121st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

June 2017 121st Infantry Division 121. Infanterie-Division 121. Infanterie Div.png 200 121. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia 1940–45 Nazi Germany German Army Infantry Division World War II The 121st Infantry Division (de 121. Infanterie-Division) was a German Wehrmacht division in World War II. It was a part of the German XXVIII Army Corps. In September 1941 the formation, on arriving in Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg; engaged in the siege of Leningrad. By October 1941 it was down to 40% of its authorized strength and 3 infantry battalions had to be disbanded due to high casualties. In 1944 it was involved in the retreat from Leningrad through the Baltic states wherein it fought in the Battle of Pskov. It remained in the Courland pocket until the end of the war.Samuel W. Mitcham 2007 123Jeff Rutherford 2014 151 In the winter of 1943/44, the Blue Legion of Spanish volunteers (formerly part of the Blue Division, dissolved in late 1943) was initially attached to the 121st Division before its dissolution in March 1944.Payne, Stanley G. Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II Yale University Press 2008 9780300122824 151 Commanding officers General der Artillerie Curt Jahn, 5 October 1940 – 6 May 1941 Generalleutnant Otto Lancelle, 6 May 1941 – 3 July 1941 General der Artillerie Martin Wandel, 8 July 1941 – 11 Nov 1942 General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 11 November 1942 – March 1944 Generalmajor Ernst Pauer von Arlau, March 1944 – 1 June 1944 Generalleutnant Rudolf Bamler, 1 June 1944 – 27 June 1944 General der Infanterie Helmuth Prieß, 27 June 1944 – 10 July 1944 General der Infanterie Theodor Busse, 10 July 1944 – 1 August 1944 Generalleutnant Werner Ranck, 1 August 1944 – 30 April 1945 Generalmajor Ottomar Hansen, 30 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 Composition 405th Infantry Regiment 407th Infantry Regiment 408th Infantry Regiment 121st Artillerie Regiment 121st Reconnaissance Battalion 121st Tank Destroyer Battalion 121st Engineer Battalion 121st Signal Battalion 121st Divisional Supply TroopsSamuel W. Mitcham 2007 122 References 20em Bibliography Jeff Rutherford https://books.google.com/books?id=_oHRAwAAQBAJ Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front: The German Infantry's War, 1941–1944 2014 9781107055711 Samuel W. Mitcham https://books.google.com/books?id=jPvlnmwrg4QC German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II 2007 9780811734165 Category:Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1941 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945