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272nd Volksgrenadier Division
272. Volksgrenadier Division Vehicle Insignia
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
Military unit
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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