708th Volksgrenadier Division (Germany)
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The 708th Volksgrenadier Division, designated 708. Volksgrenadierdivision in German was a Wehrmacht division active during World War II.
from the Soviet advance. After two months, the division was sent to the western front as part of the LXIV Army Corps, with Oberstleutnant Johannes Marahrens taking over as commanding officer the following January. The division was destroyed the following month in the "Colmar Pocket
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History
The 708th Volksgrenadier Division was raised in September 1944 and placed under the leadership of Major Hans-Ludwig Kuhlenkampff on the 10th. The division was sent to occupy and defend CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
from the Soviet advance. After two months, the division was sent to the western front as part of the LXIV Army Corps, with Oberstleutnant Johannes Marahrens taking over as commanding officer the following January. The division was destroyed the following month in the "Colmar Pocket
Colmar Pocket
The Colmar Pocket ; in Alsace, France, was the site of an operation during the Second World War, between 20 January and 9 February 1945, where the French First Army and the U.S...
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