170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Infanterie-Division) was a German division in World War II.

It fought on the Eastern Front for much of the war.

The Division participated in the invasion of Denmark.

[1] The German plan and force: The occupation of Denmark had been put into the hands of the XXI corps (General of the Infantry Nikolaus von Falkenhorst), which consisted of the 170th Infantry Division and 198th Infantry Division.

For the occupation of Jutland the following forces were ready: The 170th Infantry Division under Major general Witte (391th, 399th, 401th Infantry Regiments and the 240th.