1st Mountain Division

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1st Mountain Division = ( 1 Gebirgs Div ).

 

Created on 9th April 1938 in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany from the ( Mountain Brigade ) consisted mainly of Bavarians and

some Austrians. A notable member of the division was Chiang Wei-Kuo, adopted son of ( President Chiang Kai-Shek ) and also

adopted brother and future ( President Chiang Ching-Kuo of China.

With his brother being held as a virtual political hostage in the Soviet Union by Stalin having previously been a student studying

in Moscow. Chiang Wei-Kuo was sent to Germany for Military Education at the Munich Military Academy in 1936.

After completing his training Wei-Kuo then went on and completed specialized alpine warfare training, thus earning him the Elite

Mountain troop Edelweiss sleeve insignia. He was promoted to the rank of FahnenJunker ( Officer Candidate ), he was also a

fine marksmann as you can see in the photos he is wearing the marksmann lanyard. He commanded a panzer unit during the

1938 Austrian Anschluss as a Sergeant Officer-Candidate leading a tank into Austria. Subsequently he was promoted to the rank

of Lieutenant of a panzer unit awaiting to be sent into Poland. Before he was given the mobilization order he was recalled to China.

 

Here are some photos of the 1st Gebirgs division and some of Chiang Wei-Kuo.

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1st Mountain Division consisted of the following.

 

98th Mountain Inf Regiment.

3 x Battalions.

99th Mountain Inf Regiment.

3 x Battalions.

100th Mountain Inf Regiment.

3 x Battalions.

4th Panzerabwehr Anti-Tank Battalion.

79th Mountain Artillery Regiment.

4 x Battalions.

54th Signals Battalion.

54th Pioneer Battalion.

54th Supply Troops & Service Troops.

 

Here are a few photo's of 1st komp 99th regiment.