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52nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Type
  
Infantry

Engagements
  
World War II

Branch
  
Army

Size
  
Division

52nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Active
  
26 August 1939 – 8 May 1945

The 52nd Infantry Division (German: 52. Infanterie-Division) served in southern Poland, close to Katowice and was primarily a training division.

Commanders

  • Generaloberst Karl-Adolf Hollidt (26 Aug - 8 Sept 1939)
  • Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (8 Sept 1939 - 5 Oct 1940)
  • Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic (10 Oct 1940 - 1 Nov 1942)
  • Generalleutnant Rudolf Peschel (1 Nov 1942 - 5 Dec 1943)
  • Generalmajor Albert Newinger

    • References

    52nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia
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