Unit Histories

From	To	Type	Notes
26-Aug-1939	26-Aug-1939	Created	in Stuttgart
26-Aug-1939	26-Aug-1939	Converted from	5 Reserve Staff
01-Jan-1943	01-Jan-1943	Renamed	78 Assault Division (78 Sturm-Division)
15-Jul-1944 ?	15-Jul-1944 ?	Destroyed	near Minsk following the collapse of Army Group Centre
18-Jul-1944	18-Jul-1944	Converted from	543 Infantry Division as 78 Grenadier Division
18-Jul-1944	18-Jul-1944	Converted from	543 Infantry Division
09-Oct-1944	09-Oct-1944	Renamed	78 Volksgrenadier Division
01-Jan-1945	01-Jan-1945	Renamed	78 Volks-Sturm Division
08-May-1945	08-May-1945	Surrendered	to the Russians near Deutsche-Brod

Number of Records Returned: 9
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Page	Description
Home	Unit Definition
Appointments	Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit
History	Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit
Order of Battle	Order of Battle for this Unit
Subordinates	Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit
Waves	Waves that the Unit was organised under (German units only)