German 22nd Infantry Division elements

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German 22nd Infantry Division elements were units of a German Army infantry formation that took part in airborne and amphibious operations during World War II, including actions in the Dodecanese campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit elements
subordinate combat units
allegiance Wehrmacht
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
equipmentType light infantry weapons
standard German Army small arms
garrisonOrHeadquarters Crete (during parts of World War II, via parent division)
historicalContext German efforts to secure control of the Dodecanese Islands after the Italian armistice in 1943
militaryBranch Heer
notableEngagement operations against British and Allied forces in the Dodecanese
operatedBy German Army
opponent Allied forces in the Dodecanese
United Kingdom
participatedIn Dodecanese campaign
German airborne and air-landing operations in the Mediterranean theatre
German amphibious operations in the Aegean Sea
partOf 22nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
role air-landing troops
amphibious assault troops
infantry
subordinateTo German higher command structures in the Aegean theatre
theatre Aegean Sea
Greek islands
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
timePeriod Second World War
linked to: World War II
typeOfOperation airborne operations
amphibious operations

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Battle of Kos involves German 22nd Infantry Division elements