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1st Marine Division | |
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‹See Tfd›German: 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division | |
Active | February – May 1945 |
Disbanded | 8 May 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Type | Marines |
Role | Amphibious warfare |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Stettin |
Engagements | World War II |
The 1st Marine Division (‹See Tfd›German: 1. Marine-Infanterie-Division) was formed in February 1945 in Stettin from Marine-Schützen-Brigade Nord. Replacement troops were provided by 1. Marine-Infanterie-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Bataillon located in Lübberstedt. Activated from Kriegsmarine forces, it fought on the northern flank of the German line on the Oder river until the end of the war.
It was one of five naval infantry divisions of the German Wehrmacht (the others being the 2nd, 3rd, 11th and 16th Marine Divisions).