German 716th Infantry Division

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German Army infantry division Wehrmacht unit static division

The German 716th Infantry Division was a static coastal defense unit of the Wehrmacht that manned fortifications in Normandy, including the sector facing Gold Beach during the D-Day landings in World War II.

Aliases (1)

716th Infantry Division ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German Army infantry division → Wehrmacht unit → static division →
areaOfOperations	Calvados → Cotentin Peninsula → Normandy →
branch	Heer →
commander	Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter →
commanderOnD-Day	Wilhelm Richter →
composition	anti-tank units → artillery units → engineer units → infantry battalions →
conflict	World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
disbanded	1945 →
engagedBy	British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → Canadian 3rd Infantry Division →
formed	May 1941 →
fortificationType	anti-tank obstacles → barbed wire obstacles → bunkers → gun emplacements → minefields →
frontSector	Arromanches → Courseulles-sur-Mer → Gold Beach → Juno Beach → Ouistreham → Sword Beach →
garrison	Normandy →
notableDate	6 June 1944 →
notableEngagement	Battle of Normandy → Normandy landings →
opponent	British Army → Canadian Army → Free French forces →
partOf	Atlantic Wall defences →
primaryTask	defence of Atlantic Wall positions in Normandy → manning coastal fortifications →
role	coastal defence → static coastal defence unit →
statusOnD-Day	understrength → widely dispersed →
subordination	7th Army → 84th Army Corps →
theatre	Western Front →
type	static infantry division →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gold → Juno Beach → Sword Beach →	defendedBy
Gold Beach →	defendingForces