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264th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 264th Infantry Division was created at 20 May 1943 in Rouen. It was transferred to Yugoslavia in October 1943, where it was destroyed during the Battle of Knin in winter 1944/1945. Commanding officers * Generalleutnant Albin Nake (1 June 1943 - 18 April 1944) * Generalleutnant Otto-Joachim Lüdecke (18 April 1944 - 15 May 1944) * General der Infanterie Martin Gareis (15 May 1944 - 25 September 1944) * Generalmajor Paul Hermann (25 September 1944 - 9 October 1944) * Generalmajor Alois Windisch Alois Windisch (3 February 1892 – 28 December 1958) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Along with Friedrich Franek, he was one of only two recipients of both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ... (9 October 1944 - 5 December 1944 Division destroyed) External links *264. Infanterie-Division. German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved February 23, 2015. Military units and formations established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets '' infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
