197th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 197th Infantry Division (German: 197. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939.

197. Infanterie-Division 1940

 * Infanterie-Regiment 321
 * Infanterie-Regiment 332
 * Infanterie-Regiment 347
 * Artillerie-Regiment 229
 * Pionier-Battalion 229
 * Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 229
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 229
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 229

197. Infanterie-Division 1943

 * Grenadier-Regiment 332
 * Grenadier-Regiment 347
 * Divisions-Battalion 229
 * Artillerie-Regiment 229
 * Feldersatz-Battalion 229
 * Pionier-Battalion 229
 * Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 229
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 229
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 229

Commanding officers

 * Generalleutnant Hermann Meyer-Rabingen, 1 December 1939 – 1 April 1942
 * General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Böge, 1 April 1942 – 5 November 1943
 * Generalleutnant Eugen Wößner, 5 November 1943 – 14 March 1944
 * Generalmajor Hans Hahne, 14 March 1944 – 24 June 1944