243rd Static Infantry Division (Germany)
- 243rd Static Infantry Division (Germany)
The 243rd Static Infantry Division was raised in July 1943. It was stationed in the Cotentin Peninsula when the Allies invaded in June 1944, and destroyed in the Battle of Normandy, with its last elements lost in the fall of Cherbourg.
See also
* Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
* Heer, Wehrmacht
References
* Wendel, Marcus (2004). " [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=3844 243. Infanterie-Division] ". Retrieved April 7, 2005.
* " [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/243ID-R.htm 243. Infanterie-Division] ". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 7, 2005.
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