| 256th Infantry Division | |
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| 256. Infanterie-Division | |
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| Active | 26 August 1939 - 26 June 1944 September 1944 - May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
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The 256th Infantry Division (256. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry division in World War II. They formed in August 1939 as part of the 4. Welle (wave). The division was destroyed at Vitebsk in June 1944 during Operation Bagration. The remnants of the division formed Divisions-Gruppe 256 which was assigned to Korpsabteilung H.
Towards the end of the war, the division was redeployed as 256th Volksgrenadier Division.