98th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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98. Infanterie-Division German 98th Infantry Division | |
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Active | 18 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
The 98th Infantry Division (German: 98. Infanterie-Division) was created on 18 September 1939 in Grafenwöhr. It was destroyed on the Crimea in May 1944 and reformed on 5 June 1944.
Commanding officers[]
- Generalleutnant , 1 September 1939 – 11 April 1940
- Generalleutnant , 11 April 1940 – 10 June 1940
- Generalleutnant , 10 June 1940 – 31 December 1941
- General der Infanterie Martin Gareis, 31 December 1941 – 1 February 1944
- Generalleutnant Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt, 1 February 1944 – 11 April 1945
- Generalmajor , 11 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
References[]
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Categories:
- Military units and formations established in 1939
- Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
- 1939 establishments in Germany
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
- German World War II stubs