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The 716th Static Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 for occupation duties in France. After various deployments within France between 1941 - 1943 it was finally stationed along the Normandy coastline, defending the area between the mouth of the River Orne and the Carentan Estuary. It fought the Allied invasion in the Battle of Normandy
Battle of Normandy

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allies forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in World War II....
 and was effectively destroyed on D-Day. It was then reconstituted for use as coastal defense on the Mediterranean coast near Spain.






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The 716th Static Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 for occupation duties in France. After various deployments within France between 1941 - 1943 it was finally stationed along the Normandy coastline, defending the area between the mouth of the River Orne and the Carentan Estuary. It fought the Allied invasion in the Battle of Normandy
Battle of Normandy

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allies forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in World War II....
 and was effectively destroyed on D-Day. It was then reconstituted for use as coastal defense on the Mediterranean coast near Spain. After the secondary Allied invasion in southern France the 716th Division retreated toward Germany, and was destroyed again near Colmar in January 1945. It was reconstituted a second time as the 716th Volksgrenadier Division in April 1945, and surrendered to the Americans in May.

Order of Battle

  • 726th Grenadier Regiment
  • 736th Grenadier Regiment
  • 716th Pioneer (Engineer) Battalion
  • 716th Anti-Tank Company
  • 1716th Artillery Regiment


See also


  • Volksgrenadier
    Volksgrenadier

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  • Division (military)
    Division (military)

    A division is a large military unit or Formation usually consisting of between ten to thirty thousand soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps....
    , Military unit, List of German divisions in WWII
    List of German divisions in WWII

    Upgrades and reorganizations are shown only to identify the variant names for what is notionally a single unit; other upgrades and reorganizations are deferred to the individual articles....
  • Heer
    German Army

    The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
    , Wehrmacht
    Wehrmacht

    Wehrmacht was the name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe ....