290th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Appearance
290th Infantry Division | |
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Country | ![]() |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede |
The 290th Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II. It was formed in Munster Training Area and surrendered to Soviet forces in Courland.
History
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In the winter of 1941 the division was trapped in the Demyansk Pocket along with the 12th, 30th, 32nd and 123rd infantry divisions, and the SS-Division Totenkopf, as well as RAD, Police, Todt organization and other auxiliary units, for a total of about 90,000 German troops and around 10,000 auxiliaries. Their commander was General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, commander of the II. Armeekorps (2nd Army Corps).
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Max Dennerlein, February–8 June 1940
- Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede, 8 June–19 September 1940
- General der Infanterie Helge Auleb, 19 September–14 October 1940
- Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede, 14 October 1940 – 1 May 1942
- Generalleutnant Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs, 1 May 1942 – 1 February 1944
- Generalmajor Gerhard Henke, 1 February–June 1944
- Generalmajor Rudolf Goltzsch, June–18 August 1944
- Generalmajor Hans-Joachim Baurmeister, 18 August 1944 – 25 April 1945
- Generalmajor Carl Henke, 25–27 April 1945
- Generalleutnant Alfred Hemmann, 27 April – 8 May 1945
References
- Tessin, Georg (1974). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Neunter Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 281–370. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN 3-7648-0872-1.
- Weg und Schicksal der bespannten 290. I. D. (Schwertdivision). 1940–1945. Chronik in Bildern. Hrsg. vom Traditions-Verband 290 I.D. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0292-6.