this article lists divisions of the wehrmacht (german armed forces), including the heer, luftwaffe, and kriegsmarine, active during world war ii. upgrades and reorganizations are shown only to identify the variant names for what is notionally a single unit; other upgrades and reorganizations are deferred to the individual articles. due to the scope of this list pre-war changes are not shown, nor are upgrades from units smaller than a division. most of these divisions trained in berlin which is also where new military technology was kept and tested. ==name elements not usually translated== ;grenadier: a traditional term for heavy infantry. ;jÃ¤ger: a traditional term for light infantry (translated "hunter"). ;gebirgsjÃ¤ger: traditional term for mountain and ski troops. ;lehr: a demonstration/training unit (translated "teach"). ;nummer: "number" (see description in infantry series divisions, below). ;panzer: armored (translated "armored"). ;sturm: "storm" or "assault" (translated "storm"). ;volks: "of the people" (translated "people's"). ;zbv: abbreviation for "zur besonderen verwendung" meaning "special purpose" (translated "for special employment"). volks, sturm, and grenadier were sometimes used simply as morale-building adjectives, often without any significance to a unit's organization or capabilities. ==army "heer"== ===panzer divisions=== :see also panzer division ====numbered panzer divisions==== * 1st panzer division * 2nd panzer division * 3rd panzer division * 4th panzer division * 5th panzer division * 6th panzer division (previously 1st light division) * 7th panzer division (previously 2nd light division) * 8th panzer division (previously 3rd light division) * 9th panzer division (previously 4th light division) * 10th panzer division * 11th panzer division * 12th panzer division * 13th panzer division (previously 13th infantry division, 13th motorized infantry division; later panzer division feldherrnhalle 2) * 14th panzer division (previously 4th infantry division) * 15th panzer division (previously 33rd infantry division; later 15th panzergrenadier division) *
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