23rd Infantry Division (Germany)
- 23rd Infantry Division (Germany)
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23rd infantry division
The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division, and relied on leg and horse mobility. The unit carried the nickname "Grenadierkopf".
The 23rd Infantry participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the reserve component of the 4th Army. The division was commanded by Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt and consisted of the 9th, 67th, and 68th infantry regiments.
26th panzer division
In July 1942, the division was reorganized as the 26th Panzer Division. It then served occupation duties in the west until mid-1943, whereupon it transferred to Italy to resist the Allied invasion, fought at Salerno, and remained in Italy for the rest of the war, surrendering to the British near Bologna at the end.
New 23rd infantry division
In November 1942 a new 23rd Infantry Division was formed, with the new 9th and 67th regiments called "Grenadier" to distinguish them from the original 9th and 67th regiments now called "Panzergrenadier" in the 26th Panzer Division. The new division served on the Eastern Front for the remainder of the war, ultimately surrendering in East Prussia.
See also
* German order of battle for Operation Fall Weiss
* List of German military units of World War II
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