346th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 346th Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during the Second World War.

It was formed on 21 September 1942, at Bad Hersfeld. The majority of its manpower transferred from formations serving in France on occupation duties. In November 1942, the division was sent to France as a static or garrison division, initially at St Malo but moved to Le Harve in the spring of 1944. Where it became involved in the battles of the Normandy landings.

Formation

 * Commanders
 * Lieutenant General Erich Diestel
 * Major General Walter Steinmuller
 * Major General Gerhard Lindner


 * Units
 * 857th Fortress Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
 * 858th Fortress Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
 * 346th Artillery Regiment (three battalions)
 * 630th Ost Infantry Battalion
 * 857th Ost Infantry Battalion