The 6. Motorisierte-Schützen-Division was raised 30 October 1956 from A-Volkspolizeibereitschaft Prenzlau.
It was disbanded in mid-December 1958 with its personnel being allocated to other divisions and used to form Ausbildungsregimentern 3, 5 and 7.

Commanders

Oberst Willi Riedel (30 Oct 1956 - 31 Dec 1957)
Oberst Werner Krüger (1 Jan 1958 - 9 Dec 1958)

Headquarters

Prenzlau

Order of battle (1956-1957)

Mot.-Schützenregiment 11
Mot.-Schützenregiment 12
Mot.-Schützenregiment 13
Panzerregiment 6
Artillerieregiment 6
Flakregiment 6
Aufklärungsbataillon 6
Pionierbataillon 6
Nachrichtenbataillon 6
Lehrbataillon 6
Kraftfahrzeugschule 6

Manpower Strength (as of 30 Oct 1956): 7,035 (authorized), 6,355 (actual).
Authorized Equipment Strength (as of 17 May 1957): 171 T-34/85 medium tanks, 24 JS-II heavy tanks, 15 PT-76 amphibious light tanks, 226 BTR-152 armored personnel carriers, 56 artillery pieces, 75 mortars, 32 antitank cannons, 38 multiple rocket launchers, 44 antiaircraft artillery pieces, 65 antiaircraft machineguns.

Sources used

Klaus Froh & Rüdiger Wenzke - Die Generale und Admirale der NVA
Wilfried Kopenhagen - Die Landstreitkräfte der NVA

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -