290th Infantry Division | |
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290. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | 6 February 1940 – 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Part of | Army Group North |
Nickname(s) | Sword Division |
Engagements | Battle of France Operation Barbarossa 1941 Baltic offensive Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration Courland Pocket |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Theodor Freiherr von Wrede |
The 290th Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II. It was formed in the Munster Training Area in Wehrkreis X on 6 February 1940 and surrendered to Soviet forces at the end of the war as part of Army Group Courland.