48th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

48. Infanterie-Division
German 48th Volksgrenadier Division

48. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active Feb 1943 – 1945
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch Heer
Type Division
Role Infantry
Engagements

World War II

  • Northern France
  • Austria
Commanders
Notable
commanders

Colonel Arnold Schotz (Oct-Nov 1944)

Lt General Carl Casper (1944-45)

Operational history

Formed in West Flanders from the 171st Reserve Division. 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 performed 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.

Organization

References

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