The 131st Infantry Division (German: 131. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.
131st Infantry Division | |
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131. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | October 1940 – February 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Hanover, Germany |
The 131st Infantry Division was activated in October 1940, primarily out of other divisions - it included soldiers from the 31st and 269th Infantry Divisions, and cavalry from the 19th.[1]
The division participated in Operation Barbarossa and fought during the entire war on the Eastern Front. In January 1945, the division was driven into the so-called Heiligenbeil Pocket, where it was destroyed in March 1945.