710. INFANTERIE-DIVISION - UNIT HISTORY 229 DATE LOCATION ACTIVITY CHAIN OF COMMAND

1941/05/01 Hamburg, Wehrkreis X, Activation (15. Welle), Subordinate to: Stellv.Gen.Kdo. X, 1941/05/01-1941/06/16 Flensburg, Rendsburg, formation, Neumuenster, Lueneburg training C.O.: Gen.Lt. Theodor Petsch, 1941/05/13-1944/11/01 1941/06/06 Wehrkreis X Operational readiness 1941/06/07 , Transfer 1941/06/17 , , Risor, Lista, Reserve for the 214.ID Subordinate to: AK 70 Hoeh.Kdo., 1941/06/17-1943/01/27 Egersund, Mandal 1941/06/26 Oslo, , Toensberg, Moss, Relief of the 163.ID, Jessheim, Trandum, , Brevik, coastal defense, occupation duty, , , Hoenefoss, construction of fortifications and roads, Lillestrom, , security, , , Langesund regrouping, training

1941/09/06 Same as above, plus Lysaker, Coastal defense, , Trandum, Kragero, occupation and security duty Eidanger Record items 16551/1-2 of the 710.ID are reproduced on roll 2254 of NARS Microfilm Publication T315 and are described following the unit history. Although only two record items of this division were available in the National Archives, covering the period 1941/05/16-1942/03/31, situation maps of Lage Norwegen, Skandinavien, Suedwest, and Italien and the general officer personnel files show: 1943/02/23 Arendal, Oslo, Sarpsborg, , Coastal defense, AK 70, 1943/01/28-1943/12/31 Kristiansand, Risor, , occupation and security duty, Langesund, Drammen, Toensberg regrouping, training C.O.: Gen.Lt. Rudolf-Eduard Licht, 1944/11/01-1945/04/22 1944/12/14 Southwest Europe Transfer 1944/12/26 Udine, Gorizia, Italy Arrival, defense by part of the division 1945/01/04 Commacchio Defense by part of the division

1945/01/08 Reno, Foce del Defense www.maparchive.ru [email protected] 230

DATE LOCATION ACTIVITY CHAIN OF COMMAND 1945/02/08 South of Udine Defense by part of the division Cervignano del Friuli

1945/04/00 ca. Austria Withdrawal Gen.Maj. Walter Corn, 1945/04/23-1945/05/08

Manuscript MS B-134 in the Foreign Military Studies series for the period 23 Apr-8-May 1945, by Gen.Maj. Walter Corn, gives additional pertinent information as follows: 1945/04/23 Sankt Poelten, Hofstetten, Movement, defense Loosdorf, Wilhelmsburg 1945/05/01 Mank, Melk, Leonhardt am Forst Movement, position defense 1945/05/07 Enns, Wieselburg, Aschbach, Movement, Steinkirchen captured by American forces www.maparchive.ru [email protected] 710. INFANTERIE-DIVISION 231 CONTENTS DATES ITEM NO. ROLL 1ST FRAME

la, Ib, TB 1. Activity report concerning formation and 1941/05/16-1942/03/31 710.ID 16551/1 2254 1 training of the 710.ID in the Hamturg, Flensburg, Rendsburg, Neumuenster, and Luenefcurq areas, Wehrkreis X, 16 May-6 Jun 1941; transfer of the advance echelon and the division to Arendal, southern Norway, 7-17 Jun, as a reserve unit of the 214.ID in the Cslo, Kristiansand, Risor, Egersund, Lista, and Mandal areas, 17-25 Jun; relief of the 163.ID, 26 Jun; and coastal defense, occupation and security duty, construction of fortifications and roads, regrouping, and training in the Oslo, Eidsvoll, Toensberg, Jessheim, Moss, Trandum, Hamar, Fredrikstad, Brevik, Skien, and Hoenefoss areas, 26 Jun-6 Jul, and including the Lillestrom, Lillehammer, Elverum, Sarpsborg, and Langesund areas, 7 Jul-5 Sep, and in the Lysaker, Drammen, Trandum, Kragero, and Eidanger areas, 6 Sep 1941-31 Mar 1942. Activity report of the supply branch regarding formation and training in Wehrkreis X, 16 May-16 Jun 1941; transfer to Arendal, Norway, 17-25 Jun; and guarterinq and supply operations in the areas of Oslo, 26 Jun-6 Jul; Lillestroerc, 7 Jul-5 Sep; Lysaker, 6 Sep 1941-24 Mar 1942; Toensberg, 25 Mar 1942-22 Feb 1943; and Arendal, 23 -31 Dec. la, Anlagen zum TB 1. Orders, reports, maps, and 1941/05/16-1942/03/27 710.ID 16551/2 2254 60 overlays pertaining to formation and training of the 710.ID in the Hamburg area of tfehrkreis X, transfer to Arendal, Norway, and coastal defense, occupation and security duty, construction of fortifications and roads, regrouping, and training in the areas from Hoenefoss .and Oslo to Kristiansand, Eisor, and Oslofjorden. Orders concerning takeover from the 163. ID, 26 Jun 1941, and dividing the division sector into Territorial-Bezirke {administrative districts) Opland, Hedmark, , Ostfold, Vestfold, and , and relating to military security. www.maparchive.ru [email protected] 232 710. INFANTERIE-DIVISION CONTENTS DATES ITEM NO. BOLL 1ST FRAME

counterintelligence, medical and veterinary services, and administrative, personnel, and signal communications matters; billeting surveys; order-of-battle charts; a Terminkalender (dateline calendar) for the division staff; and special supply directives for combat missions. www.maparchive.ru [email protected]