The 319th Static Infantry Division (German ''319. Infanterie-Division (bo.)'') was a
German Army
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static division during
World War II
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. It was raised in November 1940 from units of the
87th,
169th and the
299th Infantry Divisions. On 30 April 1941 the 319th Division replaced the
216th Infantry Division in the
Channel Islands
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defense
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and remained in that position until its capture in May 1945 by British forces.
Commanders
*''Generalleutnant''
Erich Müller
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization).
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(19 November 1940 – 1 September 1943)
*''Generalleutnant''
Rudolf Graf von Schmettow
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Rudolf Graf von Schmettow (8 January 1891 – 28 June 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, who was Commander of the German occupation forces of the Channel Islands and commander of the 319th Infantr ...
(1 September 1943 – 27 February 1945)
*''Generalmajor''
Rudolf Wulf
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Rudolf Wulf (12 December 1905 Elmshorn / Schleswig-Holstein – 14 November 1972 Breitbrunn / Bavaria) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 319th Infantry Division on the island of Guerns ...
(27 February 1945 – 8 May 1945)
Organization (1943–1945)
*Command
*582nd Grenadier Regiment
*583rd Grenadier Regiment
*584th Grenadier Regiment
*319th Artillery Regiment
*319th Engineer Battalion
*319th Antitank Battalion
*450th Fast Battalion
*319th Signals Battalion
*16th Machine Gun Battalion (attached)
*213th Panzer Battalion (attached)
*Army Coastal Artillery Regiment 1265 (attached)
See also
*
German occupation of the Channel Islands
The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey are British Crown dependencies in the ...
References
319. Infanterie-DivisionGerman language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
*Wendel, Marcus (2008)
Retrieved 22 January 2022.
*Pipes, Jason
319. Infanterie-Division on Feldgrau Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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Military units and formations established in 1940
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
Military history of the Channel Islands during World War II
German occupation of Jersey during World War II
20th century in Guernsey
20th century in Jersey