Offensive of the Red Army south of Lake Ilmen 7 January–21 February 1942.
The division participated in Fall Rot as part of Army Group B, and later performed occupation duties in France until February 1941, when it was sent to East Prussia during the buildup prior to Operation Barbarossa. It served in various sectors on the Eastern Front as part of Army Group North, later Army Group Kurland, for the remainder of the war.
Tessin, Georg (1974). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945. Neunter Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 281–370. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück. ISBN3-7648-0872-1.
Weg und Schicksal der bespannten 290. I. D. (Schwertdivision). 1940–1945. Chronik in Bildern. Hrsg. vom Traditions-Verband 290 I.D. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1986, ISBN3-7909-0292-6.
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290th, infantry, division, wehrmacht, 290th, infantry, division, german, infantry, division, world, formed, munster, training, area, wehrkreis, february, 1940, surrendered, soviet, forces, part, army, group, courland, 290th, infantry, divisionactive6, february. The 290th Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II It was formed in the Munster Training Area in Wehrkreis X on 6 February 1940 and surrendered to Soviet forces at the end of the war as part of Army Group Courland 290th Infantry DivisionActive6 February 1940 8 May 1945Country Nazi GermanyBranchArmyTypeInfantrySizeDivisionPart ofArmy Group NorthNickname s Sword DivisionEngagementsBattle of France Operation Barbarossa 1941 Baltic offensive Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration Courland PocketCommandersNotablecommandersGeneralleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede Contents 1 History 2 Commanding officers 3 Order of battle 3 1 1940 3 2 1944 4 ReferencesHistory Edit Offensive of the Red Army south of Lake Ilmen 7 January 21 February 1942 The division participated in Fall Rot as part of Army Group B and later performed occupation duties in France until February 1941 when it was sent to East Prussia during the buildup prior to Operation Barbarossa It served in various sectors on the Eastern Front as part of Army Group North later Army Group Kurland for the remainder of the war In the winter of 1941 the division was trapped in the Demyansk Pocket along with the 12th 30th 32nd and 123rd infantry divisions and the SS Division Totenkopf as well as RAD Police Todt organization and other auxiliary units for a total of about 90 000 German troops and around 10 000 auxiliaries Their commander was General der Infanterie Walter Graf von Brockdorff Ahlefeldt commander of the II Armeekorps 2nd Army Corps Commanding officers EditGeneralleutnant Max Dennerlein February 8 June 1940 Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede 8 June 19 September 1940 General der Infanterie Helge Auleb 19 September 14 October 1940 Generalleutnant Theodor Freiherr von Wrede 14 October 1940 1 May 1942 Generalleutnant Conrad Oskar Heinrichs 1 May 1942 1 February 1944 Generalmajor Gerhard Henke 1 February June 1944 Generalmajor Rudolf Goltzsch June 18 August 1944 Generalmajor Hans Joachim Baurmeister 18 August 1944 25 April 1945 Generalmajor Carl Henke 25 April 27 April 1945 Generalleutnant Alfred Hemmann 27 April 8 May 1945 Order of battle Edit1940 Edit Infantry Regiment 501 Infantry Regiment 502 Infantry Regiment 503 Artillery Regiment 290 Divisions Units 2901944 Edit Grenadier Regiment 501 Grenadier Regiment 502 Divisions Fusilier Battalion 290 Artillery Regiment 290 Divisions Units 290References EditTessin Georg 1974 Verbande und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939 1945 Neunter Band Die Landstreitkrafte 281 370 Biblio Verlag Osnabruck ISBN 3 7648 0872 1 Weg und Schicksal der bespannten 290 I D Schwertdivision 1940 1945 Chronik in Bildern Hrsg vom Traditions Verband 290 I D Podzun Pallas Verlag Friedberg 1986 ISBN 3 7909 0292 6 This article about a specific German military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 290th Infantry Division Wehrmacht amp oldid 1123918812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
