281st Infantry Division (Germany)
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The German 281st Infantry Division, (281. Infanterie-Division) was formed in January 1945 in Courland
by conversion of the 281st Security Division (281. Sicherungs-Division).
serving under III SS Corps in February and March 1945 and XXXII Corps in April.
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
by conversion of the 281st Security Division (281. Sicherungs-Division).
Operational history
The 281st Infantry Division spent its brief wartime career on the Eastern FrontEastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
serving under III SS Corps in February and March 1945 and XXXII Corps in April.
Organisation
- Grenadier-Regiment 322, I and II Battalions
- Grenadier-Regiment 368, I and II Battalions
- Grenadier-Regiment 418, I and II Battalions
- Divisions-FüsilierFusilierFusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. The word was first used around 1680, and has later developed into a regimental designation.-History:...
-Kompanie 281 (later expanded to Füsilier-Bataillon 281) - PanzerjägerPanzerjägerPanzerjäger was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War which were the anti-tank arm-of-service who operated anti-tank artillery, and made exclusive use of the tank destroyers which were also named Panzerjäger...
-Kompanie 281 - Artillerie-Regiment 281, I to IV Battalions
- Nachrichten-Abteilung 822
- Pionier-Bataillon 281
- Divisions-Versorgungs-Regiment 281