208th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 208th Infantry Division, or 208.Infanterie-Division in German, was a large military unit that served during World War II. Like most German infantry divisions, the bulk of its troops were foot-mobile infantry supported by horse-drawn artillery.

208th Infantry Division
208. Infanterie-Division
Division insignia
ActiveAugust 1939–May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

The 208th Infantry Division was formed on 26 August 1939. it served in the invasion of Poland of 1939 as a reserve division of Army Group North and was commanded by General Moritz Andreas. During Fall Gelb it was a reserve division allocated to 18th Army and was mainly active in the occupation of northern Belgium. From January 1942 it fought continuously on the Eastern Front.

On 1 January 1945, the 208th Infantry Division (then part of Army Group Heinrici under Army Group A) had a strength of 9,840 men.[1]: 504 

Commanding officers

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Order of battle

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1939

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  • Infantry Regiment 309
  • Infantry Regiment 337
  • Infantry Regiment 338
  • Artillery Regiment 208
  • Engineer Battalion 208
  • Anti-Tank Detachment 208
  • Reconnaissance Detachment 208
  • Intelligence Department 208
  • Supply Troops 208

1943

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  • Grenadier Regiment 309
  • Grenadier Regiment 337
  • Grenadier Regiment 338
  • Fusilier Battalion 208
  • Artillery Regiment 208
  • Pioneer Battalion 208
  • Panzerjäger Detachment 208
  • Intelligence Department 208
  • Supply Troops 208

See also

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References

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  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.