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294th Infantry Division
294. Infanterie-Division
ActiveOctober 1939 - August 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Military unit

The 294th Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II that participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia. The 294th Infantry Division was amalgamated with the 513th Infantry Regiment to create the 513th Grenadier Regiment, on October 15, 1942. The division was destroyed by the end of August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive and its commander killed.

Organization

Structure of the division:

  • Headquarters
  • 294th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 513th Infantry Regiment
  • 514th Infantry Regiment
  • 515th Infantry Regiment
  • 294th Field Replacement Battalion
  • 294th Engineer Battalion
  • 294th Artillery Regiment
  • 294th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 294th Signal Battalion
  • 294th Divisional Supply Group

Commanding officers

  • Generalleutnant Otto Gabcke, 13 February 1940 – 22 March 1942 , killed in action
  • General der Infanterie Johannes Block, 22 March 1942 – 12 August 1943
  • Generalmajor Hermann Frenking, 12 August – 24 December 1943
  • Generalmajor Werner von Eichstedt, 24 December 1943 – 26 August 1944 (KIA)

Notes

  1. U.S. Army 1986, p. 41.
  2. "Infanterie-Division (8. Welle), German Army, 22.06.1941". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. German Order of Battle, 291st-999th Infantry Division, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II. p. 7.

References

Numbered infantry divisions of the German Army (1935–1945)
1st – 99th
1st – 9th
10th – 19th
20th – 29th
30th – 39th
40th – 49th
50th – 59th
60th – 69th
70th – 79th
80th – 89th
90th – 99th
100th – 199th
100th – 119th
121st – 129th
130th – 149th
150th – 159th
160th – 169th
170th – 189th
190th – 199th
200th – 299th
200th – 209th
210th – 219th
220th – 229th
230th – 239th
240th – 249th
250th – 259th
260th – 269th
270th – 279th
280th – 289th
290th – 299th
300th – 399th
300th – 309th
310th – 329th
330th – 339th
340th – 349th
350th – 359th
360th – 369th
370th – 379th
380th – 389th
390th – 399th
400th – 719th
400th – 499th
500th – 599th
600th – 699th
700th – 709th
710th – 719th
See also: List of German divisions in World War II, Aufstellungswelle


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