91st Infantry Division (Germany)

91st Infantry Division (Germany)

The 91st Infantry Division was created in early 1944, and converted reorganized as the 91st Air Landing Division (German "Luftlandedivision") in the spring. It was stationed in the Cotentin Peninsula when the Allies invaded in June, and was lost in the fall of Cherbourg. It was partially reconstituted in November, and then used to reconstitute the 344th Infantry Division.

See also

* Airborne forces
* Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
* Heer, Wehrmacht

References

* Pipes, Jason. " [http://www.feldgrau.com/InfDiv.php?ID=80 91.Infanterie-Division] ".
* Wendel, Marcus (2004). " [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1272 91. Luftlande Infanterie-Division] ".
* " [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/91ID.htm 91. Infanterie-Division / 91. (LL) Infanterie-Division] ". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 7, 2005.


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