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| 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS | |
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 Insignia of the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS |
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| Active | 1943 - 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | Adolf Hitler |
| Branch |  Waffen SS |
| Type | Panzergrenadier |
| Size | Division |
The 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS was a Panzergrenadier formation of the Waffen-SS during World War II.
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[edit] History
Formed in November 1943 when Volksdeutsche recruits were added to the Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS, which was used as the cadre in the formation of the new division. The majority of the recruits were from Norway.
A Kampfgruppe ("combat group") from the division fought at the Anzio beachhead, while the rest of the division took part in the occupation of Hungary. It fought in Italy as a division from May 1944, until being transferred to Hungary in February 1945. In late summer 1944, while retreating towards the Gothic Line positions in the Appennini mountains, some units of this division committed atrocities against civilians in Sant'Anna di Stazzema and Marzabotto. A Kampfgruppe of the 16th Training and Replacement Battalion was based in Arnhem and took part in Operation Market Garden.
The division surrendered to British forces near Klagenfurt, Austria at the end of the war.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- SS-Sturmbannführer Friedrich Dern (Feb 1941 - ? 1941)
- SS-Sturmbannführer Ernst Schützeck (?1941)
- SS-Sturmbannführer Herbert Garthe (?1941 - Feb 1942)
- SS-Sturmbannführer Paul Massel (Feb 1942)
- SS-Obersturmbannführer Karl Gesele (Feb 1942 - Sept 1943)[2]
- SS-Gruppenführer Max Simon (3 Oct 1943 - 24 Oct 1944)
- SS-Oberführer Otto Baum (24 Oct 1944 - 8 May 1945) [3]
[edit] Order of battle
- 35th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 36th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 16th SS Artillery Regiment
- 16th SS Panzer Battalion
- 16th SS Flak Battalion
- 16th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
- 16th SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion
- 16th SS Pionier Battalion
- 16th SS Signals Battalion
- 16th SS Supply Troop
- 16th SS Headquarters Battalion
- 16th SS Instandsetzungs Battalion
- 16th SS Medical Battalion
- 16th SS Training and Reserve Battalion
- 16th SS Feldgendarmerie Company
- 16th SS Panzergrenadier Training Unit [4]
[edit] See also
- Marzabotto massacre
- Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre
- Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS
- List of Knight's Cross Recipients 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Reichsfuhrer SS
[edit] References
- ^ Marcus Wendel. "Waffen SS units (16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS)". Axis History Factbook. http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1943. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ Bishop, Chris. The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide - Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-1945, Amber Books Ltd. 2007, p 144.
- ^ "axishistory". http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1943.
- ^ axishistory. "16 SS Panzergrenadier Division". http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1943.
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