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Old August 13th, 2021 #1
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116. PANZER-DIVISION 'WINDHUND'

This excellent division was formed from 16th Panzer-Grenadier Division 'Windhund' which had suffered very heavy losses on the Eastern Front. It was reformed and upgraded into a Panzer Division, re-designated as 116th Panzer-Division 'Windhund,' (since there already was a 16th Panzer Division) and kept its division emblem Wappenschild 'Windhund.' This division had the distinction of having Kalmücken-Kavallerie-Korps, a unit of about 5,000 Kalmyk volunteers who chose to join the German Armed Forces in 1942 and fought with distinction.

AWARDS (16. Panzer-Grenadier Division & 116. Panzer-Division combined)

✠ Knight's Cross (42)
✠ German Cross in Gold (141)
✠ German Cross in Silver (5)
✠ Close Combat Clasp in Gold (14)
✠ Army Honor Roll Clasp (22)
✠ Certificate of Recognition From Adolf Hitler For Outstanding Achievement on the Battlefield (10)



✠ Hans-Karl Bunzel (29-04-1915 - 12-11-1995)

Panzer-Abteilung 116 / 116. Panzer-Division 'Windhund'

Destroyed 95 tanks. His gravestone at the cemetery in Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut was removed in 2019 to prevent it from being a "Nazi Shrine," and cleanse Germany from "Traces of Evil."









 
 

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