| 6. Gebirgs-Division (English: 6th Mountain Division) |
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Insignia of the 6th Mountain Division |
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| Active | Raised June 1940, Surrendered 1945 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Heer |
| Type | Mountain Division |
The German 6th Mountain Division was established in June 1940, and was deployed to France for occupation duties. In December it was relocated to Poland, where it remained until the spring of 1941. It then took part in Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece during the Balkans Campaign. In September it was relocated to northern Finland, where it operated in Lapland (west of Murmansk). From July 1942 onward it was part of the Twentieth Mountain Army along the Arctic coast. It withdrew into Norway when the Germans evacuated Finland in late 1944, and surrendered to the British at the end of the war in 1945.
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