Infantry Regiment 111 (Wehrmacht)
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111th Infantry Regiment |
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| active | 1935 to May 8, 1945 |
| Country |
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| Armed forces | Wehrmacht |
| Armed forces | army |
| Branch of service | infantry |
| Type | Infantry Regiment |
| Insinuation | 35th Infantry Division |
| garrison | Baden-Baden / Rastatt / Pforzheim |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
List of commanders |
The 111th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the German Wehrmacht .
history
The regiment was in the tradition of the 3rd Baden Infantry Regiment of the Baden Army , which was founded in 1803. After the reintroduction of compulsory military service , the regiment was re-established as the 111th Infantry Regiment and moved into the Buckenberg barracks in Pforzheim on October 6, 1935 .
The regiment fought in various theaters of war during World War II and was renamed Grenadier Regiment 111 in 1942.
structure
The regiment was spread over different locations :
- Regimental staff in Baden-Baden
- 1st battalion in Rastatt - the old garrison of the infantry regiment "Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm" (3rd Badisches) No. 111
- 2nd battalion in Baden-Baden
- III. Battalion in Pforzheim
Commanders
| Rank | Surname | date |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel | Kurt Pflugradt | |
| Colonel | Kurt Lottner | October 1943 |
literature
- Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 6. The Land Forces 71-130 . 2nd Edition. Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 1979, ISBN 3-7648-1172-2 .
Web links
- Infantry Regiment 111 (Wehrmacht) in the Stadtwiki Pforzheim-Enz; with photo of the entrance of a building of the Buckenberg barracks