The 216th Infantry Division was a German Army division that was created during the Second World War; it was active from 1939-1943. It served on the Western Front in 1940, and later took part in the Eastern Front campaign, being involved in the disastrous Battle of Kursk.
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| - 216th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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| - The 216th Infantry Division was a German Army division that was created during the Second World War; it was active from 1939-1943. It served on the Western Front in 1940, and later took part in the Eastern Front campaign, being involved in the disastrous Battle of Kursk.
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| - Eastern Front December 1941 - November 1943: Briansk, Yuchnov, Rshev, Orel, Spas-Demensk, Battle of Kursk, Gomel, Retreat to the Dnieper River Line
- Defense of the Westwall 1939 - 1940
- Invasion of Holland June 1940
- Defense Along French Channel Coast July 1940 - December 1941
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| - Nine Battalions, 17,200 men total
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| - The 216th Infantry Division was a German Army division that was created during the Second World War; it was active from 1939-1943. It served on the Western Front in 1940, and later took part in the Eastern Front campaign, being involved in the disastrous Battle of Kursk.
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