7 Mountain Division or 7 Gebirgs Division (German) was formed through the redesignation of 99 Light Infantry Division which had fought on the southern sector of the Eastern Front

Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...

 until being withdrawn to Germany and redesignated the 7 Mountain Division in October 1941. In 1942, it was sent to Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 and remained there until the Finnish withdrawal from the war. The division retreated into Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 where it remained until the end of the war.

Commanders

• General der Gebirgstruppe
  General der Gebirgstruppe
  General der Gerbirgstruppe was a rank of German Army General introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940....
  
   Rudolf Konrad  (1 November 1941 – 19 December 1941)
• Generalmajor Wilhelm Weiß  (19 December 1941 – 1 January 1942)
• General der Artillerie Robert Martinek
  Robert Martinek
  Robert Martinek was an artillery officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I, the Austrian Bundesheer and, during World War II, in the Wehrmacht Heer, who came to be regarded as one of the most skilled artillerymen of his generation.-Military service:Martinek was born on 2 February...
  
    (1 January 1942 – 1 May 1942)
• Generalleutnant August Krakau
  August Krakau
  August Krakau 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
  
    (1 May 1942 – 22 July 1942)
• General der Artillerie Robert Martinek (22 July 1942 – 10 September 1942)
• Generalleutnant August Krakau (10 September 1942 – 8 May 1945)

Order of battle

• 206. Gebirgsjäger
  Gebirgsjäger
  Gebirgsjäger, in English Mountain Riflemen, is the German designation for mountain infantry. The word Jäger is the traditional German term for rifleman...
  
   Regiment
  • 1. Battalion
  • 2. Battalion
  • 3. Battalion
  • Mountain Panzerjäger
    Panzerjäger
    Panzerjäger was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War which were the anti-tank arm-of-service who operated anti-tank artillery, and made exclusive use of the tank destroyers which were also named Panzerjäger...
    
    Company (mot)

• 218. Gebirgsjäger Regiment
  • 1. Battalion
  • 2. Battalion
  • 3. Battalion
  • Mountain Panzerjäger Company (mot)

• 99. Panzerjäger Battalion

• 99. Reconnaissance Battalion

• 79. Mountain Artillery Regiment
  • 1. Battalion
  • 2. Battalion
  • 3. Battalion
  • 4. Battalion

• 99. Mountain Pioneer Battalion

• 99. Mountain Signals Battalion

• 54. Mountain Feldersatz Battalion

• 54. Ski Battalion

• 99. Supply Troops

Further reading

• James Lucas - Hitler's Mountain Troops: Fighting at the extremes
• Gordon Williamson - German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45
• Roland Kaltenegger - Schicksalsweg und Kampf der 'Bergschuh'-Division: Die Kriegschronik der 7. Gebirgs-Division vormals 99. leichte Infanterie-Division (in German)
• Emil Schuler - Mit dem Bergschuh in Rußland und Finnland: Kriegserlebnisse und Kriegserfahrungen der 7. Gebirgs Division, vormals 99. leichte Infanterie Division (in German)