9th Luftwaffe Field Division

The 9th Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 9.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in World War II. It was formed in October 1942 in Eastern Prussia, in the Arys Troop Maneuver Area, under the command of Oberst Hans Erdmann. Intended to serve as infantry, its personnel were largely drawn from the Luftwaffes 62nd Air Regiment. According to Official records this Division was the first to be formed employing two Regimental Headquarters (Jager Regiments 17 (L) & 18 (L)). It had Six Jager Battalions instead of the usual Four. This meant that both regiments had a complement of three infantry battalions apiece. The Artillery Regiment was supposed to contain three artillery battalions but strangely there was only two. The I Artillery Battalion was composed of three Batteries of 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) Towed (by the Raupenschlepper Ost, Opel Blitz or Sd.Kfz. 8 vehicles). The II Artillery Battalion was composed of three batteries of 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) guns towed (by the Sd.Kfz. 6 halftrack). The Panzer-Jager Battalion contained two companies of Towed 7.5 cm Pak 40 Anti Tank Guns. A Fusilier Battalion of four companies, which acted as the Divisions Reconnaissance. And a Pioneer battalion which contained only one company the third.