Milowitz Infantry Division

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

The Milowitz infantry division was set up on January 27, 1944 as a so-called shadow division in the course of the 24th wave of deployment in military district XIII . The line-up took place at the Milowitz military training area , northeast of Prague , from parts of the 173rd Reserve Division . Originally the division was planned to be integrated into the 74th Infantry Division, which was set up at the same time . This plan was abandoned in early February.

The division was sent to Russia in February 1944 and parts were assigned to the 320th Infantry Division . More parts came to the 106th Infantry Division in the same month . On March 11, 1944, the remaining parts of the Milowitz infantry division except for the division staff were used to refresh the previously heavily decimated 389th Infantry Division .

The divisional staff was sent back to the place of assembly and formed the staff of the newly established 237th Infantry Division in mid-June and early July 1944 .

The structure of the division was:

  • Grenadier Regiment Milowitz 1st
  • Grenadier Regiment Milowitz 2nd
  • Artillery Battalion Milowitz, also together in the 74th Infantry Division
  • Milowitz Pioneer Battalion, also in the 74th Infantry Division

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 . P. 222

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 126 ( google.de [accessed December 27, 2019]).
  2. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 166 ( google.de [accessed December 27, 2019]).
  3. ↑ EHRI - 389th Infantry Division. Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
  4. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions, named infantry divisions, and special divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 , pp. 91 ( google.de [accessed December 27, 2019]).