16th SS PANZERGRENADIER DIVISION "REICHSFÜHRER-SS"
Abbreviated Name:
16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division-"Reichsführer-SS"
Motto:
Meine Ehre heißt Treue (My Honour is Called Loyalty)
Formed:
1st February 1943
Disbanded:
9th May 1945
Linage:
Sturmbrigade Reichsführer-SS 1st February 1943
SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Reichsführer-SS 2nd October 1943
Commanders:
SS-Gruppenführer Max Simon 3rd October 1943 to 24th October 1944
SS-Brigadeführer Otto Baum 24th Oct 1944 to 8th May 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Anzio Beachhead
Gothic Line
Anti-Partisan Duty
Arnhem
Served:
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Austria
Unit Structure May 1944:
Divisional Staff
16th SS Panzer Battalion
35th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment (Motorised)
36th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment (Motorised)
16th SS Reconnaissance Battalion
16th SS Panzerjäger Battalion
16th SS Panzer Artillery Regiment
16th SS Flak Battalion
16th SS Panzer Pioneer Battalion
16th SS Panzer Signals Battalion
16th SS Feld Ersatz Battalion
16th SS Supply Troop
16th SS Truck Park
Medical and Administration Companies
