208th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)

208th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

208th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Military unit

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.

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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

Order of battle

1939

  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. [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.


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