Unit Histories

From	To	Type	Notes
01-Oct-1934	01-Oct-1934	Created	at Münster codenamed Kommandant von Münster
01-Oct-1934	01-Oct-1934	Received Elements From	6 Infantry Division
15-Oct-1935	15-Oct-1935	Renamed	16 Infantry Division
25-Aug-1939	25-Aug-1939	Mobilised
06-Aug-1940	06-Aug-1940	Converted to	16 Panzer Division See NOTE
06-Aug-1940	06-Aug-1940	Converted from	228 Infantry Division
06-Aug-1940	06-Aug-1940	Reorganised	as a Motorised Division
23-Jun-1943	23-Jun-1943	Converted to	16 Panzergrenadier Division
04-Aug-1944	04-Aug-1944	Converted from	158 Reserve Division in Western France
04-Aug-1944	04-Aug-1944	Part Absorbed	16 Field Division
28-Sep-1944 ?	28-Sep-1944 ?	Shattered	near Epinal during the retreat from Southern France
09-Oct-1944	09-Oct-1944	Reformed	in the Vosges from the remnants of 16 Infantry Division
09-Oct-1944	09-Oct-1944	Renamed	16 Volksgrenadier Division
06-May-1945	06-May-1945	Surrendered	near Füssen in Bavaria

Number of Records Returned: 14
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Page	Description
Home	Unit Definition
Appointments	Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit
History	Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit
Notes	Miscellaneous Notes for Unit
Order of Battle	Order of Battle for this Unit
Subordinates	Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit
Waves	Waves that the Unit was organised under (German units only)