16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS
The 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Reichsführer-SS" (German: 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Reichsführer SS") was a motorised infantry formation in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II.
| 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS | |
|---|---|
| 16. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Reichsführer SS" | |
Unit insignia | |
| Active | 1943–45 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Waffen-SS |
| Type | Panzergrenadier |
| Size | Division |
| Patron | Heinrich Himmler, Karl Hanke |
The division, during its time in Italy, committed a number of war crimes, and, together with the 1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring, was disproportionally involved in massacres of the civilian population. One possible reason for the division's increased involvement in war crimes has been identified by the fact that much of its leadership originally came from the SS-Totenkopfverbände.
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