131st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 131st Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.
Operational history
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.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.
Order of battle
- 431st Infantry Regiment
- 432nd Infantry Regiment
- 434th Infantry Regiment
- 131st Reconnaissance Battalion
- 131st Tank-destroyer Battalion
- 131st Engineer Battalion
- 131st Signal Battalion
- 131st Divisional-Resupply Troops
Commanders
- Lieutenant General Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf
- Lieutenant General Friedrich Weber
- Major General of Reserves Werner Schulze
- Colonel Nobiz