710th Infantry Division | |
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German: 710. Infanterie-Division | |
Active | 2 May 1941 – 8 May 1945 |
Disbanded | 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Heer (Wehrmacht) |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Oldenburg |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Walter Gorn |
The 710th Infantry Division (German: 710. Infanterie-Division) was a German Army Infantry division in World War II. Formed in May 1941, it spent the majority of the war in occupation duties in Scandinavia before being transferred to the Italian Front in late 1944. It participated in fighting against the Soviet Union in Hungary before it withdrew into Austria and surrendered to the Americans in May 1945.