Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Hans-Joachim von Arnim, Oct 1942 - Nov 1942
• Oberst Hans-Bruno Schulze-Heyn, Dec 1942 - 1 Nov 1943

Ia:

• ?
• Maj Bastgen, 24 Feb 1943 - Nov 1943

Formed Oct 1942 in Groß-Born, Luftgau III, from Flieger-Regiment 16.

The division consisted of:

• I. - IV. Bataillone (Infanterie, no regiment Stab)
• Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Artillerie-Abteilung Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Flak-Abteilung Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Radfahrer-Kompanie Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Pionier-Kompanie Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Luftnachrichten-Kompanie Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Kommandeur der Nachschubtruppen Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5

Each infantry-battalion consisted of 4 companies.

Transported by rail to the Crimea in November 1942. In the Summer 1943 the division was reorganised as follows:

• Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 9
• Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 10
• Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 5
• Pionier-Kompanie Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Luftnachrichten-Kompanie Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5
• Kommandeur der Nachschubtruppen Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 5

Was not taken over by the Army on 1 Nov 1943, due to heavy losses during the retreat from Melitopol, and was disbanded.

The division served under the following headquarters:

Dec 1942	XXXXII.AK / Heeresgruppe A	Crimea
Jan 1943	Reserve / PzAOK.1	Caucasus
Feb 1943	V.AK / AOK.17	Kuban
Mar 1943 - Apr 1943	XXXXIV.AK and LII.AK / AOK.17	Kuban
May 1943 - Sep 1943	Kertsch / Heeresgruppe A	Crimea
Oct 1943	IV.AK and XXIX.AK / AOK.6	Melitopol