The 155th Infantry Division (German: ''155. Infanteriedivision'') was a
German Army
The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
infantry division in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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History
The 155th Infantry Division was raised some time before February 1945, when it was known to have been sent into
Italy
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to reinforce the German and Italian armies, who were resisting the Allied advance during the
Italian campaign.
Commanders
*''Generalmajor''
Georg Zwade __NOTOC__
Georg Zwade (5 October 1893 – 1968) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions.
Zwade fought in the Balkans campaign, on the Eastern Front, in Romania and finally in Italy wher ...
(February 1945 – 8 May 1945)
Operations Officers
*''Major'' Quellhorst (11 February 1945 – 1945)
*''Major'' Bernhard Diederichsen (20 March 1945 – 1 April 1945)
*''Major'' Eberhard Völkel (1 April 1945 – 1945)
See also
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Division (military)
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 mak ...
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Military unit
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,
List of German divisions in World War II
This article lists divisions of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and Waffen-SS active during World War II, including divisions of the Heer (army), Luftwaffe (air force), and the Kriegsmarine (navy).
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Army
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Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
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References
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Military units and formations established in 1945
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II