244. Infanterie-Division
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The 244. Infanterie-Division was formed in September 1943 near Antwerpen by the redesignation of Division E which had been undergoing formation from convalescents of the 340. Infanterie-Division. The service and supply elements were formed from the disbanded 39. Infanterie-Division.
The division was destroyed in August 1944 at Marseilles. It was formally disbanded on 7 October 1944.
Commanders
Generalleutnant Martin Gilbert (1 Sep 1943 - 14 Apr 1944)Generalleutnant Hans Schäfer (14 Apr 1944 - 28 Aug 1944)
Operations Officers (Ia)
Oberstleutnant Johannes Bretschneider (Aug 1943-Jan 1944)Major Walter Merz (1 Feb 1944-Aug 1944)
Area of operations
Belgium & France (Sep 1943 - Aug 1944)Order of battle (1944)
Grenadier-Regiment 932 (1)Grenadier-Regiment 933
Grenadier-Regiment 934 (2)
Artillerie-Regiment 244
Pionier-Bataillon 244
Nachrichten-Abteilung 244
Feldersatz-Bataillon 244
Nachrichten-Abteilung 244
Versorgungseinheiten 244
Footnotes
1. Ost-Bataillon 666 incorporated as IV. Bataillon on 19 April 1944.2. Ost-Bataillon 681 incorporated as IV. Bataillon on 19 April 1944.