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|unit_name= 340th Infantry Division<br>340th Volksgrenadier Division |
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|dates= 1940-1944<br>1944–1945 |
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|country= {{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|allegiance= [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army]] |
|allegiance= [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Army]] |
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|notable_commanders=[[Theodor Tolsdorff]] |
|notable_commanders=[[Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann]]<br>[[Josef Prinner]]<br>[[Werner Ehrig]]<br>[[Theodor Tolsdorff]] |
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The division was formed in September 1944, replacing the destroyed '''340th Infantry Division''', by redesignating the '''572. Volksgrenadier-Division''', under the command of [[Theodor Tolsdorff]]. It contained the 694th, 695th and 696th Grenadier Regiments, and the 340th Artillery Regiment.<ref name="Axis History Factbook">Axis History Factbook</ref> |
The division was formed in September 1944, replacing the destroyed '''340th Infantry Division''', by redesignating the '''572. Volksgrenadier-Division''', under the command of [[Theodor Tolsdorff]]. It contained the 694th, 695th and 696th Grenadier Regiments, and the 340th Artillery Regiment.<ref name="Axis History Factbook">Axis History Factbook</ref> |
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==340th Infantry Division == |
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The 340th Infantry Division was formed on November 16, 1940 in the Wehrkreis X (Schleswig) from elements of the 68th, 170th and 290th Infantry-Divisions, as part of the 14. Welle (14th wave of mobilization). |
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After her training in the area of Hamburg, she was sent in June 1941 to the north of France in the region of Calais as a force for occupation and coastal defense.<br> |
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In June 1942, she was transferred to the Eastern Front in December 1941 in the Kiev sector where she suffered heavy losses.<br> |
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She was reinforced by the addition of Divisions-Gruppe 327 in November 1943. |
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The division was destroyed by Soviet forces in the [[Brody Pocket]] in July 1944 and was dissolved on August 13, 1944. |
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== 340th Volksgrenadier Division == |
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The surviving elements formed from September 15, 1944 the 340. Volks-Grenadier-Division. |
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The division fought in the [[Battle of the Bulge]], as part of [[I SS Panzer Corps]], and then retreated into Germany as part of [[XIII SS Corps]] before finally being destroyed in the [[Ruhr pocket]] in April 1945.<ref name="Axis History Factbook"/> |
The division fought in the [[Battle of the Bulge]], as part of [[I SS Panzer Corps]], and then retreated into Germany as part of [[XIII SS Corps]] before finally being destroyed in the [[Ruhr pocket]] in April 1945.<ref name="Axis History Factbook"/> |
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==References== |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=834|title=340. Volksgrenadier-Division |date=6 September 2008|work=Axis History Factbook|accessdate=2009-01-08}} |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=834|title=340. Volksgrenadier-Division |date=6 September 2008|work=Axis History Factbook|accessdate=2009-01-08}} |
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*{{cite web|url=https://www.axishistory.com/axis-nations/150-germany-heer/heer-divisionen/3489-340-infanterie-division|title=3340. Infanterie-Division |date=6 September 2008|work=Axis History Factbook|accessdate=2020-09-28}} |
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[[Category:Volksgrenadier divisions]] |
[[Category:Volksgrenadier divisions]] |
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1940]] |
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[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1944]] |
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[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]] |
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Revision as of 15:54, 28 September 2020
| 340th Infantry Division 340th Volksgrenadier Division | |
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| Active | 1940-1944 1944–1945 |
| Disbanded | 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | Army |
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| Notable commanders | Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann Josef Prinner Werner Ehrig Theodor Tolsdorff |
The 340th Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.
The division was formed in September 1944, replacing the destroyed 340th Infantry Division, by redesignating the 572. Volksgrenadier-Division, under the command of Theodor Tolsdorff. It contained the 694th, 695th and 696th Grenadier Regiments, and the 340th Artillery Regiment.[1]
340th Infantry Division
The 340th Infantry Division was formed on November 16, 1940 in the Wehrkreis X (Schleswig) from elements of the 68th, 170th and 290th Infantry-Divisions, as part of the 14. Welle (14th wave of mobilization).
After her training in the area of Hamburg, she was sent in June 1941 to the north of France in the region of Calais as a force for occupation and coastal defense.
In June 1942, she was transferred to the Eastern Front in December 1941 in the Kiev sector where she suffered heavy losses.
She was reinforced by the addition of Divisions-Gruppe 327 in November 1943.
The division was destroyed by Soviet forces in the Brody Pocket in July 1944 and was dissolved on August 13, 1944.
340th Volksgrenadier Division
The surviving elements formed from September 15, 1944 the 340. Volks-Grenadier-Division. The division fought in the Battle of the Bulge, as part of I SS Panzer Corps, and then retreated into Germany as part of XIII SS Corps before finally being destroyed in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945.[1]
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References
- "340. Volksgrenadier-Division". Axis History Factbook. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- "3340. Infanterie-Division". Axis History Factbook. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2020.