The 174th Reserve Division was a

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during

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. Formed as the 174th Replacement Division on 10 June 1940, it commanded replacement training units in

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and the Sudetenland, based in Chemnitz. It was re-organised as the 174th Reserve Division on 15 September 1942 in the

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. The division continued to control training units until 1943 when those elements of the division were sent to northern

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. On 31 July 1944 the division was absorbed by the 26th Infantry Division which had suffered heavy losses in the

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. The 26th Infantry Division was badly mauled at Kovel on the Eastern Front, and on 10 September 1944 was itself disbanded at

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in central Poland and was absorbed into the 253rd Infantry Division.

Order of battle

In December 1943, the major units of the division were: *24th Reserve Grenadier Regiment *209th Reserve Grenadier Regiment *266th Reserve Grenadier Regiment *14th Reserve Artillery Battalion *14th Reserve Engineer Battalion

Commanders

The division was commanded by the following officers: *'' Generalmajor'' (Brigadier) then ''

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'' (Major General)

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(10 June 1940 – 1 April 1942) *''Generalleutnant''

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(1 April 1942 – 26 August 1943 (killed) *''Generalleutnant'' Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt (26 August 1943 – 31 July 1944)

Footnotes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:174th Reserve Division (Wehrmacht) Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1944