116th Panzer Division

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The 116th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division formed in 1944 that fought primarily on the Western Front, notably in battles such as Normandy and the Ardennes.

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116th Panzer Division canonical 2
116. Panzer-Division 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Panzer division
Wehrmacht military unit
alsoKnownAs 116. Panzer-Division
Windhund Division
branch German Army
Heer
commander Gerhard von Schwerin
Heinrich von Lüttwitz
Siegfried von Waldenburg
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbandedInYear 1945
engagedAgainst British Army
Canadian Army
United States Army
equipment Panther tank
Panzer IV
linked to: Panzer IV tanks

self-propelled artillery
formedFrom 16th Panzergrenadier Division
179th Reserve Panzer Division
formedInYear 1944
front Western Front
garrison Rhineland
nickname Greyhound Division
linked to: Windhund Division
notableEngagement Battle of Aachen
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Ardennes
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
linked to: Hürtgen Forest

Operation Market Garden
notableLocation Aachen
Ardennes region
Hürtgen Forest
operatedIn Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
partOf Army Group B
Fifth Panzer Army
linked to: 5th Panzer Army

XLVII Panzer Corps
role armored warfare
counterattack operations
mobile defense
surrenderedInYear 1945
surrenderedTo United States forces
theater Ardennes campaign
linked to: Battle of the Bulge

Normandy campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Rhineland campaign
unitType armored division

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Operation Lüttich involvedUnit 116th Panzer Division
Battle of Aachen involvesMilitaryUnit 116th Panzer Division
116th Panzer Division alsoKnownAs 116. Panzer-Division
linked to: 116th Panzer Division