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131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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The 131st Infantry Division (German: 131. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.
Operational history
The 131st Infantry Division was activated in October 1940, primarily out of other divisions - it included soldiers from the 31st and 269th Infantry Divisions, and cavalry from the 19th.[1]
The division participated in Operation Barbarossa and fought during the entire war on the Eastern Front. In January 1945, the division was driven into the so-called Heiligenbeil Pocket, where it was destroyed in March 1945.
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Order of battle
- 431st Infantry Regiment
- 432nd Infantry Regiment
- 434th Infantry Regiment
- 131st Reconnaissance Battalion
- 131st Tank-destroyer Battalion
- 131st Engineer Battalion
- 131st Signal Battalion
- 131st Divisional-Resupply Troops
Commanders
- Lieutenant General Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf (Oct 1940-Jan 1944)
- Lieutenant General Friedrich Weber (Jan-Oct 1944)
- Major General of Reserves Werner Schulze (Oct 1944-Jan 1945)
- Colonel Nobiz (Jan-April 1945)
Sources
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