340th Volksgrenadier Division
The 340th Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.
The division was formed in September 1944, replacing the destroyed 340th Infantry Division, by redesignating the 572. Volksgrenadier-Division, under the command of Theodor Tolsdorff. It contained the 694th, 695th and 696th Grenadier Regiments, and the 340th Artillery Regiment.
340th Infantry Division
The 340th Infantry Division was formed on 16 November 1940 in the Wehrkreis X from elements of the 68th, 170th and 290th Infantry-Divisions, as part of the 14. Welle.After her training in the area of Hamburg, she was sent in June 1941 to the north of France in the region of Calais as a force for occupation and coastal defense.
In June 1942, she was transferred to the Eastern Front in December 1941 in the Kiev sector where she suffered heavy losses.
She was reinforced by the addition of Divisions-Gruppe 327 in November 1943.
The division was destroyed by Soviet forces in the Brody Pocket in July 1944 and was dissolved on 13 August 1944.