98th Infantry Division (Germany)

98th Infantry Division (Germany)

The 98th Infantry Division was created on 18 September 1939 in Grafenwöhr. It was destroyed on the Crimea in May 1944 and reformed on 5 June 1944.

Commanding officers

* Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 1 September 1939 - 11 April 1940
* Generalleutnant Herbert Stimmel, 11 April 1940 - 10 June 1940
* Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 10 June 1940 - 31 December 1941
* General der Infanterie Martin Gareis, 31 December 1941 - 1 February 1944
* Generalleutnant Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt, 1 February 1944 - 11 April 1945
* Generalmajor Otto Schiel, 11 April 1945 - 8 May 1945

See also

* Division (military), Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
* Heer, Wehrmacht

References

* Wendel, Marcus (2004). " [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=2179 98. Infanterie-Division] ".
* " [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/98ID.htm 98. Infanterie-Division] ". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved March 17, 2008.


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