50th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

50. Infanterie-Division German 50th Infantry Division
Active	26 August 1939 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of the Caucasus Crimean Offensive East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket
Commanders
Notable commanders	Karl-Adolf Hollidt

The 50th Infantry Division (German: 50. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 from the Grenzkommandantur Küstrin.

Orders of Battle

50. Infanterie-Division 1939

• Infanterie-Regiment 121
• Infanterie-Regiment 122
• Infanterie-Regiment 123
• Artillerie-Abteilung 150
• Pionier-Battalion 71
• Nachrichten-Abteilung 71
• Versorgungseinheiten 354

50. Infanterie-Division 1940

• Infanterie-Regiment 121
• Infanterie-Regiment 122
• Infanterie-Regiment 123
• Artillerie-Regiment 150
• Pionier-Battalion 71
• Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 150
• Radfahr-Schwadron 150
• Nachrichten-Abteilung 71
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 150

50. Infanterie-Division 1944

• Grenadier-Regiment 121
• Grenadier-Regiment 122
• Grenadier-Regiment 123
• Füsilier-Battalion 50
• Artillerie-Regiment 150
• Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150
• Feldersatz-Battalion 150
• Versorgungsregiment 150
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 150

50. Infanterie-Division 1945

The unit was destroyed in the Heiligenbeil Pocket.

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Konrad Sorsche, 1 September 1939 – 25 October 1940
• Generaloberst Karl-Adolf Hollidt, 25 October 1940 – 23 January 1942
• Generalleutnant August Schmidt, 31 January 1942 – 1 March 1942
• Generalleutnant Friedrich Schmidt, 1 Mar 1942 – 26 June 1943
• Generalleutnant Friedrich Sixt, 26 June 1943 – 30 April 1944
• Generalleutnant Paul Betz, 30 Apr 1944 – 9 May 1944
• Generalmajor Georg Haus, 5 June 1944 – 18 April 1945
• Generalmajor Kurt Domansky, 18 April 1945 – 28 April 1945
• Oberst Ribbert, 28 April 1945 – May 1945