German 59th Infantry Division

German 59th Infantry Division

German 59th Infantry Division


Date City Region Country
Sept. 7, 1944 Saint-Pierre-Brouck Nord France
Sept. 8, 1944 Brouckerque Nord France
Sept. 11, 1944 Brugge West Flanders Belgium
Sept. 22, 1944 Alphen North Brabant Netherlands
Sept. 23, 1944 Oirschot North Brabant Netherlands
Sept. 25, 1944 Boxtel North Brabant Netherlands
Sept. 27, 1944 Helvoirt North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 3, 1944 Bruchem Gelderland Netherlands
Oct. 4, 1944 Helvoirt North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 7, 1944 Elshout North Brabant Netherlands
Nov. 14, 1944 Almkerk North Brabant Netherlands
Dec. 23, 1944 Harderwijkerweg Gelderland Netherlands
Dec. 28, 1944 Kaarst North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Jan. 1, 1945 Linnich North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Feb. 22, 1945 Jülich North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Feb. 27, 1945 Spiel North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 1, 1945 Jüchen North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 3, 1945 Neuss North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 9, 1945 Baumberg North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 27, 1945 Langenfeld (Rheinland) North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 30, 1945 Troisdorf North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 7, 1945 Windeck North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 11, 1945 Nümbrecht North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 14, 1945 Wipperfürth North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Commanding General:

July 1, 1944: Maj. Gen. Walter Poppe
Feb. 1, 1945: Maj. Gen. Hans Hoecker

Total Units: 362
Total Locations: 6922
Total Commanders: 1863