56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 56th Infantry Division (German: 56. Infanterie-Division; nicknamed Gekreuzte Säbel, 'crossed sabres', after the divisional symbol) was a German infantry division which fought during World War II. Formed in late August 1939, it participated in occupation duty in Poland before fighting in the Battle of France. The 56th spent mid-1940 in Belgium, then returned to Poland in the early northern hemisphere fall, fighting in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The division spent the rest of its existence on the Eastern Front, participating in the Battle of Moscow and the Battle of Kursk, suffering heavy losses in the latter. In late 1943 the division was dissolved and its headquarters used to form Corps Detachment D, which was destroyed during Operation Bagration. Th
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56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 56th Infantry Division (German: 56. Infanterie-Division; nicknamed Gekreuzte Säbel, 'crossed sabres', after the divisional symbol) was a German infantry division which fought during World War II. Formed in late August 1939, it participated in occupation duty in Poland before fighting in the Battle of France. The 56th spent mid-1940 in Belgium, then returned to Poland in the early northern hemisphere fall, fighting in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The division spent the rest of its existence on the Eastern Front, participating in the Battle of Moscow and the Battle of Kursk, suffering heavy losses in the latter. In late 1943 the division was dissolved and its headquarters used to form Corps Detachment D, which was destroyed during Operation Bagration. Th
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56 Dywizja Piechoty – niemieck ...... reźnie w IV. Okręgu Wojskowym.
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56-та піхотна дивізія (Третій ...... а часів Другої світової війни.
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56-я пехотная дивизия (нем. 56 ...... и времён Второй мировой войны.
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A 56ª Divisão de Infantaria (e ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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Die 56. Infanterie-Division wa ...... ehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
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La 56e division d'infanterie ( ...... nt la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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The 56th Infantry Division (Ge ...... igenbeil Pocket in early 1945.
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德國國防軍陸軍第56步兵師（德語：56. Infanteri ...... 師在東普魯士重建，繼續在東線作戰，最後於1945年在被圍殲。
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56 Dywizja Piechoty – niemieck ...... reźnie w IV. Okręgu Wojskowym.
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56-та піхотна дивізія (Третій ...... а часів Другої світової війни.
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56-я пехотная дивизия (нем. 56 ...... и времён Второй мировой войны.
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A 56ª Divisão de Infantaria (e ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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Die 56. Infanterie-Division wa ...... ehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
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La 56e division d'infanterie ( ...... nt la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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The 56th Infantry Division (Ge ...... during Operation Bagration. Th
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德國國防軍陸軍第56步兵師（德語：56. Infanteri ...... 師在東普魯士重建，繼續在東線作戰，最後於1945年在被圍殲。
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56 Dywizja Piechoty (III Rzesza)
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56-та піхотна дивізія (Третій Рейх)
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56-я пехотная дивизия (вермахт)
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56. Infanterie-Division (Wehrmacht)
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56.ª Divisão de Infantaria (Alemanha)
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56e division d'infanterie (Allemagne)
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56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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德國國防軍陸軍第56步兵師
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