion of Poland and the
Battle of France. After the French campaign, the division was reorganized as a tank division and on 1 November 1940 was renamed
19th Panzer Division.[1]
Müller-Hillebrand, Burkhard (1969). Das Heer 1933-1945. Entwicklung des organisatorischen Aufbaues (in German). Vol. III: Der Zweifrontenkrieg. Das Heer vom Beginn des Feldzuges gegen die Sowjetunion bis zum Kriegsende. Frankfurt am Main: Mittler. p. 286.
Tessin, Georg (1970). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939–1945 (in German). Vol. IV: Die Landstreitkräfte 15 -30. Frankfurt am Main: Mittler.