393rd Infantry Division
393rd Infantry Division | |
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Army (Wehrmacht) | |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Warsaw (German-occupied Poland) |
Engagements | World War II |
The 393rd Infantry Division (
History
The 393rd Infantry Division was formed on 10 March 1940 as one of the Landesschützen divisions of the ninth
From November 1939 to May 1940, it was placed under the supervision of the
After the German victory in the Battle of France in June 1940, the divisions of the ninth wave were ordered from Poland back to Germany and formally dissolved on 1 August 1940; each of the three regiments of the 393rd Division left behind a guard battalion (also numbered 659, 660 and 661) for continued occupation duty. The rests of the regiments then went on to form two battalions each to guard prisoners of war. These six battalions became the Landesschützen Battalions 494 through 499. The three battalions that had been left behind in Poland were redesignated Landesschützen Battalions 972 through 974. The divisional staff was used to form the staff of the Oberfeldkommandantur 393 in Warsaw, which was to be used for various managerial tasks in the military occupation of that sector.[1]: 67
Some isolated German reports erroneously referred to the existence of a 393rd Infantry Division after 1940.[2]: 260
References
- ^ a b Tessin, Georg (1975). Die Landstreitkräfte 371–500. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Vol. 10. Biblio.
- ^ ISBN 0812829921.
- ^ ISBN 9780811734370.
- ISBN 9780811734370.
- ISBN 9781611211092.