162 Turkish Division of Infantry
162 The Turkic Infantry Division is a tactical association of the Wehrmacht composed of the inhabitants of the Soviet republics of Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Tatars during the Second World War. Historical overview and organization
The division was formed from May 1942 to May 21, 1943 in Lubin, and then in Myrhodko, occupied Ukraine, on the basis of the dissolved 162 Infantry Division, which was crushed in heavy fighting in January 1942 near Kalinin. It was headed by prof. General Mgr Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer. He received an order to create a unit that fulfilled the role of the Founding Staff (Aufstellungsstab) for the Eastern Legions. Officers were German, and soldiers came from training battalions of the Armenian Legion, the Azerbaijan Legion, the Georgian Legion, the North Caucasus Legion, the Turkic Legion, and the Tatar Volunteer Legion. The division consisted of two, then three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, a battalion of bombers, an anti-tank battalion, a communications battalion and services. It was equipped with a large part of the decorated Soviet equipment. Until September 1943, the division was on the training ground in Neuhammer (today the Świętoszów), where it was transformed into a regular infantry division. Then she was flogged to Slovenia, where she fought with the Communist partisans. In March 1944, she arrived in northern Italy. There she was involved in the fight against Allied troops. Since May this year, the new commander was Gen. Ralph von Heygendorff. The division surrendered on May 8, 1945, and its troops were handed over to the Soviet authorities. commanders Organizational composition
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