German Army Group A 1 January 1943 At Group's Disposal Army Troops: 4th Bicycle Security Regiment 1 699th Signals Battalion 153rd Feldausbildungs Division 1/,2/,3/715th Grenadier (Feldausbildungs) Regiment 1/,2/,3/716th Grenadier (Feldausbildungs) Regiment 1/,2/,3/717th Grenadier (Feldausbildungs) Regiment 453rd (Feldausbildungs) Artillery Regiment 153rd (Feldausbildungs) Pioneer Battalion 153rd Division (Einheiten) Service Units 381st Feldausbildungs Division organization unknown Crimean Command (XXXXII Corps) Romanian Mountain Corps 1st Romanian Mountain Division 1st Mountain Rifle Regiment 2nd Mountain Rifle Regiment 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment 2nd Mountain Engineer Battalion 4th Romanian Mountain Division 8th Mountain Rifle Regiment 9th Mountain Rifle Regiment 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment 4th Mountain Engineer Battalion 17th Army: At Army's Disposal 97th Jäger Division 1/,2/,3/204th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/207th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/97th Artillery Regiment 97th Bicycle Battalion 97th Panzerjäger Battalion 97th Pioneer Battalion 97th Signals Battalion 97th Feldersatz Battalion 97th Division (Einheiten) Support Units Wetzel Group (V Corps): 73rd Division 1/,2/,3/170th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/196th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/213th Grenadier Regiment 1 According to the National Archives and Records Service (National Archives Microcopy No. T-78, Roll 405., this regiment was assigned at the Army Group leve, while the Kriegstagbuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht 1940-1945, indicates it was with the XXXXIX Mountain Corps. 1
173rd Panzerjäger Battalion 173rd Bicycle Company 1/,2/,3/,4/173rd Artillery Regiment 173rd Pioneer Battalion 173rd Signals Battalion 173rd Division (Einheinten) Support Units 10th Romanian Division (subordinated to 73rd Div) 23rd Infantry Regiment 33rd Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 3rd Artillery Regiment 20th Artillery Regiment 4th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) 9th Division 1/,2/,3/36th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/57th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/116th Grenadier Regiment 9th Panzerjäger Battalion 9th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/9th Artillery Regiment 9th Pioneer Battalion 9th Signals Battalion 9th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 3rd Romanian Mountain Division(subordinated to 9th) 3rd Mountain Rifle Regiment 6th Mountain Rifle Regiment 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment 3rd Mountain Engineer Battalion Romanian Cavalry Corps: 6th Romanian Cavalry Division: 9th (mot) Rosiori Cavarly Regiment 10th (mot) Rosiori Cavalry Regiment 5th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment 4th Horse Artillery Regiment 9th Romanian Cavalry Division: 3rd Rosiori Regiment 5th Rosiori Regiment 11th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment 6th Horse Artillery Regiment 19th Romanian Division: 94th Infantry Regiment 95th Infantry Regiment 96th Infantry Regiment 37th Artillery Regiment 42nd Artillery Regiment 10th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) von Förster Task Force: 125th Slovak Fast Division 1/,2/,3/21st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/11th Artillery Regiment (3 btrys/bn) 5th Reconnaissance Battalion 11th Tank Company XXXXIV Corps:
101st Jäger Division 1/,2/,3/228th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/229th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/85th Artillery Regiment 101st Bicycle Battalion 101st Panzerjäger Battalion 101st Pioneer Battalion 101st Signals Battalion 101st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 198th Division 1/,2/,3/305th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/306th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/326th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/235th Artillery Regiment 198th Reconnaissance Battalion 198th Panzerjäger Battalion 198th Pioneer Battalion 198th Signals Battalion 198th Division (Einheiten) Service Units XXXXIX Mountain Platov Cossack Regiment 4th Bicycle Regiment 1st Mountain Division 1/,2/,3/98th Mountain Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/99th Mountain Infantry Regiment 44th Panzerjäger Battalion 54th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/79th Artillery Regiment 54th Feldersatz Battalion 54th Signals Battalion 54th Pioneer Battalion 54th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 4th Mountain Division 1/,2/,3/13th Mountain Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/91st Mountain Infantry Regiment 94th Panzerjäger Battalion 94th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/94th Artillery Regiment 94th Feldersatz Battalion 94th Signals Battalion 94th Pioneer Battalion 94th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 46th Division 1/,2/,3/42nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/72nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/97th Grenadier Regiment 42nd Panzerjäger Battalion 46th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/114th Artillery Regiment 1/115th Artillery Battalion 88th Pioneer Battalion 76th Signals Battalion 46th Division (Einheinten) Support Units I Panzer Army: 3
At Army's Disposal: 454th Security Division (unknown detachment) 5th Luftwaffe Field Division (en route) 1/,2/,3/,4th Battalions Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) Artillery Battalion (3 batteries) Flak Battalion (3 batteries) Bicycle Company Pioneer Company Luftwaffe Signals Company Division Service Units Auleb Group organization unknown III Panzer Corps: 2nd Romanian Mountain Division: 1/99th (German) Mountain Regiment 4th Mountain Rifle Regiment 5th Mountain Rifle Regiment 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Mountain Engineer Battalion 13th Panzer Division (some minor detachments) 1/,2/66th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2 1/,2/93rd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 13th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/4th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/2nd Artillery Regiment 271st Army Flak Battalion 2nd Panzerjäger Battalion 4th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 2nd Panzer Signals Battalion 2nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units LII Corps: 50th Division 1/,2/,3/121st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/122nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/123rd Grenadier Regiment 150th Panzerjäger Battalion 150th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/150th Artillery Regiment 71st Pioneer Battalion 71st Signals Battalion 150th Division (Einheinten) Support Units 111th Division 1/,2/,3/50th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/70th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/117th Grenadier Regiment 2 Sometime during 1943 the 43rd Motorcycle Battalion became the 13th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion and the 274th Army Flak Battalion became 271st Army Flak Battalion and was assigned as the 4/13th Artillery Regiment. The third panzer regiment was again reduced to two battalions.
111th Panzerjäger Battalion 111th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/111th Artillery Regiment 111th Pioneer Battalion 111th Signals Battalion 111th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 370th Division 1/,2/,3/666th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/667th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/668th Grenadier Regiment 370th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/370th Artillery Regiment 370th Pioneer Battalion 370th Signals Battalion 370th Division (Einheiten) Support Units XXXX Panzer Corps: von Jungschultz Cossack Regiment 3rd Panzer Division 1/,2/3rd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/394th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3rd Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/6th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/75th Artillery Regiment 314th Army Flak Artillery Battalion 543rd Panzerjäger Battalion 39th Panzer Signals Battalion 39th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 39th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 83rd Versorgungstruppen (Supply Troops) 13th Panzer Division (unknown Detachment) Rear Area Security 454th Division (part detached to I Panzer Army) 1/,2/,3/375th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/602nd Infantry Regiment 454th Cavalry Battalion 1/6th Police Regiment (3 cos) 828th Motorized Signals Company 445th Armored Company 2/221st Artillery Battalion 360th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 444th Division 1/,2/,3/360th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/46th Infantry Regiment 444th Cavalry Battalion 2/6th Police Regiment (3 cos) 829th Motorized Signals Company 454th Security Company 3/221st Artillery Battalion 375th 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.). 5
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