113th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

113. Infanterie-Division German 113th Infantry Division
Active	10 December 1940 – 25 November 1943
Disbanded	25 November 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Battle of Stalingrad

The 113th Infantry Division was created on 10 December 1940 in Grafenwöhr. The Division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed on 21 March 1943 in France. The remains of the Division were transferred to the Divisions-Gruppe 113 of the 337th Infantry Division after the battle at Newel in November 1943.

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel, 10 December 1940 - 4 June 1941^{[citation needed]}
• Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff, 4 June 1941 - 10 May 1942^{[citation needed]}
• Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin, 10 May 1942 - 20 January 1943^{[citation needed]}
• Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Prüter, 15 March 1943 - 25 November 1943^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
• Heer, Wehrmacht

References

• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "113. Infanterie-Division".
• "113. Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 17 August 2010.