346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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346th Infantry Division
German: 346. Infanterie-Division
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Part of 15th Army
Engagements World War II

The 346th Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during the Second World War.

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It was formed on 21 September 1942 at Bad Hersfeld. The majority of its manpower transferred from formations serving in France on occupation duties. In November 1942, the division was sent to France as a static or garrison division, initially at St Malo but moved to Le Havre in the spring of 1944, where it became involved in the battles of the Normandy landings. [1] The 346th Infantry Division was offered by the commander, 15th Army; General von Salmuth, to assist the 7th Army on June 6th, 1944. The offer was “turned down” as the German commander was optimistic the Allied invasion force would be defeated by end of day. [2]

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Notes

  1. Mitcham 2007, pp. 54–55.
  2. Ryan 1959, pp. 258–259.
  3. Mitcham 2007, p. 55.
  4. Mitcham 2007, p. 54.

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