158th Reserve Division (Wehrmacht)

The 158th Reserve Division was a German infantry division during World War II . The division was set up on October 1, 1942 and then moved to Silesia. On January 1, 1943, the division was divided into 158th Infantry Division (B) stationed in the Paris area and the 158th Infantry Division stationed in Strasbourg in Alsace . In the course of January 1943, the unit was relocated from Strasbourg to La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast. On July 2, 1944, the division was reorganized and renamed the 16th Infantry Division .

literature

• Samuel W. Mitcham (2007a). German Order of Battle. Volume Two: 291st - 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 .
• Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007b). Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders. Mechanicsburg, PA, United States: Stackpole Books, ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3 .

Web links

• 1th through 199th German Infantry, Security, and Panzer Grenadier Divisions. Organizations and Histories 1939–1945 Nafziger Collection, Combined Armed Research Library.