319th Static Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
Appearance
319th Static Infantry Division | |
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319. (bodenständige) Infanterie-Division | |
Active | 15 November 1940 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Heer (Wehrmacht) |
Type | Static infantry |
Role | Coastal defence |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Guernsey |
Engagements | Granville raid |
The 319th Static Infantry Division (German 319. Infanterie-Division (bo.)) was a German Army static division during World War II. It was raised in November 1940 from units of the 87th, 169th and the 299th Infantry Divisions. On 30 April 1941 the 319th Division replaced the 216th Infantry Division in the Channel Islands defense and remained in that position until its capture in May 1945 by British forces.
Commanders
[edit]- Generalleutnant Erich Müller (19 November 1940 – 1 September 1943)
- Generalleutnant Rudolf Graf von Schmettow (1 September 1943 – 27 February 1945)
- Generalmajor Rudolf Wulf (27 February 1945 – 8 May 1945)
Organization (1943–1945)
[edit]- Command
- 582nd Grenadier Regiment
- 583rd Grenadier Regiment
- 584th Grenadier Regiment
- 319th Artillery Regiment
- 319th Engineer Battalion
- 319th Antitank Battalion
- 450th Fast Battalion
- 319th Signals Battalion
- 16th Machine Gun Battalion (attached)
- 213th Panzer Battalion (attached)
- Army Coastal Artillery Regiment 1265 (attached)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 319. Infanterie-Division German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- Wendel, Marcus (2008). [1]. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- Pipes, Jason. 319. Infanterie-Division on Feldgrau. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
Categories:
- Military units and formations established in 1940
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
- Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II
- Military history of the Channel Islands during World War II
- German occupation of Jersey during World War II
- 20th century in Guernsey
- 20th century in Jersey