377th Infantry Division

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377th Infantry Division
Army (Wehrmacht)
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision

The 377th Infantry Division (

infantry division of the German army during World War II
. It existed between March 1942 and February 1943.

History

The 372nd Infantry Division was formed on 31 March 1942 as a division of the 19th wave of deployment. The division was initially headquartered in Le Mans in German-occupied France and supervised by the Wehrmacht's 7th Army under Army Group D. Its personnel was drawn from recruits and training units of five divisions of the 7th Army.[1]: 19  The initial divisional commander was Erich Baeßler, who held this office until 14 December 1942.[2]

Initially, the 377th Infantry Division consisted of three infantry regiments, an artillery regiments and division support units. Infantry Regiment 768 was formed from elements of

715th Infantry Divisions. Artillery Regiment 377 was formed using personnel across the five aforementioned divisions.[1]
: 19 

In summer 1942, the 377th Infantry Division was deployed to the Eastern Front, where it was initially attached to XXXXVIII Corps of 4th Panzer Army under Army Group South. It subsequently operated under XXIV Corps and XIII Corps.[1]: 19 

During its time with the XIII Corps, the 377th Infantry Division was heavily involved in the fighting in the

340th Infantry Division. While the 377th Infantry Division remained technically present in the distribution of the German military postal service until May 1944, the division had effectively ceased to exist by February 1943.[1]: 19  Lieutenant General Adolf Lechner took command of the division on 14 December 1942. After he was reported missing in action at Voronezh on 29 January 1943, Lechner was succeeded in turn by Adolf Sinzenger, who led the division in its final month as a somewhat effective fighting force. Lechner's body was never recovered.[2]

Organizational chart

Organizational chart of 377th Infantry Division[1]: 19 
Year Month Army Corps Army Army Group Area of operations
1942 Apr./May Deployment under Army Group D Le Mans
June XXXXVIII 4th Panzer Army Army Group South Kursk
July XXIV Voronezh
Aug./Dec. XIII 2nd Army Army Group B
1943 Jan./Feb.
Mar./Apr. (remnants) Army reserve Army Group Center Sumy, Kursk
May/Aug. (Regiment 769) XIII (under
340th Infantry Division
) 		Sumy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Tessin, Georg (1975). Die Landstreitkräfte 371–500. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Vol. 10. Biblio.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780811734370
    .
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