272nd Volksgrenadier Division
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The 272nd Volksgrenadier Division, was a German Army Volksgrenadier division formed following the defeats of the Normandy Campaign in 1944. Composed of men taken from existing Heer (army) units and airmen and sailors retasked to infantry duties, the division fought on the retreating Western Front until it was largely encircled in the Ruhr Pocket in April 1945.
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272nd Volksgrenadier Division | |
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Active | 17 September 1944 - 14 April 1945 |
Disbanded | April 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division, 10,000 men total |
Engagements | Battle of the Huertgen Forest Hubertus Heights Bergstein Castle Hill (Hill 400) Simmerath Second Battle of Schmidt The Roer River Dams Battle of Kesternich Retreat to the Rhine Remagen Battle of the Ruhr Pocket |
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