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The '''264th Infantry Division''' was created at 20 May 1943 in [[Rouen]]. It was destroyed in winter 1944/1945 in [[Yugoslavia]].
The '''264th Infantry Division''' was created at 20 May 1943 in [[Rouen]]. It was destroyed during the [[Battle of Knin]] in winter 1944/1945 in [[Yugoslavia]].

== Commanding officers ==
== Commanding officers ==
* [[Albin Nake]]
* Generalleutnant [[Albin Nake]] (1 June 1943 - 18 April 1944)
* [[Otto Lüdecke]]
* Generalleutnant [[Otto-Joachim Lüdecke]] (18 April 1944 - 15 May 1944)
* [[Martin Gareis]]
* General der Infanterie [[Martin Gareis]] (15 May 1944 - 25 september 1944)
* Generalmajor Paul Hermann (25 September 1944 - 9 October 1944)
* [[Alois Windisch]]
* Generalmajor [[Alois Windisch]] (9 October 1944 - 5 December 1944 Division destroyed)
* Paul Hermann



== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 07:31, 4 January 2020

264. Infanterie-Division
German 264th Infantry Division
Active20 May 1943 – 7 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

The 264th Infantry Division was created at 20 May 1943 in Rouen. It was destroyed during the Battle of Knin in winter 1944/1945 in Yugoslavia.

Commanding officers

  • Generalleutnant Albin Nake (1 June 1943 - 18 April 1944)
  • Generalleutnant Otto-Joachim Lüdecke (18 April 1944 - 15 May 1944)
  • General der Infanterie Martin Gareis (15 May 1944 - 25 september 1944)
  • Generalmajor Paul Hermann (25 September 1944 - 9 October 1944)
  • Generalmajor Alois Windisch (9 October 1944 - 5 December 1944 Division destroyed)