16.Panzergrenadier-Division

Unit Emblems

Lineage

• Kommandant von Münster
• 16.Infanterie-Division
• 16.Infanterie-Division (mot)
• 16.Panzergrenadier-Division

History

The 16.Panzergrenadier-Division was formed from the 16.Infanterie-Division (mot) in June 1943 while it was stationed on the Eastern Front.

The Division was transferred to the newly reconstituted 6.Armee in the spring of 1943. It did not participate in the Battle of Kursk, but was involved in the retreat from the Mius River and suffered heavy casualties during the fighting around Zaporozhe and the Dnieper battles,1943-1944.

Partially destroyed in Russia in 1944, the 16.Panzergrenadier-Division was transferred to France in March and later reformed along with the 179.Panzer-Division (Reserve) into the 116.Panzer-Division.

Organization

Knights Cross Holders

• Franz Bredemeyer    8/23/1943

• Otto Fischer    8/27/1943

• Herbert Kaeseberg    4/14/1945

• Oskar Kautz    7/28/1943

• Herbert Lindner    7/28/1943

• Eberhard Risse    11/26/1944

• Willi Tanneberger    2/10/1944

• Georg Thumbeck    11/12/1943

• Hermann Wehking    1/15/1944

• Helmut Zander    4/5/1945

War Service