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79 Infanterie-Division
79 Infantry Division

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
26-Aug-1939 26-Aug-1939 Created at Koblenz
26-Aug-1939 26-Aug-1939 Converted from 34 Reserve Staff
31-Jan-1943 ? 31-Jan-1943 ? Destroyed at Stalingrad
25-Mar-1943 25-Mar-1943 Reformed at Stalino
29-Aug-1944 29-Aug-1944 Destroyed near Jassy in Romania
27-Oct-1944 27-Oct-1944 Converted from 586 Infantry Division as 79 Volksgrenadier Division
14-Apr-1945 14-Apr-1945 Surrendered near Rothenburg ob der Taube (Kampfgruppe Hummel)
Number of Records Returned: 7
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Waves Waves that the Unit was organised under (German units only)