170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 170th Infantry Division (German: 170. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It fought on the eastern front for much of the war.

Operational history
The division was formed on 1 December 1939.

Orders of Battle

 * 1940
 * 391st Infantry Regiment
 * 399th Infantry Regiment
 * 401st Infantry Regiment
 * 240th Artillery Regiment
 * Pionier-Battalion 240
 * Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 240
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 240
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 240


 * 1944
 * 391st Grenadier Regiment
 * 399th Grenadier Regiment
 * 401st Grenadier Regiment
 * 170th Fusilier Battalion
 * 240th Artillery Regiment
 * Pionier-Battalion 240
 * Feldersatz-Battalion 240
 * Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 240
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachrichten-Abteilung 240
 * Infanterie-Divisions-Nachschubführer 240

Commanding officers

 * Lieutenant General Walter Wittke, 1 December 1939 – 8 January 1942
 * Lieutenant General Erwin Sander, 8 January 1942 – 15 February 1943
 * Lieutenant General Walther Krause, 15 February 1943 – 15 February 1944
 * Major General Franz Griesbach, 15 February 1944 – 16 February 1944
 * Lieutenant General Siegfried Haß, 16 February 1944 – 8 May 1945