By late November the 16th Panzer Division had run out of supplies and could only retreat after having been resupplied during a Soviet counter offensive. Signpost was found in the Stalingrad steppe, northwest of Orlovka, approximately 5 kilometers. 135 65. Later it participated in the Battle of France (1940). 22 41. 2/16Holders of the Honor Roll Clasp of the Heer (25)Holders of the Knight's Cross (35, including one unofficial/unconfirmed)Unit-Level Commendation Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army for Shooting Down Aircraft (3)- 3./Schützen-Regiment 64-- Date/Place of Downing: 06.10.1941 bei Andrejewka-- Award Date: 29.11.1941 (34)- 2./Kradschützen-Bataillon 16-- Date/Place of Downing: 18.05.1942 bei Isjum-- Award Date: 28.11.1942 (258)- 3./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 16-- Date/Place of Downing: 15.07.1944 bei Podbericie-- Award Date: 00.00.0000 (o.Nr. Latest project is some 1/72 tanks for 16th Panzer in Summer 1942. On November 23 the 16th Panzer division units near Golubinka attempted four counter attacks against Soviet units of 26th Tank Corps, 4th Tank Corps and 6th Gds Cavalry. AFTER NORMANDY. Generalmajor Hans-Ulrich Back (31 Jan 1944 - 11 Aug 1944) Generalmajor Dietrich von Müller (12 Aug 1944 - 31 Nov 1944) Oberst Theodor Kretschmer (01 Dec 1944 - 31 Jan 1945) m.d.F.b. Quelle: Digitized by Marco Kaiser: Urheber: Autor unbekannt: Lizenz. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the German Army in World War II. It took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, operating in the southern sector of the Eastern Front. G , 16th Pz Division, Italy. It later participated in Operation Barbarossa with Army Group South also in 1941. Panzer Pioneer Battalion- Battalion Staff- 2 x Pioneer Company (mot)- Pioneer Company (half-track)Support & Supply Units, Curt von Burgsdorff (SA-Gruppenführer, governor of Kraków/Cracow)Hans-Valentin Hube (Holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds)Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz ("Der Panzergraf" ("The Armour Count"), Holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds), Personnel of this unit wore a semi-official badge on the left side of the field and service cap which took the form of a black metal shield with raised silver border upon which was centered the divisional emblem, a silver “crossed Y” rune with a horizontal bar across the vertical.Panzer IV in Italy(Courtesy of Bundesarchiv/Wikimedia, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany) Crews of Panzer IV resting while on march in Italy 1943(Courtesy of Bundesarchiv/Wikimedia, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany), Microfilm Publication A-3356, German Officer Personnel files, NARARKT & DKiGT karteikarten, BA/MADermot Bradley, Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp - Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945François de Lannoy & Josef Charita - Panzertruppen: German armored troops 1935-1945William Fowler - The Secret war in Italy: Special forces, partisans and covert operations 1943-45Wolf Keilig - Die Generale des HeeresAndris Kursietis - Die Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945Kurt Mehner - Die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939-1945: Führung und TruppeSamuel W. Mitcham Jr - The Panzer Legions: A guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their CommandersPeter Schmitz, Klaus-Jürgen Thies, Günter Wegmann & Christian Zweng - Die deutschen Divisionen 1939-1945 (4 Vol)Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945Günther Wegmann - Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht, Teil VIII a: Panzertruppe, Band 1Günter Wegmann & Christian Zweng - Formationsgeschichte u. Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Streitkräfte, 1815-1990, Teile IV, Abt. After limited resupplies the division took part in the German retreat to Poland and also participated in further anti-partisan operations in the area around Daleszyce. The 16th Panzer Grenadier Division was renamed the 116th Panzer Division in 1944. Road signpost pointed to the headquarters of 2 Panzer Regiment (be a part of 16th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)). The 16th Panzer Division was encircled and ultimately destroyed at Stalingradduring … 1/16- Persy, Walter, 18.04.1944, Major, Pz.Nachr.Abt. Post 8:40 PM - Jul 19 #1 2020-07-19T20:40. Oberst Kurt Treuhaupt (19 Apr 1945 - 08 May 1945) m.d.F.b. KostaHeristanidis. 25 Tagebuch im Kriege (16. Most of the division was trapped in what became the Stalingrad pocket while a smaller number of units were pushed west. KostaHeristanidis. Artillery Regiment- Support Detachment (mot)- 3 x Battalion (mot)16. Edited once, last by Tobias Giebel (Sep 16th 2008). I don't have Panzer Tracts No.4-2 (though I do have 4-3) and I apologise if this topic has been covered on ML before. The 16th Panzer Division served as a reserve in Romania during the Balkans campaign in 1941. It suffered heavy losses on the southern sector of the Eastern Front and the surviving elements were used to reorganize into 116. Sent back to the Eastern Front in November 1943 the division once more saw action in the southern sector, taking part in the relief operation of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket and being part of the Kamenets-Podolsky pocket. The 116th Division was constituted in the Rhineland and Westphalia areas of western Germany in March 1944 from the remnants of the 16th Panzergrenadier Division, and the 179th Reserve Panzer Division. Generalmajor Günther Angern (01 Oct 1942 - 02 Feb 1943) Oberstleutnant Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand (02 Feb 1943 - 04 May 1943) m.d.F.b. 142/1) and Panther tank of the 26th Panzer Division (Panther I./Pz-Reg 4) briefly parked on the borders of… Scenarios for this game start on 10 September which is the day after the initial landings. 79Holders of the Commendation Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (1)- Spanner, Max, 15.06.1944 (3393), Oberfeldwebel, Kp.Fhr. Post 12:34 PM - Feb 17 #1 2020-02-17T12:34. Page 1 of 1. The command post was a town centre apartment which had been commandeered; when the owners returned to their apartment they found a signed large leather bound Stielers Handatlas which had been left behind. 15th Panzer Division – previously 33rd Infantry Division; later 15th Panzergrenadier Division. [2][4], The 16th Panzer Division was used in a number of locations in the southern sector after this in an attempt to stabilize the German front lines, frequently being moved between points of crisis. The 16th Infantry Division of the German Army was created in 1934 as Kommandant von Münster.In October 1935 the division was renamed 16.Infanterie-Division.On 26 August 1939 the division was mobilized for the invasion of Poland (1939). It participated in the Battle of France in 1940. I have some questions about these vehicles that I'm hoping members more knowledgable about Panzer IV's can help me with. Abt. G (Sd.Kfz. After the French campaign, two new formations were formed from it - the 16th motorized infantry and the 16th Panzer divisions. Generalmajor Hans-Ulrich Back (31 Jan 1944 - 11 Aug 1944… Heavy Machine Gun Battalion (mot)16. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the German Army in World War II. Panzergrenadier-Division was formed from 16. G (Sd.Kfz. 1 zu OKH/Gen.St.d.H./Org. 142/1) and Panther tank of the 26th Panzer Division (Panther I./Pz-Reg 4) briefly parked on the borders of… After a short rest and resupply in February it fought in Silesia and Czechoslovakia. Panzer-Division was formed in November 1940 from the 16. Infanterie-Division (mot) in November 1942. ), Frankfurt 1971Günter Schmitz - Die 16. Panzer-Division 1938-1945Wolfgang Werthen - Geschichte der 16.Pz.Division, Holders of the Honor Roll Clasp of the Heer. Paul Hunt. 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The division’s encounter with the 11th Panzer Division was hardly going to last even two full days. It ended the war in Czechoslovakia where some parts of the division surrendered to the Red Army and other parts to the US Army. [2][3], The Division was part of the offensive towards Stalingrad and reached the Volga river north of the city on 23 August 1942. Motorcycle Battalion- 3 x Motorcycle Company- Heavy Machine Gun Company (mot)- Reconnaissance Company (mot)16. The division participated in the fighting of the Second Battle of Kharkov and, following this, the German summer offensive, Case Blue. On 16th August, the 9. Panzer-Division und der 16. Its 7.5cm KwK 42 L/70 cannon took a heavy toll on enemy armored vehicles whenever and wherever they were encountered. Die neue Panzerdivision wurde Anfang 1941 nach Rumänien und Bulgarien geschickt, aber in Reserve gehalten und nahm nicht an der deutschen Invasion in Jugoslawien und Griechenland teil . It then participated in Operation Barbarossa with Army Group South, also in 1941. The Ausf.D is easily identified by the letterbox hatch opening for the glacis machine gun, pistol ports on the turret sides and a drum cupola. Germany (Nov 1940 - Dec 1940) Romania (Dec 1940 - June 1941) Eastern front, southern sector (June 1941 - Nov 1942) Stalingrad (Nov 1942 - Feb 1943) France (Mar 1943 - June 1943) Italy (June 1943 - Nov 1943) Eastern front, central sector (Nov 1943 - Mar 1945) Czechoslovakia (Mar 1945 - May 1945), Holders of the Close Combat Clasp in Gold (1)- Saller, Franz, 15.10.1944, Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel, Zugführer i. d. 1./Pz.Gren.Rgt. It's a wargame unit, and I could just go for the generic approach, but I prefer to root my toys in a real unit if I can. Panzer was regrouping South of Paris in a much better shape than most other Panzerdivisionen back from Normandy, having only lost about 3.500 men. 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