Commanders
The following officers commanded the 71st Infantry Division:
- (26 August 1939 - 15 October 1939) Generalmajor Wolfgang Ziegler
- (15 October 1939 - 15 February 1941) General der Infanterie Karl Weisenberger
- (15 February 1941 - 28 March 1941) General der Infanterie Friedrich Herrlein
- (28 March 1941 - 25 January 1943) General der Infanterie Alexander von Hartmann
- (25 January 1943 - 14 March 1943) Generalmajor Fritz Roske
- (14 March 1943 - 1 January 1945) Generalleutnant Wilhelm Raapke
- (1 January 1945 - 8 May 1945) Generalmajor Eberhard von Schuckmann
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