Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II.
[1] Another formation named 271st Infantry Division was assembled as part of the twenty-second Aufstellungswelle on 17 November 1943 in the occupied Netherlands under the supervision of Oberbefehlshaber West.
[2] The division was destroyed in August 1944 in the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, while under the supervision of the 5th Panzer Army.
[1] The 271st Infantry Division was commanded by Paul Danhauser between 10 December 1943 and its destruction in the Falaise Pocket.
[1] After Grenadier Regiment 978 saw combat in the Budapest area, the division was refreshed at Nitra in February 1945.