7th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
The 7th Mountain Division was formed through the redesignation of 99th [Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|99th Light Infantry Division], which had fought on the southern sector of the Eastern Front until being withdrawn to Germany in October 1941. In 1942, it was sent to Finland and remained there until the Finnish withdrawal from the war. The Division retreated into Norway where it remained until the end of the War.
Commanders
- General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad
- Generalmajor Wilhelm Weiß
- General der Artillerie Robert Martinek
- Generalleutnant August Krakau
- General der Artillerie Robert Martinek
- Generalleutnant August Krakau
Order of battle
206. Gebirgsjäger Regiment- * 1. Battalion
- * 2. Battalion
- * 3. Battalion
- * Mountain Panzerjäger Company 218. Gebirgsjäger Regiment
- * 1. Battalion
- * 2. Battalion
- * 3. Battalion
- * Mountain Panzerjäger Company 99. Panzerjäger Battalion99. Reconnaissance Battalion79. Mountain Artillery Regiment
- * 1. Battalion
- * 2. Battalion
- * 3. Battalion
- * 4. Battalion99. Mountain Pioneer Battalion99. Mountain Signals Battalion54. Mountain Feldersatz Battalion54. Ski Battalion
- '''99. Supply Troops'''
Finnish auxiliaries
In spring of 1944, the Division controlled several Finnish units that supported it. These were:- * Frontier Battalions 7 and 8
- * Independent Battalions 8 and 11
- * Mortar Company 11
- * Gun Company 48
- * Light Artillery Battalion 17
- * Independent Armoured Car Platoons 7 and 9