German 4th Panzer Army 2 September 1942

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1 German 4th Panzer Army 2 September 1942 Army Troops: 312th Army Artillery Command 626th Survey Troop 923rd Brüko Squadron Staff 7th (mot) Brüko B 32nd (mot) Brüko B 297th (mot) Brüko B 2/410th (mot) Brüko B 1/505th (mot) Brüko B 666th (mot) Brüko B 3/1st Reichs Construction Service Commander 22nd Reichs Construction Service Group (1 bn) 21st Bridge Construction Battalion (1 co) 2nd Nebelwerfer Troop Commander 694th Panzer Propoganda Company 15th Flak Division: 7th Flak Regiment (assigned to IV Corps) 104th Flak Regiment (assigned to XXXVIII Corps) 16th Close Reconnaissance Group: 3.(H)/12 (Luftwaffe) Squadron 5.(H)/12 (Luftwaffe) Squadron 3.(H)/31 (Luftwaffe) Squadron 15th Rumanian Reconnaisance Squadron XXXXVIII Corps 108th Artillery Command 2/72nd Artillery Regiment 1 Motorized Staff Company 3 Motorized Battery (2 LMGs & 4 100mm K18 guns) 1 Motorized Munitions Column (20t trucks) 243rd Assault Gun Battalion 520nd (mot) Pioneer Regimental Staff 651st (mot) Pioneer Battalion 20th (mot) Brüko B 507th Light (bicycle) Road Construction Battalion 21st Reichs Construction Service Group 22nd Reichs Construction Service Group 53rd Nebelwerfer Regiment 2 Motorized Battalions, each with: Motorized HQ Company (2 HMGs) 3 Nebelwerfer Batteries (6-150mm launchers, 1-37mm AT & 2 LMGs 1 Light (mot) Munitions Supply Column (3 LMGs) 2/2nd Heavy Nebelwerfer Regiment Motorized HQ Company (2 HMGs) 2 Nebelwerfer Batteries (6-300mm launchers, 1-37mm AT & 2 LMGs 1 Light (mot) Munitions Supply Column (3 LMGs) 1

2 670th Panzerjäger Battalion 1 Motorized HQ Signals Platoon 3 Self Propelled AT Companies (6 LMGs & mm SP AT guns) 1 Self Propelled Battery (6 guns) 16th (Luftwaffe) Short Range Reconnaissance Group 3.(H)/12 (Luftwaffe) Squadron 5.(H)/12 (Luftwaffe) Squadron 3.(H)/31 (Luftwaffe) Squadron 15th Rumanian Reconnaissance Squadron 104th Flak Regiment: 1/5th Flak Regiment 3 (mot) Batteries (4 88mm guns ea) 2 (mixed) (mot) Batteries 6 (mot) 20mm guns 6 (self propelled) 20mm guns 1 quad (self propelled) 20mm guns 2 quad (mot) 20mm guns 2 (mot) 600mm Searchlight Batteries 1/12th Flak Regiment 3 (mot) Batteries (4 88mm guns ea) 2 (mot) Batteries (12 20mm guns) 2 (mot) 600mm Searchlight Batteries 1/38th Flak Regiment organization unknown 602nd Flak Battalion 4 Self Propelled Flak Companies (2 quad 20mm AA guns & 8 20mm AA guns) 14th Panzer Division 1/,2/,3/36th Armored Regiment 14th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/103rd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/108th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 4th Panzerjäger Battalion 64th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/4th Artillery Regiment 4th Signals Battalion 13th Pioneer Battalion 4th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 24th Panzer Division: 1/,2/,3/24th Armored Regiment 24th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/21st Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/26th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 40th Panzerjäger Battalion 1 For the summer of 1942 T-78, Roll 405 shows this as having two companies with 75mm SP guns (Marder II's) and 1 with 47mm (on a Renault R35(f) tank chassis) SP guns. It then shows it has having 88mm SP guns in the spring of However, T-313, Roll 355 clearly says it is equipped with 76.2mm SP guns. It is probable that this unit underwent an almost constant transition of equipment and at this time had Marder III Sd Kfz 139, which was a 76.2mm Russian gun on a Czech 38(t) tank chassis.

3 4th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/89th Artillery Regiment 86th Signals Battalion 40th Pioneer Battalion 40th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 29th (mot) Division 2 1/,2/,3/15th (mot) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/71st (mot) Infantry Regiment 29th Panzerjäger Battalion 129th Panzer Battalion 29th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/29th Artillery Regiment 29th Signals Battalion 29th Pioneer Battalion 29th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 20th Romanian Division 82nd Infantry Regiment 84th Infantry Regiment 81st Infantry Regiment 39th Artillery Regiment 40th Artillery Regiment 7th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) IV Corps: 144th Artillery Command 430th (100mm) Artillery Battalion 1 Motorized Staff Company 3 Motorized Battery (2 LMGs & 4 100mm K18 guns) 1 Motorized Munitions Column (20t trucks) 800th (mot)(150mm) Artillery Battalion 1 Motorized HQ Company, with 1 Signals Section 1 Calibration Section 2 Motorized Batteries (3-150mm K39 guns & 2 LMGs) 1 Light (mot) Munitions Column (32t) 28th Observation Battalion 635th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 21st Bridge Construction Battalion (less 1 company) 22nd (mot) Brüko B 7th Flak Regiment: 1/25th Flak Regiment equipment unknown 1/61st Flak Regiment equipment unknown 371st Division 1/,2/,3/669th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/670th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/671st Infantry Regiment 371st Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/371st Artillery Regiment 2 Part of the 29th (mot) was detached to the IV Corps, but what that consisted of is not identified. 3

4 371st Pioneer Battalion 371st Signals Battalion 371st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 94th Division 1/,2/,3/267th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/274th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/276th Infantry Regiment 194th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/194th Artillery Regiment 194th Pioneer Battalion 194th Signals Battalion 194th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 297th Division 1/,2/,3/522nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/523rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/524th Infantry Regiment 297th Panzerjäger Battalion 297th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/297th Artillery Regiment 297th Pioneer Battalion 297th Signals Battalion 297th Division (Einheiten) Support Units VI Romanian Corps: German 2/24th Flak Regiment Romanian forces unknown 1st Romanian Division 85th Infantry Regiment 93rd Infantry Regiment 5th Rifle Regiment 1st Artillery Regiment 3rd Artillery Regiment 10th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) 2nd Romanian Division 1st Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 9th Artillery Regiment 14th Artillery Regiment 1st Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) 4th Romanian Division 5th Infantry Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 2nd Artillery Regiment 10th Artillery Regiment 4th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) The American Historical Association for the Study of War Documents and the National Archives and Records Service (National Archives Microcopy No. T-78, Roll 405.). Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, National Archives Microcopy No.

5 T-313, Roll 355, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960 Mueller-Hillebrand, B., Das Heer l933-l945, Frankfurt am mein, l956 Vol I & II, Verband der Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS l939-l945 Tessin, G., Verbänd und Truppen der deutschen Wermacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg , Biblo Verlag, Osnabruck, Copyright GFN