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197th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

197. Infanterie-Division
German 197th Infantry Division
197th Infanterie Division Logo.svg
Active 1 December 1939 – 22 July 1944
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Role Infantry
Size Division
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Ehrenfried-Oskar Böge

The 197th Infantry Division (German: 197. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 1 December 1939. The division was destroyed near Vitebsk during the Soviet Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive of Operation Bagration in the summer of 1944.


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