Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 16

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Otto von Lachemair, Dec 1942 - 21 Aug 1943
• GenMaj Karl Sievers (Heer), 22 Aug 1943 - 23 Sep 1943

Ia:

• Hptm Otto Wilhelm, Dec 1942 - 1 Nov 1943

Formed 1 Dec 1942 at Groß-Born.

The division consisted of:

• Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 31
• Luftwaffen-Jäger-Regiment 32
• Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 16
• Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 16
• Luftwaffen-Pionier-Bataillon 16
• Aufklärungs-Zug Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 16
• Luftnachrichten-Kompanie Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 16
• Kommandeur der Nachschubtruppen Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 16

Movements:

• 30 Dec 1942 - advance elements of the division arrives in WB Nederland from Groß-Born
• 3 Jan 1943 - five trainloads had arrived by this date, new Divisional HQ: Appeldoorn
• 4 Jan 1943 - one more trainload arrived
• 5 Jan 1943 - four more trains arrived
• 6 Jan 1943 - the 11th and last trainload arrived
• 25 Jan 1943 - HQ moved to Amsterdam, and the division began replacing the 167th Infanterie-Division
• 8 Feb 1943 - transfer to the Amsterdam area completed
• 22 Apr 1943 - Divisional HQ moved to Amstelveen (5km south of Amsterdam)

Taken over by the Army on 1 Nov 1943 as 16. Feld-Division (L).

The division served under the following headquarters:

Feb 1943 - Oct 1943

LXXXVIII.AK / Heeresgruppe D

Holland*

* Ijmuiden-Haarlem-Leiden-Scheveningen area.