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Organization
Infantry Division (8th Wave)
Infanteriedivision (8. Welle)

10 May 1940
 
Infanterie-Division (8. Welle)
 
1939 - 1940 Organizational Symbols
 
8. Welle Infantry Divisions
Division
  (Commander on 10.05.1940)
W.K. Infantry Other
Units
Heavy
Artillery
Battalion
Comments
290.
  Gen.Lt. Max Dennerlein
X 501 Regiment
502 Regiment
503 Regiment
290 IV./Art Rgt 290  
291.
  Gen.Lt. Kurt Herzog
I 504 Regiment
505 Regiment
506 Regiment
291 IV./Art Rgt 291 only 4 light guns in infantry gun companies
292.
  Gen.Lt. Martin Dehmel
II 507 Regiment
508 Regiment
509 Regiment
292 IV./Art Rgt 292 heavy artillery battalion has sFH 18
293.
  Gen.Maj. Josef Russwurm
III 510 Regiment
511 Regiment
512 Regiment
293 IV./Art Rgt 293 heavy artillery battalion has sFH 18
294.
  Gen.Lt. Otto Gabcke
IV 513 Regiment
514 Regiment
515 Regiment
294 IV./Art Rgt 294 heavy artillery battalion has sFH 18
295.
  Gen.Lt. Herbert Geitner
XI 516 Regiment
517 Regiment
518 Regiment
295 IV./Art Rgt 295 only 4 light guns in infantry gun companies
296.
  Gen.Lt. Wilhelm Stemmermann
XIII 519 Regiment
520 Regiment
521 Regiment
296 IV./Art Rgt 296 only 4 light guns in infantry gun companies
297.
  Gen.Lt. Max Peffer
XVII 522 Regiment
523 Regiment
524 Regiment
297 IV./Art Rgt 297 only 4 light guns in infantry gun companies
298.
  Gen.Lt. Walther Graessner
VIII 525 Regiment
526 Regiment
527 Regiment
298 IV./Art Rgt 298  
299.
  Gen.Lt. Willi Moser
IX 528 Regiment
529 Regiment
530 Regiment
299 IV./Art Rgt 299 only 4 light guns in infantry gun companies
 
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