230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division

"230th Division" redirects here. For the Japanese infantry division, see 230th Division (Imperial Japanese Army).

230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division
230. Infanterie-Division
230. Infanterie Division (Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) Vehicle Insignia
Active	April 1942 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	3rd Mobilization Wave Infantry Division (Infanterie-Division "Alter Art")

The 230th Infantry (Coastal Defense) Division (German: 230. Infanterie-Division or 230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division) was created in April 1942 for the defense of Alta in the Norwegian Finnmark.

The division was a non-standard organization, consisting mostly of a collection of fortress infantry battalions.

Organization

Structure of the division:

• Headquarters at Northern Norway
  • 349th Grenadier Regiment
  • 859th Fortress Grenadier Regiment
  • 930th Artillery Battalion
  • 930th Tank Destroyer Company
  • 930th Engineer Company (Later Battalion)
  • 930th Signal Company
  • 930th Divisional Supply Group

Commanders

• Generalmajor Otto Schonheer
• Generalmajor Konrad Menkel
• Generalleutnant Albrecht Baier
• Generalmajor Benhard Pampel

References

• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "230. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division". Retrieved April 7, 2005.
• "230. Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 7, 2005.