76th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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76th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia

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76th Infantry Division
76. Infanterie-Division

Active	26 August 1939 –1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Odessa Offensive

The 76th Infantry Division was created on 26 August 1939 together with the 23rd Infantry Division in Potsdam.

History

The division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed by the OB West on 17 February 1943.

In 1944, the 76th ID was involved in heavy fighting with Soviet troops in Ukraine and eastern Romania.
In the defensive battles for Letcani and Iaşi (German: Jassy) the 76th ID suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw across the Bahlui River.
In September and October 1944, the 76th ID was again refreshed with new troops before surrendering in 1945 in Slovakia.

Organization

Structure of the division:^[1]

Headquarters
178th Infantry Regiment
203rd Infantry Regiment
230th Infantry Regiment
176th Artillery Regiment
176th Reconnaissance Battalion
176th Anti-Tank Battalion
176th Engineer Battalion
176th Signal Battalion
176th Divisional Supply Group

Commanding officers

General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis, 1 September 1939
Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg, 26 January 1942 – 31 January 1943, POW

Second formation

General der Infanterie Erich Abraham, 1 April 1943
Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker, July 1944
General der Infanterie Erich Abraham, August 1944
Generalleutnant Siegfried von Rekowski, 17 October 1944
Oberst Dr. Wilhelm-Moritz Freiherr von Bissing, 8 February 1945
Generalmajor Erhard-Heinrich Berner, 14 February 1945

References

^ German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 85.

Tessin, Georg (1972). "Die Landstreitkräfte 71—130". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 6. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. pp. 29–31.

Numbered infantry divisions of the German Army (1935–1945)

1st – 99th

1st – 9th	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10th – 19th	10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20th – 29th	20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30th – 39th	30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 39

40th – 49th	41 44 45 46 47 48 49

50th – 59th	50 52 56 57 58 59

60th – 69th	60 61 62 63 64 65 68 69

70th – 79th	70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

80th – 89th	80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

90th – 99th	91 92 93 94 95 96 98

100th – 199th

100th – 119th	102 106 110 111 112 113

121st – 129th	121 122 123 125 126 129

130th – 149th	131 132 134 137 148

150th – 159th	153 154 155 156 157 158 159

160th – 169th	160 161 162 162nd (Turk.) 163 164 166 167 168 169

170th – 189th	170 174 176 180 181 182 183 189

190th – 199th	190 196 197 198 199

200th – 299th

200th – 209th	201 203 205 206 207 208 209

210th – 219th	210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219

220th – 229th	221 223 225 226 227 228

230th – 239th	230 231 232 237 239

240th – 249th	240 242 243 244 245 246 249

250th – 259th	250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258

260th – 269th	260 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269

270th – 279th	270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279

280th – 289th	280 281 282 286

290th – 299th	290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299

300th – 399th

300th – 309th	301 302 303 304 305 306 309

310th – 329th	311 319 320 321 323 324 325 326 327 328 329

330th – 339th	330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339

340th – 349th	340 342 343 344 346 347 348 349

350th – 359th	351 352 353 355 356 357 358 359

360th – 369th	361 362 363 364 365 367 369

370th – 379th	370 371 372 373 376 377 379

380th – 389th	383 384 385 387 389

390th – 399th	392 393 395 399

400th – 719th

400th – 499th	416 430 462

500th – 599th	521 526 554 555 556 557

600th – 699th	600 606 650

700th – 709th	702 703 704 707 708 709

710th – 719th	710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 76th Infantry Division
Staff	Erich Abraham (Oak Leaves) Maximilian de Angelis (Oak Leaves) Carl Rodenburg (Oak Leaves)
Units	Heinrich Busse² (Oak Leaves) Hans-Joachim Löser
² Knight's Cross with the 306th Infantry Division

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