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German 22Nd Infantry Division22nd Infantry Division
22nd Air Landing Division
22nd Volksgrenadier Division Created as 22nd Infantry Division in 1935. One regiment participated in the invasion of Poland; the rest of the division stayed in garrison on the West Wall in case of a preemptive French attack. Retrained as 22nd Air Landing Division (German luftlande) for rapid tactical deployment to captured enemy airbases. Performed in that role during the invasion of Holland, and afterward advanced into France operating as ordinary ground infantry. Though planned for use in its air-landing role for the Battle of Crete, it was replaced by another division at the last minute. Joined Army Group South in Operation Barbarossa (1941), attacking from Rumania and operating exclusively as ordinary ground infantry. Helped storm Sevastopol in the Crimea (1942). Thereafter transferred to Crete for garrison duty and mop-up operations in the Agean. Withdrawn to the mainland in 1944, and spent the rest of the war in anti-partisan operations in southeastern Europe. Renamed 22nd Volksgrenadier Division in March 1945, and was captured by Yugoslav forces in May. See also References Note: The Web references may require you to follow links to cover the unit's entire history.
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