• Source: 210th Coastal Defense Division

The 210th Coastal Defence Division was created from a Division zbV staff (an ad hoc headquarters that could be used to form a division around) in July 1942, and shipped north to defend the port Petsamo in Arctic Finland. In late 1944 it moved westward to take up the defense of Vardø in the Norwegian Finnmark.
The division had a non-standard organization, consisting of several battalions of fortress infantry and coastal artillery.




Organization


The division had the following structure during its existence:

Headquarters at Trondheim
661st Fortress Battalion
662nd Fortress Battalion
663rd Fortress Battalion
664th Fortress Battalion
665th Fortress Battalion
37th Army Coastal Defense Artillery Regiment
448th Army Coastal Defense Artillery Battalion
478th Army Coastal Defense Artillery Battalion
480th Army Coastal Defense Artillery Battalion
773rd Army Coastal Defense Artillery Battalion
3rd Battalion, 67th Mountain Signal Battalion (Later became 210th Signal Company)
210th Divisional Supply Group
(Later Added - 9th Motorcycle Battalion)




Commanders


The division only had 2 commanders during its time :

Generalleutnant Karl Wintergerst (15.07.1942 – 01.02.1944)
Generalleutnant Kurt Ebeling (01.02.1944 – 08.05.1945)




See also


List of German divisions in World War II




References



Wendel, Marcus (2004). "210. Küste-Abwehr-Infanterie-Division". Retrieved April 7, 2005.
"210. Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved April 7, 2005.

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