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- The German 291st Infantry Division, was an infantry division of the Wehrmacht and served in World War II. It was formed in February 1940 as a division of the 8th Wave at the Troop training ground Arys im WK I (Prussia). 291. Infanterie Division was formed in Insterburg in the military training area of Arys (south-east of Königsberg, East Prussia) in February 1940 as part of the 8th Wave. Created by using cadres from previously existing units, it took part in the attack on France but played no noticeable role there. During the expansion of the Heer in the autumn the division lost 3 Btns. of Infantry (I /504th, I /505th and I /506th.) and one of Artillery (III /291st.) to the newly raised 306. Infanterie Division, but these units were replaced before the division was assigned to Heeresgruppe Nord in early 1941 as 18. Armee's reserve as they prepared for the launching of Barbarossa. The "Elch" (Moose) division managed to advance 44 miles in the first 34 hours of the campaign in the Baltic States, but after being assigned the mission of clearing the Baltic coast, was temporarily stopped in their tracks at the naval base of Libau where Soviet Marines and 67th Rifle Division repelled their first attempt to rush the town on 25 June. Resorting to point blank artillery fire, Herzog's men finally overran the town after four days of fierce street and house fighting and continued advancing up the Baltic Coast before reaching the Latvian capital of Riga which was already under attack from the East by Philipp Kleffel's 1. Infanterie Division, the following day. After helping secure Estonia during July and August, the division was deployed on the right wing of XXXVIII Korps's ring around the Oranienbaum Bridgehead in early September and broke through the Soviet first line of defences around Leningrad at Popsha before turning north and taking Peterhof, on the Gulf of Finland, sealing in the Coastal Army. After this success, the front settled down into static positions that changed very little for almost two years, but, following his receiving the Knights Cross in mid-October, there was little time for Herzog and his men to catch their breath as they were shifted to 18th Armee's front along the Volkhov River to resist continued efforts by the Russians to break through to besieged Leningrad. The division was finally withdrawn from the front in late December, but only had a few days' rest before Andrei Vlassov's 2nd Shock Army launched a massive offensive at the beginning of January aimed at the thinly held line at the junction of 61. Infanterie Division and 21. Infanterie Division. 505th Inf. Regt., under Oberst Lohmeyer to seal the breach , but it was only a question of time before they made another probe elsewhere. "A matter of time" was ten days, the breakthrough was slightly to the south, and it was the 291st that again stood in their way, but, despite atrocious weather, its men stood firm long enough for the Polizei and 58. Infanterie Division to cut off the Russian penetration, though fighting within the pocket went on until late June. After defeating the Soviet 2nd Shock Army's penetration of the front over the Volkhov River, and, despite the renewal of the offensive by the Russians in the Mga sector, just to the north of their positions, they were kept on the relatively quiet sector north of Novgorod until January 1943, when they were shifted to LIX Korps sector on the junction of Heeresgruppe Nord and Heeresgruppe Mitte. During that Winter the divisions three Infantry Regiments lost one battalion each, except for one company from each which was, initially, formed into a Ski battalion, but this unit was later converted to bicycles. Remaining in defensive positions around Korotsen over the Winter the division was reinforced by the recreation of 506th Gren. Regt. in February but was nearly annihilated by the Soviet 3rd Guards Tank Army near Shepetovka in early March. By June they were back on 4th Panzerarmee's front (XLII Korps) as they fell back through south-east Poland (also taking part in the fighting inside the Hube cauldron). The severely understrength Division rejoined XLII Korps in August and remained with them until over-run and destroyed by 1st Ukrainian Front near Czestochowa (Tschensotchau) after the Soviets resumed their offensive in mid-January 1945. Some remnants were incorporated into the 6. Infanterie Divisions 37th Gren. Regt. whilst the remainder were used to augment 17. Infanterie-Division in March. (en)
- Die 291. Infanterie-Division (291. ID) war ein militärischer Großverband der Wehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg. (de)
- La 291e division d'infanterie (en allemand : 291. Infanterie-Division ou 291. ID) est une des divisions d'infanterie de l'armée allemande (Wehrmacht) durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
- 291 Dywizja Piechoty – niemiecka dywizja z czasów II wojny światowej, sformowana w Orzyszu na mocy rozkazu z 10 lutego 1940 roku, w 8. fali mobilizacyjnej w I Okręgu Wojskowym. (pl)
- A 291ª Divisão de Infantaria (em alemão:291. Infanterie-Division) foi uma unidade militar que serviu no Exército alemão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. (pt)
- 291-я пехотная дивизия (нем. 291. Infanterie-Division) — тактическое соединение сухопутных войск вооружённых сил нацистской Германии периода Второй мировой войны. Стандартная пехотная дивизия, сформированная к 10 февраля 1940 года в ? военном округе из жителей Пруссии, проживающих в районе Мазурских болот. Кадры для новой дивизии поступили из 1-й, 21-й, . (ru)
- 291-ша піхотна дивізія (Третій Рейх) (нім. 291. Infanterie-Division) — піхотна дивізія Вермахту за часів Другої світової війни. (uk)
- 德國國防軍陸軍第291步兵師（德語：291. Infanterie-Division）是納粹德國國防軍陸軍的一個步兵師。該師於1940年2月組建。 該師組建後，首次作戰為參與1940年入侵法國行動。1941年6月，該師參與巴巴羅薩行動，此後一直在東線作戰。 該師最後於1945年1月在辰斯托考被殲。 (zh)
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- Die 291. Infanterie-Division (291. ID) war ein militärischer Großverband der Wehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg. (de)
- La 291e division d'infanterie (en allemand : 291. Infanterie-Division ou 291. ID) est une des divisions d'infanterie de l'armée allemande (Wehrmacht) durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
- 291 Dywizja Piechoty – niemiecka dywizja z czasów II wojny światowej, sformowana w Orzyszu na mocy rozkazu z 10 lutego 1940 roku, w 8. fali mobilizacyjnej w I Okręgu Wojskowym. (pl)
- A 291ª Divisão de Infantaria (em alemão:291. Infanterie-Division) foi uma unidade militar que serviu no Exército alemão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. (pt)
- 291-я пехотная дивизия (нем. 291. Infanterie-Division) — тактическое соединение сухопутных войск вооружённых сил нацистской Германии периода Второй мировой войны. Стандартная пехотная дивизия, сформированная к 10 февраля 1940 года в ? военном округе из жителей Пруссии, проживающих в районе Мазурских болот. Кадры для новой дивизии поступили из 1-й, 21-й, . (ru)
- 291-ша піхотна дивізія (Третій Рейх) (нім. 291. Infanterie-Division) — піхотна дивізія Вермахту за часів Другої світової війни. (uk)
- 德國國防軍陸軍第291步兵師（德語：291. Infanterie-Division）是納粹德國國防軍陸軍的一個步兵師。該師於1940年2月組建。 該師組建後，首次作戰為參與1940年入侵法國行動。1941年6月，該師參與巴巴羅薩行動，此後一直在東線作戰。 該師最後於1945年1月在辰斯托考被殲。 (zh)
- The German 291st Infantry Division, was an infantry division of the Wehrmacht and served in World War II. It was formed in February 1940 as a division of the 8th Wave at the Troop training ground Arys im WK I (Prussia). 291. Infanterie Division was formed in Insterburg in the military training area of Arys (south-east of Königsberg, East Prussia) in February 1940 as part of the 8th Wave. (en)
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