to Wehrkreis VI.: 32  Wehrkreis VII was headquartered at Munich and contained the south of the modern-day German state of Bavaria.: 2  Wehrkreis VII...

January 1940. In the new Reichsgau Posen the Wehrmacht established Wehrkreis XXI, based at Poznań (German: Posen), under the command of General der Artillerie...

almost immediately given command of two military districts, Wehrkreis III and Wehrkreis XXI with his headquarters in German occupied city of Posen (today...

existed only in Germany and Austria and generally conformed to the existing Wehrkreis (Military Districts) of the Wehrmacht. During the Second World War, additional...

time he was named Reich Defense Commissioner of the newly established Wehrkreis XXI, consisting of the new Reichsgau. Additionally, he was appointed to...

Wartheland, Poznań became the administrative centre of 'Wehrkreis XXI' (Military District XXI). Some of Poznań's eighteenth century forts were used as...

August 1939 in Wehrkreis I in East Prussia. It participated in Operation Weserübung in early 1940. Later that year, it became Armeegruppe XXI ('Army Group...

district. e.g. Stalag II-D was the fourth Stalag in Military District II (Wehrkreis II). Sub-camps had a suffix "/Z" (for Zweiglager - sub-camp). The main...

1932–1939 und Stationierungen im Kriege 1939–1945: Wehrkreise XVII, XVIII, XX, XXI und besetzte Gebiete Ost und Südost. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht...

Regiment 628 was formed in Wehrkreis XVII using personnel from several Landesschützen Regiments, Infantry Regiment 629 in Wehrkreis XXI from Machine Gun Regiment...

contingent (each numbered 554). Infantry Regiment 621 was formed in Wehrkreis XXI using personnel from Infantry Regiment 532 of 246th Division as well...

ordered on 22 May 1940 as a division of the tenth Aufstellungswelle by Wehrkreis XXI authorities. However, as the Battle of France ended much sooner than...

Posen region in Wehrkreis XXI as a division of the seventh Aufstellungswelle, using personnel from the replacement personnel of Wehrkreis XII (Wiesbaden)...

occupied Poland, where it served on occupation duty in the newly formed Wehrkreis XXI (Posen) until February 1940. The 223rd Infantry Division was then once...

Division was formed on 24 October 1939 in Cottbus in Wehrkreis III for General Command XXI (the later XXI Corps),: 158  as an aide formation to ease the guidance...

areas formerly covered by the corps each became the responsibility of a Wehrkreis (military district, sometimes translated as corps area). The military...

division, several replacement formations within Wehrkreis XX whose personnel consisted of recruits from Wehrkreis VI were used, including the Infantry Regiments...

President) of a Prussian province. (The Commissioners of the two Austrian Wehrkreis would be elevated to the rank of Reichstatthalter in April 1940.) One...

World War II. It was created on 24 September 1942, in Military Region (Wehrkreis) VIII as the LXIV Reserve Corps with the mission of supervising reserve...

District) administrative district within the various military districts (Wehrkreis). Jagdgeschwader: (Hunt Squadron) a Fighter Air Wing and is abbreviated...

infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. It was formed in Wehrkreis I (East Prussia) in August 1939 and was dissolved in August 1940. The...

and Police Leader (HSSPF) Commands in the German Reich (By Wehrkreis) SS Designation Wehrkreis Area HQ HSSPF Dates Nordost I East Prussia Königsberg Wilhelm...

remained at this post until 1929 when he returned to Bavaria as commander of Wehrkreis VII in Munich. In his time with the Reichswehr Ministry, Kesselring was...

Oberst (Colonel), and after a two-month transfer in the Command of the Wehrkreis (Military District) IV (Dresden) he was named commander of the Infantry...

January 1940. At its inception, the unit was not part of any particular Wehrkreis. The initial commander of XIX Army Corps was General der Panzertruppe...