137th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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137th Infantry Division
137. Infantrie-Division
Active10 October 1940 - 2 November 1943
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
ErsatzKrumau
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137th Infanterie Division Logo.svg

The 137th Infantry Division was a major fighting formation of the German Army (Wehrmacht). It was created in October 1940, and first saw combat in Operation Barbarossa as part of Army Group Centre. The division remained on the central sector of the Eastern Front, where it participated in heavy fighting.

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By November 1943, the division's losses on the Eastern Front were so high that it only consisted of two infantry regiments. This was followed by the withdrawal from the front, where the division was disbanded. The remaining troops were converted into Division Group 137.

The staff of the former division was reassigned to the 271st Infantry Division. Division Group 137 became subordinated to Korps-Abteilung E, which was also set up in November 1943, under Army Group Center.

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1943

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