267th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

267th Infantry Division

267. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active August 1939 – August 1944
Country Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Branch Heer
Type Infantry
Size Division
Nickname(s) "Horsehead ("Pferdkopf") Division"
Engagements World War II

The 267th Infantry Division (German: 267. Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II. It was formed on 26 August 1939 in Hanover. Called the 'Horsehead' division because of its emblem, after it was mobilised in August 1939 it was posted to the Westwall. It took part in the invasion of France in 1940, advancing through Belgium. From July 1940 to May 1941, it was responsible for guarding a part of the English Channel coast. In June 1941 it was a part of Operation Barbarossa, as part of Army Group Centre. It remained with this Army Group until it was encircled and destroyed in July 1944. Shortly afterwards it was officially dissolved.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Mitcham 2007, pp. 314–315.

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