The 462nd Volksgrenadier Division (German: 462. Volksgrenadier-Division) was a Volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War,...
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454) Division z.b.V. 460 Division Nr. 461 Division Nr. 462 (previously Division Nanzig; later 462nd Infantry Division, 462nd Volksgrenadier Division) Division...
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1969) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 462nd Infantry Division. As a prisoner of war, he was interned at Trent Park, where his...
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Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle, was a semi-armoured formation of the German Army during World War II. The Panzergrenadier Division "Feldherrnhalle"...
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The German Replacement Army had moved into Metz itself the 462nd Volksgrenadier Division, made up of odds and ends such as fortress infantry battalions...
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World War II. Almost all divisions were employed in areas on the Eastern front with the exception of the 325th Security Division which operated within Occupied...
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few months he took over the 462nd Volksgrenadier Division on 15 October 1944. Shortly after taking command, the division was shifted to the town of Metz...
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Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Division 2 "Hermann Göring" was a German military unit formed on 24 September 1944 in the area of Radom. It subsequently was...
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The Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division (transl. Volunteer Depot Division) was a Wehrmacht infantry division during World War II. It was created on 1 February...
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Generalleutnant Karl Decker 167th Volksgrenadier Division Generalleutnant Hanskurt Höcker 331st, 339th, 387th Volksgrenadier Regiments 167th Artillery Regiment...
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Guise to the north. The defenses of Metz were manned by the 462nd Volksgrenadier Division, attached to the German First Army, Army Group G. A total of...
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divisions. During the autumn of 1937, two more corps were formed. In 1938 four additional corps were formed with the inclusion of the five divisions of...
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Several types of divisions were organized by Aufstellungswelle, including infantry, security, shadow and Volksgrenadier divisions. The mobilization model...
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infanterie Gustav Höhne (took command 7 September 1944) 361st Volksgrenadier Division (Generalmajor Alfred Philippi, appointed 1 September 1944 ) 951st...
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The 538th Frontier Guard Division, also known as the Division z.b.V. 538. was a short-lived German division in World War II that participated in the invasion...
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positions of the 271st Volksgrenadier Division south of Budapest. 37th Rifle Corps was then heavily counterattacked by the 8th Panzer Division. On the same day...
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