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156th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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156th Infantry Division
156. Infanterie-Division
ActiveApril – May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision

The 156th Infantry Division (German: 156. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

History

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The 156th Infantry Division was raised in April 1945, where it was sent to the eastern front, which was approaching westwards to the German border.

It was alternatively known as Division Nr. 156 (December 1939 - October 1942), Division Baltzer (November - December 1942) and 156. Reserve-Division (October 1942 - February 1944).

Noteworthy individuals

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Commanders

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Operations officers

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  • Maj Herbert Giesenhagen (25 March 1945 – 2 May 1945)

Bibliography

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Sources

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  • Tessin, Georg (1973). "Die Landstreitkräfte 131—200". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 7. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. p. 98.

Further reading

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  • Theis, Kerstin (2016). "Das Fallbeispiel: die Gerichte der Div. Nr. 156 und Nr. 526". Wehrmachtjustiz an der „Heimatfront“ (in German). De Gruyter Oldenbourg. pp. 49–58. ISBN 9783110405583.