159th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Division No. 159 159th Division 159th Reserve Division 159th Infantry Division
German: Division Nr. 159 159. Division 159. Reserve-Division 159. Infanterie-Division
Active	August 1939 – February 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	Case Anton, 1942 Operation Nordwind, 1945 Colmar Pocket, 1945
Commanders
Notable commanders	Hermann Meyer-Rabingen Friedrich-Wilhelm Dernen

The 159th Infantry Division (German: 159. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. The unit, at times designated Commander of Reserve Troops IX (German: Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen IX), 159th Division (German: 159. Division), Division No. 159 (German: Division Nr. 159), and 159th Reserve Division (German: 159. Reserve-Division), was active between 1939 and 1945.