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The 16th Division (16. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818 in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818 and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was mainly recruited in the densely populated Prussian Rhine Province, mainly along the Rhine and the cities and towns along the Moselle River.

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  • 16th Division (German Empire)
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  • The 16th Division (16. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818 in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818 and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was mainly recruited in the densely populated Prussian Rhine Province, mainly along the Rhine and the cities and towns along the Moselle River.
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Garrison
  • Trier
Branch
  • Army
command structure
  • VIII. Army Corps
Country
Type
  • Infantry
Dates
  • 1818(xsd:integer)
Unit Name
  • --08-02
notable commanders
Battles
  • Austro-Prussian War
  • Battle of Königgrätz
  • Franco-Prussian War: Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte, Metz, Amiens, Hallue, St. Quentin
  • World War I: Great Retreat, 1st Marne, Somme, Passchendaele, Spring Offensive, Lys, 2nd Somme
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  • Approx. 15,000
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  • The 16th Division (16. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818 in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818 and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was mainly recruited in the densely populated Prussian Rhine Province, mainly along the Rhine and the cities and towns along the Moselle River.
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