164th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

164th Infantry Division
164th Infantry Division
164. Infanterie-Division
	Divisional insignia
Active	November 1939 – May 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Desert warfare
Size	Division

The 164th Infantry Division (German: 164. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II. Formed in November 1939, the division took part in the invasion of Greece in April 1941. In January 1942, consolidating the Axis seizure of the island during the Battle of Crete, the 164th was reorganized as Fortress Division Kreta (FDK). In mid-1942 the division was transferred to North Africa and re-designated as 164th Light Africa Division (German: Leichte Afrika Division), also alternatively spelt 164th Light Afrika Division in some anglophone literature. It surrendered in May 1943 in Tunisia at the end of the North African Campaign.

^ Mitcham 2007a, pp. 254–255.

[FOOTNOTEMitcham2007a254–255-1] Mitcham 2007a, pp. 254–255.

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164th Infantry Division^[1] (January 1940)
Parent unit	Wehrkreis IV
Components	382nd Infantry Regiment 433rd Infantry Regiment 440th Infantry Regiment 220th Artillery Regiment 220th Panzerjäger Battalion 220th Reconnaissance Battalion 220th Signals Battalion 220th Pioneer Battalion