23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

German 23rd Infantry Division
23. Infanterie-Division

Unit insignia
Active 1 October 1934 – 14 September 1942
23 October 1942 – 8 May 1945
Country  Germany
Allegiance Wehrmacht
Branch Heer
Type Infantry
Size Division
Garrison/HQ Potsdam
Nickname(s) Grenadierkopf
26th Panzer Division
26. Panzer-Division
Active 14 September 1942 - 8 May 1945
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Armor
Size Division

23rd Infantry Division

The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. It was non-motorised and relied on horse-drawn wagons for its mobility. The unit carried the nickname Grenadierkopf.

The 23rd Infantry participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the reserve component of the 4th Army. The division was commanded by Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt and consisted of the 9th, 67th, and 68th infantry regiments.

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26th Panzer Division

In July 1942, the division was reorganized as the 26th Panzer Division. It then served occupation duties in the west until mid-1943, whereupon it transferred to Italy to resist the Allied invasion, fought at Salerno, and remained in Italy for the rest of the war, surrendering to the British near Bologna at the end.

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New 23rd Infantry Division

In November 1942 a new 23rd Infantry Division was formed, with the new 9th and 67th regiments called Grenadier to distinguish them from the original 9th and 67th regiments now called Panzergrenadier in the 26th Panzer Division. This new division served on the Eastern Front for the remainder of the war, ultimately surrendering in East Prussia.

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