98th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) explained
| Unit Name: | 98th Infantry Division |
| Native Name: | 98. Infanterie-Division |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Branch: | Army |
| Dates: | 18 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 |
| Size: | Division |
| Battles: | World War II |
The 98th Infantry Division (German: 98. Infanterie-Division) was created on 18 September 1939 in Grafenwöhr. It was destroyed on the Crimea in May 1944 and reformed on 5 June 1944.[1]
Commanding officers
- Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 1 September 1939 – 11 April 1940
- Generalleutnant Herbert Stimmel, 11 April 1940 – 10 June 1940
- Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 10 June 1940 – 31 December 1941
- General der Infanterie Martin Gareis, 31 December 1941 – 1 February 1944
- Generalleutnant Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt, 1 February 1944 – 11 April 1945
- Generalmajor Otto Schiel, 11 April 1945 – 8 May 1945
Bibliography
- Book: Tessin, Georg . Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945 . Units and Troops of the German Military and Waffen-SS in the Second World War 1939–1945 . 6: Die Landstreitkräfte 71–130 (Units 71–130). Biblio . Osnabrück . 1972 . 3-7648-0872-1. German.
Notes and References
- Tessin, pp. 152–153
