328th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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328th Infantry Division |
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| active | December 18, 1941 to November 2, 1943 (remains in August 1944) |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | army |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| structure | see structure |
| Second World War | German-Soviet War |
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| list of | Commanders |
The 328th Infantry Division (328th ID) was a major military unit of the Wehrmacht . Shortly before the end of the war, another Zealand 328th Infantry Division was set up.
Division history
The division was established in the winter of 1941 as a Valkyrie unit in the course of the 17th wave of deployment for military district IX with alarm units from military district I (Infantry Regiment 547 (1943 to 83rd Infantry Division ) and parts of Artillery Regiment 328), II (Infantry Regiment 549 and parts of Artillery Regiment 328) and III (Infantry Regiment 548 and parts of Artillery Regiment 328). It should be mobilized in the event of air landings at home or civil unrest in occupied territories.
When the situation on the Eastern Front came to a head during the Battle of Moscow , the 328th Infantry Division and the other Valkyrie units were mobilized. The execution order was issued on December 17, 1941 and names December 18, 1941 as the first day of installation. The division was marched on foot from Suwałki to Army Group Center and each infantry regiment was assigned to the 3rd Panzer Army and the 9th Army . In April 1942, a division was placed under the XXVII. Army Corps . At the end of 1942 again took divisional parts as part of the XXXXI. Panzer Corps , from there divisions also went to the LVI. Panzer Corps , and later in XXXIX. Panzer Corps participated in Operation Mars .
After the subzow area was broken up in autumn 1942, the remnants of the division were relocated to France in October, where they were refreshed and supplemented by three battalions. Other parts of the division remained in Russia. A part of the division had taken part in the conquest of France . The division was merged and supplemented in Marseilles in the spring of 1943 and was later subordinated to the Felber Army Group in southern France. In the summer of 1943 the division was again transferred to the Eastern Front, where the division was deployed in the area of the 1st Panzer Army . She fought for Kursk , Kharkov and Isjam . During the retreat to the Dnieper , the division was wiped out. On November 2, 1943, the division in Russia was devalued to a division group and placed under the 306th Infantry Division . In July 1944, Division Group 328 was assigned to Grenadier Regiment 549 and the 306th Infantry Division. The following month the unit in Romania was destroyed.
people
| Rank at that time | Surname | Period |
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| Lieutenant General | Albert Fett | December 19, 1941 to December 30, 1941 |
| Lieutenant General | Wilhelm Behrens | from December 30, 1941 |
| Colonel / Major General / Lieutenant General | Joachim von Tresckow | April 3, 1942 to May 8, 1943 |
| Lieutenant General | Karl Bottcher | May 8, 1943 to May 31, 1943 |
| Lieutenant General | Joachim von Treschow | from May 31, 1943 |
- Heinrich Hoffmann : later major general, from February 1942 to November 1942 commander of the 328 artillery regiment
structure
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Artillery Regiment 328 |
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Engineer Battalion 328 |
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Panzerjäger detachment 328 |
fast tank destroyer battalion 328 |
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Reconnaissance Department 328 |
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Divisional News Section 328 |
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Division Supply Leader 328 |
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Field Replacement Battalion 328 |
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Web links
- 328th Infantry Division on EHRI portal from the Federal Archives
literature
- Samuel W. Mitcham (2007). 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. Pp. 32 + 33, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 .
- 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 .
