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The German 1st Ski Division ((ドイツ語:1. Skijäger-Division)) was an infantry unit trained to use skis for movement during winter. It was created on the Eastern Front in the autumn of 1943 in preparation for upcoming winter operations. It was enlarged into a full division in the summer of 1944. The division fought exclusively on the Eastern Front as part of Army Group Centre, including an approach to the Vistula river and during the retreat into Slovakia, southern Poland and the Czech lands (now the Czech Republic), where it surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945.〔p.35, Merriam〕 == Formation and Organization == The American writer and publisher George Nafziger states that the 1st ''Skijäger'' Division was formed on 2 June 1944 by expanding the 1st ''Skijäger'' Brigade, which had been initially formed in September 1943. As was usual for German formations at this point in the war, the division was formed around existing units which were strengthened with new recruits. Elements of the 19th ''Panzergreandier'' Brigade, the 65th Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 152nd ''Panzerjǎger'' Battalion and the 18th ''Werfer'' (Rocket) Battalion with the 615th ''Flak'' (anti-aircraft) Battalion which was used to expand the brigade into a division. In January 1945, the division included the following sub-units: *Divisional Staff * *152nd motorized mapping detachment * *152nd motorized military police detachment The 1st and 2nd ''Skijäger'' Regiments, each had a headquarters staff, three ski infantry battalions, an engineer platoon, a signals detachment and a ''panzerjäger'' detachment of two heavy anti-tank guns. Each of the three ''Skijäger'' battalions included: *A Headquarters *Three companies with nine light machine guns and two ''Sturm'' platoons (each man was armed with a ''SturmGewehr'' or assault rifle) *One Heavy Company with eight heavy machine guns, one light machine gun, four 75 mm guns and six 80 mm mortars Regimental 13th motorized support company had a platoon of eight self-propelled 20 mm ''Flak'' cannon, a platoon of six heavy machine guns and a ''panzerjäger'' platoon of six 75 mm ''Pak'' anti-tank guns, 18 anti-tank rifles and one light machine gun. The 152nd artillery regiment had four battalions, with a total of 24 105 mm howitzers, 12 120 mm mortars, 12 150 mm howitzers and 59 machine guns. The 1st Ski Fusilier Battalion had four Fusilier companies (with nine light machine guns and two ''Sturm'' platoons each) and a Heavy Company (see above). The 1st Heavy Ski Battalion was probably one of the heaviest battalions in the ''Wehrmacht'', with: *One company of 12 Motorized Heavy Anti-Tank guns + 12 machine guns; *One company of self-propelled 150 mm howitzers + seven machine guns; *One company of self-propelled 37 mm ''Flak'' guns; *4th Armored Company with 22 captured Russian T-34 tanks (most likely armed with the 76.2 mm gun and three 7.62 mm machine guns). The 152nd ''Panzerjäger'' Battalion had two ''Sturmgeschütz'' batteries of 10 ''Stug III'' (self-propelled, armored artillery mounting a 75 mm gun and a machine gun on an obsolete ''Panzer III'' chassis). The division's other units were the 85th Ski Pioneer battalion, the 152nd Ski Signals Troop and the 152nd Ski ''Feldersatz'' (Replacement) Battalion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1st Ski Division (Wehrmacht)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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