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274th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 274th Infantry Division (german: 274. Infanterie-Division) was an Infantry Division, infantry division of the Nazi Germany, German German Army (1935–1945), Heer during World War II. History The 274th Infantry Division's assembly was ordered on 26 May 1943 and began on 1 July. It was formed in German occupation of Norway, occupied Norway as a static infantry division, static (i.e. non-motorized) formation. The division's initial commander was Wilhelm Russwurm. Its initial two regiments, numbered 862 and 865, as well as its artillery regiment were assembled from the battalions and detachments of other divisions in Norway: * The battalions of Grenadier Regiment 862 were previously the second battalion of Grenadier Regiment 730 (710th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), 710th Infantry Division), the first battalion of Grenadier Regiment 355 (214th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), 214th Infantry Division), and the second battalion of Grenadier Regiment 469 (269th Infantry Division (Weh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry Division
A division is a large military unit or Formation (military), formation, usually consisting of between 6,000 and 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades; in turn, several divisions typically make up a corps. Historically, the division has been the default combined arms unit capable of independent Military tactics, operations. Smaller combined arms units, such as the American regimental combat team (RCT) during World War II, were used when conditions favored them. In recent times, modern Western militaries have begun adopting the smaller brigade combat team (similar to the RCT) as the default combined arms unit, with the division they belong to being less important. While the focus of this article is on army divisions, in naval usage "division (naval), division" has a completely different meaning, referring to either an administrative/functional sub-unit of a department (e.g., fire control division of the weapons department) aboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
