64th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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64th Infantry Division
64. Infanterie-Division
ActiveBefore August 1944 – November 1944
Country Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry Reserve
RoleInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQBonn
EngagementsWorld War II

The 64th Infantry Division (64. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

History

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The division was formed sometime before August 1944 in Cologne. It saw action at Battle of Abbeville and was isolated when the 15th Army left by Scheldt. Because of the division's commander, Major General Knut Eberding, to stay behind and fight the 2nd Canadian Corps resulting in the Breskens Pocket. Because of the battle the main army was able to organize the Ardennes Offensive.[1][2]

Organization

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Organization of the Division:[1]

  • 1037th Grenadier Regiment
  • 1038th Grenadier Regiment
  • 1059th Grenadier Regiment
  • 164th Artillery Regiment
  • 64th Fusilier Battalion
  • 164th Tank Destroyer Company
  • 164th Engineer Battalion
  • 164th Signal Battalion
  • 164th Divisional Supply Group

References

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  1. ^ a b German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 75.
  2. ^ German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 76.
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