1st Security Division (1942-43)
  • 72nd Infantry Regiment
  • 480th Infantry Battalion
  • 490th Infantry Battalion
  • 720th Infantry Battalion
  • 11th Security Battalion
  • 12th Security Battalion
  • 13th Security Battalion
  • 2nd Battalion/55th Artillery Regiment

It was raised on 20 February 1942, in order to maintain the order in Northern Trans-Dnestra, in the Moghilev, Tulcin, Jugastru and Rabnita counties. In May 1943 it was disbanded and its troops were used to reform the 5th Infantry Division lost at Stalingrad.

Author: Victor Nitu
Sources:
Dutu A., Dobre F., Loghin L. Armata Romana in al doilea razboi mondial (1941-1945) - Dictionar Enciclopedic, Editura Enciclopedica, 1999
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