26th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| 26th Infantry Division (1936 – 1944) 26th Volksgrenadier Division (1944 – 1945) | |
|---|---|
| 26. Infanterie-Division 26. Volksgrenadier-Division | |
| Active | 1 April 1936 – 10 September 1944 17 September 1944 – 1945 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry (1936-1944) Volksgrenadier (1944-1945) |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 26th Infantry Division (German: 26. Infanterie-Division) was a pre-World War II German Infantry Division of the 1st mobilisation wave (1. Welle). It was mobilised for World War II on September 26, 1939, disbanded on September 10, 1944, near Radom and reformed as the 26th Volksgrenadier Division (26. Volksgrenadier-Division) on September 17, 1944, near Poznań by absorption of the new 582nd Volksgrenadier Division of the 32nd mobilisation wave (32. Welle). Remnants of the Division entered U.S. captivity in the Harz region in 1945.