359th Infantry Division

This article is about the German division. For the Soviet division, see 359th Rifle Division.

359th Infantry Division
German: 359. Infanterie-Division
359. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II

The 359th Infantry Division (German : 359. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry division in World War II. It was formed on 11 November 1943 in Radom and surrendered to Soviet forces near Braunau, present-day Broumov in the Czech Republic.

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Karl Arndt, 20 November 1943 – 25 April 1945

References

• Tessin, Georg (1974). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Neunter Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 281–370. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN   3-7648-0872-1.