62. Infanterie-Division

The 62. Infanterie-Division was formed in August 1939 as part of the 2. Welle (wave). It was strengthened by the addition of surviving elements of the 38. Infanterie-Division as Divisions-Gruppe 38 in December 1943. In March 1944, the division staff formed the staff of Korps-Abteilung F, which also included Divisions-Gruppe 62 formed from the division’s surviving elements.

The division was reformed 20 July 1944 from Korps-Abteilung F and was destroyed in August 1944 in Bessarabia.

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61. Infanterie-Division

The 61. Infanterie-Division was formed on 8 August 1939 and mobilized as part of the 2. Welle (wave) from elements of 1. Infanterie-Division, 11. Infanterie-Division and 21. Infanterie-Division.
In April 1944, it absorbed elements of the disbanded 9. Feld-Division (L). After suffering heavy losses in Courland, the division was transported to Gotenhafen where it was reformed and redesignated 61. Volksgrenadier-Division in October 1944.


Area of operations

Poland (Sep 1939 - May 1940)
Belgium (May 1940 - June 1941)
Eastern front, northern sector (June 1941 - July 1944)
Eastern front, central sector (July 1944 - Oct 1944)

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60. Infanterie-Division

The 60. Infanterie-Division was formed from Brigade Eberhardt (a special unit consisting of units from Landespolizei Danzig) in October 1939. It was redesignated 60. Infanterie-Division (mot) in August 1940.


Area of operations

Germany (Sep 1939 - May 1940)
France (May 1940 - Aug 1940)

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59. Infanterie-Division

The 59. Infanterie-Division was formed in June 1944 at Truppenübungsplatz Groß-Born. It saw action at Arnhem and Aachen and was destroyed in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945.


Area of operations

France & Netherlands (July 1944 - Dec 1944)
Western Germany (Dec 1944 - Apr 1945)

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58. Infanterie-Division

The 58. Infanterie-Division was formed on 26 August 1939 as part of the 2. Welle (wave). The division fought in Samland and Hela and surrendered to the Red Army along with the rest of Armee Ostpreußen in May 1945.


Area of operations

Germany (Sep 1939 - May 1940)
France (May 1940 - Dec 1941)
Eastern front, northern sector (Dec 1941 - Oct 1943)
Eastern front, central sector (Oct 1943 - Jan 1944)
Eastern front, northern sector (Jan 1944 - June 1944)
Eastern front, central sector (June 1944 - May 1945)

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57. Infanterie-Division

The 57. Infanterie-Division was formed in August 1939 as part of the 2. Welle (wave). After breaking out of the Cherkassy pocket in February 1944, it was withdrawn to Poland and refitted with elements of Korps-Abteilung B. The division returned to the front and was destroyed east of Minsk in July 1944 during the Soviet summer offensive. The remnants formed Divisions-Gruppe 57 which was assigned to Korps-Abteilung G.

Area of operations

Poland (Sep 1939 - May 1940)
France (May 1940 - June 1941)
Eastern front, southern sector (June 1941 - Feb 1944)
Eastern front, central sector (Feb 1944 - July 1944)

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56. Infanterie-Division

The 56. Infanterie-Division was formed in August 1939 as part of the 2. Welle (wave). It was disbanded in September 1943 after suffering heavy losses on the Eastern Front.
The division staff formed the staff of Korps-Abteilung D, which also included Divisions-Gruppe 56 formed from the division’s surviving elements.

The division was reformed on 10 September 1944 from Korps-Abteilung D and was destroyed in March 1945 in the Heiligenbeil pocket, East Prussia. The division staff formed the staff of Infanterie-Division Ulrich von Hutten.

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