Scheidgen before digging in to repulse numerous counter-attacks by the Americans. After several days of slow progress, however, the Ardennes offensive as a whole was looking increasingly non-viable. By December 28, Brandenberger ordered the 212th Volksgrenadier Division to withdraw back to its starting positions. It went on to participate in subsequent defensive operations along the Rhine, until surrendering to the Americans near the end of the war. Commanding officers 212th Infantry Division Generalmajor Walter Friedrichs (? August 1939 – 15 September 1939) General der Artillerie Theodor Endres (15 September 1939 – 1 October 1942) Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann (1 October 1942 – 1 October 1943) Generalmajor Dr. Karl Koske (1 October 1943 – 1 May 1944) Generalleutnant Franz Sensfuß (1 May 1944 – 15 September 1944) 212th Volksgrenadier Division Generalleutnant Franz Sensfuß (October 1944 – 1 April 1945) Genralmajor Max Ulich (1 April 1945 – 21 April 1945) Generalmajor Jobst Freiherr von Buddenbrock (21 April 1945 – 8 May 1945) Order of battle 1939 316th Infantry Regiment 320th Infantry Regiment 423rd Infantry Regiment 212th Artillery Regiment 212th Engineer Battalion 212th Anti-tank Detachment 212th Reconnaissance Detachment 212th Signal Detachment Supply Troops 1943 316th Grenadier Regiment 320th Grenadier Regiment 423rd Grenadier Regiment 212th Fusilier Battalion 212th Field Replacement Battalion 212th Artillery Regiment 212th Engineer Battalion 212th Panzerjäger Detachment 212th Signal Detachment Supply Troops See also Battle of Krasny Bor Battle of the Bulge References Cole, Hugh M., The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge, Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 1965 Arnold, James R., Ardennes 1944, Hitler's Last Gamble in the West, Osprey Military Campaign Series #5, Reed International Books Ltd., 1990 Ellis, John, The Military Book Club's World War II, The Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures, Copyright 1993 by John Ellis Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II 1939 establishments in Germany