265th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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The 265th Infantry Division (German : 265. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II.

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History

The 265th Infantry Division was formed after an OKH directive on 20 May 1943 as a static (i.e. non-motorized) division, intended for occupation duty in France. [1] The initial divisional commander was Walter Düvert. [2] The staff was formed on 3 June 1943 from staff personnel of the 403rd Security Division.

After the Normandy landings in June 1944, a part of the 265th Infantry Division, at Kampfgruppe strength, was involved in combat against the Western allies. [1] On 27 July 1944, Hans Junck took command of the division. [2]

On 2 October 1944, the division was formally dissolved and disbanded in Rudolstadt until 24 January 1945. The remnants of the division's formations were trapped in the Atlantic pockets. [1]

Divisional order of battle

The initial forces were assembled from various Wehrkreis districts from northern Germany and included: [1]

The detachments of Artillery Regiment 265 were equipped with Soviet-made Beutewaffe artillery guns. [2]

In October 1943, the 1st battalion of Grenadier Regiment 894 was transferred to the Eastern Front. This battalion was later replaced within the 894th Regiment by the North Caucasian Battalion 800 on 19 April 1944. Additionally, the Eastern Battalion 654 was integrated as the 3rd battalion into Grenadier Regiment 895, bringing the division to a total of eight battalions. [1]

Superior formations

Organizational chart of the 265th Infantry Division [1]
YearMonthArmy CorpsArmyArmy GroupArea
1943JulyIn deployment. Bergen, Lower Saxony
August – December XXV 7th Army Army Group D Brittany (Quimper)
1944January – April
May – June Army Group B
July
August – SeptemberXXV (partially)

LXXXIV (partially)

 Normandy
Formally dissolved on 2 October 1944. Divisional remnants continue fighting in Atlantic pockets.
1944October – DecemberXXVNone.Army Group D Atlantic pockets
1945January – April

Noteworthy individuals

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tessin, Georg (1973). "265". Die Landstreitkräfte 201–280. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945 (in German). Vol. 8. Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. pp. 278–280. ISBN   3764808721.
  2. 1 2 3 Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). "265th Infantry Division". German Order of Battle. Volume One. 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in World War II. Stackpole Books. pp. 313–314. ISBN   9780811734165.
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