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319th Static Infantry Division | |
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Active | 15 November 1940 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Heer |
Type | Static Infantry |
Role | Coastal Defence |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Guernsey |
The 319th Static Infantry Division was a German Army static division during World War II. It was raised in November 1940 from units of the 87th, 169th and the 299th Infantry Divisions. On April 30, 1941 the 319th Division replaced the 216th Infantry Division in the Channel Islands defense and remained in that position until its capture on May 1945 by British forces.
Commanders
- Generalleutnant Erich Müller (19 November 1940 - 1 September 1943)
- Generalleutnant Rudolf Graf von Schmettow (1 September 1943 - 27 February 1945)
- Generalmajor Rudolf Wulf (27 February 1945 - 8 May 1945)