83rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 83rd Infantry Division (ID) was a military major unit of the Wehrmacht.

Division history

Areas of application

  • Poland: December 1939 to May 1940
  • France: From May to December 1940
  • Germany: December 1940-January 1941
  • France: From January to December 1941
  • Eastern front, central section: from December 1941 to October 1943
  • Eastern front, northern sector: October 1943 to October 1944
  • Kurland kettle and West Prussia: October 1944 to April 1945

The 83rd Infantry Division was set up as part of the sixth wave formation on December 1, 1939 on the military training area of ​​Bergen. The 13th Company received heavy mortars. Between August 1940 and February 1941, the Division has not yet been used.

In the spring of 1942, the 83rd Infantry Division was transferred to the Eastern Front and fought after a few operations against partisans in the battle of Welikije Luki. The IR 277 under Lieutenant-Colonel von Sass was twelve months included in Welikije Luki and were destroyed there. On 30 January 1943, resulted in an organizational change by the GR 277 and the III. Department / AR dissolving 193 and GR 547 and I. Department / AR replaced 328. Due to heavy losses had to III during the year 1943. Disbanded battalions of IR and the remains of the GR will be merged 277 and 251. In October 1943, the 83rd Infantry Division of the 16th Army was assumed. Between 1943 and 1944, the division fought in many defensive battles of Army Group Centre and North.

In June 1944, the complete GR 251 had to be newly formed. A reorganization took place in January 1945 on the Tuchel Heath near Danzig. On February 17, 1945, the GR 257 was completely destroyed during the eruption from the boiler of Graudenz and replaced on 28 March 1945, the GR 412. On the East Prussian Hel peninsula surrendered on April 26, 1945, the remnants of the 83rd Infantry Division from the Red Army.

Outline 1939

  • Infantry Regiment 251
  • Infantry Regiment 257
  • Infantry Regiment 277
  • Artillery Regiment 183
  • Radfahrschwadron 183
  • Anti-Tank Division 183
  • Engineer Battalion 183
  • News department 183
  • Infantry division supply officer 183

Commanders

War crimes

1946 numerous captured officers of Infantry Regiment 277, including her former regimental commander Eduard Freiherr von Sass in Welikije Luki were executed by the Red Army. They were accused of having committed war crimes against the civilian population of the city, in part, they had to answer in the space of Vitebsk for the genocide during anti - partisan operation "Greif".

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