11th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 11th Infantry Division (11. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. Formed 1 October 1934 as Infanterieführer I in Allenstein it was renamed 11. Infanterie-Division on 15. October 1935 with the disclosure of German rearmament.
| German 11th Infantry Division 11. Infanterie-Division | |
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| Active | 1 October 1934 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Allenstein |
About two-thirds of the division could be evacuated to Schleswig-Holstein from the Courland pocket on 30 April 1945. Commander Feyerabend and the rest of the division went into Russian captivity.
Commanders
- Generalleutnant Günther von Niebelschütz: 1 October 1934 – 1 April 1937
- Generalleutnant Max Bock: 1 April 1937 – 23 October 1939
- Generalleutnant Herbert von Böckmann: 23 October 1939 – 26 January 1942
- Generalleutnant Siegfried Thomaschki: 26 January 1942 – 7 September 1943
- Generalleutnant Karl Burdach: 7 September 1943 – 1 April 1944
- Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann: 1 April 1944 – 18 November 1944
- Generalmajor Gerhard Feyerabend: 18 November 1944 – 8 May 1945
Subordination and deployment
| Timeframe | Army Corps | Army | Army group | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1939 | I | 3. Armee | North | East Prussia, Poland |
| December 1939 | Reserve | B | Lower Rhine | |
| January 1940 | 6. Armee | Lower Rhine, Belgium, Lille | ||
| June 1940 | I | 4. Armee | Somme, Loire | |
| July 1940 | 7. Armee | Atlantic coast | ||
| September 1940 | Reserve | |||
| November 1940 | XXXI | D | ||
| March 1941 | Reserve | 18. Armee | B | East Prussia |
| April 1941 | I | |||
| May 1941 | C | |||
| June 1941 | North | East Prussia – Wolchow (Volkhov River) | ||
| September 1941 | 16. Armee | Wolchow – Ladoga | ||
| December 1941 | 18. Armee | |||
| May 1942 | XXVIII | |||
| February 1943 | XXVI | |||
| October 1943 | LIV | Leningrad | ||
| February 1944 | L | Pleskau (Pskov) | ||
| March 1944 | XXVI | Army Detachment "Narwa" | Narva | |
| June 1944 | XXXXIII | |||
| July 1944 | III. SS | Narva, Pernau (Pärnu), Riga | ||
| October 1944 | I | 18. Armee | Courland | |
| December 1944 | X | |||
| January 1945 | I | |||
| February 1945 | II | Kurland | ||
| March 1945 | L |
Literature
- Burkhard Müller-Hillebrand: Das Heer 1933–1945. Entwicklung des organisatorischen Aufbaues. Vol.III: Der Zweifrontenkrieg. Das Heer vom Beginn des Feldzuges gegen die Sowjetunion bis zum Kriegsende. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1969, p. 285.
- Georg Tessin: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 – 1945. Vol. III: Die Landstreitkräfte 6 – 14. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1967.
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