299th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

299th Infantry Division
Active March 1940 – February 1945
Country Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Branch Heer
Type Infantry
Size Division
Engagements

Second World War

The 299th Infantry Division (German: 299. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army infantry division in World War II. It fought France and the Russian Front until February 1945.

Operational history

The 299th Infantry Division was formed in March and April 1940 from men from Hesse and Thuringia. The 299th Infantry Division first saw action in the 1940 campaign in France, staying in France until June 1941. From June 1941 the 299th Infantry Division then fought on the Eastern Front at the Southern and Central sectors of the front. The 299th Infantry Division gained distinction while fighting on the Eastern Front in the summer of 1943. In July 1944 the 299th Infantry Division was destroyed in fighting on the Eastern Front, reformed in September 1944. The 299th Infantry Division was sent back to the Eastern Front and destroyed in Eastern Prussia in February 1945.

Commanding officers

Division composition

(Other support units all numbered 299th)

References


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