126th Infantry Division

The 126th Infantry Division was a German Army unit formed in October 1940, during World War II. Initially assembled in Sennelager, Germany, the division was primarily composed of recruits from northern Germany and was deployed to the Eastern Front in 1941 as part of Operation Barbarossa. Throughout the war, the 126th Infantry Division fought in several significant battles, including the Siege of Leningrad and the defensive actions in the Baltic States. The division sustained heavy losses during the retreat through Latvia and Courland and was ultimately encircled and destroyed in the Courland Pocket in 1945.