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50. Infanterie-Division (50th Infantry Division) 107This division was formed in 1938 as Grenzkbmmandantur Kustrin(Kustrin Frontier Command). It participated in the campaign • •against Poland in September 1939 and was reorganized as the 50.Inf ant eri e-Division between October 25, 1939 and January 21,It took part in the western campaign in May and June 194-0. In thesummer of 194-0 the division was transferred from France to the Banoverarea, in the fall of th.3 same year to Pooen, and in December^194-0 to Liegnitz., Silesia, for winter training. On January 26,it entrained for movement to Rumania, and from there"marched to theBulgarian-Greek border for the campaign against Greece on April 6,194-1. After the Balkan campaign it was transferred from Salonika,Greece, to the Rumanian-Russian border for preparation of the Rusrsian campaign where it fought continuously in the southern sector,!Itemthe Crimean-Peninsula, the battle of Sevastopol, and in the Caucasusarea as far -as the Terek River. In 1943 it 'withdrew along the KubanRiver to the Taman Peninsula. In' December' 194-3 part of the divisionwas -transferred to the Kakhovka area on the Dnieper River and partbecame "Gruppe Sixt" which was ordered to the northern Crimea andfought'in the Armyansk area. Although no records of'this divisiondated later than -December 31", 194-3, ; are available, situation mapsofLLage Ost show that it withdrew to Constanta, Rumania, in Apriland May 1944- and returned to Germany for refitting. The divisiondefended the Lida, Lomza, Augustow, Goldap, Eylau, Heiligenbeil,Frlsche NeKrung, and Pillau areas from July 1944- ^o the latterpart of ; April. 1945. /,' _Item No...Roll1st Framela, Anlagen z. KTB 2 eand sketches.la, Anlagen z. KTB 3, Westen»Corps and division orders, special directives, overlaysLists of officers' duty assignments and casualties,la, Operationsakten z. KTB 3, Ein- und ausgegangene Befehle.Ic, Tatigkeitsberichte. Enemy activities and propaganda along the Rhine Riverbetween Offenburg and Kehl and offensives during the western campaign.la, Kriegstagebuch 2, Transfer of the division from Kustrin to Oberkirch, Baden,for border security duties along the east bank of the Rhine River betweenOffenburg and Kehl; observation of enemy activities across the Rhine; andthe march of the division to the Stuttgart area. Also, order;*3f Battle.charts.The division was subordinate to the XXV. A.K, and AOK 7 during'this-; period, ,.under the command of Gen e Lt. Konrad Sorsche. " :Jan 24- - Apr- 30, 194-0 W 3353c*May 1 - Jul 22, 194-0 W 3853dl*May 1 - 27, 194-0 W 3853f*Jan 31 - Jul 15V 1940 W 3853kJan 22 ~ Apr 30, 1940 W 5377/1.-. 1941 191941941 337941 634la, Anlagen z e KTB 2, Lists : ;pf officers, 1 .; duty •assignments and' casualties andcombat and ration strength reports,Jan 24 - Apr 30, 194'0 W 5377/241690la, Anlagen z, KTB 3, Stellungnahme des Divisions-Kommandeurs zu den.Gefechtstagen.Reports on combat operations in the Aisne and Marne River areas.Jun5 - 7, 1940 W 5377/4 941