121st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

121. Infanterie-Division German 121st Infantry Division
Active	1940–1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II

The 121st Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was a part of the German XXVIII Army Corps.

Commanding officers

• General der Artillerie Curt Jahn, 5 October 1940 – 6 May 1941
• Generalleutnant Otto Lancelle, 6 May 1941 – 8 July 1941
• General der Artillerie Martin Wandel, 8 July 1941 – 11 Nov 1942
• General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 11 November 1942 – March 1944
• Generalmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau, March 1944 – 1 June 1944
• Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler, 1 June 1944 – 27 June 1944
• General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 27 June 1944 – 10 July 1944
• General der Infanterie Theodor Busse, 10 July 1944 – 1 August 1944
• Generalleutnant Werner Ranck, 1 August 1944 – 30 April 1945
• Generalmajor Ottomar Hansen, 30 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

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