206th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

*206. Infanterie-Division*
German 206th Infantry Division
206. Infanterie-Division; German 206th Infantry Division
Active	17 August 1939 – 18 July 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II invasion of Poland; Operation Typhoon; Operation Mars; Operation Bagration;

The German 206th Infantry Division (German designation 206. Infanterie-Division, nickname Pique As, 'Ace of spades', after the divisional emblem), was a military unit that served during World War II. Like most German infantry units it had no motorization, and relied on leg and horse mobility.

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