62nd Volksgrenadier Division explained

Unit Name:62nd Volksgrenadier Division
Dates:1944-1945
Branch:Army
Type:Infantry
Size:Division
Notable Commanders:Friedrich Kittel
Disbanded:1945

The 62nd Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.

The division was formed in November 1944, by redesignating the 583rd Volksgrenadier Division, under the command of Friedrich Kittel. It contained the 164th, 183rd and 190th Grenadier Regiments, and the 162nd Artillery Regiment.[1]

The division fought in France and the Ardennes before being trapped in the Ruhr pocket, where it was destroyed in April 1945.[1]

Commanding officers

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Notes and References

  1. Axis History Factbook