559th Volksgrenadier Division

559th Volksgrenadier Division 559th Grenadier Division
559. Volksgrenadier-Division 559. Grenadier-Division
Active	1944–1945
Country	Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Infantry (volksgrenadier)
Size	Division
Part of	1st Army 19th Army
Engagements	World War II Siegfried Line campaign Operation Nordwind Western Allied invasion of Germany
Commanders
Notable commanders	Kurt von Mühlen

The 559th Volksgrenadier Division (German: 559. Volksgrenadier-Division) was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during World War II that fought entirely on the Western Front.

After being formed, it was sent to fight the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine in northeastern France, near Metz. The 559th later defended a section of the West Wall fortifications near Saarbrücken before fighting in the Saar–Palatinate region of southwest Germany. It was nearly destroyed in along the Rhine, and its remaining members surrendered in May 1945 in Württemberg.