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17 Infanterie-Division
17 Infantry Division

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Created in Nürnberg codenamed Infanterieführer VIII
01-Oct-1934 15-Oct-1935 Also Known As Infantry Leader VII
01-Oct-1934 01-Oct-1934 Received Elements From 7 Infantry Division
15-Oct-1935 15-Oct-1935 Renamed 17 Infantry Division
15-Jan-1945 ? 15-Jan-1945 ? Destroyed in the Vistula Bend
15-Mar-1945 ? 15-Mar-1945 ? Reformed near Hirschberg in Silesia
08-May-1945 08-May-1945 Surrendered in the Riesengebirge near Gorlitz
Number of Records Returned: 7
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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