999th Light Afrika Division (Germany)
- 999th Light Afrika Division (Germany)
The 999th "Afrika" Brigade was a German army unit created in October 1942 as a penal military unit. It was later expanded into the 999th Light "Afrika" Division and began deploying to Africa in early 1943. However, this was interrupted by the surrender of Axis forces in that theater. Those elements that made it to Africa before the collapse fought as independent units rather than as a division, and were lost in the general collapse. The remainder were sent to Greece for garrison and anti-partisan duty. During the first and only fight many of the political prisoners in the division went over to the US troops or retreated, the US Army taking their positions without any heavy fighting.
See also
* North African Campaign
* Division (military), Military unit
* Wehrmacht, List of German divisions in WWII
References
* Wendel, Marcus (2004). " [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=4586 999. Afrika-Brigade] ". Retrieved April 4, 2005.
* " [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriebrigaden/Brigade999.htm Afrika-Brigade 999] ". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 4, 2005.
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