84th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| 84th Infantry Division | |
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| 84. Infanterie-Division | |
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| Country |  Heer (Wehrmacht) |
| Type | Infantry |
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The 84th Infantry Division (
Operational history
The 84th Infantry Division was raised as part of the 25th
Ersatzheer. Divisions of the 25th wave only received two instead of three regiments. The 84th was sent to France to serve under 15th Army of Army Group D, along with the 77th and 85th, whereas the 89th went to Norway, the 91st to Baumholder and the 92nd to Tuscany. Initially, the 84th Infantry Division consisted of the Grenadier Regiments 1051 and 1052.[2] It was deployed on 2 February 1944.[1]
The 84th Infantry Division, under 15th Army and
Western Allies at the Wesel bridgehead (Operation Varsity) and was intended to be subsequently redeployed once again in the Lüneburg Heath, but this third iteration of the division did not come to pass due to the end of the European war in May 1945.[1]
Noteworthy individuals
- Heinz Fiebig: Divisional commander of 84th Infantry Division at the end of the war.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 3764810971.
- ISBN 3764810971.
- ISBN 9783938845172.