183rd Infantry Division | |
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183. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | November 1939 - November 1943 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
The 183rd Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II.
The division was formed during the 7th
Aufstellungswelle on 28 November 1939 in
Gutsbezirk Münsingen (Wurttemberg).
It participated in the French campaign in 1940 and was then relocated to the
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia after which it participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia.
[1].
In June 1941, it participated in the attack on the USSR, as part of the
XX Army Corps under the command of
Friedrich Materna. The Division fought near Smolensk and Moscow. By 22 October 1943, the 183rd Infantry Division had suffered numerous losses and was merged with two other, badly battered Infantry Divisions (217th and 339th) into a "Corps Detachment C" (Korps-Abteilung C). The division itself was disbanded.
Corps Detachment C became part of
Army Group North Ukraine. In July 1944, it was destroyed in the
Brody Pocket.
On 15 September 1944, a new
183rd Volksgrenadier Division was created.
Structure of the division: [2]
183rd Infantry Division | |
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183. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | November 1939 - November 1943 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
The 183rd Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II.
The division was formed during the 7th
Aufstellungswelle on 28 November 1939 in
Gutsbezirk Münsingen (Wurttemberg).
It participated in the French campaign in 1940 and was then relocated to the
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia after which it participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia.
[1].
In June 1941, it participated in the attack on the USSR, as part of the
XX Army Corps under the command of
Friedrich Materna. The Division fought near Smolensk and Moscow. By 22 October 1943, the 183rd Infantry Division had suffered numerous losses and was merged with two other, badly battered Infantry Divisions (217th and 339th) into a "Corps Detachment C" (Korps-Abteilung C). The division itself was disbanded.
Corps Detachment C became part of
Army Group North Ukraine. In July 1944, it was destroyed in the
Brody Pocket.
On 15 September 1944, a new
183rd Volksgrenadier Division was created.
Structure of the division: [2]