333rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 333rd Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during World War II. It was formed in November 1941, as a static division from cadres supplied by the 76th Infantry Division and the 293rd Infantry Division.

333rd Infantry Division
German: 333. Infanterie-Division
Logo of the 333rd German Infanterie Division, 2 World War
Active	1941–November 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II

Location

• 1940 Belgium
• 1941-1943 France
• 1943 Eastern Front
• October 1943 Destroyed near Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine and dissolved in November 1943

Commanders

• Major General Rudolf Pitz (15 November 1940 - 10 December 1942)
• Major General Gerhard Grassman (10 December 1942 - 22 March 1943)
• Major General Rudolf von Tschudi (22 March - 1 July 1943)
• Colonel Wilhelm Crisolli (1–10 July 1943)
• Major General Erwin Menny (10 July - 17 October 1943)

Formation

• 679th Infantry Regiment
• 680th Infantry Regiment
• 681st Infantry Regiment
• 33rd Artillery Regiment
• 333rd Motorcycle Company
• 333rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
• 333rd Engineer Battalion
• 333rd Signal Company
• 333rd Divisional Supply Troops

References

• Mitcham, Samual German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions page 39–40.