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332nd Static Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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332nd (Static) Infantry Division
German: 332. (bodenständige) Infanterie-Division
Division insignia
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeStatic infantry; Infantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Military unit

The 332nd Static Infantry Division was raised over the winter of 1940-1941 and served on coastal defense duties in Brittany and along the Channel coast until early 1943. In October 1942 the division was reorganized as the 332nd Infantry Division (with improved mobility and offensive capabilities), and in the spring of 1943 it was transferred to the Eastern Front; it was disbanded after the Battle of Kursk.

Commanding officers

  • Generalleutnant Heinrich Recke, 14 November 1940
  • Generalleutnant Hans Kessel, 6 August 1941
  • General der Infanterie Walter Melzer, 17 December 1942
  • Generalleutnant Hans Schäfer, 1 January 1943
  • Generalmajor Adolf Trowitz, 5 June 1943

Structure

The 332nd Static Infantry Division had the following units, these were:

  • 676th Infantry Regiment
  • 677th Infantry Regiment
  • 678th Infantry Regiment
  • 332nd Artillery Regiment
  • 332nd Engineer Battalion
  • 332nd Field Replacement Battalion
  • 332nd Cycling Detachment
  • 332nd Panzerjäger Battalion
  • 332nd Intelligence Department
  • 332nd Supply Troops

References

  • Tessin, Georg (1974). "Die Landstreitkräfte 281—370". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 9. Osnabrück: Biblio. pp. 184–185.
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
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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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