106th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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| 106th Infantry Division | |
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| 106. Infanterie-Division | |
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| Active | 22 November 1940 – 8 April 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
The 106th Infantry Division (German: 106. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed in 1940[1] in Wahn.
The division was destroyed by the end of August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive.
Commanding officers
[edit]- General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner, 28 November 1940 – 3 May 1942
- Generalleutnant Alfons Hitter, 3 Mai 1942 – 1 November 1942
- Generalleutnant Arthur Kullmer, 1 November 1942 – 1 January 1943
- Generalleutnant Werner Forst, 1 January 1943 – 20 February 1944
- Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski, 20 February 1944 – August 1944
- Oberst Rintenberg,
References
[edit]- ^ "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
External links
[edit]- "106. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- "106. Infanterie-Division". Axis History Factbook. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
