33rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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

In May 1940 the division was attached to Panzer Group Kleist, and followed in reserve behind the advance into the Low Countries, through Luxembourg and Bastogne.

Marching into France, it reached the battle front near St Quentin, and took up defensive positions along the Somme at Peronne[1] It built a bridgehead across the river, which was used by the armored divisions of XVI motorised Army Corps in the relaunch of the German offensive on 6 June 1940.

Attacking alongside the panzers the division broke through the Weygand line, and advanced to the south.

[2] The division then accelerated its pace, crossing first the Marne, followed by the Seine and the Loire, finally reaching the Cher at Montrichard[1] Following the French surrender, it spent two months with the occupation forces until it was returned to Germany and in November 1940 was dissolved.