9th Panzer Division (Germany) - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

The division was commanded by 11 people during its total history. This included General Friedrich Wilhelm von Mellenthin, who was acting division commander from December 1944 to February 1945 because General Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt had been wounded in an Allied air attack.

Commander Dates
Generalleutnant Alfred Ritter von Hubicki 3 January 1940–14 April 1942
Generalleutnant Johannes Baeßler 15 April 1942–26 July 1942
Generalmajor Heinrich-Hermann von Hülsen 27 July 1942–3 August 1942
Generalleutnant Walter Scheller 4 August 1942–21 July 1943
Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse 22 July 1943–20 October 1943
Generalmajor Dr. Johannes Schulz 20 October 1943–27 November 1943
Oberst Max Sperling 27 November 1943–28 November 1943
Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse 28 November 1943–10 August 1944
Oberst Max Sperling 10 August 1944–2 September 1944
Generalmajor Gerhard Müller 3 September 1944–16 September 1944
Generalleutnant Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt 16 September 1944–28 December 1944
Generalmajor Friedrich Wilhelm von Mellenthin 28 December 1944–February 1945
Generalleutnant Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt February 1945–6 March 1945
Oberst Helmut Zollenkopf 6 March 1945–18 April 1945


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