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123rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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123rd Infantry Division
123. Infanterie-Division
Active5 October 1940 – 1 March 1944
Disbanded1 March 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
Military unit

123rd Infantry Division (123. Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

History

Commands and operational areas

Datum Corps Army Army Group Operational Area
November 1940 XX. 11. Armee C Brandenburg
April 1941 X. 18. Armee B East Prussia
May 1941 XXVIII. 16. Armee C
June 1941 North Sebesch
August 1941 II. Demjansk
January 1943 Demjansk, Cholm
September 1943 Reserve Cholm
October 1943 XVII. 1. Panzer-Armee South Zaporizhia
January 1944 6. Armee
February 1944 XXX.
March 1944 LVII. A Kryvyi Rih

Composition

  • Infanterie-Regiment 415
  • Infanterie-Regiment 416
  • Infanterie-Regiment 418
  • Artillerie-Regiment 123
  • Pionier-Bataillon 123
  • Feldersatz-Bataillon 123
  • Panzerjäger-Abteilung 123
  • Aufklärungs-Abteilung 123
  • Nachrichten-Abteilung 123
  • Divisions-Nachschubführer 123

Personnel

Commanders

Date Rank Name
5 October 1940 Generalleutnant Walter Lichel
6 August 1941 Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch
1. Oktober 1943 Generalleutnant Erwin Menny
1. November 1943 Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch
15. Januar 1944 Generalmajor Louis Tronnier

Chiefs of Staff

Date Rank Name
10 October 1940 Major Ernst Klasing
30 November 1942 Oberstleutnant Hans Linemann

Bibliography

  • (in German) Werner Haupt: Demjansk – Ein Bollwerk im Osten, Bad Nauheim 1963.
  • (in German) Werner Haupt: Heeresgruppe Nord, Bad Nauheim 1967.
  • (in German) Franz Kurowski: Demjansk – Der Kessel im Eis, Wölfersheim-Berstadt 2001.
  • Tessin, Georg (1972). "Die Landstreitkräfte 71 – 130" [Ground forces 71 to 130]. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 (in German). Vol. 6. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-0872-1.
Numbered infantry divisions of the German Army (1935–1945)
1st – 99th
1st – 9th
10th – 19th
20th – 29th
30th – 39th
40th – 49th
50th – 59th
60th – 69th
70th – 79th
80th – 89th
90th – 99th
100th – 199th
100th – 119th
121st – 129th
130th – 149th
150th – 159th
160th – 169th
170th – 189th
190th – 199th
200th – 299th
200th – 209th
210th – 219th
220th – 229th
230th – 239th
240th – 249th
250th – 259th
260th – 269th
270th – 279th
280th – 289th
290th – 299th
300th – 399th
300th – 309th
310th – 329th
330th – 339th
340th – 349th
350th – 359th
360th – 369th
370th – 379th
380th – 389th
390th – 399th
400th – 719th
400th – 499th
500th – 599th
600th – 699th
700th – 709th
710th – 719th
See also: List of German divisions in World War II, Aufstellungswelle
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 123rd Infantry Division
Oak Leaves with Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144 (3rd Mountain Division)
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