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357th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)






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357th Infantry Division
ActiveMarch 1944-1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Heer (Wehrmacht)
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

The 357th Infantry Division (German: 357. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry divisioninWorld War II.

History[edit]

It was formed on 11 November 1943 in Radom, General Government (Poland) from personnel of the 327. Infantry-Division and new recruits born in 1926, as part of the 21. Welle (21st wave of mobilization).

After her training, in March 1944, she was transferred to the Eastern Front. It fought near Tarnopol and Mukachevo and suffered heavy casualties.

It was reorganized in August 1944 as part of the 31. Welle (31st wave of mobilization) from the Schatten-Division Breslau. The unit was deployed again on the Eastern Front against the Red Army and fought in Hungary, Slovakia and later in the South Moravian region. On May 8, 1945, the unit surrendered to the Red Army in the Deutsch-Brod area in Bohemia.

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=357th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)&oldid=1210657432"

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