German 709th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_709th_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod May 1941 – June 1944
gptkbp:branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:1709th_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:709th_Anti-tank_Battalion
gptkb:709th_Divisional_Supply_Troops
gptkb:709th_Engineer_Battalion
gptkb:709th_Reconnaissance_Battalion
gptkb:709th_Signal_Battalion
gptkb:729th_Grenadier_Regiment
gptkb:739th_Grenadier_Regiment
gptkb:919th_Grenadier_Regiment
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded June 1944
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:formed May 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Cherbourg,_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 709th Infantry Division
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:709._Infanterie-Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Karl-Wilhelm_von_Schlieben
gptkbp:notableEvent Destroyed in the Battle of Cherbourg
gptkbp:notableFor Included Ost battalions (Eastern volunteers)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:German_7th_Army
gptkbp:role coastal defense
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Cherbourg
gptkbp:theatreWork gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D-Day_landings_at_Utah_Beach
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4