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Security Division (Wehrmacht)
Security Divisions (German: ''Sicherungs-Divisionen'') were German rear-area military units engaged in Nazi security warfare in occupied Europe during World War II. Almost all divisions were employed in areas on the Eastern front with the exception of the 325th Security Division which operated within occupied France. The units were tasked with fighting local partisans, intelligience and counter-insurgency against resistance groups, rounding up Jews and other ethnic groups as part of the Holocaust, and conducting punitive actions in civilian areas. These divisions carried out numerous war crimes. Many of their commanders were punished after the war at the subsequent Nuremberg trials for their conduct during the war. History The Wehrmacht security divisions were set up at the beginning of 1941 and were intended to perform policing, security and counter-insurgency duties in the rear of the main German field armies, under the direction of the respective army rear area command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
213th Security Division (Wehrmacht)
The 213th Security Division (''213. Sicherungs-Division''), initially known as the 213th Infantry Division (''213. Infanterie-Division''), was a Security Division (Wehrmacht), rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. The unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group South Rear Area. Operational history The 213th Infantry Division was formed on 26 August 1939 as part of the third ''Aufstellungswelle''. It was raised in Military district (Germany), the 8th military district (Silesia) and initially consisted of the Artillery Regiment 213 as well as the Infantry Regiments 318, 354 and 406. Its recruits hailed from the Wrocław, Breslau area. The division's initial commander was Rene de l’Homme de Courbiere. During the Invasion of Poland, the 213th Infantry Division served in the reserves of Army Group South (Gerd von Rundstedt). It did not play a significant role in the Poland campaign. After the campaign, the division served under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandenbekämpfung
In Military history of Germany, German military history, (), also referred to as Nazi security warfare during World War II, refers to the concept and military doctrine of Counterinsurgency, countering Resistance movement, resistance or insurrection in the Rear (military), rear area during wartime with extreme brutality. The doctrine provided a rationale for disregarding the established Law of war, laws of war and for targeting any number of groups, from Guerrilla warfare, armed guerrillas to civilians, as "bandits" or "members of gangs". As applied by the German Empire and later Nazi Germany, it became instrumental in the crimes against humanity committed by the two regimes, including the Herero and Nama genocide and the Holocaust. Historian Alex J. Kay estimates that around one million civilians died as a result of German anti-partisan warfare—excluding actual partisans—among the 13 to 14 million people murdered by the Nazis during World War II. Background According to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
403rd Security Division
The 403rd Security Division (''403. Sicherungs-Division'') was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. Throughout the war, the unit was mainly deployed in the Army Group South Rear Area behind the Eastern Front, which was a large, German-occupied area of the Soviet Union. During the whole war, the 403rd Security Division was used throughout the war mainly on the Eastern Front for security tasks in the rear army area, such as capturing scattered Soviet soldiers and commissars. Further anti-Semitic measures, such as confiscations, removal of functions, the formation of "purely" Jewish houses, followed. Operational history Division z.b.V. 403 The Division z.b.V. 403, alternatively known as ''Landesschützen-Division 403'', was established on 25 October 1939 in Spandau, which was in the III Military District. It was to consist of ten Territorial Guard (Landesschützen) battalions from the III Military District. August 1940 onwards, the division was part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
391st Security Division (Wehrmacht)
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390th Security Division (Wehrmacht)
The 390th Field Training Division, renamed the 390th Security Division in 1944, was a German Army infantry division during World War II. The unit existed between 4 September 1942 and 30 December 1944. Division history The Division was raised on 4 September 1942 as a field training division for Army Group Center in Russia. The core of the division came from military districts VI, IX and XI, and the division was then replenished in the field by Reich Labour Service (RAD) personnel. On 15 February 1944, the Grenadier (field training) regiments were assigned to Grenadier regiments in the 9th Army. On 19 July 1944, the staff formed the 390th Security Division. The division fought in Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ... and Curland. On 10 November 1944, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German 286th Security Division
The 286th Security Division (''286. Sicherungs-Division'') was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht during World War II. The unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group Centre Rear Area. It was responsible for large-scale war crimes and atrocities including the deaths of thousands of Soviet civilians. Operational history The 286th Security Division was formed on 15 March 1941 around elements of the 213th Infantry Division, initially with one infantry regiment (354th). By 1942 another two Security Regiments, 61 (upgraded from the ''Landesschützen-Regiment'' staff 61) and 122, were attached. A variety of units were subordinated to the division during its existence, including battalions of Russian troops and from February 1944 Grenadier Regiment 638, consisting of French volunteers, the LVF. During this period the division was assigned to Fourth Army, where it carried out occupation, economic exploitation and security duties in rear a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
285th Security Division (Wehrmacht)
The 285th Security Division (''285. Sicherungs-Division'') was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. The unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group North Rear Area. Operational history The division was formed in 1941, prior the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa. It operated in the occupied Baltic States and Northern Russia behind Army Group North's front lines. Its duties included security of communications and supply lines, economic exploitation and combatting irregular fighters ( partisans) in Wehrmacht's rear areas. The division was subordinated to Franz von Roques, commander of Army Group North Rear Area. Along with other security and police forces in the occupied territories, the division participated in war crimes against prisoners of war and civilian population. For the period from 22 June to 1 December 1941, the division reported 1,500 enemies "killed in battle" or shot as "partisans" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
281st Security Division (Wehrmacht)
281st Security Division (''281. Sicherungs-Division'') was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. Established in 1941, the unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group North Rear Area. The unit was converted to an infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ... division in 1945, while stationed in Courland. Operational history Formed in March 1941, the 281st Security Division served in Army Group North Rear Area, in Northern Russia. The division extensively participated in war crimes; the divisional personnel had to be reminded by their commanders on 5 August 1941 to not comment on their various mass shootings in their writings or in conversations with civilians. In early 1942, commanded by General Theodor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
221st Security Division (Wehrmacht)
The 221st Security Division () was a rear-area security division in the ''Wehrmacht'' during World War II. Commanded by General Johann Pflugbeil, the unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group Centre Rear Area, for security and ''Bandenbekämpfung'' ("anti-bandit") duties. It was responsible for large-scale war crimes and atrocities including the deaths of thousands of Soviet civilians. Operational history Formation and Operation Barbarossa The division was formed in '' Wehrkreis VIII'' from a third of the 221st Infantry Division on March 15, 1941. Along with ''Wehrmacht'' army troops, it included Police Battalion 309 of the Orpo (uniformed police), its only motorised formation. The unit spent three months at the front and six months on rear-area security duties in the Gomel area. Its duties included ensuring the security of communications and supply lines, economic exploitation and combatting partisans in the ''Wehrmacht'''s rear area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
207th Infantry Division (Germany)
The 207th Infantry Division () was established in August 1939, and acted as a border security unit during the invasion of Poland as part of the Fourth Army under Army Group North. In May 1940 during the invasion of the Netherlands it attacked the Grebbe Line and was part of 18th Army. In June 1940 it was transferred to the OKH's Reserve Army. In July it was transferred to Pomerania, and in August it was disbanded and its elements used to create three security divisions: the 207th, the 281st, and the 285th, in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. The 207th Security Division () was subordinated to the Army Group North Rear Area until December 1944, when it was disbanded. Its headquarters staff continued as a "special purpose" ( German ''z.b.V.'') divisional headquarters under the Sixteenth Army, ending the war in the pocket with Army Group Courland. Commanders * Generalleutnant Karl von Tiedemann (? August 1939 – 1 January 1943) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
203rd Security Division (Wehrmacht)
The 203rd Security Division, was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. The unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group Centre Rear Area and was responsible for large-scale war crimes and atrocities. Operational history The division was formed in June 1942 on the basis of the 203rd Security Brigade that was itself formed in December 1941. It operated in the Army Group Centre Rear Area, of the occupied regions of the Soviet Union behind Army Group Centre's front lines. Its duties included security of communications and supply lines, economic exploitation and combatting irregular fighters ( partisans) in Wehrmacht's rear areas. The so-called anti-partisan operations in "bandit-infested" areas amounted to destruction of villages, plunder and enslavement of civilian population. In July 1942, the division took part in '"Operation Peter". The unit received specific instructions regarding the villages deemed "bandit-friendly" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
