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230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division

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230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division
230. Infanterie-Division
230. Infanterie Division (Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) Vehicle Insignia
ActiveApril 1942 – May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
Type3rd Mobilization Wave Infantry Division (Infanterie-Division "Alter Art")
Military unit

The 230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division (German: 230. Infanterie-Division or 230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) was created in April 1942 for the defense of Alta in the Norwegian Finnmark.

The division was a non-standard organization, consisting mostly of a collection of fortress infantry battalions.

Organization

Structure of the division:

  • Headquarters at Northern Norway
    • 349th Grenadier Regiment
    • 859th Fortress Grenadier Regiment
    • 930th Artillery Battalion
    • 930th Tank Destroyer Company
    • 930th Engineer Company (Later Battalion)
    • 930th Signal Company
    • 930th Divisional Supply Group

Commanders

References

  1. German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 173.
Numbered infantry divisions of the German Army (1935–1945)
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See also: List of German divisions in World War II, Aufstellungswelle


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