The Romanian Army: 5. Infantry Division.

The Romanian Royal Army
1939-1945
DIVIZIA 5 INFANTERIE

5^th Infantry Division

COMMANDERS.

15.5.41-10.2.42: Gen. Petre Vlădescu.

10.2-22.11.42: Gen. Nicolae Mazarini.

20.3.43-5.10.44: Gen. Grigore Nicolau.

STRUCTURE (details)

Grup 5 Cercetare

Compania 5 Transmisiuni.

Compania 5 Poliţie.

Bateria 5 AC

Compania A.A.

Batalion 5 Pioneri

Brigada 5 Infanterie

Regimentul 8 Infanterie

Regimentul 9 Infanterie

Regimentul 32 Infanterie

Brigada 5 Artilerie

Regimentul 7 Artilerie

Regimentul 28 Artilerie

Grup 5 Servicii details

ASSIGNMENTS TO HIGHER UNITS.

22.06.41	rezerva Armata 4.
27.06.41	Corp 11 German, Armata 11.
13.07.41	Corp 54 German, Armata 11.
17.07.41	Grup Mattenklott.
14.08-3.09.41	Corp 4 Armată, Armata 4.
09.41-16.10.41	Corp 3 Armată, Armata 4.
5-20.11.42	Corp 5 Armată, Armata 3.
15.06-20.08.44	Corp 6 Armată, Grup Knobelsdorff /Kirchner?, Armata 4.

ATTACHED UNITS.

? sept.42:

Batalionul 991 Sărata.

DETACHED UNITS

18-28.08.41

1detachment to Corpul 3 Armată

DEPLOYMENT AREA / OPERATIONAL PERIOD.

3.39-8.41	Romania	22.6-4.8.41 -
8-11.41	Transnistria	5.8-5.11.41.
11.41-8.42	Romania	-
8.42-3.43	Stalingrad	22.8.42-3.43 -
3.43-3.44	Transnistria	3.43-3.44 -
4-11.44	Romania	4-11.44.

HISTORY.

ROMANIA

1939.

14.3.39: the partial mobilisation in garrisons.

1940.

1941.

22.6.41: grouped in Moldavia, in Şerbăneşti, Umbrăreşti, Cudalbi, Oasele area.

ROMANIA (Bessarabia, occupied by USSR)

5.7.41: D.5.I. passed the Prut with the mission to secure the German 54th Corp's right flank.

9.7.41: it seized the village Zgărdeşti (with Reg. 8 Dorobanţi), meanwhile Reg. 32 Dorobanţi pushed back the soviets in the Gliceni forest.

10.7.41: it seized Mândreşti (with Reg. 32).

13-14.7.41: actions in Moruzeni forest, at Isacova and on the Marna valley.

15.07.41: D.5.I. enters Orhei.

16.7.41: actions in the forest hill E of Orhei. Then it pushed back the enemy from the forests Dorinianca and Perescina and succesively seized Hârtopul (17.7.41), Zahaicani (18.7.41), Movila Spânzuraţilor and Izbiceni (19.7.41).
TRANSNISTRIA
4-5.8.41: D.5.I. passed the Nistru river.
18.8.41: in the Egorovka region, as Armata 4 reserve (with one detachment in action at Corpul 3 left flank).
19-20 (22).8.41: heavy fightings between the Hadgibei lake and the Svinaia valley, with the soviets pushed 16 km to the south.
- 24.8.41: Reg. 32 Inf. reached and maintained for 12 days a line 2 km S of Augustovka.
28.8.41: the rest of D.5.I. in action with Corpul 4, on the direction S Vîgoda railway station – Gorodekie, reached the area of Gniliakovo - Octiabri - Vajnii.
29.8.41: submitted to heavy counterattacks, initially withdrawing, then attacking up to 2,5 km W and NW of Gniliakovo.
17-21.9.41: fights at Dalnik.
- 19.9.41: Reg. 8 Inf reached the southern border of Dalnik, and Reg. 9 Inf seized the Bolşaia Dilniţkaia Hill (together with Div.3 Inf).
2-5.10.41: it took part (with Reg.32 Inf and III/Reg.9 Inf) to the rehabilitation of the situation at Divizia 1 Grăniceri (pushing the enemy back up to 3-4 km S of the road Dalnik – Hutor Dalniţki).
16.10.41: D.5.I. seized the NW part of Odesa (15.00 Hours).
5.11.41: arrived back to the peace garrisons.
Losses: 74 officers, 25 NCOs, 2102 troop.

STALINGRAD

1942.

22.8.42: D.5.I. en route to the front with 434 officers, 491 NCOs, 15498 troop.
30.9.42: introduced in the Don's bend front (Corpul 5), on a sector between W Bobrovski – E Belosin and Ţariţa valley, with the mission to stop the communications Serafimovici – Perelasovski and Şovanska – Perelasovski. Until 18.11.42 the division was continuously in action (sometimes with up to 4 attacks in a day) and with losses: 65 officers, 60 NCOs, 2850 troop.
19.11.42: the Soviet offensive. In the evening D.5.I. assigned also the Detachment 'colonel Mateiaş' from Div. 14 Inf.
20.11.42: at 03.30 soviet elements infiltrated in the back of D.5.I. at Sirkovski (24 km behind the frontline); at 05.00 heavy soviet attack along all the division's frontline, on the direction of Ţariţa valley.
21.11.42 the HQ at Ţariţînski. D.5.I. enters the Lascăr Group.
22.11.42: the Group's defence was broken in the D.5.I. area and the soviets seized Belosoin şi Belonemukin. The destroyed division was withdrawn to the SW of Verh.Fominski. Another part of D.5.I. withdrew under the command of Gen.Sion, arriving at Bol. Donşcinska in 23.11.42 (here being attacked, with heavy losses).
24.11.42: the last resistance of the Group ended.
12.42: the rests of D.5.I. , escaped from the encirclement, enters the Group 'general Ionescu Sinaia' (commander of Div. 13 Inf.)
Losses 30.9-23.11.42: 335 officers, 369 NCOs, 12782 troop, 5681 horses, 918 carriages, 115 vehicles, 10160 rifles, 328 machine-rifles, 112 machine guns, 112 howitzers, 118 guns.

1943.

TRANSNISTRIA

Until 31.3.43: D.5.I. was regrouped in Transnistria for reorganisation.

1.5.43: merged with Div. 1 Pază, then with missions (Corpul 3) of guard and security in Northern Transnistria. It took anti-partisans actions between Savrani, Slobodka railway station, Pesciana, Kolodiorka, in the Starolug forest, as well as in Berşad area.

1944.

3.44: D.5.I. covered the germans withdrew on the positions of Balta; it also organised bridgeaheads at Râbniţa and at W of Roscov.
ROMANIA
Then it withdrew to Moldavia ( to Păuşeşti – Roveni area) by heavy fightings and under the enemy's pressure.
4.6.44: it entered the frontlines N of Podu Iloaiei
6-8.6.44: it took part to the actions of the Viişoara hill.
As of 20.8.44: D.5.I. located NW of Iaşi, between Movileni and Cucuteni (Corpul 6).
20-23.8.44: it withdrew up to 8 km E of Bacău, then it continued the march to Râmnicu Sărat and Buzău.
27.8.44: it reached Stâlpu, where it was engaged in an intense fight with the retreating german columns.
30.8.44: in action N of Ploieşti, it took ~ 300 German POWs.
9-25.9.44: the rests of the operative division merged with the recruits units.
11.44: disbanded and absorbed by Div.9 Inf., as follows: Reg. 8 Inf. – Reg. 40 Inf.; Reg. 9 Inf. – Reg. 36 Inf.; Reg. 32 Dorobanţi – Reg. 34 Inf.; Reg. 7 Art. – Reg. 18 Art.; Reg. 28 Art. – Reg. 13 Art.

HQ LOCATIONS. (abbreviations)

20.08.41	Pavlinka
21.11.42	Ţariţînski
16.06.44	Şerbăneşti
2.09.44	Răzvadu de Jos

OPM Numbers (see the OPM list)

3-7.40	?
7-9.40	189
6-11.41	163
9.42-4.43	39
5-11.43	?
12.43-3.44	32
4-8.44	5120

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