650th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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The 650th Infantry Division was a German infantry division during World War II .

The division was set up in March 1945 for military district V on the Heuberg military training area as the 2nd division of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA) of General Vlasov . The unit did not come to the combat mission and went on the military training area Münsingen in Western Allied prisoners of war . Most of the former Russian division members were transferred to Soviet captivity and z. Some were executed in Russia, such as B. the former division commander Zverev.

The commanding officer was Major General Grigorij Alexsandrovitj Zverev (1900–1946).

The structure was:

  • Grenadier Regiment 1651 (only with two battalions)
  • Grenadier Regiment 1652 (only with two battalions)
  • Grenadier Regiment 1653 (only with two battalions)
  • Artillery Regiment 1650
  • Division units 1650

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. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 186 + 187.
  • Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 12. The Land Forces 631-800. Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 1975, p. 39.