11th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

German 11th Infantry Division
11. Infanterie-Division
Active 1 October 1934 – 8 May 1945
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Garrison/HQ Allenstein

The 11th Infantry Division (11. Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Formed 1 October 1934 as Infanterieführer I in Allenstein it was renamed 11. Infanterie-Division on 15. October 1935 with the disclosure of German rearmament. The division was evacuated from Courland pocket on 30 April 1945.

Commanders

Subordination and deployment

Timeframe Army Corps Army Army group Location
September 1939 I 3. Armee North East Prussia, Poland
December 1939 Reserve B Lower Rhine
January 1940 6. Armee Lower Rhine, Belgium, Lille
June 1940 I 4. Armee Somme, Loire
July 1940 7. Armee Atlantic coast
September 1940 Reserve
November 1940 XXXI D
March 1941 Reserve 18. Armee B East Prussia
April 1941 I
May 1941 C
June 1941 North East Prussia – Wolchow (Volkhov River)
September 1941 16. Armee Wolchow – Ladoga
December 1941 18. Armee
May 1942 XXVIII
February 1943 XXVI
October 1943 LIV Leningrad
February 1944 L Pleskau (Pskov)
March 1944 XXVI Army Detachment "Narwa" Narva
June 1944 XXXXIII
July 1944 III. SS Narva, Pernau (Pärnu), Riga
October 1944 I 18. Armee Courland
December 1944 X
January 1945 I
February 1945 II Kurland
March 1945 L

Literature

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