359th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

359th Infantry Division
359. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Division
Engagements	World War II

The 359th Infantry Division (German: 359. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry division in World War II. It was formed on 11 November 1943 in Radom and surrendered to Soviet forces near Braunau, present-day Broumov in the Czech Republic.

Commanding officers

Tessin, Georg (1974). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Neunter Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 281–370. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-0872-1.

Heer infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht

Panzergrenadier divisions

3rd Panzergrenadier Division 10th Panzergrenadier Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division 16th Panzergrenadier Division 18th Panzergrenadier Division 20th Panzergrenadier Division 25th Panzergrenadier Division 29th Panzergrenadier Division 90th Panzergrenadier Division Panzergrenadier Division Brandenburg Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark Großdeutschland Panzergrenadier Division

Mountain divisions

1st Mountain Division 1st Ski Division 2nd Mountain Division 3rd Mountain Division 4th Mountain Division 5th Mountain Division 6th Mountain Division 7th Mountain Division 8th Mountain Division 9th Mountain Division 157th Mountain Division 188th Mountain Division

Grenadier divisions

Jäger divisions

5th Jäger Division 8th Jäger Division 28th Jäger Division 42nd Jäger Division 97th Jäger Division 100th Jäger Division 101st Jäger Division 104th Jäger Division 114th Jäger Division 117th Jäger Division 118th Jäger Division 200th Jäger Division

Motorised divisions

Light divisions

3rd Light Division 5th Light Infantry Division 8th Light Infantry Division 28th Light Infantry Division 90th Light Africa Division 97th Light Infantry Division 99th Light Infantry Division 100th Light Infantry Division 101st Light Infantry Division 164th Light Africa Division 999th Light Africa Division

Infantry divisions

Volksgrenadier divisions

Frontier Guard divisions

538th Frontier Guard Division

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of 359th Infantry Division

Karl Arndt (Oak Leaves)

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