68th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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68th Infantry Division
German: 68. Infanterie-Division
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68. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active1939–1945
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements World War II

The 68th Infantry Division (German : 68. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German army during World War II. It was formed in 1939, and was initially committed to the German invasion of Poland. It took part in the Battle of France in 1940, and then Operation Barbarossa in 1941 as part of Army Group South. The 68th remained in southern Russia until refitted in Poland in early 1944. Returned to action the 68th fought for rest of the war in the East, in Russia, Slovakia, in the defence of Germany until finally surrendering to the Soviets in Czechoslovakia.

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On 1 January 1945, the division, then under command of the 4th Panzer Army of Army Group A, had a strength of 11,697 men. [1] :504

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References

  1. Lakowski, Richard (2008). "Der Zusammenbruch der deutschen Verteidigung zwischen Ostsee und Karpaten". In Müller, Rolf-Dieter (ed.). Die Militärische Niederwerfung der Wehrmacht. Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg (in German). Vol. 10/1. München: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. pp. 491–681. ISBN   9783421062376.

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