8. Marineinfanteriedivision
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- Published: 26 December 2012 26 December 2012
- Last Updated: 26 December 2012 26 December 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in April 1945 and commanded totally by army officers. It was employed on the island of Usedom, then in the defensive battles north of Berlin in the area of Löwenberg-Altruppen-Neuruppin-Kyritz. What remained of the Division after the fighting retreated to Havelberg/Elbe and surrendered to the Russians. Nothing is known of the command structure or subordinate units.
Kommandeur
unknown
Sources used
Research by Gareth Collins
Erich Gröner - Die Schiffe der deutschen Kriegsmarine und ihr Verbleib 1939-1945, J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, München (1976)
Hans H. Hildebrand - Die organisatorische Entwicklung der Marine nebst Stellenbesetzung 1848 bis 1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück (2000)
Hans H. Hildebrand & Ernest Henriot – Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück (1989)
Hans H. Hildebrand, Albert Röhr & Hans-Otto Steinmetz – Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe, Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg (1980)
Walter Lohmann & Hans H. Hildebrand – Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine, Verlag Hans-Henning Podzun, Bad Nauheim (1956)
Reference material on this unit
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