363rd Volksgrenadier Division
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= 363rd Volksgrenadier Division
| image=363. inf div.png
| image_size = 200
|caption=363. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
|dates= 1944–45
|country={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch= Army
|type=Infantry
|size=Division
|command_structure=
|notable_commanders=August Dettling
|battles=Operation Market Garden
|nickname=
|equipment=
|disbanded=1945
}}
The 363rd Volksgrenadier Division ({{langx|de|363. Volksgrenadier-Division}}) was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.
The division was formed in September 1944 to replace the 363rd Infantry Division which was annihilated in the Falaise pocket, by redesignating the 566th Volksgrenadier Division, under the command of August Dettling. It contained the 957th, 958th and 959th Grenadier Regiments, and the 363rd Artillery Regiment.Axis History Factbook
The division fought in the Netherlands, suffering heavy casualties during the failed German offensive against the Nijmegen salient in early October 1944. After being refitted, the division fought around and along the Roer River before finally being destroyed in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945.
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References
- {{cite web|url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=839|title=363. Volksgrenadier-Division |date=19 July 2008|work=Axis History Factbook|access-date=2009-01-08}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Makos |first=Adam |author-link1=Adam Makos |date=2019 |title=Spearhead |edition=1st |location=New York |publisher=Ballantine Books |pages=165, 169 |isbn=9780804176729 |lccn=2018039460 |ol=27342118M}}
{{Volksgrenadier divisions of the Wehrmacht}}
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Category:Volksgrenadier divisions
Category:Military units and formations established in 1944
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945