98th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

98. Infanterie-Division German 98th Infantry Division
Active	18 September 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II

The 98th Infantry Division (German: 98. Infanterie-Division) was created on 18 September 1939 in Grafenwöhr. It was destroyed on the Crimea in May 1944 and reformed on 5 June 1944.

Commanding officers

• Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 1 September 1939 – 11 April 1940
• Generalleutnant Herbert Stimmel, 11 April 1940 – 10 June 1940
• Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 10 June 1940 – 31 December 1941
• General der Infanterie Martin Gareis, 31 December 1941 – 1 February 1944
• Generalleutnant Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt, 1 February 1944 – 11 April 1945
• Generalmajor Otto Schiel, 11 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

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