The 62nd Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier

Volksgrenadier

Volksgrenadier was the name given to a type of German Army division formed in the Autumn of 1944 after the double loss of Army Group Center to the Soviets in Operation Bagration and the Fifth Panzer Army to the Allies in Normandy. The name itself was intended to build morale, appealing at once to...

 division of the Heer

Heer (1935-1945)

The Heer was the Army land forces component of the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945, the latter also included the Navy and the Air Force...

 (German Army) during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.

The division was formed in November 1944, by redesignating the 583rd Volksgrenadier Division, under the command of Friedrich Kittel

Friedrich Kittel

Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich KittelIn German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...

. It contained the 164th, 183rd and 190th Grenadier Regiments, and the 162nd Artillery Regiment.

The division fought in France and the Ardennes before being trapped in the Ruhr pocket

Ruhr Pocket

The Ruhr Pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in late March and early April 1945, near the end of World War II, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. For all intents and purposes, it marked the end of major organized resistance on Nazi Germany's Western Front, as more than 300,000 troops were...

, where it was destroyed in April 1945.

Commanding officers

• Generalmajor Martin Bieber
  Martin Bieber
  Martin Bieber was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the several Volksgrenadier Divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
  
  , 3 September 1944 – 15 September 1944
• Generalmajor Friedrich Kittel, 1 Oct 1944 – 27 January 1945
• Oberst Fritz Warnecke, ? – 10 December 1944
• Oberst Martin, 28 Jan 1945 – 11 February 1945 (acting leader)
• Oberst Heitmann, 12 February 1945 – 8 March 1945 (acting leader)
• Oberst Arthur Jüttner
  Arthur Jüttner
  Arthur Jüttner was a German Oberst, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
  
  , 8 March 1945 – 17 April 1945 (acting leader)