- 169th Infantry Division (Germany)
The German 169th Infantry Division was a German military unit during
World War II .The division was formed in
1939 . It took part in OperationFall Gelb and stayed inFrance until being transferred to Finnish Lapland in1941 . The division was part of the German XXXVI Corps which also includedSS Division Nord and theFinnish 6th Division . OnJuly 1 the corps began its attack which was aimed atKandalaksha on theWhite Sea coast. The division crossed the Finnish-Soviet Border just north ofSalla . During the heavy fighting against theSoviet 122nd Division the SS Division Nord broke and fled. OnJuly 8 the 169th occupied Salla. With the help of the Finnish 6th Division the Soviets were pushed back beyond the pre-Winter War borders.In September the division had advanced to the River Verman ("Vermanjoki"), here the offensive finally stalled. During the fall of 1941
AOK Norwegen decided to shifts its attack to the area held by theFinnish 3rd Division . The 169th Division stayed in the area around Salla until the beginning of the hostilities between Finland and Germany known as theLapland War in1944 . During 1944 the division withdrew back to Norway, then was transferred to Germany where it fought out the final few weeks of the war.Commanders
*
General leutnantPhilipp Müller-Gebhard (29 November 1939 –1 December 1939 )
*GeneralleutnantHeinrich Kirchheim (1 December 1939 –1 February 1941 )
*GeneralleutnantKurt Dittmar (1 February 1941 –29 September 1941 )
*GeneralleutnantHermann Tittel (29 September 1941 –22 June 1943 )
*GeneralleutnantGeorg Radziej (22 June 1943 –)Organisation
*378th Infantry Regiment
*379th Infantry Regiment
*392nd Infantry Regiment
*230th Artillery Regiment
*230th Anti-tank Battalion
*230th Engineering BattalionSee also
*
Continuation War
* German XXXVI Mountain Corps
*Division (military) ,Military unit , List of German divisions in WWII
* Heer,Wehrmacht References
* Wendel, Marcus (2005). " [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=2401 169. Infanterie-Division] ". Retrieved April 11, 2005.
* " [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/169ID-R.htm 169. Infanterie-Division] ". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 11, 2005.
* "BATTLE ON THE ARCTIC CIRCLE" "Extracts from My Battle Journal" [http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=121535]
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