294th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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294th Infantry Division |
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| active | February 6, 1940 to October 9, 1944 |
| Country |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | army |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| structure | See outline |
| Installation site | Döbeln / Saxony |
| Nickname | Shamrock Division |
| Commanders | |
| list of | Commanders |
The 294th Infantry Division was a major unit of the army of the German Wehrmacht during World War II .
Division history
The 294th Infantry Division was set up on February 6, 1940 as a division of the 8th wave of deployment in Döbeln in Wehrkreis VI (Münster) .
First the 294th Infantry Division was used in the western campaign in Belgium and France. In the spring of 1941 she took part in the attack on Yugoslavia . From July 1941, the division was involved in many combat operations on the Eastern Front in the Association of Army Group South near Kharkov and in 1942 on the Donbogen . In November 1943, the losses at the Mius position were so high that the division, which consisted only of one combat group, had to retreat to the Nikopol level and only regained full combat strength through the incorporation of division group 333 . In August 1944, the 294th Infantry Division was destroyed in the course of Operation Jassy-Kishinew of the Red Army near Kishinev and officially dissolved on October 9, 1944.
people
| period of service | Rank | Surname |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 1940 to March 22, 1942 | Lieutenant General | Otto Gabcke |
| March 22, 1942 to August 12, 1943 | General of the Infantry | Johannes Block |
| August 12 to December 24, 1943 | Major general | Hermann Frenking |
| December 24, 1943 to August 26, 1944 | Major general | Werner von Eichstedt |
| period of service | Rank | Surname |
|---|---|---|
| February 1940 to January 1942 | major | Joachim Staats |
| January to March 1942 | major | Theodor Plock |
| March 23, 1942 to May 20, 1944 | Lieutenant colonel | Theodor Mehring |
| May 20 to August 24, 1944 | Lieutenant colonel | Luitpold Leeb |
Well-known members of the division
- Bernhard Bechler (1911–2002) was a major general of the Barracked People's Police and deputy chief of the main staff of the National People's Army
- Gottfried Schädlich (1917–2007), was a lieutenant colonel in the Bundeswehr and a writer
Awards
A total of nine members of the 294th ID were awarded the Knight's Cross and 28 with the German Cross in Gold.
structure
| 1940 | 1942 | 1943-1944 |
|---|---|---|
| 513rd Infantry Regiment | Grenadier Regiment 513 | Grenadier Regiment 513 |
| 514th Infantry Regiment | Grenadier Regiment 514 | Grenadier Regiment 514 |
| 5th Infantry Regiment | Grenadier Regiment 515 | Grenadier Regiment 515 |
| - | - | 685th Grenadier Regiment |
| - | - | Divisional group 333 |
| - | - | Fusilier Battalion 333 |
| Artillery Regiment 294 | Artillery Regiment 294 | 333rd Artillery Regiment |
| Anti-tank department 294 | Panzerjäger detachment 294 | |
| Engineer Battalion 294 | ||
| News Section 294 | ||
| Supply units 294 | ||
| Field Replacement Battalion 294 | - | Field Replacement Battalion 294 |
Well-known members of the division
- Kurt Hähling (1897–1983) was a member of the Dresden District Assembly for the NDPD from 1953 to 1963 and deputy chairman of his party
literature
- Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 9. The Land Forces 281-370 . Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 1974, ISBN 3-7648-1174-9 .
- Klaus Froh and Rüdiger Wenzke: The generals and admirals of the NVA: A biographical manual, Links Verlag, 2000, ISBN 978-3-86153-209-5 .
Web links
- 200th through 370th German Infantry, Security, and Panzer Grenadier Divisions. Organizations and Histories 1939–1945 ( Memento from February 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 461 kB), Nafziger Collection, Combined Armed Research Library.
Remarks
- ↑ the 71st ID had the same name
- ↑ dissolved on November 2, 1943
- ↑ formed with the survivors of 336 ID, transferred to 294 ID in July 1944
- ↑ from November 2, 1943 to July 24, 1944 under the 294th ID
- ↑ Subordinated to the division on November 2, 1943, renamed Fusilier Battalion 294 on July 24, 1944
- ↑ in three sections
- ↑ in four sections
- ↑ from the I., II. And IV divisions / AR 294, from the III. Department / AR 333
