At the end of the French campaign, the IR "GD" was sent to Lyons where he was occupying the occupation and then began training for "Seelowe" operations - the invasion of the UK. Britain. When these plans were canceled, the regiment was sent to Romania where he took the starting positions to attack Yugoslavia. During the operation of "Marita", the soldiers of "Grossdeutschland" without major clashes entered Belgrade - there they mastered the radio. They were then flown to Poland to begin preparations for invasion of the USSR.
