The 161st Infantry Division is a military unit of the Wehrmacht .
| 161st Infantry Division 161. Infanterie-Division | |
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 division emblem | |
| Years of existence | December 1, 1939 - October 9, 1944 |
| A country |  Germany |
| Enters into | |
| Wars | The Second World War |
| Participation in | operation "Barbarossa" border battles Bialystok-Minsk battle operation "Typhoon" Rzhev battle |
| Commanders | |
| Famous Commanders | Major General Hermann Wilk , Lieutenant General Hitter , Leut -General Kullmer |
Content
The history of the formation of the division
The division was formed in the 1st district of the Reichswehr in East Prussia ( Königsberg ) in the winter of 1939–1940 at the Aris range from spare parts [1] .
The division belonged to the 7th wave of formation and had a population of 14,000 people by state [2] .
Before the war with the USSR, Suwalki was stationed [1] .
Disbanded on October 9, 1944 [3] .
Dislocation
- Germany - November 1939 - June 1940;
- Eastern theater of war: Army Group "Center" - June 1941 - November 1943.
- Western theater of war :;
Division Combat Path
Operation Barbarossa
On June 23, 1941, the 161st Infantry Division crossed the USSR border. [4] .
On July 17, 1941, during the seizure of the city of Lida , I witnessed the following incident: the commander of a cavalry platoon of the 336th infantry regiment of the 161st infantry division drove 20 Jewish citizens to be convoyed. This group of citizens consisted of people aged 16 to 60 years. When leaving the city they were treated very harshly. People were beaten with rifle butts to many in the blood of smashing faces. Then they had to dig a hole with continued torture. When the work was completed, people had to stand in a queue in front of the grave, after which, in turn, everyone was shot. There was no reason for such actions.
- [5] [1] [2]
On July 30, 1941, the commander of the 1st battalion of the 364th Infantry Regiment of the 161st Infantry Division, Major von Klitzing, forced the captured Red Army soldiers, under the most powerful shelling, to deliver ammunition to the forward line. Seven Red Army men never returned.
- [5] [2]
Spiritual operation
Operation Typhoon
From December 1941 to October 1942 she participated in positional battles near Rzhev [3] .
Division Combat
- 336th Infantry Regiment
Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Adolph Abel - September 23, 1943 - Major, Commander of the 364th Grenadier Infantry Regiment.
- Georg Wilhelm Postel - August 9, 1942 - Oberst, commander of the 364th Infantry Regiment.
- Heinrich River - September 4, 1943 - Lieutenant-General, division commander.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Divisions of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War
- ↑ 1 2 3 N. B. Kalinin. 161st Infantry Division: witnesses, accomplices, murderers ...
- ↑ 1 2 city Internet portal Rzhev
- ↑ https://ridero.ru/books/divizii_vermakhta_na_vostochnom_fronte/read/
- ↑ 1 2 certificate of one of the non-commissioned officers of this division. Otto Wormunt, Oberfeldwebel 3rd Company, 364th Infantry Regiment, 161st Infantry Division, East Prussia, Braunsberg, Rittershtrasse 10. [1] “Stets zu erschießen sind Frauen, die in der Roten Arme dienen, strth, for example, for the protection of the company, for the sake of the stunts, for the sake of the stronghold, for the protection Einsatz an der Ostfront. Hamburger Edition, 1997, S. 18.