61st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 61st Infantry Division (German: 61. Infanterie-Division) was a combat division of the German Army during the Second World War. Towards the end of the war, it became the 61st Volksgrenadier Division.

61st Infantry Division
61. Infanterie-Division
Active16 August 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Engagements
  • World War II
  • Poland
  • Dunkirk
  • Battle for France
  • Riga
  • Baltic Islands
  • Tikhvin
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