11th Luftwaffe Field Division

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

1. 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.
2. 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.

Sources

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht Luftwaffen-Felddivision 11