The German 86th Infantry Division () was created on 26 August 1939. The division was disbanded on 3 November 1943.
Commanding officers General der Infanterie Joachim Witthöft, 26 August 1939 General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling, 1 January 1942
Order of battle Infanterie-Regiment 167 Infanterie-Regiment 184 Infanterie-Regiment 216 Artillerie-Regiment 186 Divisionseinheiten 186
References Bibliography Tessin, Georg (1972). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Sechster Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 71–130. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. .