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The 16th Division (16. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818, in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818, and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was mainly recruited in the densely populated Prussian Rhine Province, mainly along the Rhine and the cities and towns along the Moselle River.

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  • 16. Division (Deutsches Kaiserreich) (de)
  • 16th Division (German Empire) (en)
  • 16e division d'infanterie (Empire allemand) (fr)
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  • The 16th Division (16. Division) was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818, in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818, and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was mainly recruited in the densely populated Prussian Rhine Province, mainly along the Rhine and the cities and towns along the Moselle River. (en)
  • Die 16. Division, für die Dauer des mobilen Verhältnisses auch als 16. Infanterie-Division bezeichnet, war ein Großverband der Preußischen Armee. (de)
  • La 16e division d'infanterie est une unité de l'armée allemande qui participe à la guerre franco-allemande de 1870 et à la Première Guerre mondiale. Au début de ce conflit, la 16e division d'infanterie forme avec la 15e division d'infanterie le (de) au sein de la 4e armée allemande. La division participe à la bataille des Ardennes et à la bataille de la Marne avant de se replier en Champagne. Lors de l'hiver 1914-1915, la division est scindée en ses deux brigades, la 31e brigade combat dans les Flandres puis en Alsace alors que la 30e reste en Champagne. En avril 1915, la division est reconstituée. Elle combat en Artois au mois de juin, puis occupe un secteur de front sur l'Aisne jusqu'en juillet 1916 où elle est engagée dans la bataille de la Somme. De novembre 1916 à mai 1917, la divisi (fr)
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  • 16th Division (16. Division); in 1870-71 and from August 2, 1914, 16th Infantry Division (16. Infanterie-Division) (en)
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  • Battle of Königgrätz
  • German Civil War
  • World War I: Great Retreat, 1st Marne, Somme, Passchendaele, German spring offensive, Lys, 2nd Somme (en)
  • Franco-Prussian War: Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte, Metz, Amiens, Hallue, St. Quentin (en)
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  • Army (en)
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  • VIII. Army Corps (en)
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