16. obrněná divize [1943-1945]

16th Armored Division
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Název:
Name:		 16. obrněná divize 16th Armored Division
Originální název:
Original Name: 		16th Armored Division
Datum vzniku:
Raised/Formed:		 14.01.1943
Předchůdce:
Predecessor:		 - -
Datum zániku:
Disbanded:		 15.10.1945
Nástupce:
Successor:		 - -
Nadřízené velitelství:
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Dislokace:
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Velitel:
Commander: 		15.07.1943-DD.09.1944 Greene, Douglass (Major General)
DD.09.1944-15.10.1945 Pierce, John (Brigadier General)
Náčelník štábu:
Chief of Staff: 		DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR, ( )
Podřízené jednotky:
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Čestný název:
Honorary Name:		 DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Armadillo
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Vyznamenání:
Decorations: 		DD.MM.RRRR
Poznámka:
Note:		 - -
Zdroje:
Sources:		 Wilson, John B.: Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, 1999
Zaloga, Steven J.: US Armored Divisions. The European Theater of Operations, 1944-1945, Osprey Publishing Ltd., Oxford 2004
en.wikipedia.org

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The division was activated 15. July 1943 in arkansaském Camp Chaffee, where, subsequently, was going through the training until the end of January 1945, when it was moved to the new york Camp Shanks. Here waiting for free space in new york embarkation port. 5. February set sail and between 11. and 17. February arrived in France.

The division was first assigned to the 15. army, however, 17. April has been moved to 3. army. 19. April reached German territory and 28. April in Nuremberg has replaced 71. infantry division. 23. cavalry reconnaissance squadron was temporarily transferred to 86. infantry division, with which participated in the fighting between the river Isar and Wasserburgem. 5. may the entire division moved from the Nuremberg to Waidhaus. Here came under the In the. corps, with which he crossed the czechoslovak border and 6. may attack in the area 97. infantry division along the lines of Bor-Plzeň in order to cast Pilsen with her arms potential. It succeeded and the division in the last war days dočišťovala the neighborhood of Pilsen. Division headquarters was then dislokováno in Silver.

The division is 13. October 1945 she returned to New York and two days later was disbanded at the Camp Kilmer.



Sources:
Zaloga, Steven J.: US Armored Divisions. The European Theater of Operations, 1944-1945, Osprey Publishing Ltd., Oxford 2004
en.wikipedia.org.
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