333rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 333rd Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during World War II. It was formed in November 1941, as a static division from cadres supplied by the 76th Infantry Division and the 293rd Infantry Division.

333rd Infantry Division
Logo of the 333rd German Infanterie Division, 2 World War
Active1941–44
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

Location

  • 1940 Belgium
  • 1941-1943 France
  • 1943 Eastern Front
  • 1944 Destroyed Romania

Commanders

  • Major General Rudolf Pitz
  • Major General Gerhard Grassman
  • Major General Rudolf von Tschudi
  • Colonel Wilhelm Crisolli
  • Major General Erwin Menny

Formation

  • 679th Infantry Regiment
  • 680th Infantry Regiment
  • 681st Infantry Regiment
  • 33rd Artillery Regiment
  • 333rd Motorcycle Company
  • 333rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 333rd Engineer Battalion
  • 333rd Signal Company
  • 333rd Divisional Supply Troops

References

  • Mitcham, Samual German Order of Battle: 291st-999th Infantry divisions page 39–40.
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