The 17. Infanterie-Division was formed in Nürnberg on 15 October 1935 from the cover name Artillerieführer VII. The infantry regiments were formed from 21. (Bayerisches) Infanterie-Regiment of 7. Division of the Reichwehr.
The 17.Infanterie-Division took part in the occupation of Austria on March 12, 1938.
In January of 1945, the Division was nearly totally destroyed in the Weichsel bend, while remnants survived in the Neumarkt-Breslau pocket. It was reformed in March 1945 in Schlesien (Hirschberg - Bad Warmbrunn area) from the remnants of the old division and various ad-hoc units, fighting on briefly until the end in May of 1945 when it put down its arms in the region of the Riesen Mountains.
Source:Feldgrau.com
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