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78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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289: 199: 181: 147: 22: 4063: 1188: 3481: 4183: 375:. The division advanced from the Polish border to the gates of Moscow, being halted on 3 December 1941 by the Soviet defences. By January 7, 1942, the division had been pushed back from Ruza to 4173: 4168: 1181: 3474: 1174: 485:. During the fighting the division was destroyed, having failed to break out of an encirclement east of Minsk on the night of 5/6 July. Surviving elements were taken over by the 39: 3467: 379:
where the Soviet winter offensive was halted. The division then formed the South East flank of the Rzhev-Vyazma Salient. Late in 1942 it suffered heavy losses in the
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It was stationed in France for occupation duties from the summer of 1940 through the spring of 1941, and then transferred east to participate in
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recipients of the 78th Infantry Division/78th Sturm Division/78th Grenadier Division/78th Volksgrenadier Division/78th Volkssturm Division
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Lakowski, Richard (2008). "Der Zusammenbruch der deutschen Verteidigung zwischen Ostsee und Karpaten". In Müller, Rolf-Dieter (ed.).
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Division, by renaming the 543rd Volksgrenadier Division then in the process of forming. In October 1944 it was renamed as 78th
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Division (a new divisional symbol, an armoured fist, being adopted, derived from the artificial hand of
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s, as well as extra regimental artillery support. With its new organisation, the division took part in
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During the June - July 1944 Soviet offensive against Army Group Centre,
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On 1 January 1945, the 78th Volksgrenadier Division (then under
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the division was first transferred from the Ninth Army to the
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Later that month, the division was reconstituted as the 78th
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At the beginning of 1943 it was reorganised as the 78th
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The 78th Infantry Division was raised in August 1939 in
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in September where the division was forced back to the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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It was among the forces of the 4070:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 3490:Volksgrenadier divisions of the 730:18 January 1945 - February 1945 663:15 February 1944 - 12 July 1944 655:15 February 1944 - 12 July 1944 622:30 December 1942 - 1 April 1943 356:, incorporating reservists from 197: 179: 145: 20: 1036:1 x Medium Artillery Battalion 1028:3 x Light Artillery Battalions 633:1 April 1943 - 1 November 1943 540:) had a strength of 9,715 men. 31:needs additional citations for 4179:1939 establishments in Germany 1145:Gudmundsson, Bruce I. (1993). 529:at the end of the war in May. 446:. During the following Soviet 324:formation which fought during 1: 939:178. Reconnaissance Battalion 773:78. Mapping Detachment (mot.) 487:565th Volksgrenadier Division 1054:3 x Pioneer Companies (mot.) 700:78. Volksgrenadier-Division 671:12 July 1944 - 18 July 1944 509:Division, being assigned to 493:78th Volksgrenadier Division 341:543. Volksgrenadier-Division 330:78th Volksgrenadier Division 125:78th Volksgrenadier Division 743:February 1945 - 1 May 1945 454:in July, then again to the 335:78. Volksgrenadier-Division 162:26 August 1939 — 8 May 1945 139:78. Volksgrenadier-Division 4200: 996:Companies (self-propelled) 975:Companies (self-propelled) 922:Machine Gun Company (mot.) 874:Machine Gun Company (mot.) 826:Machine Gun Company (mot.) 740:Generalmajor Wilhelm Nagel 660:Generalleutnant Hans Traut 153:and Sturm-Division (right) 4145: 4048: 3499: 3440: 3217: 3206: 2728: 2717: 2174: 2163: 1815: 1804: 1216: 1205: 769:78. Division Headquarters 735:78. Volks-Sturm-Division 734: 699: 675: 613: 558: 144: 129: 1094:Supply and Support Units 1002:198. Assault Gun Brigade 754:1 May 1945 - 8 May 1945 705:Generalmajor Alois Weber 559:78. Infanterie-Division 4149:206th Infantry Division 1199:German Army (1935–1945) 1021:178. Artillery Regiment 776:Military Police Platoon 676:78. 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