340th Volksgrenadier Division

340th Infantry Division
340th Volksgrenadier Division
340. Infanterie-Division
340. Volksgrenadier-Division
Active1940–1944
1944–1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Heer (Wehrmacht)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
Josef Prinner
Werner Ehrig
Theodor Tolsdorff

The 340th Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.

The division was formed in September 1944, replacing the destroyed 340th Infantry Division, by redesignating the 572. Volksgrenadier-Division, under the command of Theodor Tolsdorff. It contained the 694th, 695th and 696th Grenadier Regiments, and the 340th Artillery Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Axis History Factbook