The 333rd Infantry Division was a
division of the
German Army
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during
World War II
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. It was formed in November 1941, as a static division from cadres supplied by the
76th Infantry Division and the
293rd Infantry Division.
Location
*1940 Belgium
*1941-1943 France
*1943 Eastern Front
*October 1943 Destroyed near
Zaporizhzhia
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in Ukraine and dissolved in November 1943
Commanders
*Major General
Rudolf Pitz (15 November 1940 - 10 December 1942)
*Major General
Gerhard Grassman (10 December 1942 - 22 March 1943)
*Major General
Rudolf von Tschudi (22 March - 1 July 1943)
*Colonel
Wilhelm Crisolli (1–10 July 1943)
*Major General
Erwin Menny (10 July - 17 October 1943)
Formation
*679th Infantry Regiment
*680th Infantry Regiment
*681st Infantry Regiment
*33rd Artillery Regiment
*333rd Motorcycle Company
*333rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
*333rd Engineer Battalion
*333rd Signal Company
*333rd Divisional Supply Troops
References
*Mitcham, Samual ''German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions'' page 39–40.
{{Numbered infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht
Military units and formations established in 1941
Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944