TheInfantry Division Hamburg (German:Infanterie-Division Hamburg) was aninfantry division of the GermanHeer duringWorld War II. It was assigned the ordinal number 324, but was no longer known as the324th Infantry Division after 10 March 1945. The division existed only in early March 1945.
Infantry Division Hamburg was formed as an emergency formation on 4 March 1945 inWehrkreis X. It initially consisted of the Grenadier Regiments 588 and 589 (formerly Grenadier Regiment Hamburg 1 and Grenadier Regiment Hamburg 2, respectively), consisting of two battalions each, as well as the Division Fusilier Battalion 324, the Artillery Regiment 324 (two artillery detachment), and the Division Units 324.[1] The division's only commander during its history wasWalter Steinmüller.[2]
Deployment was completed by 8 March 1945, and the division was rushed into theWesel sector. Upon arrival in the region on 10 March, the fighting formations of the division were immediately folded into local units, whereas the staff and signals detachment remained nominally independent. The staff was subsequently renamed Division z.b.V. 618. In April 1945, the staff served underLXIII Army Corps,Army Detachment Lüttwitz,Army Group B.[1]
All formations of Infantry Division Hamburg were destroyed in theRuhr Pocket.[1]
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