36th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

36th Grenadier Division
Active	October 1936 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzergrenadier
Role	Maneuver warfare Raiding
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Battle of France Eastern Front
Commanders
Notable commanders	Egon von Neindorff

The 36th Infantry Division was a German infantry formation of World War II. It was formed in Kaiserslautern on 1 October 1936. During World War II it was mobilized in August 1939, as part of the first wave. It was later reorganized and re-designated the 36th Infantry Division (mot) in November 1940. It was then de-motorized, reorganized and re-designated the 36th Infantry Division on 1 May 1943. The division was destroyed at Bobruysk in June 1944 during the Soviet Operation Bagration. It was reformed on 3 August 1944 as the 36th Grenadier Division and renamed the 36th Volksgrenadier Division in October 1944.