363rd Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)
363rd Volksgrenadier Division | |
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Active | 1944–45 |
Disbanded | 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | Operation Market Garden |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
The 363rd Volksgrenadier Division (German: 363. Volksgrenadier-Division) was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.
The division was formed in September 1944 to replace the which was annihilated in the Falaise pocket, by redesignating the 566th Volksgrenadier Division, under the command of . It contained the 957th, 958th and 959th Grenadier Regiments, and the 363rd Artillery Regiment.[1]
The division fought in the Netherlands, suffering heavy casualties during the failed German offensive against the Nijmegen salient in early October 1944. After being refitted, the division fought around and along the Roer River before finally being destroyed in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945.[1]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Axis History Factbook
References[]
- "363. Volksgrenadier-Division". Axis History Factbook. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
Further reading[]
- Makos, Adam (2019). Spearhead (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 165, 169. ISBN 9780804176729. LCCN 2018039460. OL 27342118M.
- Volksgrenadier divisions
- Military units and formations established in 1944
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945