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    of the war, it was redeployed under the name 246th Volksgrenadier Division. The 246th Infantry Division was formed in Trier (Wkr. XII) and initially stationed...
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  • Volksgrenadier Division) 565th Volksgrenadier Division (previously 246th Infantry Division; later 246th Volksgrenadier Division) 566th Volksgrenadier...
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    116th Panzer Division and the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division, numbering a total of some 24,000 personnel. The 246th Volksgrenadier Division replaced the...
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    12th Volksgrenadier Division 47th Volksgrenadier Division 246th Volksgrenadier Division 272nd Volksgrenadier Division 326th Volksgrenadier Division The...
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    December, 246th Volksgrenadier Division made a final, forlorn, attack on the Elsenborn Ridge against units of the U.S. 99th Infantry Division. This attack...
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  • Panzer-Division Kampfgruppe Division Nr. 172 183rd Volksgrenadier Division 49. Infanterie-Division (remnants) 246th Volksgrenadier Division 12. Infanterie-Division...
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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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    Guard Ersatz Division as division supply officer (IIb). As such, he fought in the German spring offensive of that year. The Guard Ersatz Division fought in...
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  • November 1944). The survivors of the division were sent to the 246th Volksgrenadier Division, while the divisional staff was sent to Metz and used to form...
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    Service/branch Army Years of service 1916 - 1944 Rank Oberst Commands 246th Volksgrenadier Division Battles/wars World War II Eastern Front Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive...
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  • different divisions only increased as the war progressed. For instance, the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Panzer Divisions (formed from the four Light Divisions after...
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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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  • Several types of divisions were organized by Aufstellungswelle, including infantry, security, shadow and Volksgrenadier divisions. The mobilization model...
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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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  • 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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    divisions: the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division, the 246th Infantry Division and the 12th Volksgrenadier Division. Another unit, the 47th Volksgrenadier Division...
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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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  • Service/branch Army (Wehrmacht) Rank Generalmajor Commands 246th Volksgrenadier Division Battles/wars World War II Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron...
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  • Belyi-Dukhovshchina highway in fighting against the 246th Volksgrenadier Division. In June 1942, the division was moved to defend the Kholm-Zhirkovsky ridge...
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    Volkssturm Battalion Hessen Nassau One Fortress Alarm Battalion 549th Volksgrenadier Division 1097th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. battalions) 1099th Grenadier...
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  • Division Das Reich and the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen. Finally, Dietrich's army also included the 326th and 246th Volksgrenadier divisions,...
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  • was fully involved in the fighting for Wriezen against the 606th Volksgrenadier Division, reinforced by the 109th Reserve Regiment. By the end of the day...
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  • had in reserves, including the 1st Marine Division, the 389th Infantry and 549th Volksgrenadier Divisions, and an SS brigade. These launched 13 counterattacks...
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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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  • on the morning of January 13. The Army, mainly facing the 549th Volksgrenadier Division, broke through the defense along the Kischen - Grunhaus sector...
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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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  • initial purpose of the corps staff was to oversee and lead the reserve divisions of Oberbefehlshaber West (Army Group D). Its headquarters were initially...
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  • on the morning of January 13. The army, mainly facing the 549th Volksgrenadier Division, broke through the defense along the Kischen - Grunhaus sector...
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  • on the morning of January 13. The Army, mainly facing the 549th Volksgrenadier Division, broke through the defense along the Kischen–Grunhaus sector and...
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  • fortified town was defended by units of the German 551st and 548th Volksgrenadier Divisions and put up a stubborn defense, making it impossible for the 103rd...
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