9th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Infanterie-Division) was a formation of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht.

The division was formed on 1 October 1934 in Gießen as Infanterieführer V. With the uncovering of German rearmament on 15 October 1935 the division was renamed 9.

A German officer is cited in French reports as explaining "an inferior race does not deserve to do battle with a civilized race such as the Germans.

"[1] In August 1944 the division was destroyed in southern Ukraine and formally dissolved on 9 October 1944.

The 9th VGD fought in the Eifel where it surrendered to U.S. forces.