87th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 87th Infantry Division was a military major unit of the Wehrmacht in World War II.
History
The division was established in the mobilization on 26 August 1939 as part of the second wave in Altenburg in the military district IV. After completion of the installation, she was transferred to border security in the Eifel. As part of the campaign in the west they penetrated through the South of Belgium prior to the Somme and was involved in the second phase of the battle for Paris, where they then also temporarily remained as an occupying force. In October 1940, about a third of the Division for the preparation of the 319th Infantry Division was issued.
In the spring of 1941, the division was transferred to East Prussia and assumed for the attack on the Soviet Union of the 9th Army. About the stations Suwalki and Vilnius she was involved in the boiler Battle of Białystok. A little later it was used north of Smolensk. In August 1941, between the IR 187 and the 32th Cossack Division in the Pripet Marshes west of Bobruisk to major fighting. In winter 1941 the Division marched as part of Operation Typhoon on Wjasma - Gzhatsk - Mozhaisk - Ruza and Zvenigorod until shortly before Moscow ago before they had to retreat back into the room to Gzhatsk. The year 1942 was determined for the division by the costly defensive struggles in the front arc of Rzhev. In the spring of 1943, she began the 87th ID in the company buffalo movement over Sytschowka, Dorogobusch in the room Welisch from the Rschewer front bow from. On April 1, 1943, the GR 173 had to be canceled due to heavy losses, it was reorganized again until April of the following year. In October 1943, followed by the association of the 3rd Panzer Army retreat in the Panther position in space Vitebsk.
Beginning of 1944 was then placed under the 16th Army on the southern flank of Army Group North division. As a result of the Soviet summer offensive of 1944, the Division had to withdraw over Dorpat in Courland, where the entire army group was included. This was followed by attending the six Kurlandschlachten until the capitulation in May 1945.
People
- Bernhard Bechler ( born February 9, 1911 in Lengenfeld (Vogtland ), † 30 November 2002 in Kleinmachnow )
Structure
- Infantry Regiment 173
- Infantry Regiment 185
- Infantry Regiment 187
- Artillery Regiment 187
- Engineer Battalion 187
- Anti-Tank Division 187
- Reconnaissance Battalion 187
- News department 187
- Supply troops 187