1st East Prussian Fusilier’s Division

Anybody ever hear of it? I know fusilier like grenadier or jager were largely honorific, but this unit supposedly was part of Army Group Center.

 

Somebody's imagination run wild I suspect. There were no "Fusilier-Divisionen" in the Heer, although some regiments retained or were awarded the honorific.

The. 1. Infanterie-Division was "East Prussian", it was raised in Königsberg 1 October 1934 under the cover name of Artillerieführer I. It consisted of Infanterie-Regiment 1., 22., and 43. On 12 November 1942, Inf-Regt 22 was retitled as the Fusilier-Regiment 22, while the other regiments were given the honorific "Grenadier", on 15 October 1942.

 

Thanks. Got the history of the First infantry Div?

 

1. Infanterie-Division - Lexikon der Wehrmacht

 

Many thanks again.