The 560. Volksgrenadier-Division was formed in Moss, Norway, in September 1944 from 560. Grenadier-Division and was sent to Denmark in November. It was sent to the Ardennes in December 1944 and took part in the Battle of the Bulge as a part of LVIII Panzerkorps. It fought in the Eifel area in January 1945 as a part of II SS Panzerkorps and later fought at Echternach and was destroyed in the Ruhr pocket in April.

Commanders

Generalleutnant Erich Hofmann (? Sep 1944 - 10 Nov 1944)
Generalmajor Rudolf Bader (10 Nov 1944 - 31 Mar 1945)
Oberst Langhäuser (31 Mar 1945 - 16 Apr 1945)

Area of operations

Norway (Sep 1944 - Nov 1944)
Denmark (Nov 1944 - Dec 1944)
Ardennes (Dec 1944 - Jan 1945)
Western Germany (Jan 1945 - Apr 1945)

Holders of high awards

(560. Grenadier-Division / 560. Volksgrenadier-Division)
Holders of the Commendation Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (1)
- Schmidt, Alfred, 25.02.1945 (5534), Oberstleutnant, Gren.Rgt. 1128
Holders of the Honor Roll Clasp of the Heer (2)
- Hurtienne, Heinz, 00.00.1945, Major, Adjutant 560. Volks-Gren.Div.
- Pfeffer, Hermann, 05.03.1945, Hauptmann, I./Gren.Rgt. 1130
Holders of the Knight's Cross (1)
- Sielemann, Kurt 14.04.1945 Unteroffizier i. d. 2./Gren.Rgt 1129

Order of battle

Grenadier-Regiment 1128
Grenadier-Regiment 1129
Grenadier-Regiment 1130
Artillerie-Regiment 1560
Divisionseinheiten 1560

Sources used

Andris J. Kursietis - The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945
Samuel W. Mitcham Jr - Hitler's Legions: The German Army Order of Battle World War II
George F. Nafziger - The German Order of Battle: Infantry in World War II
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945

Reference material on this unit

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