The 11th Infantry Division (''11. Infanterie-Division'') was a formation of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. Formed 1 October 1934 as Infanterieführer I in Allenstein it was renamed ''11. Infanterie-Division'' on 15. October 1935 with the disclosure of German rearmament. About two-thirds of the division could be evacuated to Schleswig-Holstein from the

Courland pocket The Courland Pocket (Blockade of the Courland army group), (german: Kurland-Kessel)/german: Kurland-Brückenkopf (Courland Bridgehead), lv, Kurzemes katls (Courland Cauldron) or ''Kurzemes cietoksnis'' (Courland Fortress)., group=lower-alpha ...

on 30 April 1945. Commander Feyerabend and the rest of the division went into Russian captivity.

Commanders

*Generalleutnant Günther von Niebelschütz: 1 October 1934 – 1 April 1937 *Generalleutnant Max Bock: 1 April 1937 – 23 October 1939 *Generalleutnant Herbert von Böckmann: 23 October 1939 – 26 January 1942 *Generalleutnant

Siegfried Thomaschki __NOTOC__ Siegfried Thomaschki (20 March 1894 – 31 May 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 11th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Thomas ...

: 26 January 1942 – 7 September 1943 *Generalleutnant Karl Burdach: 7 September 1943 – 1 April 1944 *Generalleutnant

Hellmuth Reymann Hellmuth Reymann (24 November 1892 – 8 December 1988) was an officer in the German Army ('' Heer'') during World War II. He was one of the last commanders of the Berlin Defence Area during the final assault by Soviet forces on Berlin. World Wa ...

: 1 April 1944 – 18 November 1944 *Generalmajor Gerhard Feyerabend: 18 November 1944 – 8 May 1945

Subordination and deployment

Literature

*Burkhard Müller-Hillebrand: ''Das Heer 1933–1945. Entwicklung des organisatorischen Aufbaues.'' Vol.III: ''Der Zweifrontenkrieg. Das Heer vom Beginn des Feldzuges gegen die Sowjetunion bis zum Kriegsende''. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1969, p. 285. * Georg Tessin: ''Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 – 1945''. Vol. III: ''Die Landstreitkräfte 6 – 14''. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1967. 0*011 Military units and formations established in 1934 1934 establishments in Germany Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 {{Germany-mil-unit-stub