121st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 121st Infantry Division was a military major unit of the Wehrmacht.

Division history

  • Germany: October 1940-June 1941
  • Eastern front, northern sector: June 1941 to January 1944
  • East Prussia, Kurlandkessel: January 1944 to May 1945

The 121 ID was set up as a division of the 11th wave formation in October 1940 from units of the 1st and the 21st Infantry Division on the military training camp at Munster Munster, in the Lüneburg Heath. For the preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the division marched into East Prussia and Army Group North and the 16th Army was assumed. The first objective of the division was the conquest of the city Daugavpils in Soviet-occupied Latvia, which was reached in late July 1941. In winter 1941/1942 the 121st ID took part in the siege of Leningrad. From May 1942 to February 1944, the division fought almost continuously on the Volkhov position. In the spring of 1944, the Army Group North had to yield to the pressure of the Red Army and the 121st ID dragged on for Luga, Pskov and Liviand back to East Prussia. In March 1944, a booster was carried out by the Shadow Division Mielau. The 121 ID was destroyed in May 1945 in the Kurland kettle, the survivors fell into Soviet captivity.

People

Commanders

General Staff officers (Ia )

Other personalities

  • Erwin Lahousen ( born October 25, 1897 in Vienna, † February 24, 1955 in Innsbruck ), former member of Division, was active in the resistance movement of July 20.

Structure

  • Infantry Regiment 405
  • Infantry Regiment 407
  • Infantry Regiment 408
  • Artillery Regiment 121
  • Engineer Battalion 121
  • Field Replacement Battalion 121
  • Tank Destroyer Division 121
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 121
  • News department 121
  • Supply troops 121
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