123rd Infantry Division (123. Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Wehrmacht during World War II.
History
Commands and operational areas DatumCorpsArmyArmy GroupOperational AreaNovember 1940XX.11. ArmeeC BrandenburgApril 1941X. 18. ArmeeBEast PrussiaMay 1941XXVIII.16. ArmeeCJune 1941NorthSebeschAugust 1941II. DemjanskJanuary 1943Demjansk, CholmSeptember 1943Reserve CholmOctober 1943XVII.1. Panzer-Armee SouthZaporizhiaJanuary 19446. ArmeeFebruary 1944XXX.March 1944LVII. A Kryvyi Rih
Composition Infanterie-Regiment 415 Infanterie-Regiment 416 Infanterie-Regiment 418 Artillerie-Regiment 123 Pionier-Bataillon 123 Feldersatz-Bataillon 123 Panzerjäger-Abteilung 123 Aufklärungs-Abteilung 123 Nachrichten-Abteilung 123 Divisions-Nachschubführer 123
Personnel Commanders DateRankName5 October 1940Generalleutnant Walter Lichel6 August 1941 Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch1. Oktober 1943 Generalleutnant Erwin Menny1. November 1943 Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch15. Januar 1944 Generalmajor Louis Tronnier
Chiefs of Staff DateRankName10 October 1940Major Ernst Klasing30 November 1942 Oberstleutnant Hans Linemann
Bibliography Werner Haupt: Demjansk – Ein Bollwerk im Osten, Bad Nauheim 1963. Werner Haupt: Heeresgruppe Nord, Bad Nauheim 1967. Franz Kurowski: Demjansk – Der Kessel im Eis, Wölfersheim-Berstadt 2001.
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