57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 57th Infantry Division (German: 57. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 in Landshut.

57th Infantry Division
57. Infanterie-Division
Active	26 August 1939 – July 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Cherkassy Pocket Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive
Commanders
Current commander	N/A - Division Disbanded
Notable commanders	Oskar Blümm

History

The 57th Infantry Division was formed in August 1939 as part of the second wave of German infantry divisions. During the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, the division remained in the Saarland.

The division was moved into Poland as an occupational force in August 1940 until the initiation of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. The division took part in the campaign as part of Army Group South, where it assaulted Kiev.

Orders of Battle

1939

• 179th Infantry Regiment
• 199th Infantry Regiment
• 217th Infantry Regiment
• 157th Artillery Regiment
• 157th Engineer Battalion
• 157th Reconnaissance Battalion
• 157th Anti-tank Detachment
• News department
• 157th Troops supply

1944

• 164th Grenadier Regiment
• 199th Grenadier Regiment
• 217th Grenadier Regiment
• 57th Fusilier Battalion
• 157th Artillery Regiment
• 157th Field-replacement Battalion
• 157th Engineer Battalion
• 157th Anti-tank detachment
• News department
• 157th Troops supply

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm, 1 September 1939 – 26 September 1941
• General der Infanterie Anton Dostler, 26 September 1941 – 10 April 1942
• Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm, 10 April 1942 – 10 October 1942
• General der Infanterie Friedrich Siebert, 10 October 1942 – 20 February 1943
• Generalleutnant Otto Fretter-Pico, 20 February 1943 – 1 September 1943
• Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller, 1 September 1943 – 19 September 1943
• Generalmajor Adolf Trowitz, 19 September 1943 – 7 July 1944

External links

• "57. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
• "History of the 57th Infantry Division (german)". Hannes Kiessling. Retrieved 17 January 2014.