39th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| 39th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
Army | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Elsenborn |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Hugo Hoefl |
The 39th Infantry Division (
Eastern Front
, it was disbanded in November 1943. Its surviving troops were absorbed by other German army formations.
History
The 39th Infantry Division was formed in Germany in July 1942, largely from
Eastern Front in March 1943.[1]
Now under the command of Generalleutnant Ludwig Löweneck, the division was engaged in various actions against the Red Army. Involvement in the Battle of the Dnieper caused heavy losses and the division was little more than battle group size by October 1943. The division was disestablished in November, with the surviving infantry forming a divisional group that was absorbed by the 106th Infantry Division.
The headquarters staff, under
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ The rank of generalleutnant is equivalent to that of major general in the United States Army.[2]
- ^ The rank of generalmajor is equivalent to that of brigadier general in the United States Army.[2]
- Citations
- ^ a b c Mitcham 2007a, pp. 85–86.
- ^ a b Mitcham 2007b, p. 197.
References
- ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5.
- ISBN 978-0-8117-3438-7.