257th Infantry Division

257th Infantry Division
257. Infanterie-Division
ActiveSeptember 1939 – August 1944
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II

The 257th Infantry Division (German: 257. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II.

The division was destroyed in combat in August 1944 and formally dissolved on 9 October 1944. The division was redeployed as the 257th Volksgrenadier Division (German: 257. Volks-Grenadier-Division) on 13 October 1944, using personnel from the 587th Volksgrenadier Division.