14th Landwehr Division
205th Infantry Division

The 14th Landwehr Division was mobilized a few days before the invasion of Poland, and remained on garrison duty in Germany throughout that campaign. It was the only Landwehr unit mobilized during 1939-1945, though the 97th Landwehr Division had been mobilized for the 1938 Anschluss. The Landwehr was a type of militia found in 19th- and early 20th-century Europe. ... The general German term Anschluss often refers to the specific political incident Anschluss Österreichs, meaning the inclusion of Austria in a Greater Germany in 1938. ...

It was redesignated 205th Infantry Division in early 1940 and sent to France near the end of the western campaign. It was demobilized in July, but remobilized in early 1941, and served as a garrison against potential Allied invasion until early 1942. It was then sent to the Russian Front, where it served with Army Group Center in the "little Stalingrad" at Velikiye Luki over the winter of 1942-1943. The division was transferred to Army Group North in late 1943 and eventually trapped in the Courland Pocket, where it surrendered to the Soviets in 1945. The Eastern Front was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... Army Group Centre (Heeresgruppe Mitte in German) was one of three German army formations assigned to the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, code-named Operation Barbarossa. ... Battle of Stalingrad Conflict World War II Date June 28, 1942 - February 2, 1943 Place Stalingrad, USSR Result Soviet victory The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, and is considered the bloodiest battle in human history and arguably one of the greatest come-backs... Battle of Velikiye Luki Conflict World War II Date November 1942 – February 1943 Place Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia Result Qualified Soviet victory The Battle of Velikiye Luki between Germany and the Soviet Union occurred in and around the Russian city Velikiye Luki during the winter of 1942-1943. ... Army Group North (Heeresgruppe Nord in German) was a high level command grouping of military units operating for Germany during World War II. The army group coordinated the operations of attached army corps, reserve formations, and direct-reporting units. ...

See Also

• Division (military), Military unit
• Wehrmacht, List of German divisions in WWII

A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around 10,000 soldiers. ... A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ... Wehrmacht was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... This is a list of German divisions in WWII. Artillery Divisions German 18th Artillery Division German 310th Artillery Division German 311th Artillery Division German 312th Artillery Division Fortress Divisons German 41st Fortress Division German 133rd Fortress Division Infantry Divisions German 69th Infantry Division German 71st Infantry Division German 163rd Infantry...

References

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• Wendel, Marcus (2004). "205. Infanterie-Division (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=3818)". Retrieved April 3, 2005.
• "205. Infanterie-Division (http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/205ID.htm)". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de, with photos. Retrieved April 3, 2005.