197th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

197. Infanterie-Division German 197th Infantry Division
Active	1 December 1939 – 22 July 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Heer
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Engagements	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ehrenfried-Oskar Böge

The 197th Infantry Division (German: 197. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939.

Orders of Battle

197. Infanterie-Division 1940

• Infanterie-Regiment 321
• Infanterie-Regiment 332
• Infanterie-Regiment 347
• Artillerie-Regiment 229
• Pionier-Battalion 229
• Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 229
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 229
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 229

197. Infanterie-Division 1943

• Grenadier-Regiment 332
• Grenadier-Regiment 347
• Divisions-Battalion 229
• Artillerie-Regiment 229
• Feldersatz-Battalion 229
• Pionier-Battalion 229
• Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 229
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 229
• Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 229

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Hermann Meyer-Rabingen, 1 December 1939 – 1 April 1942
• General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Böge, 1 April 1942 – 5 November 1943
• Generalleutnant Eugen Wößner, 5 November 1943 – 14 March 1944
• Generalmajor Hans Hahne, 14 March 1944 – 24 June 1944

External links

• "197. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 14 January 2011.