244th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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244th Infantry Division
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The 244th Infantry Division was a division of the German Army in World War II.

In 1944, the division was in southern France, and fought against the Western Allies in Operation Dragoon until August 28, when it surrendered at Marseille.

Order of Battle 1944

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References

  1. "German Forces in the West" (PDF). cgsc.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 24 October 2011.