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Military units and formations established in 1939Infantry divisions of Germany during World War IIGerman units at the Battle of Stalingrad1939 establishments in GermanyMilitary units and formations disestablished in 1945

GermaninfantrydivisionGerman ArmyWorld War IIWest Wallinvasion of FranceFort VauxFort Douaumontoccupations of FranceLuxembourgGermanOberkommando der WehrmachtPrzemyślOperation BarbarossaSoviet UnionBelgiumEastern FrontGerman 6th ArmyBattle of StalingradItalian FrontBattle of Monte Cassino1st Canadian Infantry DivisionGothic LineAustriaVišnjanCroatia

German 71st Infantry Division
Active	26 August 1939 – May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II

The 71st Infantry Division Kleeblatt ("Cloverleaf", "Happy One") (German: 71. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Army, raised in August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. It served garrison duty on the West Wall until May 1940, and then joined in the invasion of France. The division had captured Fort Vaux and Fort Douaumont in the Western Campaign.^[1]

Thereafter it served in the occupations of France and Luxembourg until September. From October 1940 through January 1941 the division served as a demonstration unit (German: Lehr) for Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. It then transferred to Przemyśl, and joined Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, in June 1941. In the fall it withdrew to Belgium for rest, and then once more served as a demonstration unit from November 1941 through to April 1942.

Thereafter it was committed back to the Eastern Front, where it served under the German 6th Army and was lost during the Battle of Stalingrad in early 1943.^[1]

The division was reconstituted over the summer and then served on the Italian Front from the fall of 1943 through the end of 1944, almost ground to destruction at the Battle of Monte Cassino. The remnants then spent time in northern Italy where they opposed the 1st Canadian Infantry Division north of the Metauro River and on the Gothic Line with very heavy losses. Following this, 71st Division fought in Hungary, finally surrendering to the British near St. Veith in Austria.

Contents

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  1 War crimes
  


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  2 Organization
  


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  3 Commanders
  


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  4 References
  

War crimes

The division has been implicated in Tićan massacre (Višnjan, now in Croatia), on 11 September 1943, when 84 civilians were executed.^[2][3]

Organization

Structure of the division:^[4]

• Headquarters


• 191st Infantry Regiment


• 194th Infantry Regiment


• 211th Infantry Regiment


• 171st Artillery Regiment


• 171st Reconnaissance Battalion


• 171st Anti-Tank Battalion


• 171st Engineer Battalion


• 171st Signal Battalion


• 171st Divisional Supply Group

Commanders

The following officers commanded the 71st Infantry Division:

• (26 August 1939 - 15 October 1939) Generalmajor Wolfgang Ziegler
  


• (15 October 1939 - 15 February 1941) General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger
  


• (15 February 1941 - 28 March 1941) General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
  


• (28 March 1941 - 25 January 1943) General der Infanterie Alexander von Hartmann
  


• (25 January 1943 - 14 March 1943) Generalmajor Fritz Roske
  


• (14 March 1943 - 1 January 1945) Generalleutnant Wilhelm Raapke
  


• (1 January 1945 - 8 May 1945) Generalmajor Eberhard von Schuckmann
  

References

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   ^ ^ab Adam, Wilhelm; Ruhle, Otto (2015). With Paulus at Stalingrad. Translated by Tony Le Tissier. Pen and Sword Books Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 9781473833869..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
   


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   ^ "Tićan (Bivio di Tissano), Višnjan (Visignano), 11.09.1943" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
   


3. 
   ^ "71. Infanterie-Division" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
   


4. 
   ^ German Order of Battle, 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. p. 80.
   

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