Where was the 16th SS on D-Day?

[landsknechte]

Watching Band of Brothers on DVD this evening, and noticed a new detail during the flashback sequence when the shooting of the German POW's is remembered. The POWs turn from regular Heer to SS in the flashback, but I only just caught that one of them was wearing a "Reichsfuhrer-SS" cufftitle. If I recall, the 16th SS were in Italy, but I could be totally off base. It would make sense for them to be, since the whole point was the flawed recognition. Still, it piqued my curiosity.

--Chris

[Simon O.]

Yep, you're right. The RFSS was in Italy at the time.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...SS/16SSPGD.htm

http://www.feldgrau.com/16ss.html

[landsknechte]

Yep, you're right. The RFSS was in Italy at the time.

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...SS/16SSPGD.htm

http://www.feldgrau.com/16ss.html

Thanks!