116th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

116th Panzer Division
116th Panzer Division
116. Panzer-Division
	Unit insignia
Active	1944–45
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Greyhound Division (Windhund-Division)
Motto(s)	Schnell wie ein Windhund, Zäh wie Leder, Hart wie Kruppstahl, Windhund Vor!; "Fast as a greyhound, tough as leather, hard as Kruppsteel, Greyhound forward!"
Engagements	Western Front (1944-45) Operation Overlord Operation Cobra; ; Siegfried Line campaign Battle of Aachen; Battle of Hürtgen Forest; Battle of the Bulge; ; Western invasion of Germany Ruhr Pocket; ;
Commanders
Notable Commanders	Gerhard Graf von Schwerin ; Gerhard Wilck

The 116th Panzer Division, also known as the "Windhund (Greyhound) Division", was a German armoured formation that saw combat during World War II.

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