123rd Infantry Division | |
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123. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | 5 October 1940 – 1 March 1944 |
Disbanded | 1 March 1944 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
123rd Infantry Division (123. Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Datum | Corps | Army | Army Group | Operational Area |
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November 1940 | XX. | 11. Armee | C | Brandenburg |
April 1941 | X. | 18. Armee | B | East Prussia |
May 1941 | XXVIII. | 16. Armee | C | |
June 1941 | North | Sebesch | ||
August 1941 | II. | Demjansk | ||
January 1943 | Demjansk, Cholm | |||
September 1943 | Reserve | Cholm | ||
October 1943 | XVII. | 1. Panzer-Armee | South | Zaporizhia |
January 1944 | 6. Armee | |||
February 1944 | XXX. | |||
March 1944 | LVII. | A | Kryvyi Rih |
Date | Rank | Name |
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5 October 1940 | Generalleutnant | Walter Lichel |
6 August 1941 | Generalleutnant | Erwin Rauch |
1. Oktober 1943 | Generalleutnant | Erwin Menny |
1. November 1943 | Generalleutnant | Erwin Rauch |
15. Januar 1944 | Generalmajor | Louis Tronnier |
Date | Rank | Name |
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10 October 1940 | Major | Ernst Klasing |
30 November 1942 | Oberstleutnant | Hans Linemann |
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