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346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Type
  
Infantry

Engagements
  
World War II

Branch
  
Army

Size
  
Division

The 346th Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during the Second World War.

It was formed on 21 September 1942 at Bad Hersfeld. The majority of its manpower transferred from formations serving in France on occupation duties. In November 1942, the division was sent to France as a static or garrison division, initially at St Malo but moved to Le Havre in the spring of 1944, where it became involved in the battles of the Normandy landings.

Formation

Commanders
  • Lieutenant General Erich Diestel
  • Major General Walter Steinmuller
  • Major General Gerhard Lindner
  • Units
  • 857th Fortress Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
  • 858th Fortress Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • 346th Artillery Regiment (three battalions)
  • 630th Ost Infantry Battalion
  • 857th Ost Infantry Battalion
  • References

    346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia