164th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

164th Infantry Division
164. Infanterie-Division
Divisional insignia
ActiveNovember 1939 – May 1943
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
RoleDesert warfare
SizeDivision

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.

  1. ^ Mitcham 2007a, pp. 254–255.