The 277. Volksgrenadier-Division was formed in Hungary in September 1944 from the partially formed 574. Volksgrenadier-Division. It was sent to the Western Front in November and took part in the Battle of the Bulge and the retreat into Germany, it was captured in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945.

Commanders

Generalmajor Wilhelm Viebig (4 Sep 1944 - ? Apr 1945)

Operations Officers (Ia)

Oberstleutnant Horst Freiherr von Wangenheim (4 Sep 1944 - Mar 1945)

Area of operations

Hungary (Sep 1944 - Dec 1944)
Western Germany (Dec 1944 - Apr 1945)

Order of battle

Grenadier-Regiment 989
Grenadier-Regiment 990
Grenadier-Regiment 991
Füsilier-Kompanie 277
Artillerie-Regiment 277
Pionier-Bataillon 277
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 277
Nachrichten-Abteilung 277
Feldersatz-Bataillon 277
Versorgungseinheiten 277

Sources used

Andris J. Kursietis - The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945
Samuel W. Mitcham Jr - Hitler's Legions: The German Army Order of Battle World War II
George F. Nafziger - The German Order of Battle: Infantry in World War II
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945

Reference material on this unit

Wingolf Scherer & Ernst-Detlef Broch - Untergang: Kampf und Vernichtung der 277. Division in der Normandie und in der Eifel
Wingolf Scherer - Wiederkehr: Fotos und Aufzeichnungen von Infanteristen der 277. ID/ VGD aus den Kämpfen in Frankreich (Normandie) und in der Eifel 1944/1945