13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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The 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) was a German Army infantry formation that served on multiple fronts during World War II as part of Nazi Germany’s armed forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht military unit
infantry division
allegiance Nazi Germany
alsoKnownAs 13. Infanterie-Division
branch Heer
conflict Battle of France
Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front

Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
World War II
convertedTo armored formation
country Nazi Germany
engagedAgainst France
Poland
Soviet Union
formationDate 1934
formedAs 13th Infantry Division
garrison Magdeburg
historicalEra World War II
ideologicalContext Nazi Germany armed forces
languageOfName German
militaryRole infantry
militaryTheater European theatre of World War II
notableCommander Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
Hans-Valentin Hube
Walther Fischer von Weikersthal
notableFor participation in early Blitzkrieg campaigns
partOf German Army (Heer)
linked to: German Army

Wehrmacht ground forces
linked to: Wehrmacht
reorganizationDate 1940
reorganizedAs 13th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
status converted into armored division
subordinateTo Army Group Centre
Army Group South
VIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
XIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
linked to: XIII Army Corps
tookPartIn Battle of France
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
fighting in Russia
fighting in Ukraine
fighting on the Eastern Front
type infantry division

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33rd Infantry Division precededBy 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
13th Infantry Division precededBy 13th Division (German Empire)
linked to: 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) alsoKnownAs 13. Infanterie-Division
linked to: 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)