Infantry division (1944)

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alternativeName Type 44 Infantry Division
gptkbp:component artillery
anti-tank battalion
signals battalion
engineer battalion
reconnaissance battalion
supply troops
three infantry regiments
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:doctrine defensive warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Infantry division (1944)
gptkbp:introduced 1944
gptkbp:notable_for increased use of automatic weapons
adapted to late-war conditions
reduced manpower
shortage of equipment
simplified organization
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:precededBy Infantry division (1939)
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:standard_strength about 12,500 men
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:52nd_(Lowland)_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7