The 6.Volksgrenadier-Division was formed on October 9th, 1944 from the 6.Grenadier-Division.
The re-fitted 6.Volksgrenadier-Divsion, which never reached beyondkampfgruppe status or strength, was sent to the Eastern Front to face theSoviets along the Vistula River in December of 1944, and later took part inthe retreat through Poland. In Januaury, 1945 the Division was againdestroyed in the Weichsel Bend region.
The 6th was refomed on March 10, 1945, this time as the 6.Infanterie-Division,mainly from the Schatten-Division Dresden and the few remains of the6.Volksgrenadier-Division.
Organization
General Compostion
Volksgrenadier-Regiment 18 Volksgrenadier-Regiment 37 Volksgrenadier-Regiment 58 Fusilier-Battalion 6 Artillerie-Regiment 6 I./42nd Artillerie-Regiment 42 Divisional Support Units