The 183rd Infantry Division was a

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division in

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History

The division was formed during the 7th

Aufstellungswelle In the German Wehrmacht before and during World War II, infantry divisions were raised as part of a designated ''Aufstellungswelle'' (deployment wave) or ''Welle'' (wave), sometimes translated as "draft". The ''Aufstellungswelle'' system was adopt ...

on 28 November 1939 in Gutsbezirk Münsingen (Wurttemberg).
It participated in the French campaign in 1940 and was then relocated to the

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after which it participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia..
In June 1941, it participated in the attack on the USSR, as part of the XX Army Corps under the command of

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. The Division fought near Smolensk and Moscow. By 22 October 1943, the 183rd Infantry Division had suffered numerous losses and was merged with two other, badly battered Infantry Divisions (217th and 339th) into a "Corps Detachment C" (''Korps-Abteilung C''). The division itself was disbanded. Corps Detachment C became part of

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. In July 1944, it was destroyed in the

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.
On 15 September 1944, a new

183rd Volksgrenadier Division The 183rd Volksgrenadier Division () was a German unit during World War II. History In September 1944 the 183 Volksgrenadier Division was formed of what was left of the 183rd Infantry Division, complemented by non-fighting military personnel ( ...

was created.

Organization

Structure of the division: * Headquarters * 219th Reconnaissance Battalion * 330th Infantry Regiment * 343rd Infantry Regiment * 351st Infantry Regiment * 219th Engineer Battalion * 219th Artillery Regiment * 219th Tank Destroyer Battalion * 219th Signal Battalion * 219th Divisional Supply Group

Commanders

*Generalleutnant

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(1 November 1939 - 4 October 1941) *Generalleutnant

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(4 October 1941 - 20 January 1942) *Generalleutnant

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(20 January 1942 - 15 November 1943) *Generalleutnant Wolfgang Lange (''Korps-Abteilung C'') (15 November 1943 - April 1944) *Oberst

Gerhard Lindemann __NOTOC__ Gerhard Heinrich Lindemann (2 August 1896 – 28 April 1994) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for ...

(''Korps-Abteilung C'') (April 1944 - 1 June 1944) *Generalleutnant Wolfgang Lange (''Korps-Abteilung C'') (1 June 1944 - 27 July 1944) *Generalleutnant Wolfgang Lange (''183rd Volksgrenadier Division'') (15 September 1944 - 25 February 1945) *Generalmajor

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(''183rd Volksgrenadier Division'') (25 February 1945 - 8 May 1945).Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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Notes

References

* Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II Military units and formations of Germany in Yugoslavia in World War II {{Germany-mil-unit-stub