232nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II.

[1] The division's only commander throughout its service was Eccard von Gablenz.

[2] In August 1944, the division was deployed in the reserves of Armee-Abteilung Ligurien in the Italian theater.

[2] At this point, Ernest Fisher notes the division was "originally intended only for rear area duty", and thus its troops comprised "either older men or convalescents intercepted en route to their former units on the Eastern front.

"[3] The 232nd Infantry Division surrendered to American forces in the area between Brescia and Milan.