276th Volksgrenadier Division

However, as the Battle of France ended much sooner than anticipated, the assembly was aborted on 22 July.On 7 August, several Allied breakthroughs into the positions of the 276th and 236th Infantry Divisions west of Hamars forced a withdrawal.Subsequently, following the Allied breakthrough at Avranches, the 276th Infantry Division was trapped in the Falaise Pocket, where it was annihilated.The 276th Volksgrenadier Division fought in the Battle of the Bulge, where it took over two thousand casualties, including General Möhring who was killed on 18 December 1944.It then saw action in Luxembourg, and was destroyed fighting American forces in March 1945.
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