110th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

September 2023 September 2023 September 2023 110th Infantry Division de 110. Infanterie-Division 110th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 200 Nazi Germany Infantry Army April 1940 – 1944 Division World War II Operation Barbarossa The 110th Infantry Division (de 110. Infanterie-Division) of the German army (Wehrmacht) was formed in April 1940 in Lüneburg under the 11. Armee and was commanded by Generalleutnant Ernst Seifert. Until June 1941 and the commencement of Operation Barbarossa on the 22nd day of that month, it was stationed in Poland. It fought on the Eastern Front as part of Army Group Centre, VI Corps and had, by the end of the war, nine Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross holders, four of whom received their awards in November 1943.April 2016 The division was destroyed by Soviet forces in July 1944. The division itself consisted of three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment.Axis History Factbook Commanding officers Generalleutnant Ernst Seifert, 10 December 1940 – 24 January 1942November 2011 Generalleutnant Martin Gilbert, 1 February 1942 – 1 June 1943November 2011 Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski, 1 June 1943 – 25 September 1943November 2011 Generalleutnant Albrecht Wüstenhagen, 25 September 1943 – 1 December 1943November 2011 Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski, 1 December 1943 – 11 May 1944November 2011 Generalmajor Gustav Gihr, 11 May 1944 – 15 May 1944November 2011 Generalleutnant Eberhard von Kurowski, 15 May 1944 – July 1944November 2011 References June 2017 Category:Military units and formations established in 1940 Category:Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1944