Finding aid for the 299. Infanterie-Division records 6098
Natalie Camacho
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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Language of Material:
German
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: 299. Infanterie-Division records
Identifier/Call Number: 6098
Physical Description:
1.46 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1940-1945
Abstract: This collection consists of documents from the 299th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht. The 299th Infantry Division
was formed in February 1940 as part of the 8th Wave. Its fought primarily in France from 1940 to 1941 and then moved to the
Eastern Front, where it was destroyed in July 1944 and was disbanded April 1945. The collections includes birthday congratulations
to and from the First Batallion and its members and an invitation to a Christmas party adressed to an officer. It also includes
publications such as histories of the 528th Infantry Regiment and a military publication intended for the soldiers' entertainment.
Container: 1
The 299th Infantry Division was formed in February 1940 as part of the 8th Wave. It was composed of the 528th, 529th and 530th
Infantry Regiments, the 299th Artillery Regiment, the 299th Anti-tank Battalion, the 299th Engineering Battalion, the 299th
Reconnaissance Battalion, the 299th Signals Battalion, and the 299th Support Units. The 299th Infantry Division fought primarily
in France from 1940 to 1941 and then moved to the Eastern Front, where it was destroyed in July 1944. It was reformed in September
1944 and was destroyed in March 1945. The 299th Infantry Division was disbanded April 1945. From April 1940 to November 1942
the Division was led by General of the Artillery Willi Moser.
This collection consists of documents from the 299th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht. It includes birthday congratulations
to and from the First Batallion and its members and an invitation to a Christmas party adressed to an officer. It also includes
publications such as histories of the 528th Infantry Regiment and a military publication intended for the soldiers' entertainment.
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Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Walkabout Books, December 18, 2014.
[Box/folder no. or item name], 299. Infanterie-Division records, Collection no. 6098, [Repository], Special Collections, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Armies -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Ephemera
Photographs
Printed ephemera
Box 1, Folder 1
Officer's Portrait
Box 1, Folder 2
Box 1, Folder 3
Box 1, Folder 4
Box 1, Folder 5
Box 1, Folder 6
History of the Regiment (528th)
Pamphlet regarding one of the infantry regiments that made up the 299th Infantry Division "from its founding in Ronneburg
(Thur.) to its elimination from the II Batallion on 29 Oktober 1940 in Flugeldorf (Upper Silesia)"; contains information about
fallen members; describes the day-to-day actions of the regiment, including one entry that simply reads "Nothing to report";
includes photographs of the regiment members
Box 1, Folder 7
Infantry Regiment 528 Chronicle 1940
Book with a history of the 528th Infantry Regiment; a note tucked into the beginning of the book states that some of the contents,
including the officer staffing and march table, are military secrets and that any who are not willing to take on the responsibility
must return their books; begins with a tribute to the fallen members; contains photographs of troops, officers, prisoners,
and scenery; contains maps