712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Coat of arms of the 712th Infantry Division

The 712th Infantry Division was a German infantry division during World War II . The division was set up in May 1941 and was stationed exclusively in France for a very long time . In the summer of 1944 she was involved in fighting against Western Allied troops in France. In January 1945 she was relocated to the Eastern Front and fought against the Red Army in the Battle of the Seelow Heights . A retreat to the south followed. The division was largely wiped out during the attempt to break out of the Halbe pocket on April 26, 1945.

Commanders

• Major General George von Döhren (May 3, 1941 - April 15, 1942)
• Lieutenant General Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann (April 16, 1942 - February 25, 1945)
• Major General Joachim von Siegroth (February 25, 1945 - May 2, 1945)

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 .