123rd Infantry Division |
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123. Infanterie-Division |
Active |
5 October 1940 – 1 March 1944 |
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Disbanded |
1 March 1944 |
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Country |
Nazi Germany |
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Branch |
Army |
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Type |
Infantry |
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123rd Infantry Division (123. Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Wehrmacht during World War Two.
History
Commands and operational areas
Datum |
Corps |
Army |
Army Group |
Operational Area
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November 1940 |
XX. |
11. Armee |
C |
Brandenburg
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April 1941 |
X. |
18. Armee |
B |
East Prussia
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May 1941 |
XXVIII. |
16. Armee |
C
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June 1941 |
North |
Sebesch
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August 1941 |
II. |
Demjansk
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January 1943 |
Demjansk, Cholm
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September 1943 |
Reserve |
Cholm
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October 1943 |
XVII. |
1. Panzer-Armee |
South |
Zaporizhia
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January 1944 |
6. Armee
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Februar 1944 |
XXX.
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March 1944 |
LVII. |
A |
Kryvyi Rih
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Composition
- Infanterie-Regiment 415
- Infanterie-Regiment 416
- Infanterie-Regiment 418
- Artillerie-Regiment 123
- Pionier-Bataillon 123
- Feldersatz-Bataillon 123
- Panzerjäger-Abteilung 123
- Aufklärungs-Abteilung 123
- Nachrichten-Abteilung 123
- Divisions-Nachschubführer 123
Personnel
Commanders
Chiefs of Staff
Date |
Rank |
Name
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10 October 1940 |
Major |
Ernst Klasing
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30 November 1942 |
Oberstleutnant |
Hans Linemann
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Bibliography
- (German) Werner Haupt: Demjansk – Ein Bollwerk im Osten, Bad Nauheim 1963.
- (German) Werner Haupt: Heeresgruppe Nord, Bad Nauheim 1967.
- (German) Franz Kurowski: Demjansk – Der Kessel im Eis, Wölfersheim-Berstadt 2001.
- Tessin, Georg (1972) (in German). Die Landstreitkräfte 71 – 130. 6. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-0872-1.
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Stab | | |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 415 | |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 416 | |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 418 | |
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Aufklärungs-Abteilung 123 |
- Karl-Walrad Prinz zu Salm-Horstmar
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Schnelle Abteilung 123 | |
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