35th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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35th Infantry Division
Divisionsabzeichen der 35. Infanterie-Division der Wehrmacht.jpg
Active October 1936 – May 1945
Country Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Branch Heer
Type Infantry
Size Division

The 35th Infantry Division (German: 35. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

History

The 35th Infantry Division was raised in October 1936 in Germany's re-militarisation. It was used mostly used on the eastern front.

In May 1940, the division was part of the German forces sent to invade France and Belgium, remaining as an occupational formation in the two nations until June the next year, when it took part in Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of the Soviet Union). Between then and April 1945 the division would remain in the central and southern sectors before being forced back to East Prussia by the advancing Red Army.

Commanders

  • Generalleutnant Hubert Schaller-Kallide (12 Oct 1936 - 24 Nov 1938)
  • General der Infanterie Hans Wolfgang Reinhard (24 Nov 1938 - 25 Nov 1940)
  • General der Infanterie Walther Fischer von Weikersthal (25 Nov 1940 - 1 Dec 1941)
  • General der Artillerie Rudolf Freiherr von Roman (1 Dec 1941 - 10 Sep 1942)
  • Generalleutnant Ludwig Merker (10 Sep 1942 - Apr 1943)
  • Generalleutnant Otto Drescher (Apr 1943 - 8 June 1943)
  • Generalleutnant Ludwig Merker (8 June 1943 - 5 Nov 1943)
  • Generalleutnant Johann-Georg Richert (5 Nov 1943 - 9 Apr 1944)
  • Generalmajor Gustav Gihr (9 Apr 1944 - 11 May 1944)
  • Generalleutnant Johann-Georg Richert (11 May 1944 - May 1945)
  • Generalmajor der Reserve Dr. Ernst Meiners (May 1945)

Order of battle

See also

External links

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