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121. Infanterie-Division
German 121st Infantry Division
Active 1940–1945
Country Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Nazi Germany
Branch Balkenkreuz German Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements World War II

The 121st Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was a part of the German XXVIII Army Corps.

Commanding officers[]

  • General der Artillerie Curt Jahn, 5 October 1940 – 6 May 1941
  • Generalleutnant Otto Lancelle, 6 May 1941 – 8 July 1941
  • General der Artillerie Martin Wandel, 8 July 1941 – 11 Nov 1942
  • General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 11 November 1942 – March 1944
  • Generalmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau, March 1944 – 1 June 1944
  • Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler, 1 June 1944 – 27 June 1944
  • General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 27 June 1944 – 10 July 1944
  • General der Infanterie Theodor Busse, 10 July 1944 – 1 August 1944
  • Generalleutnant Werner Ranck, 1 August 1944 – 30 April 1945
  • Generalmajor Ottomar Hansen, 30 April 1945 – 8 May 1945


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