574th Volksgrenadier Division

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574th Volksgrenadier Division
574. Volksgrenadier-Division
547th Volks-Grenadier Division Vehicle Insignia
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division

The 574th Volksgrenadier Division (German : 574. Volksgrenadier-Division) was a German military unit during World War II. It formed on 25 August 1944 from the remnants of the previously annihilated 277th Infantry Division. On 4 September 1944 the unit was renamed to 277th Volksgrenadier Division.

References

Tessin, Georg (1975). "Die Landstreitkräfte 501—630". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 11. Osnabrück: Biblio. p. 205.

Volksgrenadier divisions of the German Army, 1944–45

1st– 199th	6 9 12 16 18 19 22 26 31 36 45 46 47 61 62 78 79 98 167 183

200th – 299th	211 212 246 256 257 271 272 276 277 278

300th – 540th	320 326 334 337 340 347 349 352 361 363 462

541st – 549th	541 542 544 545 547 548 549

551st – 559th	551 553 558 559

560th – 569th	560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569

570th – 579th	570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579

580th – 589th	580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588

590th – 709th	708

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