Unit Histories
From | To | Type | Notes |
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18-Nov-1939 | 18-Nov-1939 | Converted from | 163 Ersatz Division |
23-Dec-1939 | 23-Dec-1939 | Received Elements From | 5 Infantry Division |
01-Jan-1940 | 01-Jan-1940 | Reorganised | as a full-strength division with three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment |
01-Jan-1940 | 01-Jan-1940 | Received Elements From | 3 Infantry Division |
09-Apr-1940 | 09-Apr-1940 | Event | Division suffered heavy casualties in the sinking of the Blucher in Oslo Fjord |
21-Oct-1942 | 21-Oct-1942 | Event | Home Station changed to Spandau |
08-Mar-1945 | 08-Mar-1945 | Destroyed | Almost totally destroyed defending Kolberg in Pomerania |
01-Apr-1945 | 01-Apr-1945 | Disbanded | Officially. Remnants used as a cadre to create 3 Marine Division |
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Page | Description |
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Home | Unit Definition |
Appointments | Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit |
History | Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit |
Military Districts (Wehrkreise) | Military Districts (Wehrkreise) to which the Units were assigned (German Units only) |
Order of Battle | Order of Battle for this Unit |
Sources | Bibliography for Unit |
Subordinates | Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit |
Superiors | Units to which this Unit was subordinated or attached |
Theatres | Theatres of Operations which Unit served in |
Waves | Waves that the Unit was organised under (German units only) |