German Army Group "Don" 5 December 1942

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1 1 German Army Group "Don" 5 December 1942 At Army Group Don's Disposal from OKH: 304th Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/573rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/574th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/575th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/304th Artillery Regiment 304th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 3rd Mountain Division: 1/,2/,3/138th Gebirgsjäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/139th Gebirgsjäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/112th Gebirgs (Mountain) Artillerie Regiment 95th Bicycle Battalion 95th Armored Abwehr (AT) Battalion 83rd Gebirgs (Mountian) Pioneer Battalion 68th Division Support Units 17th Panzer Division: 17th Schützen Brigade 1/,2/40th Schützen Regiment 1/,2/63rd Schützen Regiment 17th Motorcycle Battalion 2(?)/39th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/27th Artillery Regiment 27th Division (Einheiten) Support Units At Army Group Dons Disposal from Army Group 306th Infantry Division: 1/,2,/,3/579th Infantry Regiment 1/,2,/,3/580th Infantry Regiment 1/,2,/,3/581st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/306th Artillery Regiment 306th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 8th Luftwaffe Field Division 1st Battalion (1-4th & 9-10th Cos)(about 900 men) (45 LMGs, 18 HGMs, 2 50mm mortars & 4 81mm mortars) 2nd Battalion Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) Artillery Battalion (3 batteries) Flak Battalion (3 batteries) Pioneer Company Signals Company Support Troops Army Group Don's Security Troops: 403rd Security Division: 1/,2/,3/406th (Reinforced) Infantry Regiment 705th Wach Battalion 3/213th Artillery Regiment (3 btrys) Staff/177th Landesschützen Regimental 466th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 826th Signals Battalion (on 10/16/41) 403rd Ost Reiter Battalion II/8th Police Regiment 326th Bicycle Wach Battalion

2 VAGD Battalion (unable to identify) 551st Mechanized Cavarly Battalion 901st Ost Battalion 403rd Battalion 46th Security Regiment (security for the Don Bridgehead) Cossack Battalion Army Group Don Army Group Troops 503rd (mot) Pioneer Battalion 557th Bridge Construction Battalion 577th Bridge Construction Battalion 552nd Bridge Construction Battalion 26th Bridge Construction Battalion 921st (mot) Bridge Construction Staff 9th "B" Bridging Train 24th "B" Bridging Train 37th "B" Bridging Train 54th "B" Bridging Train 2/60th "B" Bridging Train 22nd "B" Bridging Train 37th "B" Bridging Train 6th "B" Bridging Train 124th "B" Bridging Train 102nd "B" Bridging Train 110th "B" Bridging Train 125th "B" Bridging Train 129th "B" Bridging Train 609th "B" Bridging Train 1/409th "B" Bridging Train 630th "B" Bridging Train 603rd "B" Bridging Train 610th "B" Bridging Train 602nd "B" Bridging Train 2/407th "B" Bridging Train 2/411th "B" Bridging Train 2/412th "B" Bridging Train 36th Bridge Escort Platoon 815th & 816th Bridging Equipment Units 3rd, 21st, & 22nd Bridging Equipment Units 1st Fortress Pioneer Brigade Command 30th Construction Brigade Staff 36th and 103rd Construction Regiments 419th & 81st Construction Battalions 71st Construction Detachment 73rd Construction Detachment 5 Snow Clearing Train Platoons 3/521st Signals Battalion 3/4th Signals Battalion 40th & 558th Signals Regiment 43rd Field Signals command 649th (mot) Propoganda Company 521st (mot) Mapping Detachment 566th Mapping Depot

3 Hollidt Group: I Detachment 11th Rumanian Division 1 2nd Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Regiment 19th Infantry Regiment 21st Light Artillery Regiment 26th Howitzer Regiment Attached: 179th Grenadier Regiment (from 62nd Division) 7th Rumanian Division: 2 14th Infantry Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 37th Infantry Regiment 8th Light Artillery Regiment 9th Howitzer Regiment 9th Rumanian Division: (survivors) 3 34th Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Regiment 40th Infantry Regiment 13th Light Artillery Regiment 18th Howitzer Regiment II Detachment: 22nd Panzer Division 1/,2/204th Armored Regiment (Total Tanks 1 Mk III K, 2 Mk III L, 1 38t) 4 22nd Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/129th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 140th Panzerjäger Battalion 24th Motorcycle Battalion 2/,3/,4/140th Artillery Regiment 140th Signals Battalion 50th Pioneer Battalion 140th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 1st Rumanian Panzer Division 5 1st Tank Regiment (Total Tanks 1 Mk III K, 1 MK IV L) 6 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment 1 On 12/12 the division had 16 75mm AT guns and mm AT guns. 2 On 12/12 the division had 3 75mm AT guns. 3 The original German document indicates the "reste" or survivors of the division are present. These had obviously been in combat and had lost heavily. The organization of these units, as a result, are most uncertain. 4 The number of tanks indicated date from 4 December On 12/12 the Rumanian Panzer Division had 3 75mm AT and 2 88mm AT guns. 6 Prior to this time The Romanian Panzer Division had a number of 35T Czech tanks. 3

4 35th Motorized Infantry Regiment 1st Motorized Artillery Regiment 7th Rumanian Division: (survivors) 7 14th Infantry Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 37th Infantry Regiment 8th Light Artillery Regiment 9th Howitzer Regiment 14th Rumanian Division: (survivors) 8 6th Infantry Regiment 13th Infantry Regiment 39th Infantry Regiment 53rd Infantry Regiment 24th Light Artillery Regiment 29th Howitzer Regiment Attached: 62nd Division 1/,2/,3/179th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/183rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/190th Infantry Regiment 162nd Panzerjäger Battalion 162nd Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/162nd Artillery Regiment 162nd Pioneer Battalion 162nd Signals Battalion 162nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 294th Division 1/,2/,3/513th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/514th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/515th Infantry Regiment 249th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/249th Artillery Regiment 249th Pioneer Battalion 249th Signals Battalion 249th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 3rd Rumanian Army Army Troops: 2/154th (mot) Artillery Regiment (2 btrys 150mm guns & 1 btry 100mm guns) 520th & 605th Pioneer Regimental Staffs 652nd Pioneer Battalion (horse drawn) 5th Fortress Pioneer Regiment 5th Fortress Construction Battalion 63rd Construction Battalion (3 cos)(7/38/295)(9 Russian LMGs, 13 trucks, 5 passenger vehicles) 7th & 10th Armored Trains 576th (mot) Mapping Detachment 1/301st Panzer Battalion (2/240)(8 Pz Mk III K, 3 Pz Mk III L) 7 On 12/12 the 7th Rumanian Divison had 3 75mm AT guns. 8 On 12/12 the 14th Rumanian Divison had 2 75mm AT guns.

5 Spang Division: 1/354th Security Regiment (staff & 3 cos)(about 300) 2/354th Security Regiment (staff & 3 cos)(about 300) 3/354th Security Regiment (staff & 3 cos)(about 300) Total for 354th LMG34s, 8-9 HMG34, 9 50mm mortars,4-5 81mm mortars) 13th Co/354th Security Regiment (6 75mm inf guns) 14th Co/354th Security Regiment (8 50mm AT guns) I Naschsch Battalion (Staff & 3 cos)(7/43/206)(12 Russian LMGs, 4 LMG13s, 8 Czech MGs, 4 LMG34s) II Naschsch Battalion (3 cos)6/31/283)(1-2 LMG34s, 14 LMG13s, 8 Russian LMGs, 1 47mm AT)(2 horse drawn wagons & 8 trucks) Gorlowka Battalion (staff & 2 cos)(6/32/173)(12 Czech LMGs, 1 SMG, 3-08/15 LMGs)(38 horse dawn wagons & 11 trucks) 2/602nd Infantry Regiment (staff & 4 rifle cos)(5/61/353, including 199 Hiwi) 9 (111 LMG34s & 22 SMGs) (76 horse drawn wagons, 2 trucks, 1 passenger vehicle) Stahell Division: 44th Division (unknown portion assigned to VII Corps) 1/,2/,3/131st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/132nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/134th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/96th Artillery Regiment 1/97th Artillery Regiment Total guns, mm howitzers & 4 werfers) 46th Panzerjäger Battalion (5 50mm AT & 8 75mm AT) 10 80th Pioneer Battalion 64th Communications Battalion 44th Division (Einheiten) Service Units I Rostov Battalion (3 cos)(6/40/340)(2 MG13s, 3 MG34s, 2 Czech & 8 Russian LMGs)(8 Russian light mortars) (13 trucks & 4 passenger vehicles) 63rd Construction Battalion 3rd Co., 177th Infantry Regiment (1/131,including 93 Hiwi) (9 LMG34s, 2 HMGs, 3 Russian light mortars, 4 SMGs) Klein (mot) Heavy Anti-Tank Company (3/80)(6-75mm AT & 4 Russian LMGs) Stumpfeld Division: 14th Panzer Division unknown detachment of division, see units at army's disposal for entire formation. 24th Panzer Division 1/,2/21st Schützen Regiment 1/,2/26th Schützen Regiment 9 Hiwi was the German term for "Hilfsfreiwilliger" or Russians who voluntarily served with the Germans and fought against the Russian army. 10 The total of the infantry divisions anti-tank guns are shown here, though the bulk of the 37mm guns are probably assigned to the infantry regiments. The source document did not provide this detial, only the numbers of AT guns present. 5

6 24th Panzer Regiment (1 bn)(total Tanks - 3 Mk II, 1 Mk III K, 5 Mk III L, 2 Mk IV K, 3 Mk IV L) 4th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/89th Artillery Regiment (11 105mm& 2 150mm howitzers, 3 88mm guns) 86th Reconnaissance Battalion 86th Panzerjäger Battalion (11 50mm & 1 75mm AT guns) 86th Pioneer Battalion 86th Signals Battalion 40th Division (Einheiten) Support Troops Estonian Schuma (about 300 men) Wantke Regiment 10th Pioneer Battlaion Det/7th Rumanian Cavalry Division I Army Group Battalion 7th Luftwaffe Division 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalion Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) Artillery Battalion (3 batteries) Flak Battalion (3 batteries) Bicycle Company Pioneer Company Signals Company 336th Infantry Division Stelle Regiment I Stalino Battalion (Staff & 3 cos)(4/26/248) 11 (23 Russian LMGs, 2 LMG 13, 1 Czech MG) I Kharkov Battalion (Staff, 3 Rifle & 1 MG Company) (23 Russian LMGs, 16 Russian HMGs, 16 50mm mortars, 7 50mm AT guns)(6 horse drawn wagons, 21 trucks & 5 passenger vehicles) (Total Tanks: 8 MK III K) IV Panzer Army: Army Troops: Staff/617th Artillery Regiment 243rd Assault Gun Battalion (1 btry) 203rd Assault Gun Battalion 2/46th (mot) Artillery Regiment (1 btry, 5 150mm howitzers) 844th (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 150mm howitzers) 1/108th (mot) Artillery Regiment (2 btrys, 150mm howitzers, 1 btry 100mm guns) 2/40th (mot) Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, 150mm howitzers) 602nd (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 150mm howitzers) 857th (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 210mm howitzers) 13th Artillery Observation Battalion 1/,2/,3/54th Nebelwerfer Regiment (3 mot 150mm btrys per bn) Staff/21st Pontooneer Battalion 1/505th, 32nd, 297th, 2/410th, 7th, 20th, 666th "B" Bridging Trains 13th & 16th "K" Bridging Trains 11 Numbers are officers, NCOs, and men.

7 912th Assault Boat Command Staff/2nd Fortress Pioneer Regiment 2nd Fortress Battalion 507th Bicycle Construction Battalion 115th Construction Battalion 218th Snow Clearing Train Platoon (2 trains) 619th Flak Battalion 4th Armored Signals Regiment 694th (mot) Propoganda Company 473rd (mot) Mapping Detachment 731st & 732nd Mapping Depots XXXXVIII Panzer Corps: Heilmann Regiment 3rd (mot) Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/8th Motorized Infantry Regiment 12 1/,2/,3/29th Motorized Infantry Regiment 53rd Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/3rd Motorized Artillery Regiment (18 105mm & 6 150mm howitzers) 3rd Panzerjäger Battalion (9 50mm & 7 75mm AT guns) 3rd Pioneer Battalion 3rd Signals Battalion 3rd Division (Einheiten) Service Units 60th (mot) Infantry Division (Some unknown portion detached to XI Corps) 1/,2/,3/92nd (mot) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/120th (mot) Infantry Regiment 160th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/160th Artillery Regiment (20 105mm & 8 150mm sfh 18 howitzers, mm guns, 3 88mm guns) 160th Panzerjäger Battalion (7 50mm & 3 75mm AT guns) 160th Pioneer Battalion 160th Signals Battalion 160th Division (Einheiten) Service Units Adam Regiment I Morosowskaja Battalion (Staff & 3 rifle cos)(6/291) 13 (28 Russian LMGs) St. Potten Battalion II Army Group Battalion LVII Panzer Corps: 6th Panzer Division 1/,2/4th Schützen Regiment 1/,2/114th Schützen Regiment 6th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/11th Panzer Regiment (Tanks - 8 Mk II, 89 Mk III 13 Mk IV, 5 Armored Command Vehicles) 65th Panzer Battalion 12 One battalion of either the 8th or 29th Motorized Infantry Regiments was not present. 13 Numbers are officers and men. 7

8 1/,2/,3/76th Artillery Regiment 41st Panzer Abwehr (AT) Battalion 82nd Signals Battalion 57th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 23rd Panzer Division 1/,2/,3/201st Armored Regiment(Tanks - 11 Mk II, 10 Mk III K 22 Mk III, 1 Mk IV K, 25 MK IV L) 23rd Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/126th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/128th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 128th Panzerjäger Battalion 23rd Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/128th Artillery Regiment 128th Signals Battalion 51st Pioneer Battalion 128th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 4th Rumanian Army: VI Rumanian Corps: 8th Rumanian Division: Survivors 29th Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 69th Infantry Regiment 12th Light Artillery Regiment 17th Howitzer Regiment 18th Rumanian Division: Survivors 18th Infantry Regiment 90th Infantry Regiment 92nd Infantry Regiment 35th Artillery Regiment 36th Artillery Regiment 10th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) Alarm Units Makajevka I Battalion (Staff & 3 cos)(5/320)(4 LMGs) Morosovskaja II Battalion (3 cos)(6/291)(5 LMGs 08/15) Morosovskaja III Battalion (3 cos)(6/291)(5 LMGs 08/15) Morosovskaja IV Battalion (3 cos)(6/291)(12 Russian LMGs) Kharkov II Battalion (Staff, 3 rifle cos, 1 AT platoon)(4/327) (10 Russian LMGs, 8 Russian HMGs, 8 Russian light mortars, 5-47mm Russian AT guns)(14 trucks & 3 Passenger vehicles) Wiesmann Battalion (3/120)(4 150mm howitzers) VII Rumanian Corps: Det/8th Rumanian Cavalry Division 4th Rumanian Division: 5th Infantry Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 2nd Light Artillery Regiment 10th Howitzer Regiment

9 5th Rumanian Division: 8th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 32nd Infantry Regiment 7th Light Artillery Regiment 28th Howitzer Regiment 16th (mot) Division: 1/,2/,3/60th Motorized Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/156th Motorized Infantry Regiment 116th Panzer Battalion 165th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/146th Artillery Regiment 341st Reconnaissance Battalion 228th Panzerjäger Battalion 675th Pioneer Battalion 228th Signals Battalion 66th Supply Support Troop At Army's Disposal: 1st Rumanian Division Staff only? 17th Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment 1st Light Artillery Regiment 38th Howitzer Regiment 2nd Rumanian Division Staff only? 1st Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 4th Light Artillery Regiment 14th Howitzer Regiment 11th Panzer Division: 11th Schützen Brigade 1/,2/110th Schützen Regiment 1/,2/111th Schützen Regiment 61st Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/15th Panzer Regiment (Tanks - 8 Mk II, 9 Mk III K, 43 MK III L, 1 Mk IV K, 5 Mk IV L, 3 Armored Command Vehicles) 1/,2/,3/119th Artillery Regiment 61st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 15th Flak Division: 14 Mixed Flak Battalion 2nd Btry, 241st Flak Battalion 1st, 3rd, 8th, 9th & 10th Btrys 1st Btry, 17th Flak Battalion 1st Btry, 25th Flak Battalion 1st & 3rd Btrys, 168th Flak Battalion Staff & 2nd Btry, 178th Light Flak Battalion 1st Btry, 61st Flak Battalion 14 The organization of the 15th Flak Division was not provided and a search of other documents on the roll revealed this units as being attached during this period. This is probably not a complete listing of assigned units. 9

10 2nd Btry, Lehr Light Flak Battalion 6th Army: Army Troops: Staff/627th Artillery Regiment Staff/783rd Artillery Regiment Staff/41st Artillery Regiment 177th Assault Gun Battalion 244th Assault Gun Battalion 245th Assault Gun Battalion 243rd Assault Gun Battalion 2/40th (mot)artillery Regiment (1 btry, 4-100mm guns) 849th (mot) Artillery Battalion (2 btrys, 100mm guns, 1 btry 75mm guns) 2/153rd (mot) Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 631st (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 2/64th (mot) Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 430th (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 2/72nd (mot) Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, 100mm guns) 800th (mot) Artillery Battalion (2 btrys, 150mm K guns) 616th (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 210mm howitzers) 733rd (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 210mm howitzers) 855th (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 btrys, 210mm howitzers) 7th, 36th, 25th, & 29th Artillery Observation Battalions 40th, 28th & 43rd Artillery Observation Battalion 507th and 512th Meteorologicial Platoons 506th (Hungarian) & 511th (mot) Calibration Detachments 1/,2/2nd Nebelwerfer Regiment (3 mot 210mm btrys per bn) 1/,2/,3/53rd Nebelwerfer Regiment (3 mot 150mm btrys per bn) 1/,2/,3/54th Nebelwerfer Regiment (3 mot 150mm btrys per bn) Staff/413th (mot) Pioneer Regiment Staff/604th (mot) Pioneer Regiment Staff/677th (mot) Pioneer Regiment 651st (mot) Pioneer Battalion 60th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 41st (mot) Pioneer Battalion 45th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 635th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 754th Pioneer Battalion 672nd Pioneer Battalion 3rd (mot) Engineer Listening Platoon Staff/255th Pontooneer Battalion Staff/522nd Pontooneer Battalion Staff/655th Pontooneer Battalion 2/21st Pontooneer Battalion 925th (mot) Pontooner Column 48th, 122nd, 160th 2/404th, & 635th "B" Bridging Trains 34d, 100th, 134th, & 657th "K" Bridging Trains Staff/16th Fortress Pioneer Regiment 16th Fortress Pioneer Battalion Staff/23rd Construction Battalion 540th Construction Battalion 521st Construction Battalion 501st Bicycle Construction Battalion

11 130th Construction Battalion 105th Construction Battalion 161st Construction Battalion 10th Construction Battalion 16th Construction Battalion 1st Construction Battalion 9th Special Infantry Battalion 670th Self Propelled AT Battalion (76.2mm guns) 521st Self Propelled AT Battalion (76.2mm guns) 614th (mot) Flak Battalion 602nd (mot) Flak Battalion 103rd (mot) Flak Battery 549th (mot) Signal Regiment 637th (mot) Propoganda Company 560th (mot) Mapping Detachment 573rd (mot) Mapping Depot VIII Corps: 113th Division: 1/,2/,3/260th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/261st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/268th Infantry Regiment 113th Panzerjäger Battalion (4 50mm & 4 75mm AT guns) 113th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/113th Artillery Regiment (27 105mm & 4 150mm howitzers) 113th Pioneer Battalion 113th Signals Battalion 113th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 76th Division: 1/,2/,3/178th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/203rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/230th Infantry Regiment 176th Panzerjäger Battalion 176th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/176th Artillery Regiment 176th Pioneer Battalion 176th Signals Battalion 176th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 44th Division: (see Stahell for full organization) unknown portion of division present IV Corps: 29th (mot) Division: 1/,2/,3/15th Motorized Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/71st Motorized Infantry Regiment 129th Panzer Battalion 29th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/29th Motorized Artillery Regiment mm, 6 150mm howitzers & 4 100mm guns & 4 werfers) 29th Reconnaissance Battalion 29th Panzerjäger Battalion (15 50mm AT & 7 75mm AT) 29th Pioneer Battalion 29th Signals Battalion 29th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 20th Rumanian Division: 11

12 82nd Infantry Regiment 91st Infantry Regiment 39th Light Artillery Regiment 40th Howitzer Regiment 297th Division: 1/,2/,3/522nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/523rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/524th Infantry Regiment 297th Panzerjäger Battalion (15 50mm & 7 75mm AT) 297th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/297th Artillery Regiment (27 105mm & 7 150mm howitzers, 3 100mm guns) 297th Pioneer Battalion 297th Signals Battalion 297th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 371st Division: 1/,2/,3/669th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/670th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/671st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,/3,/4,371st Artillery Regiment (21 105mm & 7 150mm howitzers) 371st Anti-Tank Battalion (7 50mm & 5 75mm AT guns) 371st Reconnaissance Battalion 371st Engineer Battalion 371st Signals Battalion 371st Divisional (Einheiten) Support Units XIV Panzer Army 376th Division: 1/,2/,3/672nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/673rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/767th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/376th Artillery Regiment (9 105mm & 3 150mm howitzers, 376th Anti-tank Battalion (9 75mm AT) 376th Reconnaissance Battalion 376th Engineer Battalion 376th Pioneer Battalion 376th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 3rd (mot) Division: 1/,2/,3/8th Motorized Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/29th Motorized Infantry Regiment 53rd Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Motorized Artillery Regiment 63rd Reconnaissance Battalion 3rd Division (Einheiten) Service Units XI Corps: 24th Division: unknown portion of division present 16th Panzer Division: 1/,2/,3/2nd Armored Regiment 16th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/64th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/79th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 16th Panzerjäger Battalion (10 50mm & 3 75mm AT guns) 16th Motorcycle Battalion

13 1/,2/,3/,4/16th Artillery Regiment (20 105mm & 8 150mm sfh 18 howitzers, mm guns, 3 88mm guns) 16th Signals Battalion 16th Pioneer Battalion 16th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 60th (mot) Division: unknown portion of division present 94th Division: Infantry Kampfgruppe (4 cos strength) Det/193rd Artillery Regiment (27 105mm & 5 150mm howitzers) 193rd Panzerjäger Battalion (2 75mm AT guns) Det/193rd Reconnaissance Battalion Det/193rd Pioneer Battalion (1 co) Det/193rd Signals Battalion Det/193rd Divisional (Einheiten) Support Units LI Corps: 71st Division: 1/,2/,3/191st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/194th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/211th Infantry Regiment 171st Panzerjäger Battalion (5 50mm AT & 6 75mm AT) 171st Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/171st Artillery Regiment (26 105mm & 7 150mm howitzers, 10 captured guns) 171st Pioneer Battalion 171st Signals Battalion 171st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 295th Division: 1/,2/,3/516th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/517th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/518th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/295th Artillery Regiment (27 105mm & 7 150mm howitzers) 295th Pioneer Battalion 295th Signals Battalion 295th Panzerjäger Battalion 295th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 100th Jäger Division: 1/,2/,3/54th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/227th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/83rd Artillery Regiment (15 105mm & 5 150mm howitzers, & 22 captured) 100th Bicycle Battalion 100th Panzerjäger Battalion (9 50mm & 9 75mm AT guns) 100th Pioneer Battalion 100th Signals Battalion 100th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 79th Division: 1/,2/,3/208th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/212th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/226th Infantry Regiment 179th Panzerjäger Battalion (9 50mm & 8 75mm AT guns) 179th Bicycle Battalion 13

14 1/,2/,3/,4/179th Artillery Regiment (28 105mm& 8 150mm howitzers) 179th Pioneer Battalion 179th Signals Battalion 179th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 305th Division: 1/,2/,3/576th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/577th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/578th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/305th Artillery Regiment (18 105mm & mm howitzers, & 2 werfer btrys - 10 launchers) 305th Panzerjäger Battalion (6 50mm & 4 75mm AT guns) 305th Pioneer Battalion 305th Signals Battalion 305th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 389th Division: 1/,2/,3/544th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/545th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/546th Infantry Regiment 389th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/389th Artillery Regiment (15 105mm & 8 150mm howitzers, 2 werfer btrys - 8 launchers) 389th Panzerjäger Battalion (9 50mm & 2 75mm AT guns) 389th Pioneer Battalion 389th Signals Battalion 389th Division (Einheiten) Support Units At Army's Disposal 14th Panzer Division: (unknown portion assigned to Stumpfield Division, but entire division and its equipment is shown here). 1/,2/103rd Schützen Regiment 15 1/,2/108th Schützen Regiment 64th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/36th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/4th Artillery Regiment (18 105mm & 4 150mm howitzers, 1 100mm gun 4 werfers) 4th Panzerjäger Battalion (1 50mm & 3 75mm AT guns) 40th Reconnaissance Battalion 13th Pioneer Battalion 4th Signals Pioneer Battalion 4th Division (Einheiten) Support units 384th Division: 1/,2/,3/534th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/535th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/536th Infantry Regiment 384th Schnell Battalion (7 50mm & 10 75mm AT guns) 1/,2/,3/,4/384th Artillery Regiment (12 105mm howitzers & 4 nebelwerfers) 384th Pioneer Battalion 15 One of the battaions of the 103rd or 108th Schützen Regiments was detached.

15 384th Signals Battalion 384th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 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.). Army Group Don Records, Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, national Archives Microcopy No. T-311, Roll 268, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960 Copyright GFN Tessin, G., Verbänd und Truppen der deutschen Wermacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg , Biblo Verlag, Osnabruck, US Gov't, Notes on Emeny Army Identifications, Italy, October 1941 Copyright GFN

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