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Formed in West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division from Poles and other non Germans the 48th was transferred to France after the collapse of the Normandy Front. First engaged in the Chartres area by the 3rd US Army it preformed poorly being continually driven back by the 3rd Army through Metz and Finally the Siegfried Line where it collapsed altogether and was absorbed into the 559th Infantry Division. Reorganized into a Volksgrenadier division in Austria it was sent to the Eastern Front assigned to the German 8th Army defending Vienna where it surrendered to the Soviets.

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  • 48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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  • Formed in West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division from Poles and other non Germans the 48th was transferred to France after the collapse of the Normandy Front. First engaged in the Chartres area by the 3rd US Army it preformed poorly being continually driven back by the 3rd Army through Metz and Finally the Siegfried Line where it collapsed altogether and was absorbed into the 559th Infantry Division. Reorganized into a Volksgrenadier division in Austria it was sent to the Eastern Front assigned to the German 8th Army defending Vienna where it surrendered to the Soviets.
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Dates
  • Feb 1943 – 1945
Specialization
Unit Name
  • 48(xsd:integer)
  • German 48th Volksgrenadier Division
notable commanders
  • Colonel Arnold Schotz Lt General Karl Casper
Battles
  • World War II *Northern France *Austria
abstract
  • Formed in West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division from Poles and other non Germans the 48th was transferred to France after the collapse of the Normandy Front. First engaged in the Chartres area by the 3rd US Army it preformed poorly being continually driven back by the 3rd Army through Metz and Finally the Siegfried Line where it collapsed altogether and was absorbed into the 559th Infantry Division. Reorganized into a Volksgrenadier division in Austria it was sent to the Eastern Front assigned to the German 8th Army defending Vienna where it surrendered to the Soviets.
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