German 110th Infantry Division
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The 110th Infantry division was formed in April 1940 in Lüneburg
, Germany
under the 11. Armee and was commanded by Generalleutnant Ernst Seifert. Until June 1941 and the commencement of Operation Barbarossa
on the 22nd day of that month, it was stationed in Poland. It fought on the Eastern Front
as part of Army Group Centre
, VIth Corps and had, by the end of the war, 9 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
holders, four of whom received their awards in November 1943. Despite this, it was destroyed by Soviet forces in July 1944. The division itself consisted of three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment.
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
under the 11. Armee and was commanded by Generalleutnant Ernst Seifert. Until June 1941 and the commencement of Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
on the 22nd day of that month, it was stationed in Poland. It fought on the Eastern Front
Eastern 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...
as part of Army Group Centre
Army Group Centre
Army Group Centre was the name of two distinct German strategic army groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. The first Army Group Centre was created on 22 June 1941, as one of three German Army formations assigned to the invasion of the Soviet Union...
, VIth Corps and had, by the end of the war, 9 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
holders, four of whom received their awards in November 1943. Despite this, it was destroyed by Soviet forces in July 1944. The division itself consisted of three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment.
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Ernst Seifert, 10 December 1940 – 24 January 1942
- Generalleutnant Martin Gilbert, 1 February 1942 – 1 June 1943
- Generalleutnant Eberhard von KurowskiEberhard von KurowskiEberhard von Kurowski was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
, 1 June 1943 – 25 September 1943 - Generalleutnant Albrecht Wüstenhagen, 25 September 1943 – 1 December 1943
- Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski, 1 December 1943 – 11 May 1944
- Generalmajor Gustav GihrGustav GihrGustav Gihr was the German commander of the 707th Infantry division during the Bobruisk Offensive.-World War I:...
, 11 May 1944 – 15 May 1944 - Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski, 15 May 1944 – July 1944