562nd Grenadier Division

The 562nd Grenadier Division (Template:Langx) was an infantry division of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht.

2nd Grenadier Division East Prussia

The division was formed on 24 July 1944 at Stablack in Wehrkreis I (East Prussia) as the 2nd Grenadier Division East Prussia (Template:Langx).Template:Sfn The division had a mere four grenadier battalions.Template:Sfn It had the following organisation:Template:Sfn

• Grenadier Regiment East Prussia 3
• Grenadier Regiment East Prussia 4
• Artillery Regiment East Prussia 2
• Fusilier Company East Prussia 2
• Tank destroyer Battalion East Prussia 2
• Engineer Company East Prussia 2
• Signal Company East Prussia 2

562nd Grenadier Division

On 27 July, the division was renamed the 562nd Grenadier Division.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn All of its subordinate units were also renamed:Template:Sfn

• 1144th Grenadier Regiment
• 1145th Grenadier Regiment
• 1562nd Artillery Regiment
• 562nd Fusilier Company
• 1562nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
• 1562nd Engineer Company
• 1562nd Signal Company

562nd Volksgrenadier Division

On October 9, the division was upgraded to a Volksgrenadier division.Template:Sfn By then, the division was already part of the Army Group Centre's 4th Army's LV Corps.Template:Sfn The division fought at Augustavas and Narew.Template:Sfn

Finally, it fought on its home territory opposing the Red Army's East Prussian offensive.Template:Sfn Most of the division was destroyed in the Heiligenbeil Pocket in March 1945.Template:Sfn Only a small part of the division evacuated via the sea to the Hel peninsula together with the 4th Army.Template:Sfn The division was disbanded on 16 April 1945 and its survivors were captured by the Soviets.Template:Sfn The division's staff was later used as the staff of the 4th Reich Labour Service Division.Template:Sfn