361st Infantry Division

361st Infantry Division
361st Volksgrenadier Division
German: 361. Infanterie-Division
361. Volksgrenadier-Division
Active1943 – 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry (1943 – 1944)
Volksgrenadier (1944 – 1945)
SizeDivision
EngagementsSecond World War

The 361st Infantry Division (German: 361. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1943 to 1945. It was redesignated as a Volksgrenadier division in 1944. It saw active service on the Eastern Front when the Soviets launched Operation Bagration, during which it suffered significant losses. It later fought in France before being absorbed by the 559th Volksgrenadier Division (de) on 10 March 1945.