176th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 176th Infantry Division was a German infantry division during World War II . The division was set up at the end of October 1944 and was deployed on the western border in the area west of Heinsberg . The division was largely wiped out in April 1945 in the Ruhr basin near Duisburg .
literature
- Samuel W. Mitcham (2007a). German Order of Battle. Volume Two: 291st - 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 .
- Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007b). Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, PA, United States: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 .