170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) explained

Unit Name:	170th Infantry Division
Native Name:	170. Infanterie-Division
Type:	Infantry
Branch:	Army
Dates:	December 1939 – 8 May 1945
Size:	Division
Battles:	World War II German invasion of Denmark (1940)
Notable Commanders:	Siegfried Haß

The 170th Infantry Division (German: 170. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It fought on the Eastern Front for much of the war.

Operational history

The division was formed on 1 December 1939.

The Division participated in the invasion of Denmark.^[1]

The German plan and force:The occupation of Denmark had been put into the hands of the XXI corps (General of the Infantry Nikolaus von Falkenhorst), which consisted of the 170th Infantry Division and 198th Infantry Division. For the occupation of Jutland the following forces were ready: The 170th Infantry Division under Major general Witte (391th, 399th, 401th Infantry Regiments and the 240th. Artillery Regiment), along with other units.

Commanding officers

• Lieutenant General Walter Wittke, 1 December 1939 – 8 January 1942
• Lieutenant General Erwin Sander, 8 January 1942 – 15 February 1943
• Lieutenant General Walther Krause, 15 February 1943 – 15 February 1944
• Major General Franz Griesbach, 15 February 1944 – 16 February 1944
• Lieutenant General Siegfried Haß, 16 February 1944 – 8 May 1945

Notes and References

1. Book: Mitcham, Samuel W.. The Rise of the Wehrmacht: The German Armed Forces and World War II. 4 June 2018. ABC-CLIO. 9780275996413. Google Books.