208th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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208. Infanterie-Division
German 208th Infantry Division
208th Infanterie Division Logo.svg
Active1939–1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

The German 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.

The 208th Infantry served in the invasion of Poland of 1939 as a reserve division of Army Group North and was commanded by General . 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.

Commanding officers[]

  • Generalleutnant , 1 September 1939
  • General der Infanterie Hans-Karl von Scheele, 13 December 1941
  • Generalleutnant Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, 1 February 1943
  • Generalmajor Georg Zwade, April 1943
  • Generalleutnant Heinz Piekenbrock, 22 June 1943

See also[]

  • German order of battle for Operation Fall Weiss
  • List of German military units of World War II


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