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LXVII. Armeekorps
The LXVII Army Corps (german: LXVII. Armeekorps), initially known as the LXVII Reserve Corps (german: LXVII. Reservekorps), was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The corps was formed in September 1942. History The LXVII Reserve Corps was formed on 24 September 1942 in Wehrkreis II. Its initial purpose was to oversee and lead reserve divisions of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D). In this, the LXVII Reserve Corps was similar to the LXVI Reserve Corps, which had been formed three days earlier, on 21 September. The initial corps commander of the LXVII Reserve Corps was Walther Fischer von Weikersthal. On 20 January 1944, the LXVII Reserve Corps was renamed to become the LXVII Army Corps. It was subsequently activated for normal combat purposes and would serve, in order, under the 15th Army between February 1944 and November 1944, under the 1st Parachute Army in December 1944, under the 15th Army in January 1945, under the 5th Panzer Army between Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies greatly, but from two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 are the numbers stated by the US Department of Defense. Within military terminology a corps may be: *an military organization, operational formation, sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more division (military), divisions, such as the I Corps (Grande Armée), , later known as ("First Corps") of Napoleon I's ); *an administrative corps (or Muster (military), mustering) – that is a #Administrative corps, specialized branch of a military service (such as an artillery corps, a medical corps, or a force of military police) or; *in some cases, a distinct service within a national military (such as the United States Marine Corps). These usages often ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
85th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 85th Infantry Division (German: ''85. Infantrie-division'') was a Wehrmacht division used in the Second World War. It participated in the German defence in the Battle of Normandy, and took part in the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes. Operational history The 85th Infantry Division was raised in February 1944 and placed under the command of Lieutenant General Kurt Chill, previously the commanding officer of the 122nd Infantry. Participating as an occupational division in German-occupied France, the 85th was part of the 15th Army's rear-guard in Northern France during the D-Day landings. It was moved to Normandy in early August as part of a relief force in the forming Falaise pocket, where it was to replace the ''12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend"'' by August 11. On August 14, the division received help from second company of the 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion as it travelled from Assy to Maizieres; its commander was killed when the escort convoy encountered a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
363rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
363rd or 363d may refer to: *363d Expeditionary Operations Group, inactive United States Air Force unit *363d Bombardment Squadron or 19th Antisubmarine Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit *363d Fighter Squadron or 164th Airlift Squadron, unit of the Ohio Air National Guard 179th Airlift Wing located at Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base, Ohio *363d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing 361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group *363rd Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht), a volksgrenadier division of the Heer (German Army) during the Second World War See also *363 (number) *363, the year 363 (CCCLXIII) of the Julian calendar *363 BC {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
719th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 719th Infantry Division (german: 719. Infanterie Division) was a German Army division of World War II. It was founded in early May 1941 and spent most of World War II stationed in the Netherlands and Antwerp until the Allied invasion of Normandy. The 719th fought in several defensive battles until being destroyed in April 1945. History The Division was formed on 3 May 1941 as part of the fifteenth ''Aufstellungswelle''. In an order dated 13 April 1941, each military district had been required to raise two regiment for a total of thirty. The 719th Division consisted of the two regiments raised in Wehrkreis III (Berlin). These were the Infantry Regiments 723 and 743. Like the other divisions of the fifteenth wave, the 719th division consisted of only two rather than three infantry regiments. The 719th Division was transferred to occupation activity in the Netherlands. Until July 1942 the division was part of the Command of the German Troops in the Netherlands. In July 1942 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
70th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 70th Infantry Division (german: 70. Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the German Army during World War II. It was formed late in 1944 from personnel previously exempted from military service due to stomach disorders or injuries (sometimes referred to as a " Stomach division"). History As World War II progressed, German manpower available for military service declined and this was exacerbated by the severe losses suffered in Normandy, Tunisia and Stalingrad, for example. Groups of men, previously declared unfit for active service, were drafted or recalled into service. These included those with stomach complaints and it was decided that these men would be concentrated into one formation to facilitate the provision of special foods and to isolate infectious or unpleasant conditions (hence the unofficial description of "White Bread" or Magen (Stomach) Division). In August, 1944, the Division garrisoned Walcheren Island and South Beveland and in October consolidated on Walch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 64th Infantry Division ''(64. Infanterie-Division)'' was a infantry division of the Wehrmacht during World War II. History The division was formed sometime before August 1944 in Cologne. It saw action at Battle of Abbeville and was isolated when the 15th Army left by Scheldt. Because of the division's commander, Major General Knut Eberding, to stay behind and fight the 2nd Canadian Corps resulting in the Breskens Pocket. Because of the battle the main army was able to organize the Ardennes Offensive The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in .... Organization Organization of the Division: * 1037th Grenadier Regiment * 1038th Grenadier Regiment * 1059th Grenadier Regiment * 164th Artillery Regiment * 64th Fusilier Battalion * 164th Tank Destroyer Company * 164th Engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
711th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 711th Infantry Division (German: ''711. Infanteriedivision'') was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Operational history The 711th Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 as part of the 15th Army. Equipped only for occupation duties, it was sent to France as a component of the 15th Army. Originally, the division was placed along the demarcation line between German-occupied and Vichy France, but was later moved along the coast to serve in the Atlantic Wall, eventually settling as part of the 15th Army's left flank in a sector between the Orne and Seine rivers. The division was then armed with more effective weapons to assist in coastal defence, including weapons discarded by the Allies during the wide-scale retreats at the end of the Battle of France. ''Generalleutnant'' (Major General) Josef Reichert took over command of the division in April 1943. During his time in command, he witnessed the transformation of the Atlantic Wall into a defensive fortificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 346th Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 21 September 1942 at Bad Hersfeld. The majority of its manpower transferred from formations serving in France on occupation duties. In November 1942, the division was sent to France as a static or garrison division, initially at St Malo but moved to Le Havre in the spring of 1944, where it became involved in the battles of the Normandy landings. Formation ;Commanders *Lieutenant General Erich Diestel, (1 October 1942 - 16 October 1944) *Major General Walter Steinmuller, (16 October 1944 - 1 February 1945) *Major General Gerhard Lindner __NOTOC__ Gerhard Lindner (26 December 1896 – 3 June 1982) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cros ..., (1 February 1945 - 8 May 1945) ;Units *857th Fortress Infantry Regiment (two battal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
331st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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245th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 245th Infantry Division (german: 245. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. It was active between 1943 and 1945. Operational history The 245th Infantry Division was formed on 8 July 1943 as a static infantry division in the Rouen area in occupied France. It initially consisted of the Grenadier Regiments 935, 936 and 937, as well as the Artillery Regiment 245. The division's initial commander was Erwin Sander. The division was in the Fécamp area during the beginning of the Allied Operation Overlord. While it did not fight the Allies immediately, it saw combat during the Allied drive into the Low Countries. In September 1944, it was in the Arnhem area Between 2 October and 8 November, the 245th Division fought in the Battle of the Scheldt. It was briefly withdrawn from the frontline to be reinforced, but returned to face U.S. 3rd Army forces before the end of the year 1944. It fought in northern Alsace in early 1945, and was once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
226th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 226th Infantry Division (german: 226. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. History The 226th Infantry Division was formed on 26 June 1944 on the military base at Neuhammer. A division of the 27th '' Aufstellungswelle'', its staff was taken from the dissolved 111th Infantry Division. Initially, the 226th Infantry Division consisted of the Grenadier Regiments 1040, 1041, and 1042, as well as the Artillery Regiment 226. The deployment of the 226th Infantry Division was completed by 15 August 1944 and the division was transferred to the Western Front. There, the division, after combat in the Operation Astonia, was put on defensive duty in various coastal fortresses, including Calais and Dunkirk. As the Allied forces advanced through France, the units of the 226th Infantry Division were entrapped in the Atlantic pockets. Calais was captured by the Allies on 30 September 1944, causing the loss of Grenadier Regiment 1041. Dunk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Luftwaffe Field Division (Wehrmacht)
17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18. It is a prime number. Seventeen is the sum of the first four prime numbers. In mathematics 17 is the seventh prime number, which makes seventeen the fourth super-prime, as seven is itself prime. The next prime is 19, with which it forms a twin prime. It is a cousin prime with 13 and a sexy prime with 11 and 23. It is an emirp, and more specifically a permutable prime with 71, both of which are also supersingular primes. Seventeen is the sixth Mersenne prime exponent, yielding 131,071. Seventeen is the only prime number which is the sum of four consecutive primes: 2, 3, 5, 7. Any other four consecutive primes summed would always produce an even number, thereby divisible by 2 and so not prime. Seventeen can be written in the form x^y + y^x and x^y - y^x, and, as such, it is a Leyland prime and Leyland prime of the second kind: :17=2^+3^=3^-4^. 17 is one of seven lucky numbers of Euler which produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
