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76th Infantry Division
76. Infanterie-Division
Active26 August 1939 –1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Military unit

The 76th Infantry Division was created on 26 August 1939 together with the 23rd Infantry Division in Potsdam.

History

The division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed by the OB West on 17 February 1943.

In 1944, the 76th ID was involved in heavy fighting with Soviet troops in Ukraine and eastern Romania.
In the defensive battles for Letcani and Iaşi (German: Jassy) the 76th ID suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw across the Bahlui River.
In September and October 1944, the 76th ID was again refreshed with new troops before surrendering in 1945 in Slovakia.

Organization

Structure of the division:

  • Headquarters
  • 178th Infantry Regiment
  • 203rd Infantry Regiment
  • 230th Infantry Regiment
  • 176th Artillery Regiment
  • 176th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 176th Anti-Tank Battalion
  • 176th Engineer Battalion
  • 176th Signal Battalion
  • 176th Divisional Supply Group

Commanding officers

Second formation

References

  1. German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 85.
  • Tessin, Georg (1972). "Die Landstreitkräfte 71—130". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 6. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. pp. 29–31.
Numbered infantry divisions of the German Army (1935–1945)
1st – 99th
1st – 9th
10th – 19th
20th – 29th
30th – 39th
40th – 49th
50th – 59th
60th – 69th
70th – 79th
80th – 89th
90th – 99th
100th – 199th
100th – 119th
121st – 129th
130th – 149th
150th – 159th
160th – 169th
170th – 189th
190th – 199th
200th – 299th
200th – 209th
210th – 219th
220th – 229th
230th – 239th
240th – 249th
250th – 259th
260th – 269th
270th – 279th
280th – 289th
290th – 299th
300th – 399th
300th – 309th
310th – 329th
330th – 339th
340th – 349th
350th – 359th
360th – 369th
370th – 379th
380th – 389th
390th – 399th
400th – 719th
400th – 499th
500th – 599th
600th – 699th
700th – 709th
710th – 719th
See also: List of German divisions in World War II, Aufstellungswelle
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 76th Infantry Division
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Knight's Cross with the 306th Infantry Division


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