47th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)
The 47th Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.Operational history
The division was formed from the remnants of the 47th Infantry Division in Denmark in September 1944, under the command of Lieutenant General Max Bork.
In mid-November, the division was ordered just east of the village of Gressnich, now part of Stolberg in North Rhine-Westphalia. Field Marshal Model, believing the division to be inexperienced, moved them out of the way of the American Ninth Army.
It remained in action on the Western Front, until it was destroyed in March 1945.Commanders
- Lieutenant General Max Bork
- Colonel von Grundherr
- Colonel Langesee
- Major General Hauser
Components
- 103rd Grenadier Regiment
- 104th Grenadier Regiment
- 115th Grenadier Regiment
- 147th Artillery Regiment
- 147th Fusilier Company
- 147th Pioneer Battalion
- 147th Anti-tank Battalion
- 147th Signals Battalion
- 147th Field-replacement Battalion
