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  • 23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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  • The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. It was non-motorised and relied on horse-drawn wagons for its mobility. The unit carried the nickname Grenadierkopf. The 23rd Infantry participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the reserve component of the 4th Army. The division was commanded by Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt and consisted of the 9th, 67th, and 68th infantry regiments.
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  • Potsdam
Date
  • --09-14
  • --10-15
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  • Grenadierkopf
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  • 23
  • 26
  • German 23rd Infantry Division
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  • --09-14
  • --10-01
  • --10-23
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  • 23
  • 26
  • German 23rd Infantry Division
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  • Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 26
  • Divisional units 23
  • Divisional units 93
  • Infantry Regiment 68
  • Infantry Regiment 69
  • Panzer Regiment 26
  • Panzergrenadier Regiment 67
  • Panzergrenadier Regiment 9
  • Panzerjäger Battalion 51
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  • The German 23rd Infantry Division was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. It was non-motorised and relied on horse-drawn wagons for its mobility. The unit carried the nickname Grenadierkopf. The 23rd Infantry participated in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the reserve component of the 4th Army. The division was commanded by Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt and consisted of the 9th, 67th, and 68th infantry regiments.