319th Static Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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319th Static Infantry Division
319. (bodenständige) Infanterie-Division
319. Infanterie-Division (Wehrmacht).svg
319th Division insignia.
Active15 November 1940 – 8 May 1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Heer - decal for helmet 1942.svg Heer (Wehrmacht)
Type Static infantry
RoleCoastal defence
Size Division
Garrison/HQ Guernsey
Engagements Granville raid

The 319th Static Infantry Division (German 319. Infanterie-Division (bo.)) was a German Army static division during World War II. It was raised in November 1940 from units of the 87th, 169th and the 299th Infantry Divisions. On 30 April 1941 the 319th Division replaced the 216th Infantry Division in the Channel Islands defense and remained in that position until its capture in May 1945 by British forces.

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German soldiers in King Street, Saint Helier, Jersey in August 1941. Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-228-0326-34A, Guernsey - Jersey, Deutsche Soldaten.jpg
German soldiers in King Street, Saint Helier, Jersey in August 1941.

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