337th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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Country Nazi Germany Type Infantry Engagements World War II		Branch Army Size Division

The 337th Infantry Division (German: 337. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 16 November 1940 in Kempten. The division was destroyed on the Eastern front in July 1944 and formed the stab of Divisionsgruppe 337 on 7 August 1944 which later was the basis of the 337. Volks-Grenadier-Division.

Commanding officers

Generalleutnant Karl Spang, 15 November 1940 – 2 May 1941

Generalleutnant Kurt Pflieger, 19 May 1941 – 15 March 1942

General der Artillerie Erich Marcks, 15 March 1942 – 20 September 1942

Generalleutnant Otto Schünemann, 5 October 1942 – 27 December 1943

Generalleutnant Walter Scheller, 27 December 1943 – July 1944

References

337th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia

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