| 339th Infantry Division | |
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| German:339. Infanterie-Division | |
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| Active | 1940-1943 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Battle of the Dnieper |
The339th Infantry Division was aGerman military unit which fought duringWorld War II.
The 339th Infantry Division was created in December 1940 as an infantry division of the 14thAufstellungswelle in military district IX inThuringia. In May 1941 it was moved to the border with the Soviet Union. AfterOperation Barbarossa, the 339th ID was deployed in August 1941 in the rear area ofArmy Group Center nearVitebsk andBobruisk in Belarus.
From January 1942 to January 1943, the 339th ID fought in theBattles of Rzhev with the2nd Panzer Army aroundBryansk. In Summer 1943, the Division fought in theBattle of Kursk, still as part of the 2nd Panzer Army, under theLV Army Corps.
In October 1943, the Division became part of the4th Panzer Army underArmy Group South. On 2 November 1943, after suffering heavy losses in theBattle of the Dnieper, the remnants of the 339th ID formedDivisions-Gruppe 339 and was combined with the remains of other divisions to formKorps-Abteilung C. The 339th ID itself was disbanded.