Windhund Division

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The Windhund Division was the nickname of the German 116th Panzer Division, a World War II armored unit of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Western Front.

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Label Occurrences
Greyhound Division 1
Windhund Division canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German military unit
areaOfSurrender Ruhr Pocket NERFINISHED
component Panzer regiment
Panzergrenadier regiments
anti-tank battalion
artillery regiment
engineer battalion
reconnaissance battalion
signals battalion
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disbanded 1945
engagedAgainst British Army NERFINISHED
Canadian Army NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
equipment Panther tanks NERFINISHED
Panzer IV tanks
self-propelled guns
formationDate March 1944
formedFrom 16th Panzergrenadier Division NERFINISHED
179th Reserve Panzer Division NERFINISHED
front Western Front NERFINISHED
hasNickname Windhund Division NERFINISHED
hasOfficialName 116th Panzer Division NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Heer NERFINISHED
militaryRole armored warfare
notableCommander Gerhard von Schwerin NERFINISHED
Heinrich Voigtsberger NERFINISHED
Siegfried von Waldenburg NERFINISHED
notableEngagementLocation Aachen NERFINISHED
Hürtgen Forest NERFINISHED
Normandy NERFINISHED
operationalTheater Belgium NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
partOf German Army (Heer) NERFINISHED
Wehrmacht
surrenderedTo United States forces NERFINISHED
symbol running greyhound emblem
tookPartIn Battle of Aachen NERFINISHED
Battle of Hürtgen Forest NERFINISHED
Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED
Battle of the Falaise Pocket NERFINISHED
defense of the Roer River line
defense of the Ruhr area
unitType Panzer division

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116th Panzer Division alsoKnownAs Windhund Division
116th Panzer Division nickname Windhund Division
this entity surface form: Greyhound Division