170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

For the Chinese infantry division, see 170th Division.

170th Infantry Division
170. Infanterie-Division
Active	December 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Anti-tank warfare Armoured reconnaissance Artillery observer Bomb disposal Charge Close-quarters battle Cold-weather warfare Combined arms Conventional warfare Counter-battery fire Direct fire Fire support Indirect fire Maneuver warfare Military communications Military engineering Military intelligence Military logistics Raiding Reconnaissance Screening Trench warfare Urban warfare
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II German invasion of Denmark (1940)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Siegfried Haß

The 170th Infantry Division (German: 170. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army (Heer) infantry division in World War II that specialized in cold-weather warfare, combined arms, conventional warfare, maneuver warfare, trench warfare, and urban warfare. It fought on the Eastern Front for much of the war.

Operational history

The division was formed on 1 December 1939.

The Division participated in the invasion of Denmark. ^[1]

The German plan and force: The occupation of Denmark had been put into the hands of the XXI corps (General of the Infantry Nikolaus von Falkenhorst), which consisted of the 170th Infantry Division and 198th Infantry Division. For the occupation of Jutland the following forces were ready: The 170th Infantry Division under Major general Witte (391th, 399th, 401th Infantry Regiments and the 240th. Artillery Regiment), along with other units.^{[ citation needed ]}

Commanding officers

• Lieutenant General Walter Wittke, 1 December 1939 – 8 January 1942
• Lieutenant General Erwin Sander, 8 January 1942 – 15 February 1943
• Lieutenant General Walther Krause, 15 February 1943 – 15 February 1944
• Major General Franz Griesbach, 15 February 1944 – 16 February 1944
• Lieutenant General Siegfried Haß, 16 February 1944 – 8 May 1945

References

1. Mitcham, Samuel W. (4 June 2018). The Rise of the Wehrmacht: The German Armed Forces and World War II. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9780275996413 – via Google Books.