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The History of the 116. Panzer-Division
A mapping project by Lord Rommel for Company of Heroes 2.

The History of the Windhund-Division:
The 116th Division was constituted in the Rhineland and Westphalia areas of western Germany in March 1944 from the remnants of the 16th Panzergrenadier Division, and the 179th Reserve Panzer Division. In 1944, it participated in opposing the Normandy Landings and was trapped in the Falaise Pocket following Operation Cobra. After the Normandy battles the division was reformed in Germany for new operations. The 116th then participated in the failed "Wacht am Rhein" Operation in the Ardennes. At the start of the offensive, it was fairly well refitted, with 47 Panzer IV and 92 Panther tanks, although it was still missing 60 percent of its organic transport. It participated in the middle spearhead and later held the Allies at bay for other units to retreat, before being withdrawn over the Rhine in March. It then opposed the 9th US Army's advance across the Rhine, thus stopping the planned Allied breakthrough as well as opposing Operation Varsity's airborne landings. With 2,800 men and 10 tanks against 50,000 Allied troops and supporting tanks, the division faced the US 30th, the US 35th, the US 84th, the 4th Canadian and the US 8th Armored Divisions. On 18 April 1945, the majority of the division was forced to surrender to the 9th US Army, having been trapped in the Ruhr Pocket.
The US Army called the Division the "elite of the german tank forces at the western front".

This map package includes all my maps for the 116. Panzer-Division.

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