57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

57th Infantry Division
57th Infantry Division
57. Infanterie-Division
Active	26 August 1939 – July 1944
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Uman; Battle of Kiev (1941); First Battle of Kharkov; Battle of Voronezh (1942); Battle of Kursk; Cherkassy Pocket; Operation Bagration; Bobruysk Offensive;
Commanders
Current; commander	N/A - Division Disbanded
Notable; commanders	Oskar Blümm

The 57th Infantry Division (German: 57. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 in Landshut.

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