Commanders

Operations Officers (Ia)

Area of operations

Order of battle (1943)

Order of battle (1945)

Sources used

Reference material on this unit

The 245. Infanterie-Division was formed in Routen in France in September 1943 by the redesignation of Division D which had been undergoing formation from convalescents of the 323. Infanterie-Division . The division surrendered in May 1945 to the British in Schleswig-Holstein.Generalleutnant Erwin Sander (8 Sep 1943 - 1 Apr 1945)Generalmajor Kuno Dewitz (1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945)Hauptmann Dr. Geißler (1943)Oberstleutnant Müller (Dec 1943-Jan 1944)Oberstleutnant Hans-Georg Meyer (20 Jan 1944-15 Nov 1944)Major Rudolf Siefart (15 Nov 1944-1 Feb 1945)Major Joachim Lindner (1 Feb 1945-1945)France (Sep 1943 - Sep 1944)Belgium & Netherlands (Sep 1944 - Dec 1944)Alsace & North-Western Germany (Dec 1944 - May 1945)Grenadier-Regiment 935Grenadier-Regiment 936Grenadier-Regiment 937Artillerie-Regiment 245Pionier-Bataillon 245Nachrichten-Abteilung 245Versorgungseinheiten 245Grenadier-Regiment 935Grenadier-Regiment 936Grenadier-Regiment 937Füsilier-Bataillon 245Artillerie-Regiment 245Pionier-Bataillon 245Panzerjäger-Abteilung 245Nachrichten-Abteilung 245Feldersatz-Bataillon 245Versorgungseinheiten 245Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945- None known at this time -