The 11th Luftwaffe Field Division ( German: 11.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in World War II.
History
The division was formed into the army on 1 November 1943, near Novgorod in Northern Russia. From 1 January 1943 till August 1944 it was stationed in the occupied Greece, and was moved to occupied Greek Macedonia on September of that year.
On 9 August 1944 this division was implicated in the largest roundup in Athens, « Raid of Kokkinia», with hundreds of civilians participating in the resistance executed, thousands of hostages sent to concentration camps, burning down of entire house blocks, and significant atrocities. [1] [2]
Commanders
- Colonel Alexander Bourquin, (14 November 1943 - 30 November 1943)
- Generalleutnant Wilhelm Köhler, (1 December 1943 - 25 November 1944)
- Generalmajor Gerhard Henke, (1 November 1944 - Capitulation)
References
- ^ Chandrinos, Iasonas (2012). ΤΟ ΤΙΜΩΡΟ ΧΕΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ, Η ΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΟΠΛΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΕΧΟΜΕΝΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ 1942-1944 (in Greek). Thessaloniki: Επίκεντρο. p. 148. ISBN 9789603103882.
- ^ Χανδρινός, Ιάσωνας (2018). Χάλαρη, Μαριάννα (ed.). "Έλληνες όμηροι και καταναγκαστικοί εργάτες στη ναζιστική Γερμανία, επίμετρο στο: Ρόμπερτ Στράιμπελ, Απρίλιος στο Στάιν, μυθιστόρημα". University of Regensburg (in Greek). Αθήνα: Αλφειός. p. 359. Retrieved 2020-09-30.