The 542nd Grenadier Division () was a German military unit during World War II.
History The 542. Sperr-Division was created on 8 July 1944 as part of the 29th Aufstellungswelle in Truppenübungsplatz Stablack. On 15 July 1944, the Division was renamed 542. Grenadier-Division and sent to the Eastern Front as part of Army Group Centre. On 12 August 1944, the unit was renamed 542nd Infantry Division, and again renamed on 9 October 1944 to 542nd Volksgrenadier Division.
The Division was pushed into the Hel Peninsula during the Soviet East Prussian offensive and surrendered in April 1945
Commanders Generalleutnant Karl Löwrick (23 July 1944 - 8 April 1945), KIA
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