3rd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)

3rd Mountain Division
3. Gebirgs-Division
Unit badge 1940
Active	1 April 1938 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Gebirgsjäger
Role	Mountain warfare
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Graz
Engagements	World War II Odessa Offensive
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.