12th Luftwaffe Field Division

The 12th Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was a major military organization of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. The Luftwaffe Field Division was formed from Flieger-Regiment 12 at the end of 1942, and was assigned to Army Group North in early 1943.^[1]

12th Luftwaffe Field Division
12. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division
Active	1942 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Luftwaffe Field Division
Role	Infantry
Size	4,000 - 12.000 men
Engagements	World War II Siege of Leningrad Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket East Pomeranian Offensive

After being decimated during the fighting in the area in the Courland Pocket, the division was evacuated by ship to Danzig, and employed there between Danzig and Zoppot until the beginning of May 1945, when it had been almost completely wiped out.

Known division members

• Hanns Günther von Obernitz [de] (1899–1944), was from 1933 to 1934 chief police officer of Nuremberg - Fürth and from 1939 to 1944 NSDAP member of the Reichstag.

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