The 94th Infantry Division (German: 94. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army

Heer (1935-1945)

The Heer was the Army land forces component of the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945, the latter also included the Navy and the Air Force...

 infantry division in World War II.

Formation and the west campaign

The 94th Infantry Division was raised in September 1939 as part of the fifth wave, but was not used in the initial German takeover of Eastern Europe. Instead, the division remained in Germany until being relocated to occupied France in March 1940.

The east campaign and destruction

In June 1941, the 94th Division attacked the Soviet Union with a large number of other German divisions. However; until October 1942, the 94th was assigned to the occupied Ukraine. During the second German offensive of Operation Barbarossa, the division was sent with the 6th Army to capture the industrial Russian city of Stalingrad, which was considered important in crushing Soviet morale. 94th Infantry Division was cut off from supplies and reinforcements outside of Stalingrad in the beginning of the "Russian winter", as a Soviet pincer-movement left the 6th Army surrounded.

The remnants of the 94th division were sent to captivity after the surrender of newly appointed field marshal Paulus

Friedrich Paulus

Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was an officer in the German military from 1910 to 1945. He attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall during World War II, and is best known for having commanded the Sixth Army's assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942...

 in the last days of January 1943.

Recreation and final capitulation

The 94th was recreated in March of that year and later moved to the Mediterranean, where the Allies opened up a new front in Italy. The division finally surrendered on 22 April 1945 after failing to hold off the Allies.

Order of battle

1942

• 267th Grenadier Regiment
• 274th Grenadier Regiment
• 276th Grenadier Regiment
• 194th Schnelle Abteilung
• 194th Artillery Regiment
• 194th Engineer Battalion
• 194th Nachrichten-Abteilung
• 194th Versorgungseinheiten

1943

• 267th Grenadier Regiment
• 274th Grenadier Regiment
• 276th Grenadier Regiment
• 194th Aufklärungs-Abteilung
• 194th Artillery Regiment
• 194th Engineer Battalion
• 194th Panzerjäger-Abteilung
• 194th Nachrichten-Abteilung
• 194th Feldersatz-Bataillon
• 194th Versorgungseinheiten

Commanders

• General der Infanterie Helmuth Volkmann (25 Sep 1939 - 21 Aug 1940)
• General der Artillerie Georg Pfeiffer
  Georg Pfeiffer
  Dr. Georg Pfeiffer was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the VI. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
  
   (21 Aug 1940 - 2 Jan 1944)
• Generalleutnant Bernhard Steinmetz  (2 Jan 1944 - 22 Apr 1945)

See also

• Division (military)
  Division (military)
  A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
  
  , Military unit, List of German divisions in World War II
• Heer
  German Army
  The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...
  
  , Wehrmacht
  Wehrmacht
  The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...