206th Infantry Division (Germany)

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The German 206th Infantry Division, or (German designation 206.Infanterie-Division), was a military unit that served during World War II. Like most German infantry units it had no motorization, and relied on leg and horse mobility.

[edit] History

The 206th Division served during the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as a reserve division for Army Group North.

The 206th participated in Operation Typhoon as part of the XXIII Corps under the Ninth Army. At this time, the division was under the command of Lieutenant General Hugo Höfl.

The division is know to have used Marder I's from January 1943 to December 1943.

[edit] Component units

  • 301st, 312th, and 413th Infantry Regiments

[edit] See also

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