16th Division (German Empire)

Franco-Prussian War: Spicheren, Mars-la-Tour, Gravelotte, Metz, Amiens, Hallue, St. Quentin The 16th Division (16.

[3] The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I.

The 16th Division fought in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, seeing action in the Battle of Königgrätz.

[4] During World War I, the division marched through Luxembourg, Belgium and France, in what became known to the Allies as the Great Retreat, culminating in the First Battle of the Marne.

Divisions received engineer companies and other support units from their higher headquarters.