The 230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division (german: 230. Infanterie-Division or ) was created in April 1942 for the defense of
Alta
Alta or ALTA may refer to:
Acronyms
* Alt-A, short for Alternative A-paper, is a type of U.S. mortgage
* American Land Title Association, a national trade association representing the land title industry
* American Literary Translators Associatio ...
in the Norwegian
Finnmark.
The division was a non-standard organization, consisting mostly of a collection of fortress infantry battalions.
Organization
Structure of the division:
* Headquarters at
Northern Norway
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** 349th Grenadier Regiment
** 859th Fortress Grenadier Regiment
** 930th Artillery Battalion
** 930th Tank Destroyer Company
** 930th Engineer Company ''(Later Battalion)''
** 930th Signal Company
**930th Divisional Supply Group
Commanders
*
Generalmajor
is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries.
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...
Otto Schonheer
*
Generalmajor
is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries.
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...
Konrad Menkel
*
Generalleutnant Albrecht Baier
*
Generalmajor
is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries.
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-star ...
Benhard Pampel
References
* Wendel, Marcus (2004).
230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division. Retrieved April 7, 2005.
*
. German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 7, 2005.
German units in the Arctic
Military units and formations established in 1942
Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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