72nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

72. Infanterie-Division German 72nd Infantry Division
72. Infanterie Division Vehicle Insignia
Active	19 September 1939 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Gelbkreuz
Engagements	World War II
Decorations	References in the Wehrmachtbericht

The 72nd Infantry Division (German: 72. Infanterie-Division) was created on 19 September 1939 in Trier from Grenz-Division Trier, which was a border security unit. It was destroyed on the Eastern front 25 March 1944 and reformed June 1944.