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271st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 271st Infantry Division () was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. In total, three infantry formations used the ordinal number 271 within the Wehrmacht. The first 271st Infantry Division's deployment was aborted in May 1940, whereas the second iteration of the division saw its deployment completed in November 1943 and was destroyed in August 1944. Subsequently, a division designated 271st Volksgrenadier Division () was deployed in August 1944 and remained in combat until 1945. History First planned deployment, 1940 Initially, a division named 271st Infantry Division was assembled starting on 1 July 1940, following a directive of 22 May. After the German-French armistice, the assembly of the division was interrupted on 22 July. The division was planned to consist of the Infantry Regiments 562, 563, and 564, as well as the Artillery Detachment 271 and the Division Units 271. Second deployment, 1943 – 1944 Another formation named 271st Infan ...
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Infantry Division
A division is a large military unit or Formation (military), formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades; in turn, several divisions typically make up a corps. Historically, the division has been the default combined arms unit capable of independent Military tactics, operations. Smaller combined arms units, such as the American regimental combat team (RCT) during World War II, were used when conditions favored them. In recent times, modern Western militaries have begun adopting the smaller brigade combat team (similar to the RCT) as the default combined arms unit, with the division to which they belong being less important. A similar word, ''Divizion, //'', is also used in Slavic languages (such as Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Polish) for a battalion-size artillery or cavalry unit. In naval usage "division (naval), division" has a completely different range of meanings. Aboard ship ...
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Army Group G
Army Group G () fought on the Western Front of World War II and was a component of OB West. History Army Group G was initially deployed as an '' Armeegruppe''-type formation on 28 April 1944, but was later upgraded to ''Heeresgruppe''-type on 12 September 1944. When the Allied invasion of Southern France took place, Army Group G had eleven divisions with which to hold France south of the Loire.Pogue (referencesCHAPTER XII The Campaign in Southern Francep.227 Between August 17 and 18, the German Armed Forces High Command ordered Army Group G ( with the exception of the troops holding the fortress ports) to abandon southern France. German LXIV Corps, in command in the southwest since First Army had been withdrawn a few weeks earlier to hold the line on the River Seine southeast of Paris, formed three march groups and withdrew eastward toward Dijon. At the same time, the German Nineteenth Army retreated northward through the Rhône valley toward the Plateau de Langres. Ther ...
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Montpellier
Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. At the 2020 census, 299,096 people lived in the city proper, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 813,272. The inhabitants are called ''Montpelliérains''. In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world and has the oldest medical school still in operation, with notable alumni such as Petrarch, Nostradamus and François Rabelais. Above the medieval city, the ancient citadel of Montpelli ...
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19th Army (Wehrmacht)
The 19th Army () was a field army of the German Army (Heer) that specialized in anti-aircraft warfare, anti-tank warfare, armoured warfare, coastal defence and fortification, combined arms, counterinsurgency, conventional warfare, and maneuver warfare. Active from 1943 to 1945 on the Western Front, it was tasked with defending Southern France and before being pushed back to the France–Germany border during Operation Dragoon and then into Southern Germany. History Formed in August 1943 in occupied southern France from ''Armeegruppe Felber'' (the '' LXXXIII. Armeekorps''), the 19th Army defended Southern France, the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, Baden and Southern Württemberg during the Allied invasion of Southern France and other large Allied military operations that had as their goal the liberation of Southern France and the invasion of Southern Germany. Although nominally a field army, the 19th Army was under strength and consisted of third tier soldiers, wounded ve ...
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IV Luftwaffe Field Corps
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Besançon
Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two 1st Armored Division (France), divisions of the French Army. In 2022 the city had a population of 120,057, in a metropolitan area of 284,474, the second in the region in terms of population. Established in a meander of the river Doubs (river), Doubs, the city was already important during the Gallo-Roman era under the name of ''Vesontio'', capital of the Sequani. Its geography and specific history turned it into a military stronghold, a garrison city, a p ...
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LXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
The LXII Army Corps (), initially known as the LXII Reserve Corps (), was an Corps, army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The formation was active between 1942 and 1944. History The LXII Reserve Corps was formed on 15 September 1942 in Military district (Germany), Wehrkreis III (Berlin) for the purpose of leadership and organization of reserve divisions in Ukraine. It was a subordinate of the ''Wehrmachtbefehlshaber Ukraine'' staff between October 1942 and December 1943. The commander of the corps throughout its lifetime was Ferdinand Neuling, the former commander of the 239th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), 239th Infantry Division. Between 1 June 1943 and 3 December 1943, it consisted of the 143rd Reserve Division (Wehrmacht), 143rd Reserve Division and the 147th Reserve Division (Wehrmacht), 147th Reserve Division. The corps was redeployed on 15 January 1944 to Le Bourg-d'Oisans and renamed ''LXII. Armeekorps'' on 5 August 1944. The corps was destroyed on 18 A ...
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Army Group D
Army Group D () was a German Army Group which saw action during World War II. Army Group D was formed on 26 October 1940 in France, its initial cadre coming from the disbanded Army Group C. On 15 April 1941, the status of Army Group D was upgraded. From that date on, the commander of Army Group D was also to be considered Oberbefehlshaber West (or OB WEST – the Commander in Chief for the Western Theatre). As a result of this, Army Group D is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Army Group West. Commanders Orders of battle May 1941 * Seventh Army * First Army * Fifteenth Army * Commander of all German troops of Occupation in the Netherlands May 1944 * Army Group G * Army Group B * Panzer Group West * First Fallschirm Army December 1944 * Army Group G Army Group G () fought on the Western Front of World War II and was a component of OB West. History Army Group G was initially deployed as an '' Armeegruppe''-type formation on 28 April 1944, but was later upg ...
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Wehrmachtbefehlshaber
The () was the German chief military position in countries occupied by the Wehrmacht which were headed by a civilian administration. The main responsibilities of this position were military security in the area and command of the defense in case of attack or invasion. The also had a judicial function, as he served as judge in German military courts. He had no control over Army units, but was responsible for the housing of troops. In the occupied territories of the Soviet Union, the Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber was also responsible for securing the occupied territories, protecting transport links, and recording the crops. in the occupied areas Balkan Following the Invasion of Yugoslavia, the commander of the 12th Army was designated "Commander-in-Chief of the German troops in the Balkans", which was later renamed . Belgium and Northern France In Belgium and Northern France, control was originally given to a Military Administration. However, in July 1944, after the dismissal o ...
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LXXXVIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
The LXXXVIII Army Corps () was an army corps of the German Wehrmacht during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... It was formed in 1942 and existed until 1945. History The LXXXVIII Army Corps was formed on 8 June 1942 using personnel from the 240th Division. That staff had already effectively been a corps, as it had overseen the 82nd, 167th and 719th Divisions between April and June 1942. The initial corps commander of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard. Between June 1942 and July 1944, the commanding officer of the LXXXVIII Army Corps was also the c''ommander of army troops in the Netherlands and staff for coastal defense of Wehrmacht commander Netherlands'' (), but was merely responsible for the corps itself after that. Structur ...
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Martin Bieber
__NOTOC__ Martin Bieber (10 November 1900 – 19 October 1974) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. Born in Tabarz,''Deutsches biographisches Generalregister: Bern-Bonzon''. Willi Gorzny. 2002. p. 184 he was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Bieber surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until October 1955. He died in Düsseldorf in 1974. Awards and decorations * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 November 1917) & 1st Class (22 September 1918)Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 8. * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (23 January 1935)Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 9. * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936) * West Wall Medal (20 April 1940) * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 June 1940) & 1st Class (24 June 1940) * Wound Badge (1939) in Silver (15 February 1942) * Eastern Front Medal (18 August 1942) * ...
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