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163 Infanterie-Division
163 Infantry Division

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
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
Number of Records Returned: 8
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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