311 Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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The 311st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) was a German infantry division during World War II . The division was set up on November 1, 1939 at the Arys military training area in East Prussia . The division was relocated to the Grafenwöhr military training area in Bavaria on June 9, 1940 and disbanded here on August 7, 1940. The commanding officer was Major General Paul Gerhardt (1881–1953).

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 .

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.