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237th Infantry Division

237. Infanterie-Division

History

Formed during summer of 1944, division was transferred to Istrian peninsula in August 1944 as occupation force part of Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral until November later part of 97th Army Corps.

Mostly fought against Istrian partisan detachments and 43rd Istrian Division while fortifying coastline against possible landings by Western Allies.

At the end of March division begun to move towards Rijeka based on request from general Lohr and on 4 April, 1046th Regiment arriving from Sušak over Gornje Jelenje towards Lokve engaged Partisan detachment from 43rd Division. On the following day 2nd Brigade of the same division was encountered. 1048th Regiment arrived to Hreljin and Kraljevica on 1 Apri, while 1047th Regiment remained in Pula.

On 10 April 1945, Yugoslav 4th Army liberated Senj and division with two of its regiments was sent to line Zlobin-Crikvenica where it was tasked to gather remains of 392nd Division and halt advance of 4th Army towards Sušak, Rijeka (Fiume) and Klana. From 16 April division was heavily engaged falling back to Rijeka while its third regiment in Istria attempted to halt 9th Dalmatian division which landed at Labin and was advancing towards Pazin and Buzet.

Most of the division was still fighting around Rijeka when on 3 May 1945 come orders from 97th Army Corps for breakout from encirclement over Rupe towards Ilirska Bistrica. Division reached objective only to be forced to surrender on 7 May together with rest of 97th Corps.

Staff

  • Generalleutnant Hans von Grävenitz (Graevenitz)
  • Oberst Karl Falkner
  • Ia : LtColonel i.G. Robert Gosticha
  • Wolfgang Pfleiderer
  • 1046th Grenadier Regiment
    • colonel Falkner
    • captain Freiherr von Junker
  • 1047th Grenadier Regiment
    • colonel Franz Bauer
  • 1048th Grenadier Regiment
    • ltcolonel Rosenbeck
    • ltcolonel d.R. Heim
  • 237th Artillery Regiment
    • major Koppke
    • major Mathias Rossenbeck / Rossembeck

Order of battle

  • Divisional HQ - located in Pazin (Pisino)
  • 1046th Infantry Regiment - located in Buje
  • 1047th Infantry Regiment - located in Pula
  • 1048th Infantry Regiment - located in Lupoglav

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