German Military Units That Served in WWII
Name Beginning With (5)
Updated 11/24/10
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Name Resource #
5th Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment 595
5th Company, 2nd SS Panzer Battalion, 1st SS Panzer Division 234; 281
5th Company, 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiment, 1st SS Panzer Div. 315
5th Company, 4th Panzer Regiment, 2nd Panzer Division 218
5th Company, 4th Panzer Regiment, 13th Panzer Division 332
5th Company, 11th SS Aufklarungs Abteilung 355
5th Company, 26th Panzer Regiment, 26th Panzer Division 439
5th Company, 49th SS Regiment De Ruyter 355
5th Company, 130th Panzer Regiment, Panzer Lehr Division 208
5th Fallschirmjager (Parachute) Division 37; 65; 93; 282; 382; 482; 504; 534; 556; 557
5th Flak Division 651
5th Flotilla 384
5th Gebirgsjager (Mountain) Division 213; 594
5th Infantry Division 650
5th Jager Division 286; 651
5th Licht (Light) Division 286; 650
5th Luftwaffe Field Division 651
5th Luftwaffe Fortress Battalion 487
5th Mountain Division 651
5th Panzer Division 126; 258; 433; 893
5th Panzer Regiment, 21st Panzer Division 540
5th Parachute Division 651; 893; 727
5th Reconnaissance Company, 1st SS Panzer Regiment, 1st SS PD 315
5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" 55; 70; 250; 294; 477
5th Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 26 70; 541
5th Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 53 103
5th Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 300 103
50th Infantry Division 126; 325; 650
52nd Field Training Division 650
52nd Infantry Division 650
52nd Security Division 650
56th Infantry Division 177; 650
56th Volksgrenadier Division 650
57th Infantry Division 241; 294; 650
58th Infantry Division 355; 650
59th Infantry Division 255; 650
501st Heavy Panzer Battalion 90; 197; 540; 557
501st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion, 1st SS Panzer Division 250; 534
502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion 120; 126
503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion 234; 281
503rd Grenadier Regiment 120
504th Heavy Panzer Battalion 439
506th General Headquarters, Tank Battalion 727
506th Heavy Panzer Battalion 557
508th Heavy Panzer Battalion 158
510th Heavy Panzer Battalion 4
521st Infantry Division 651
526th Frontier Guard Division 651
537th Frontier Guard Division 651
538th Frontier Guard Division 651
539th Landesschutzen Division 651
540th Landesschutzen Division 651
541st Grenadier Division 651
542nd Grenadier Division 651
543rd Grenadier Division 651
544th Grenadier Division 651
545th Grenadier Division 651
546th Grenadier Division 651
547th Grenadier Division 651
548th Grenadier Division 651
548th Volksgrenadier Division 126
549th Grenadier Division 651
550th Grenadier Division 651
551st Grenadier Division 651
552nd Grenadier Division 651
553rd Grenadier Division 651
553rd Volksgrenadier Division 382
554th Infantry Division 651
555th Infantry Division 651
556th Infantry Division 651
557th Infantry Division 651
558th Grenadier Division 651
559th Grenadier Division 651
560th Grenadier Division 651
560th Heavy Panzerjager Battalion, 12th SS Panzer Division 250
560th Volksgrenadier Division 344; 470; 482; 557; 727
561st Grenadier Division 651
561st Volksgrenadier Division 126
562nd Grenadier Division 651
563rd Grenadier Division 651
563rd Infantry Division 4
564th Grenadier Division 651
565th Grenadier Division 651
566th Grenadier Division 651
567th Volksgrenadier Division 651
568th Volksgrenadier Division 651
569th Volksgrenadier Division 651
570th Grenadier Division 651
571st Volksgrenadier Division 651
572nd Heavy Flak Battalion 482
572nd Volksgrenadier Division 651
573rd Volksgrenadier Division 651
574th Volksgrenadier Division 651
575th Grenadier Division 651
576th Volksgrenadier Division 651
577th Volksgrenadier Division 651
578th Volksgrenadier Division 651
579th Volksgrenadier Division 651
580th Reconnaissance Battalion, 21st Panzer Division 540
580th Volksgrenadier Division 651
581st Volksgrenadier Division 651
582nd Infantry Division 88
582nd Volksgrenadier Division 651
583rd Volksgrenadier Division 651
584th Volksgrenadier Division 651
585th Volksgrenadier Division 651
586th Volksgrenadier Division 651
587th Volksgrenadier Division 651
588th Volksgrenadier Division 651
