Divisional Units




	The 716th Infantry Division was an occupation division raised in 1941. It was comprised of the following units: Divisional Staff 726 Infantry Regiment. 736 Infantry Regiment 1716 Artillery Regiment 716 Panzerjaeger Company 716 Pioneer Battalion 716 Signals Battalion 716 Supply Troops Administration Platoon

Regiment	Battalion	German Designation	Training Unit	Raised From	Commander
Division HQ		Div. Stab 716	166 Reserve Div.	Bielefeld	Oberst Otto Matterstock
Grenadier Rgt. 736	HQ	Stab Gr. Rgt. 736		Düsseldorf	Oberst Wachtel
	1st	I/Gr. Regt. 736	Inf.Ers.Rgt.26	Düsseldorf	Major Hahn
	2nd	II/Gr. Regt. 736	Inf.Ers.Rgt 211	Köln	Hauptmann d.RÂ Wehmeier
	3rd	III/Gr. Regt. 736	Inf.Ers.Rgt.253	Aachen	Hauptmann d.R Jülicher
	4th	Ost-Btl. 642

Grenadier Rgt. 726	HQ	Stab Gr. Rgt. 726		Osnabruck	Oberstleutnant Junker
	1st	I/Gr. Rgt. 726	Inf.Ers.Rgt.69	Osnabruck	Hauptmann d.R Grote
	2nd	II/Gr. Rgt. 726	Inf.Ers.Rgt.69	Detmold	Hauptmann d.R Wallrabe
	3rd	III/Gr. Rgt. 726	Inf.Ers.Rgt.86	Herford	Hauptmann d.R Niederhacke
	4th	Ost-Btl. 439

Artillery Rgt. 1716	HQ	Stab Artillerie Abteilung 656	Art.Ers.Rgt.6	Osnabruck	Major Brunner
	1st	1Bttr/Art.Abt.656	Ers.Bttr.1/6	Osnabruck
	2nd	2Bttr/Art.Abt.656	Ers.Bttr.1/227	Bonn
	3rd	3Bttr/Art.Abt.656	Ers.Bttr.1/211	Bonn

Anti-tank Company		Pz Jg. Abt 716

Engineer Company		Pionier-Kompanie716	Pio.Ers-Btl./ Res.-Division Nr166	Minden	Hauptmann d.R Uhlenbruch

Signals Company		Nachr. Abt. 716	Nachr-Ers-Abt-6	Bielefeld	Oberleutnant d.R Inderdohner
	1st	Fernsprech.Kompanie			Hauptmann d.R Burmeister
	2nd	Funk.Kompanie			Oberleutnant d.R Reinke

Transport Company		Kl.Kw.Kol.716(30t)	Fahr.Ers.Abt.6/ Res.Div.Nr166	Soest	Oberleutnant d.R Wendt

Supply Company		Verpfl.Amt.716		Detmold

Veterinary Company		Veterinäts-Kompanie716		Soest	Veterinät d.R Dr Hartmann

Medical Company		Sanitäts-Kompanie716	San.Ers.Abt.6	Iserlohn	Dr Reppe