AOK 7 KVA J1
Area from the Vire Estuary to Cherbourg
Occupied by the following division in June 1944
709. Infanterie Division
History
The 709. Infanterie Division (bo.) was raised in May 1941 and used for occupation duties during
the German occupation of France until the Allied invasion.
It was on the Normandy coast when the invasion fell, and fought in the Battle of Normandy.
The division was trapped in the Cotentin Peninsula and destroyed in the defense of Cherbourg.
Division commander
Generalleutnant
Karl-Wilhem von Schlieben
12 Dec 1943 - 23 June 1944
Order of Battle
Grenadier-Regiment 729
Grenadier-Regiment 739
Grenadier-Regiment 919 (came from the 242. Inf. dDv.)
Artillerie-Abteilung 669
Pionier-Bataillon 709
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 709
Nachrichten-Abteilung 709
Versorgungseinheiten 709
Grenadier-Regiment 739
Grenadier-Regiment 919 (came from the 242. Inf. dDv.)
Artillerie-Abteilung 669
Pionier-Bataillon 709
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 709
Nachrichten-Abteilung 709
Versorgungseinheiten 709