291st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

291st Infantry Division
Active	6 February 1940
Country	Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Wehrmacht
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	15,000 Soldiers
Engagements	World War II

The German 291st Infantry Division, was an infantry division of the Wehrmacht and served in World War II. It was formed in February 1940 as a division of the 8th Wave at the Troop training ground Arys im WK I (Prussia).

Commanding officers

• General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog, 7 February 1940 – 10 June 1942
• Generalleutnant Werner Goeritz, 10 June 1942 – 15 January 1944
• Generalmajor Oskar Eckholt, 15 January – 10 July 1944
• Generalmajor Arthur Finger, 10 July 1944 – 27 January 1945

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Bibliography

• Dunn, Walter Scott (Feb 2009). Second Front Now - 1943: An Opportunity Delayed. 978-0817355470. ISBN 978-0-8173-5547-0.