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| 6th Division | |
|---|---|
| 6. Division | |
| Active | 1920–1938 |
| Country |  Austria |
| Branch | Austrian Bundesheer |
| Type | Light infantry |
| Role | Mountain warfare |
| Headquarters | Innsbruck |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eugen Beyer |
The 6th Division (German: 6. Division; before 1935 the 6th Brigade, 6. Brigade) was a division of alpine troops in the Austrian Bundesheer of the First Austrian Republic. Headquartered in Innsbruck, it drew from Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg.[citation needed] After the Anschluss of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938, it was folded into the 2nd Mountain Division of the Wehrmacht which was formed on 1 April 1938 at Innsbruck.[1] Eugen Beyer was its last commander.
Units
The units permanently assigned to the division were:
- Divisional Staff (Innsbruck)
- Tiroler Jägerregiment (Innsbruck)
- Tiroler Landesschützenregiment Dr. Dollfuß (Solbad Hall and Kufstein)
- Vorarlberger Alpenjägerbataillon Nr. 4 (Bregenz and Bludenz)
- Tiroler und Vorarlberger Leichtes Artillerieregiment Nr. 6 (Innsbruck)
- Telegraphen-Bataillon 6 (Innsbruck)
- Divisions-Kraftfahr-Abteilung 6 (Bregenz)
References
- ^ Nafziger, George F. (1999). The German Order of Battle Infantry in World War II. Greenhill Books. p. 476. ISBN 978-1-85367-393-1.
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