Infanterie-Division) was a World War II, German Army Division. It was raised on May 2, 1941, and sent to German-occupied France in June 1941. Moderator: Tom Houlihan. Post by Skarn » Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:01 pm Hi again ! Skarn Enthusiast Posts: 472 Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:38 pm Location: Paris, France. The veteran air power isn’t bad either. 716. Strengths: Endless quantities of budget infantry, but they get better as the game goes on. Even more ridiculous quantities of AA. Facing the brunt of the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, the division was largely destroyed before Caen while defending Gold, Juno, Sword and Omaha Beaches. Infanterie-Division was formed in May 1941 as part of the 15. The 716.Infanterie-Division also fought in fierce defensive combat at Villers Bocage, along the Caen-Bayeux road and in the region of Caen.
716. 7 posts • Page 1 of 1. It was raised on May 2, 1941 and sent to German-occupied France in June 1941.
ROLL 1ST PHAME Crepon, La Cambe, and Haisy areas. Welle (wave). German 716. It was transferred to France in June 1941 where it served on occupation, security, coastal defense and air raid protection duties. Infanterie-Division, along with all the 700-series divisions, was designated as ‘Bodenständigen’, indicating a static, garrison formation with virtually no organic transport elements. INFANTERIE-DIVISION CONTENTS DATES ITtfN NO. IV.
The 716th Static Infantry Division (German: 716.Infanterie-Division) was a World War II, German Army infantry division. Many of the Division's troops were elderly Germans and conscripts from other German occupied countries, especially Ukrainians. Weaknesses: Poor armoured support, reconnaissance infantry is quite limited. After being heavily engaged for the duration of the Allied D-Day invasion, the 716.Infanterie-Division took very high losses that forced it, along with the rest of the German forces in the region, to withdraw.
The 716th Static Infantry Division (German: 716. World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations: : Last Updated 01.07.2011:
Infanterie Division. The 716th Static Infantry Division (German: 716.Infanterie-Division) was a World War II, German Army infantry division. Division-Stab (b) Grenadier-Regiment 726 (c) Oberst Walter Korfes Attached: Ost-Bataillon 439 (a.k.a. German unit histories, lineages, OoBs, ToEs, commanders, fieldpost numbers, organization, etc. Bataillon/Grenadier-Regiment 726) (c) (a) 716. Miscellaneous German Records Collection, EAP 34-b/33 (T84, roll 301), military training; ... 36 716. The 716. Artillery pieces that look like something out of Warhammer 40,000 round things out. It was raised on May 2, 1941, and sent to German-occupied France in June 1941. Infanterie Division.