86th Infantry Division
86. Infanterie-Division
86. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active	26 August 1939 – 3 November 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Altenburg
Commanders
Notable commanders	Helmuth Weidling

The German 86th Infantry Division (German : 86. Infanterie-Division) was created on 26 August 1939. The division was disbanded on 3 November 1943.

Contents

• Commanding officers
• Order of battle
• References

Commanding officers

• General der Infanterie Joachim Witthöft, 26 August 1939
• General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling, 1 January 1942

Order of battle

• Infanterie-Regiment 167
• Infanterie-Regiment 184
• Infanterie-Regiment 216
• Artillerie-Regiment 186
• Divisionseinheiten 186

References

Bibliography

• Tessin, Georg (1972). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Sechster Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 71–130. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN   3-7648-0872-1.

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