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155th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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155th Infantry Division
155. Infanterie-Division
Divisional insignia
ActiveFebruary – May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsItalian Campaign
Military unit

The 155th Infantry Division (German: 155. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

History

The 155th Infantry Division was raised some time before February 1945, when it was known to have been sent into Italy to reinforce the German and Italian armies, who were resisting the Allied advance during the Italian campaign.

Commanders

  • Generalmajor Georg Zwade (February 1945 – 8 May 1945)

Operations Officers

  • Major Quellhorst (11 February 1945 – 1945)
  • Major Bernhard Diederichsen (20 March 1945 – 1 April 1945)
  • Major Eberhard Völkel (1 April 1945 – 1945)

See also

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

References

  • Tessin, Georg (1973). "Die Landstreitkräfte 131—200". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 7. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. p. 93.
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