German 85th Infantry Division

German 85th Infantry Division

German 85th Infantry Division


Date City Region Country
Aug. 10, 1944 Ouilly-le-Tesson Calvados France
Aug. 13, 1944 Ernes Calvados France
Aug. 16, 1944 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados France
Aug. 18, 1944 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados France
Aug. 19, 1944 Crouttes Orne France
Aug. 20, 1944 Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados France
Aug. 22, 1944 Valorbiquet Calvados France
Aug. 23, 1944 Verneusses Eure France
Aug. 25, 1944 Corneville-la-Fouquetière Eure France
Aug. 28, 1944 Ambourville Seine-Maritime France
Sept. 2, 1944 Favières Somme France
Sept. 4, 1944 Domvast Somme France
Sept. 6, 1944 Bezinghem Pas-de-Calais France
Oct. 1, 1944 Schwalmtal North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Oct. 4, 1944 Alphen North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 5, 1944 Gilze North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 24, 1944 Nispen North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 26, 1944 Schijf North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 29, 1944 Roosendaal North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 30, 1944 Steenbergen North Brabant Netherlands
Nov. 10, 1944 Dinteloord North Brabant Netherlands
Dec. 7, 1944 Rijswijk (GLD) Gelderland Netherlands
Dec. 20, 1944 Vielsalm Luxembourg Belgium
Dec. 25, 1944 Simmerath North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Dec. 27, 1944 Schleiden North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Jan. 28, 1945 Nideggen North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Feb. 9, 1945 Vettweiß North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Feb. 15, 1945 Nideggen North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Commanding General:

Feb. 2, 1944: Maj. Gen. Kurt Chill
Feb. 5, 1945: Brig. Gen. Helmuth Bechler
March 15, 1945: Col. Erich Lorenz

Total Units: 472
Total Locations: 17482
Total Commanders: 1863