264th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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264th Infantry Division
264. Infanterie-Division
264th Infanterie-Division Logo.svg
Active20 May 1943 – 7 May 1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements World War II

The 264th Infantry Division German : 264th Infanterie-Division was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II created on 20 May 1943 in Rouen. It was transferred to Yugoslavia in October 1943, where it was destroyed during the Battle of Knin in winter 1944-1945.

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