The 264th Infantry Division was created at 20 May 1943 in
Rouen. It was transferred to
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
in October 1943, where it was destroyed during the
Battle of Knin
The battle of Knin ( sh, Kninska operacija) was a major Yugoslav Partisan operation during World War II in Yugoslavia launched by the 8th Dalmatian Corps from 7 November to 9 December 1944 with the purpose of destroying German, Ustaše and Chetni ...
in winter 1944/1945.
Commanding officers
* Generalleutnant
Albin Nake Albin may refer to:
Places
* Albin, Wyoming, US
* Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, US
* Albin, Virginia, US
People
* Albin (given name), origin of the name and people with the first name "Albin"
* Albin (surname)
;Mononyms
* Albin of ...
(1 June 1943 - 18 April 1944)
* Generalleutnant
Otto-Joachim Lüdecke __NOTOC__
Otto-Joachim Lüdecke (27 May 1894 – 14 February 1971) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross o ...
(18 April 1944 - 15 May 1944)
* General der Infanterie
Martin Gareis __NOTOC__
Martin Gareis (6 October 1891 – 26 February 1976) was a German general during World War II who held commands at the divisional, corps and army levels. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Award ...
(15 May 1944 - 25 September 1944)
* Generalmajor Paul Hermann (25 September 1944 - 9 October 1944)
* Generalmajor
Alois Windisch
Alois Windisch (3 February 1892 – 28 December 1958) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Along with Friedrich Franek, he was one of only two recipients of both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ...
(9 October 1944 - 5 December 1944 Division destroyed)
External links
*
264. Infanterie-Division. German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
Military units and formations established in 1943
Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
1943 establishments in Germany
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
Military units and formations of Germany in Yugoslavia in World War II
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