207. Sicherungs Division 207th Security Division | |
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Active | August 1939-November 1944 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Rear security |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
The 207th Infantry Division (German : 207. Infanterie-Division) was established in August 1939, and acted as a border security unit during the invasion of Poland as part of the Fourth Army under Army Group North. In May 1940 during the invasion of the Netherlands it attacked the Grebbe Line and was part of 18th Army. In June 1940 it was transferred to the OKH's Reserve Army. In July it was transferred to Pomerania, and in August it was disbanded and its elements used to create three security divisions: the 207th, the 281st, and the 285th, in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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