3rd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)

3rd Mountain Division
3. Gebirgs-Division
Unit badge 1940
Active1 April 1938 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German Army
TypeGebirgsjäger
RoleMountain warfare
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQGraz
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Generaloberst Eduard Dietl
General der Gebirgstruppen Julius Ringel
Generalleutnant Hans Kreysing
Generalleutnant August Wittmann
Generalleutnant Paul Klatt

The 3rd Mountain Division (German: 3. Gebirgs-Division) was a formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was created from the Austrian Army's 5th and 7th Divisions following the Anschluss in 1938.

  1. ^ German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939–45. Bloomsbury. 20 May 2012. ISBN 9781780967912.