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170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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170th Infantry Division
170. Infanterie-Division
ActiveDecember 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Siegfried Haß
Military unit

The 170th Infantry Division (German: 170. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It fought on the Eastern Front for much of the war.

Operational history

The division was formed on 1 December 1939.

The Division participated in the invasion of Denmark.

The German plan and force: The occupation of Denmark had been put into the hands of the XXI corps (General of the Infantry Nikolaus von Falkenhorst), which consisted of the 170th Infantry Division and 198th Infantry Division. For the occupation of Jutland the following forces were ready: The 170th Infantry Division under Major general Witte (391th, 399th, 401th Infantry Regiments and the 240th. Artillery Regiment), along with other units.

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Commanding officers

  • Lieutenant General Walter Wittke, 1 December 1939 – 8 January 1942
  • Lieutenant General Erwin Sander, 8 January 1942 – 15 February 1943
  • Lieutenant General Walther Krause, 15 February 1943 – 15 February 1944
  • Major General Franz Griesbach, 15 February 1944 – 16 February 1944
  • Lieutenant General Siegfried Haß, 16 February 1944 – 8 May 1945

References

  1. Mitcham, Samuel W. (4 June 2018). The Rise of the Wehrmacht: The German Armed Forces and World War II. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780275996413 – via Google Books.
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
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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
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330th – 339th
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360th – 369th
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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 170th Infantry Division
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