23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
| German 23rd Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| 23. Infanteriedivision — 23. InfDiv — XX | |
| Active | 1 October 1934 – 14 September 1942 23 October 1942 – 8 May 1945 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Potsdam, Wehrkreis III |
| Nickname | Grenadierkopf |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | |
| As the 26th Panzer Division | |
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.
Some members of the said division, particularly from the 9th Infantry Regiment like Henning von Tresckow or Philipp von Bismarck, were part of the July 20 plot against Adolf Hitler.