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The 90th Light Infantry Division was created in August 1941 as Division zbV Africa, from units already in Africa under the control of Divisions-Kommando z.b.V. Afrika. And through its five-year existence it was redesignated several times, although always known colloquially as the Africa Division. This is due to the fact that it was the only German combat division to have actually been raised in Africa itself. It fought for the remainder of the North African campaign, finally surrendering to the Allies in Tunisia in May 1943. During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
As with the other units of the Afrika Korps, replacement units were quickly raised from available troops stationed in Western Europe. As such, the Africa Division was reconstituted as the 90th Panzergrenadier Division in Sardinia during July 1943. Participating in the Sicily fighting before being being evacuated to the Italian mainland in September of 1943, the division appeared opposite both the Americans and British as they pushed north. It was then very nearly wiped out in the bitter fighting with the 1st Canadian Infantry Division along the Moro River in late November of 1943. A short time later it was withdrawn into reserve at Frosinone and redesignated 90th Grenadier Division (Motorized). While still rebuilding, it was deployed piecemeal along the front in response to the Allies spring offensive in 1944 to serve as a rearguard while the balance of the German units in southern Italy fell back to the Winter Line. Shifted southeast from the Franco-Italian border in September of 1944, 90th Grenadier was finally listed as destroyed in the fighting south of Bologna. The remainder of its personnel surrendered to American forces with the remainder of the German forces in Italy capitulation in April of 1945. The seal of Afrikakorps The German Afrika Korps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK ) was the corps-level headquarters controlling the German Panzer divisions in Libya and Egypt during the North African Campaign of World War II. Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps, the term is...
List of military divisions — List of Canadian divisions in WWII The Canadian 1st Infantry Division was formed at the outbreak of World War I in August 1914. ...
The Winter Line was a series of German military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt. ...
Lineage
- Division zbV Africa (Aug 1941-Nov 1941)
- 90th Light Infantry Division (Nov 1941-March 1942)
- 90th Light Africa Division (March 1942-May 1943)
- 90th Panzergrenadier Division (July 1943- Nov 1943)
- 90th Grenadier Division (mot.) (Nov 1943-May 1945)
Commanders - Major General "Ernst Strecker" (August 14 ,1941 - November 2, 1942)
- Major General Ernst-Günther Baade (1943 - 1944 - 1945)
See also The Western Desert Campaign was the primary early theatre of the North African Campaign of World War II. It is sometimes referred to as the Egypt-Libya Campaign. ...
During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ...
Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ...
A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ...
Image:Wehrmacht 20 April 1939 Birthday Parade. ...
This is a list of German divisions in WWII. Only ground units are covered; divisions of aircraft are not. ...
References - McMahon, Brad (2002). "Afrika Korps History". Retrieved April 4, 2005.
- Pipes, Jason. "90.Panzergrenadier-Division". Retrieved April 4, 2005.
- Wendel, Marcus (2004). "90. Leichte Afrika-Division". Retrieved April 4, 2005.
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