Commanders
| 79th Infantry Division (March 1939 - March 1945) | ||
| General der Infanterie Karl Strecker | March 1939 - January 1942 | |
| Generalleutnant Richard Graf von Schwerin | January 1942 - August 1943 | |
| Generalmajor Heinrich Kreipe | August 1943 - October 1943 | |
| Oberst Andreas von Aulock | October 1943 | |
| Generalleutnant Friedrich-August Weinknecht | October 1943 - August 29, 1944 (POW) | |
| Generalmajor Erich Weber | 1944 | |
| Oberst Reinherr | 1945 | |
| Oberst Hummel | 1945 | |
| Oberstleutnant von Hobe | 1945 | |
| Oberst Reymann | 1945 | |
| Oberst Seeher | 1945 | |
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