710th Infantry Division
| 710th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
Heer (Wehrmacht) | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Oldenburg |
| Engagements | World War II
|
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Walter Gorn |
The 710th Infantry Division (
Infantry division in World War II. Formed in May 1941, it spent the majority of the war in occupation duties in Scandinavia before being transferred to the Italian Front in late 1944. It participated in fighting against the Soviet Union in Hungary
before it withdrew into Austria and surrendered to the Americans in May 1945.
History
The 710th Infantry Division was formed on 2 May 1941, largely from older personnel, under the command of Italian Front. The following month it was attached to I SS Panzer Corps, which had moved to Hungary after the Battle of the Bulge.[1]
The division, expanded with additional artillery and tank destroyer units, was involved in the fighting against Soviet troops during Operation Spring Awakening and the subsequent withdrawal through Hungary and into Austria. Now under the command of Generalmajor[Note 2] Walter Gorn, it surrendered to a United States Army unit on 8 May 1945.[1]
Notes
Footnotes
- ^ In the Wehrmacht, a generalleutnant was equivalent to the rank of major general in the United States Army.[2]
- ^ Equivalent to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army.[2]
Citations
- ^ a b c d Mitcham 2007a, pp. 191–192.
- ^ a b Mitcham 2007b, p. 257.
- ^ Mitcham 2007a, p. 188.
References
- ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0.
- ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3.