The 11th Luftwaffe Field Division (German language: 11.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in World War II.
History[]
The division was formed into the army on the 1st of November, 1943, near Novgorod in Northern Russia. From 1st of January 1943 till August 1944 it was stationed in the occupied Greece, and was moved to occupied Greek Macedonia on September of that year.
On the 9th of August 1944 this division was implicated in the largest roundup in Athens, «Raid of Kokkinia», with hundreds of civilians participating in the resistance executed, thousands of hostages sent to concentration camps, burning down of entire house blocks, and significant atrocities.[1][2]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Alexander Bourquin, (14 November 1943 - 30 November 1943)
- Generalleutnant Wilhelm Köhler, (1 December 1943 - 25 November 1944)
- Generalmajor Gerhard Henke, (1 November 1944 - Capitulation)
References[]
- ↑ Chandrinos, Iasonas (2012) (in Greek). ΤΟ ΤΙΜΩΡΟ ΧΕΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ, Η ΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΟΠΛΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΕΧΟΜΕΝΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ 1942-1944. Thessaloniki: Επίκεντρο. pp. 148. ISBN 9789603103882.
- ↑ Χανδρινός, Ιάσωνας (2018). "Έλληνες όμηροι και καταναγκαστικοί εργάτες στη ναζιστική Γερμανία, επίμετρο στο: Ρόμπερτ Στράιμπελ, Απρίλιος στο Στάιν, μυθιστόρημα". In Χάλαρη, Μαριάννα (in Greek). Αθήνα: Αλφειός. p. 359. https://www.academia.edu/36889367. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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