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until the

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when it then moved to Italy taking 5,772 prisoners in two days during the disarmament of the

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. The division remained in Italy for the rest of the war and surrendered to the Americans in April, 1945.

Commander

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Order of battle

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Regiment 296 **3 x Battalions *Gebirgsjäger Regiment 297 **3 x Battalions *Gebirgs Artillery Regiment 1057 *Feldersatz Battalion 1057 *

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Battalion 157 *Reconnaissance Battalion 1057 *Gebirgs

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Battalion 1057 *Gebirgs

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Battalion 1057 *Division Supply troop 1057

Commander

Order of battle

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