113th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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Country Nazi Germany Type Infantry		Branch Army Size Division

Active 10 December 1940 – 25 November 1943 Engagements World War IIBattle of Stalingrad

The 113th Infantry Division was created on 10 December 1940 in Grafenwöhr. The division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed on 21 March 1943 in France. The remains of the Division were transferred to the Divisions-Gruppe 113 of the 337th Infantry Division after the battle at Newel in November 1943.

Commanding officers

Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel, 10 December 1940 - 4 June 1941

Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff, 4 June 1941 - 10 May 1942

Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin, 10 May 1942 - 20 January 1943

Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Prüter, 15 March 1943 - 25 November 1943

References

113th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia

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