23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
German army division during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The German 23rd Infantry Division (23. Infanterie-Division), later the 26th Panzer Division, was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. It was non-motorised and relied on horse-drawn wagons for its mobility. The unit carried the nickname Grenadierkopf.
| German 23rd Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| 23. Infanteriedivision — 23. InfDiv — XX | |
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| Active | 1 October 1934 – 14 September 1942 23 October 1942 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Potsdam |
| Nickname(s) | Grenadierkopf |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |  |
| As the 26th Panzer Division |  |
The 23rd Infantry participated in the invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the reserve component of the 4th Army. The division was commanded by Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt and consisted of the 9th, 67th, and 68th infantry regiments.