3rd Security Division (1942-43)
  • 78th Infantry Regiment
  • 460th Infantry Battalion
  • 730th Infantry Battalion
  • 780th Infantry Battalion
  • 14th Security Battalion
  • 15th Security Battalion
  • 16th Security Battalion
  • 1st Battalion/55th Artillery Regiment

It was formed on 20 February 1942 with the task to maintain order in the Golta, Tiraspol, Dubosari and Ananiev counties in Trans-Dnestra. In May 1943 it was disbanded and its troops were used to reform the 9th Infantry Division, which had suffered heavy casualties 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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