Divisional Make-up
Initially established as the 100. Leichte Infanterie Division, two-thirds of the men in this division were Austrians and one-third Silesians. The division was set up 10. December 1940 in Upper Austria (Districts of Schaerding, Ried, Voecklabruck, Gmunden) . On the Eastern Front, the 369th Reinforced Croatian Infantry Regiment was attached to the 100th Light Infantry Division to bolster its size.
During the latter stages of the war, the division was composed of members from most of Germany’s geographic areas and a large number of German-speaking Walloons (Belgian/French). Today, 6,000 men are still unaccounted for.
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