383rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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383rd Infantry Division
German: 383. Infanterie-Division
383rd Infanterie Division Logo.svg
Active26 January 1942–3 August 1944
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements Battle of Kursk
Operation Bagration
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Edmund Hoffmeister

The 383rd Infantry Division was formed during the winter of 1941/42, as part of the 18th wave. All infantry divisions of this wave, numbers 383 to 389, were referred to as “Rhine Gold” divisions.

After its formation, the division was transferred to the Eastern Front in April 1942.
The division was first integrated into the 2nd Army of Army Group B. In March 1943 it joined the 9th Army of Army Group Center with which it took part in Operation Citadel (Battle of Kursk).

When the Soviets launched Operation Bagration on 23 June 1944, The division was surrounded during the Bobruysk Offensive and destroyed. It was officially dissolved on 3 August 1944.

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