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131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Type
  
Infantry

Garrison/HQ
  
Hanover, Germany

Branch
  
Army

Size
  
Division

Active
  
October 1940 – February 1945

The 131st Infantry Division (German: 131. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

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Operational history

The 131st Infantry Division was activated in October 1940, primarily out of other divisions - it included soldiers from the 31st and 269th Infantry Divisions, and cavalry from the 19th.

Order of battle

  • 431st Infantry Regiment
  • 432nd Infantry Regiment
  • 434th Infantry Regiment
  • 131st Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 131st Tank-destroyer Battalion
  • 131st Engineer Battalion
  • 131st Signal Battalion
  • 131st Divisional-Resupply Troops

    • Commanders

  • Lieutenant General Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf (Oct 1940-Jan 1944)
  • Lieutenant General Friedrich Weber (Jan-Oct 1944)
  • Major General of Reserves Werner Schulze (Oct 1944-Jan 1945)
  • Colonel Nobiz (Jan-April 1945)

    • References

    131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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