68th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| 68th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| German: 68. Infanterie-Division | |
 68. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia | |
| Active | 1939–1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 68th Infantry Division (German: 68. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German army during World War II. It was formed in 1939 and was initially committed to the German invasion of Poland. It took part in the Battle of France in 1940, and then Operation Barbarossa in 1941 as part of Army Group South. The 68th remained in southern Russia until refitted in Poland in early 1944. Returned to action the 68th fought for rest of the war in the East, in Russia, Slovakia, in the defence of Germany until finally surrendering to the Soviets in Czechoslovakia.
On 1 January 1945, the division, then under command of the 4th Panzer Army of Army Group A, had a strength of 11,697 men.[1]: 504
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Georg Braun, 26 August 1939 - 14 November 1941
- Generalleutnant Robert Meißner, 16 November 1941 - 26 January 1943
- Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt, 27 January 1943 - 25 October 1943
- Generalleutnant Paul Scheuerpflug, 25 October 1943 - 8 May 1945
Notable people
- Sniper Bruno Sutkus
External links
- 68th Division lexikon der wehrmacht - German language
- 68th Division Axis history site
- Organisation of 2nd Wave divisions 1939
- Organisation of 2nd Wave divisions 1940
Sources
References
- ^ 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.
Literature
- Mitcham, Samuel W. (28 September 2023). German Order of Battle Volume One, Volume 3. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5.