116th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

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116th Panzer Division
116. Panzer-Division
Unit insignia
Active	1944–45
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	Greyhound Division (Windhund-Division)
Motto(s)	Schnell wie ein Windhund, Zäh wie Leder, Hart wie Kruppstahl, Windhund Vor! "Fast as a greyhound, tough as leather, hard as Kruppsteel, Greyhound forward!"
Engagements	Western Front (1944-45) Operation Overlord Operation Cobra Siegfried Line campaign Battle of Aachen Battle of Hürtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge Western invasion of Germany Ruhr Pocket
Commanders
Notable Commanders	Gerhard Graf von Schwerin Gerhard Wilck

The 116th Panzer Division, also known as the "Windhund (Greyhound) Division", was a German armoured formation that saw combat during World War II.