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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.

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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

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