304th Infantry Division
The 304th Infantry Division () was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. The 304th Infantry Division was deployed twice, once in November 1940 and once again in February 1945, after the destruction of the previous formation in January of that same year. History First deployment The 304th Infantry Division was formed as a static infantry division on 15 November 1940 as part of the 13th Aufstellungswelle in the area north of Leipzig. Its initial recruits were drawn from a third each of the 56th and 294th Infantry Divisions. The division was initially commanded by Heinrich Krampf. Initially, the 304th Infantry Division consisted of the following parts: Infantry Regiment 573 (three battalions), drawn from members of the 56th Infantry Division. Infantry Regiment 574 (three battalions), drawn from members of the 294th Infantry Division. Infantry Regiment 575 (three battalions), drawn from members of both the 56th and the 294th Infantry Divisions. Artillery Regiment 304 (three detachments), drawn from members of the 56th, 294th, and 162nd Infantry Divisions. Division Units 304 The Artillery Regiment initially consisted of three detachments rather than the usual four, and those three detachment were understaffed in terms of batteries, only receiving the third