230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division

230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division
230. Infanterie Division (Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) Vehicle Insignia
Active	April 1942 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	3rd Mobilization Wave Infantry Division (Infanterie-Division "Alter Art")

The 230th Coastal Defense Division (German: 230. Infanterie-Division or 230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) was created in April 1942 for the defense of Alta in the Norwegian Finnmark.

The division was a non-standard organization, consisisting mostly of a collection of fortress infantry battalions.

References

• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division". Retrieved April 7, 2005.
• "230. Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 7, 2005.