19th Grenadier Division 19. Grenadier-Division
Active	August 1944 – October 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II

The 19th Grenadier Division (German: 19. Grenadier-Division) of the German Army in World War II was formed in October 1944 from the depleted 19. Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division ("19th Air Forces Assault Division"), which was transferred to the Heer ("Army") and renamed 19. Volksgrenadier-Division ("19th People's Grenadier Division") .

Commanders

• Oberst (later General-Major) Gerhard Bassenge : 1 October 1942 – 1 February 1943^[1]
• Generalleutnant Otto Elfeldt (? Aug 1944 – ? Aug 1944)
• Generalleutnant Walter Wißmath (? Aug 1944 – 9 Oct 1944)

Area of Operations

• Denmark (August 1944 – September 1944)
• France (September 1944 – October 1944)

Order of battle

• Grenadier Regiment 59.
• Grenadier Regiment 73.
• Grenadier Regiment 74.
• Artillery Regiment 719.
• 1. Battalion
• 2. Battalion
• 3. Battalion
• 4. Battalion
• Panzerjäger Battalion 119.
• Signals Battalion 119.
• Engineer Battalion 119.
• Supply troops