57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 57th Infantry Division (German: 57. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 in Landshut.

57. Infanterie-Division
German 57th Infantry Division
Active26 August 1939 – July 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Current
commander		N/A - Division Disbanded
Notable
commanders		Oskar Blümm

History

The 57th Infantry Division was formed in August 1939 as part of the second wave of German infantry divisions. During the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, the division remained in the Saarland.

The division was moved into Poland as an occupational force in August 1940 until the initiation of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. The division took part in the campaign as part of Army Group South, where it assaulted Kiev.

Orders of Battle

Commanding officers
  • Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm, 1 September 1939 – 26 September 1941
  • General der Infanterie Anton Dostler, 26 September 1941 – 10 April 1942
  • Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm, 10 April 1942 – 10 October 1942
  • General der Infanterie Friedrich Siebert, 10 October 1942 – 20 February 1943
  • Generalleutnant Otto Fretter-Pico, 20 February 1943 – 1 September 1943
  • Generalleutnant Vincenz Müller, 1 September 1943 – 19 September 1943
  • Generalmajor Adolf Trowitz, 19 September 1943 – 7 July 1944
  • "57. Infanterie-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  • "History of the 57th Infantry Division (german)". Hannes Kiessling. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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