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German 116th Panzer Division December, 1944

16th

Panzer

Regiment

60th

PanzerGrenadier

Regiment

x 5 x 1 x 1 x 13x 1

x 6x 12

By Greg Moore

gregpanzerblitz.com

December, 2008

x 4 x 3

I

Battalion

II

Battalion

x 2x 1

I

Battalion

x 6 x 1 x 12x 1x 3 x 1

II

Battalion

x 3x 3

x 3

x 3

156th

Panzer

Grenadier

Regiment

I

Battalion

x 6 x 1 x 12x 1x 3 x 1

IIBattalion

x 3x 3 x 3

x 6 x 1 x 12x 1x 3 x 1

Some of the tank

shortages in II

Battalion were

filled in with

assault guns.

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x 3

281st

Panzer

Flak

Battalionx 3

675th

Panzer

PioneerBattalion

x 9 x 3

x 3

228th

PanzerJager

Battalion

x 3 x 3

x 8

116th

PanzerRecon

Battalion

x 1

The 116th Panzer Division was another victim of the Falaise Pocket, being essentially destroyed in

that battle. The division was rebuilt and fought in the battle for Aachen after which it was pulled out of

the line and rebuilt for the Ardennes offensive. The 116th had early success against the 28th Infantry

but was caught in a traffic jam caused by several blown bridges and finally stalled at Hotton. In mid-

January, the 116th covered the withdrawal of the forward German survivors, just escaping the cutting off

of the bulge by the 2nd and 11th U.S Armored Divisions. Like most of the Panzer divisions involved in

the Ardennes Offensive, the 116th was never built up to full strength again after this battle.

146th

Panzer

ArtilleryRegiment

x 2 x 1x 1

I

Battalion

x 1 x 1x 1

III

Battalion

x 1

x 2 x 1x 2

II

Battalion

x 1

x 2

x 1

x 2 x 2 x 2

x 3 x 1x 2 x 1x 1

x 6 x 5x 1x 1 x 3