15th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| German 15th Infantry Division 15. Infanterie-Division |
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| Active | 1 October 1934 – 5 September 1944 17 October 1944 – 5 May 1945 |
| Country |
 Nazi Germany
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| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Würzburg |
The 15th Infantry Division (15. Infanterie-Division) was formed on 1 October 1934 in Würzburg under the cover name Artillerieführer V by Nazi Germany's Army. With the announcement of German rearmament the division was renamed on 15 October 1935. Mobilized on 25 August 1939 the division took part in the Invasion of Poland 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940. On 21 November 1940 one third of its personnel was used to create the 113th Infantry Division. The division was one of the units taking part in the Second Battle of Kharkov from February till March 1943. The division was destroyed in August 1944 during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive. In October 1944 a new 15. Infanterie-Division was raised near Cluj-Napoca using the remainders of the old division and new recruits. On 5 May 1945 the division surrendered to the Red Army at Brod.
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