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72nd Infantry Division | |
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72. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | 19 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Nickname(s) | Yellow Cross |
Engagements | World War II |
The 72nd Infantry Division ( German: 72. Infanterie-Division) was formed on 19 September 1939 in Trier from Grenz-Division Trier, a border security unit.
It was later refitted in Poland in March 1944 as part of the 24th wave ( Aufstellungswelle).
On 1 January 1945, the division, then under command of the 4th Panzer Army of Army Group A, had a strength of 10,493 men. [1]: 504
The division surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945, after which Generalmajor Karl Arning was convicted of war crimes in the Soviet Union.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2023) |
72nd Infantry Division | |
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72. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | 19 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Nickname(s) | Yellow Cross |
Engagements | World War II |
The 72nd Infantry Division ( German: 72. Infanterie-Division) was formed on 19 September 1939 in Trier from Grenz-Division Trier, a border security unit.
It was later refitted in Poland in March 1944 as part of the 24th wave ( Aufstellungswelle).
On 1 January 1945, the division, then under command of the 4th Panzer Army of Army Group A, had a strength of 10,493 men. [1]: 504
The division surrendered to the Red Army in May 1945, after which Generalmajor Karl Arning was convicted of war crimes in the Soviet Union.