96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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

Active 25 September 1939 – 8 May 1945

The 96th Infantry Division (German: 96. Infanterie-Division) was a German division deployed during World War II. It was formed on 25 September 1939 in Bergen near Celle.

Commanding officers

General der Infanterie Erwin Vierow, 15 September 1939 – 5 August 1940

Generalleutnant Wolf Schede, 7 August 1940 – 10 April 1942

Generalleutnant Joachim Freiherr von Schleinitz, 10 April 1942 – 6 October 1942

Generalleutnant Ferdinand Noeldechen, 9 October 1942 – 28 June 1943

Oberst Noack, June 1943 (deputize)

Oberst Weber, July 1943 (deputize)

Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz, 28 July 1943 – 30 November 1943

Generalmajor von Blücher, 1 December 1943 – January 1944 (deputize)

Oberst Fischer, January 1944 – August 1944 (deputize)

Generalleutnant Werner Dürking, 1 September 1944 – 11 September 1944

Oberst Kobolt, 12 September 1944 – 2 October 1944 (deputize)

Generalleutnant Richard Wirtz, 3 October 1944 – 10 November 1944

Generalmajor Hermann Harrendorf, 1 December 1944 – 8 May 1945

References

96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Wikipedia

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