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.[citation needed]
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Commanding officers
Lieutenant General Walter Wittke, 1 December 1939 – 8 January 1942
Lieutenant GeneralErwin Sander, 8 January 1942 – 15 February 1943
Lieutenant GeneralWalther Krause, 15 February 1943 – 15 February 1944
Major GeneralFranz Griesbach, 15 February 1944 – 16 February 1944
Lieutenant GeneralSiegfried Haß, 16 February 1944 – 8 May 1945
References
^Mitcham, Samuel W. (4 June 2018). The Rise of the Wehrmacht: The German Armed Forces and World War II. ABC-CLIO. ISBN9780275996413 – via Google Books.
170th, infantry, division, wehrmacht, chinese, infantry, division, 170th, division, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed,. For the Chinese infantry division see 170th Division This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 170th Infantry Division Wehrmacht news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 170th Infantry Division170 Infanterie DivisionActiveDecember 1939 8 May 1945Country Nazi GermanyBranchArmyTypeInfantrySizeDivisionEngagementsWorld War II German invasion of Denmark 1940 CommandersNotablecommandersSiegfried HassOperational history EditThe 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 citation needed This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2011 Commanding officers EditLieutenant 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 1945References Edit Mitcham Samuel W 4 June 2018 The Rise of the Wehrmacht The German Armed Forces and World War II ABC CLIO ISBN 9780275996413 via Google Books Portals Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 170th Infantry Division Wehrmacht amp oldid 1083902820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
