The 219th Infantry Division (german: 219. Infanterie-Division) was a fictitious
infantry division of the German
Heer
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during
World War II.
The 219th Infantry Division was one of the four divisions formed in the
occupied Netherlands following an order on 28 February 1945. The other decoy formations formed in this way were the
63rd,
249th, and
703rd divisions.
The designation ''219th Infantry Division'' was given to the garrison forces in the
Alkmaar
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area.
References
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Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
Fictional units of World War II