711. Infanterie-Division

[USAF1986]

Here are updates for the 711. Infanterie-Division.

Best regards,
Shawn

711. Infanterie-Division was formed May 1941 as part of the 15. Welle (wave). It was transferred to France in June 1941 where it served on occupation, security and coastal defense duties. After suffering heavy losses in Normandy, it was refitted in the Netherlands south of Rotterdam. Transferred to Hungary in Dec 1944, the division fought on the Eastern Front for the rest of the war. It surrendered May 1945 to the Red Army near Deutsch Brod.

Order of battle (1941)
Infanterie-Regiment 731
Infanterie-Regiment 744
Artillerie-Abteilung 651
Pionier-Kompanie 711
Nachrichten-Kompanie 711
Versorgungseinheiten 711

Order of battle (1943)
Grenadier-Regiment 731
Grenadier-Regiment 744
Artillerie-Regiment 651
Pionier-Bataillon 711
Panzerjäger-Kompanie 711
Nachrichten-Abteilung 711
Feldersatz-Bataillon 711
Versorgungseinheiten 711

Order of battle (1945)
Grenadier-Regiment 731
Grenadier-Regiment 744
Grenadier-Regiment 763
Füsilier-Bataillon 1711
Artillerie-Regiment 1711
Pionier-Bataillon 711
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 711
Nachrichten-Abteilung 711
Feldersatz-Bataillon 1711
Versorgungseinheiten 711

[Marcus Wendel]

Thanks Shawn.

/Marcus

[A.C.E. van T.]

North of Albert Docks -Antwerp (Belgium)/ South of Ossendrecht (Holland) : September 1944.

[Endzeit Jan]

Hi
Commanders
Generalmajor Dietrich von Reinersdorff-Paczensky und Tenczin (28 Apr 1941 - 1 Apr 1942)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Haverkamp (1 Apr 1942 - 15 July 1942)
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch (15 July 1942 - 1 Apr 1943)
Generalleutnant Josef Reichert (1 Mar 1943 - 14 Apr 1945)
Oberst von Watzdorf (?? Apr 1945)
Oberst Jobst von Bosse (?? Apr 1945)

source Mehner

Jan

[Kelvin]

Hi, what were the fate of both Oberst von Watzforf and Oberst Jobst von Bosse after the German surrender ? I know Reichert was captured by Amercian.

[Marcus Wendel]

Thanks Jan.

/Marcus

[A.C.E. van T.]

Hi
Commanders
Generalmajor Dietrich von Reinersdorff-Paczensky und Tenczin (28 Apr 1941 - 1 Apr 1942)
Generalmajor Wilhelm Haverkamp (1 Apr 1942 - 15 July 1942)
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Deutsch (15 July 1942 - 1 Apr 1943)
Generalleutnant Josef Reichert (1 Mar 1943 - 14 Apr 1945)
Oberst von Watzdorf (?? Apr 1945)
Oberst Jobst von Bosse (?? Apr 1945)

source Mehner

Jan

Kampfgruppe Treuerkauf is mentioned once in the same area(North of Antwerp),but it's unkown to me.
It was possibly a Kriegsmarine unit.
Do you or someone else have information about this unit?

[Kelvin]

Hi some people tell me that Oberst Bosse last Kdr. of 711. ID captured by Russian but without sources, anyone can confirm this ?

[magicprom]

I think Jobst von Bosse should be Oberst Jobst-Hilmar Graf von Bose (Ritterkreuz 1941)

[magicprom]

Jobst-Hilmar Bodo Alexander Graf von Bose died of war wounds in 1949 in Bamberg on 26-03-1949

[Rudolf44]

The first name of the Oberst von Watzdorf is Bernhard-Georg

Rudolf

[Dieter Zinke]

According "Sammlung Krug" (BArch/MilArch Freiburg/Br.):

Josef Reichert
20.02.1943 Führerreserve
15.03.1943 mit der Führung der 711. Infanterie-Division beauftragt
01.04.1943 Kommandeur der 711. Infanterie-Division
14.04.1945 durch Autounfall schwer verletzt; Führerreserve [severely wounded by car crash]


Dieter Z.