16. Army (AOK 16)----Western Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements

1.

Security on the Western Border.

10.22.1939

5.9.1940

201

2.

Advance Across Luxemburg and Southern Belgium toward the Maginot Line.

5.10.1940

5.14.1940

5

3.

Breakdown of the Maginot Line and Expansion of the Bridgehead Sedan Between the Ardennes Canal and Chiers.

5.15.1940

5.28.1940

15

4.

Fighting on the Maginot Line.

5.10.1940

6.25.1940

46

a.

Breakthrough in the Direction of Verdun.

6.9.1940

6.13.1940

5

b.

Encirclement of Verdun.

6.14.1940

6.15.1940

2

c.

Destruction Battle at Toul.

6.16.1940

6.25.1940

10

d.

Raid in the Direction of Metz-Diedenhofen.

6.17.1940

6.25.1940

9

5.

Occupation of France Between Argonnen and Mosel.

6.26.1940

7.2.1940

7

6.

Occupation in Belgium and in the Netherlands. [Coastal Security]

7.3.1940

4.17.1941

289

7.

March to East Prussia and the Eastern Front.

4.18.1941

6.21.1941

65

16. Army (AOK 16)-----Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements

1.

Frontier Fighting in Lithuania.

6.22.1941

6.29.1941

8

a]

Breakthrough at the Frontier Positions.

6.22.1941

6.25.1941

4

b]

Advance Across the Niemen River and Capture of Kovno.

6.22.1941

6.26.1941

5

2.

Advance across the Düna River.

6.27.1941

7.12.1941

16

a]

Fighting in Eastern Lithuania and Latvia.

6.27.1941

7.7.1941

11

b]

Conquest of Riga and Fighting Between the Duna River and Velikiye Luki.

6.29.1941

7.12.1941

14

3.

Advance Across the Old Russian State Border and Operations South of Lake Ilmen.

7.8.1941

9.23.1941

78

a]

Breakthrough of the Frontier Fortifications and Pursuit up to the Lake Ilmen.

7.8.1941

8.9.1941

33

b]

Battle Around Staraya Russa.

8.10.1941

8.24.1941

13

c]

Battle to the Lovat and Polist Rivers.

8.25.1941

9.23.1941

30

4.

Operations Against Leningrad.

7.13.1941

9.25.1941

75

a]

Battle near Novgorod.

8.10.1941

8.24.1941

15

b]

Breakthrough of the Luga River positions.

8.18.1941

8.28.1941

11

c]

Advance to the Neva River and to Lake Ladoga.

8.25.1941

9.25.1941

32

5.

Defensive Fighting before Leningrad.

9.26.1941

6.30.1942

278

6.

Defense Between Lake Ilmen and Lake Ladoga.

9.26.1941

10.15.1941

20

7.

Fighting in the Valdai Area.

9.26.1941

1.7.1942

104

8.

Advance on Tikhvin and Volkhovstroi as well as Fighting for Tikhvin.

10.16.1941

12.7.1941

53

9.

Defensive fighting at the Volkhov River and between Volkhovstroi and Lake Ladoga.

12.8.1941

12.27.1941

18

a]

Fighting Retreat to the Volkhov River.

12.8.1941

12.27.1941

20

b]

Defensive fighting near Volkhovstroi, Withdrawal into Positions South of Lake Ladoga.

12.8.1941

12.27.1941

20

c]

Defensive fighting at Volkhov.

12.25.1941

12.27.1941

3

10.

Defensive fighting south of Lake Ilmen.

1.8.1942

6.30.1942

174

a]

Defense Against Russian Breakthrough in the Area Ostaschkov- Kholm-Staraya Russa.

1.8.1942

2.8.1942

32

b]

Defense of the Demyansk Area.

2.8.1942

6.30.1942

143

c]

Defensive Fighting on the Staraya Russa Front.

2.9.1942

6.30.1942

142

d]

Defense and Relief of Kholm.

1.21.1942

5.5.1942

105

e]

Defense around Kholm.

5.6.1942

6.30.1942

57

f]

Holding Open Communications with Troops in the Demyansk Kessel.

3.21.1942

6.9.1942

81

11.

Position Fighting in the Zone of Heeresgruppe Nord.

7.1.1942

1.13.1944

562

a]

Defensive Fighting for the Land Bridge Northwest of Demyansk.

7.17.1942

11.6.1942

113

b]

Defense of the Robya-Lovat Angle.

9.27.1942

10.9.1942

13

c]

Defensive Fighting in the Area of Demyansk and for the Land Bridge Northwest of Demyansk.

11.7.1942

2.16.1943

102

d]

Defensive Battles Around Staraya Russa.

2.23.1943

3.19.1943

25

e]

Defensive Fighting Around Staraya Russa.

8.18.1943

8.22.1943

5

f]

Defensive Battle Near Nevel.

10.6.1943

1.5.1944

92

12.

Defensive Battles in Northern Russia and Before the Baltic Countries.

1.14.1944

4.23.1944

101

a]

Defensive Fighting North of Nevel.

1.14.1944

2.15.1944

33

b]

Retreat from the Lovat River on the Line Pustoshka- Ostrov.

2.18.1944

2.28.1944

11

c]

Defensive Battle Near Pustoshka.

2.28.1944

3.17.1944

19

d]

First Defensive Battle for Ostrov and Pleskau.

3.4.1944

3.12.1944

9

e]

Second Defensive Battle for Pleskau.

3.31.1944

4.17.1944

18

f]

Defensive Battle North of Opotschka.

3.26.1944

4.11.1944

16

13.

Position Fighting in the Zone of Heeresgruppe Nord.

4.24.1944

7.12.1944

80

14.

Defensive and Retreating Battles during the Russian Summer Offensive in the Baltic Countries thereby: Fighting for Modona and to the Duna River.

7.13.1944

10.4.1944

84

15.

Fighting for Riga and Mitau.

10.5.1944

10.26.1944

22

16.

Six Battles for Courland.

10.27.1944

3.30.1945

155

17.

Position Fighting in Courland.

4.1.1945

5.10.1945

40