Back فرقة بانزر 26 (الفيرماخت) Arabic 23. Infanterie-Division (Wehrmacht) German 23e division d'infanterie (Allemagne) French הדיוויזיה ה-23 (ורמאכט) HE 제23보병사단 (독일 국방군) Korean 23 Dywizja Piechoty (III Rzesza) Polish 23.ª Divisão de Infantaria (Alemanha) Portuguese 23-я пехотная дивизия (вермахт) Russian 23. Infanterie-Division Swedish 23-тя піхотна дивізія (Третій Рейх) Ukrainian
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| German 23rd Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| 23. Infanteriedivision — 23. InfDiv — XX | |
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| Active | 1 October 1934 – 14 September 1942 23 October 1942 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Potsdam |
| Nickname(s) | Grenadierkopf |
| Insignia | |
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| As the 26th Panzer Division | &sq=engine&lang=en&file=File:Divisionsabzeichen_der_26._Panzer-Division.jpg) |
The German 23rd Infantry Division (23. Infanterie-Division), later the 26th Panzer Division, was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. It was non-motorised and relied on horse-drawn wagons for its mobility. The unit carried the nickname Grenadierkopf.
The 23rd Infantry participated in the invasion of Poland in 1939 as part of the reserve component of the 4th Army. The division was commanded by Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt and consisted of the 9th, 67th, and 68th infantry regiments.