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(}-l . <~-· }~ nee l.94•.i: Lt Col Edward J ·Leary . 13 De o 19~ Tu!a j . r ... . ., ....:.:.: .. : . ..: ...~:,.~·. : · . . ·. , .. 13 !( - i~1axwell. ~··- 1 Mar 1945 ·. .'Lt Ool ,,.. " . : "'l ,,.. ... . •• '¥. .... • ' . . ... ~ ~ ~ f • :· "J ~ ... . "< ' - . ~'l ·· . £, · i~\\10 ... . ~ - ~· : ~ •t · .. . . . . '" "' • ·' • • ~ ~ .:· 'i • • '· • ·' • .I •• ·. .. ... · .. .. • •• • • • . .. . , .• . .. " • "n-,._,r 1' 1°~;.5· ..·; 01- ..:.i. l3 pee l.9~ . :.. :.. • .' ' . . . .. . . . .•.. ~ ;·· I • • . 'II:,. _n. J:_ 01:-i ur< .1.~..... """ • •,'.A -> •• :.· .~ L~ . ..: col I -· . "' 1!"1 n_ .i,:.i . .& OS t . HUJ.'PJ-~. i'epg~l),.y . ·· 13 Doc 19ri ·.._ •:.(;-61 Han.ry·:_,B:·~~geson:.· CO 272d lP..f .. CO 2?3d Int . . . . . -. . .. l~·:· DetiCi~~4 .. ' :: . CQ.l . . : . Lt col Gordon u Ingrahum· . f....~ ~ '/'!·. ~· . ., . • •. ~ . 1 ~ ...o ..: · ·. ·... ....· .. ~dj Gen I:1~'1Jt? l l ,.r.~ , SI?-99.-d : Col R;i.Q~;~~ :. i . c9~n: ~. . . . SneaQ. •. .. .. -.~a6ts: . . G-!3·..~·: ;: · ;,-.· .'~ 13 Dec l9~ :, . !Lt .. " ... •• ·i.;'..·:. .;.' ... ·....:::.:: .. l"'Cof$ G-2 • ...' ... ·..:l.9ots , - .~ .' . . ~' . :. .~ QofS "". ~ :-r ~ •'• ~~n:~~les lK .. . .. AQ,ams Jr . .... :. ··. ~................· P-s. 9_th~ . . . .~~-.n_f.~a ·n._tr.;...: . y:....·....,.D_1.... .v.i. ._ _s1.._·. _ o-.n.,....,...~----..-..-----. ...... ..-."""'·!-··-......,-/--...-....... . . ,, .. ...... . . '°"" .. ~· · ., . .. •.. .. • •. .. . . . . .· ~ ,·. " ... . ... . : .. . . ! •• "'l . . • • • •: ' . . . . - . • . :- . . . ... .. . . . .. . . -· .. :.. . ·~ - . .. .·.. . .. ..: . ..- .:.. . ;__ - ... s~+'f'.-~_9.Tto~ · ..... , . ... . . . . .- . .. . ·· .. · .qa!IlJ2~ignt? .. ..... .. Activated".~ .. , ·,. ••:· •.•.• ·.; .~ ~-. '. l~'. -:M<=ty :43 .. ._ · Arrived ~TO~'!.•~- •• ~ ~ • • • 13 Dec 4,2: Afrived C.ontinen-t (D/Z~~) --~zs .:(_ e n. 4~ E:ntered O~mbat ...... , ·• •• 11 Feb 4p Daye. l.n Cotnbat.~·.; '. • .:. , • ·_-: ...- ._ " . ::c65 · . ~ ' ~' '' 1 ,, 0, ~; : . .. ;.• .· . '· : . . ·.;. ·. . ' : ... · Casual ties J~1 ex;i;~a~.i-Ve} ' • • l . ~ • - . • • ; .. • ' . ·: .· • . .. .. . ·. B4ineland ... Central· Europe • • . i • • . Indtvid~~l Aiard~ , I " ... : I ... .... . . . . DSC •• , •••• ,., •• ,..,. ·,. 55 . . .-. .. ·· .. ... · .:-.Legion of ~er.it~ -'-- " . •• , C~sualties.~~· No~Battl e Casualties " . .- .. - .-~~iii,~~- ~ _ ,-··~;: , ·._,>- .._ :. ; CapttU.. ed. ~ .•. ~ .: ~ ~... ~., . ·" . ··..·- · .· - . .. ·. . . -.-. ·Battle • .-1 , 191 . M~e-siug., '! • . . . . '... . . lttlled.,.·,, ~ :~", ;·. ,..; , "~- ~ ·..· ... . : '·· · · · 309:' ·.:. . w'lunded.. , ; , ., ., •••.• •• ~ ~ , • • l .. . . ,4- _· • . . . Silver . ·.. ,. ·:. Sold.i,er$ . ··.-· ~ronie 1,566- .. :.. - .· i;,7,~11 Star~,·~·~~ We.~e.1 r ~ l l 90 ,• 7 Star ••• ;.~.1847 Ail"· Medal •.•,.:··; ..• .,. · ~9 . .. Total Ca~ual t:iee·· ~ ··. ~- .· .;-.. 'P> 34Z . . . . .. " .- ' Percent of T/.O ·St~e·ng.tn . _ ;_ .. . · . '93,.8 , .. . ... ,• .... . · :. . . :."' -- .. . . . •.. :.,. ~= · ... :.-.: . .. . .. . . . .:. .. .. ... . ' .:" - ~ -.Q.·Q:;M.. £ .g, §. l 1':. t ·.Q,. ~ .. ... .' • J' -- ORG..i\l~!C 1JNITS .. · 271at lnfantry· Z?2d Infantry 273d ln:fantry 69th Reconna.isa~nce Trpop (M~c~) · 269th Engineer Combat Battalion 369t~ Medical ~~ttalion ;q~~h ~i,V~,SifJ?t ~I;~ii+~r~ ~atta.lion (10P Rowtt~~r) Patt~li~n (lqp ~owitzer) 88l.s t FtelQ. A:t:itil lery JJ.att~lion (lO~ Rowi tzel') 7Z4th F~eld Ar.tillery ~at .talion (lp6 ~owitz·er) 679th Field 4rtillefy ~80tn Field Artillet~ 769tll ·Ordnap.o~ :{.ij.gl\t l"'~intenanc~ Coiµpany · 69th q;µ~..rter~aete~ Oo~pe.ny 56~t~ Sigpal Oo~any ·Mili. ta.ry i'olice :Vlatoon . Headquarte~s ~and Oonrpanf • -. . .. . - . . ... . ... .. . .. .. . • . . I . I' • ' •. . I . • . . . · ·fit?,~~· i~:Pti;t;t.er1 : 955tq F1\. Bn .(15,$ flow ~ .-~ ! , , •• ~ ••• t. , • , 29 ~ar 9§3d F,:l; Bn· (i55 How).·... !' • • • • ~,",,,,~ • • ,!',,. 14 /ipr Bt..r y :.l. 978tn F.J~ Bn (l.55 Gun)!,,",~ • ? • • • •_·, ~,, -17 ..J~pr . ·. I J, •. •.. . 45 _.,. 28 .. :1\pr 4.5. - 19 i~p:r 45 - 19 ii.pr ·Btr·y · B· 997th . F.i~ J3n . ($_,. How·), •••• •. ~ ~· . ! ~ • • , • • · 17 l~pr:' . 45 19 i~p~ l:S6th FA Bn (i55· · aow)~~·~·- ~!·•··•; ...·,, ., !·.• ,t,-. 20 .Apr 45 - 30 .Apr :Bf,~y - B < 997tn Fl\ Br+ (sn · How).· _.,,,~ .·····~·1.-·t · 23 ~ .t:-.pr 45 - 25 I\pr. - ~r~ A. 9.7 $th Fli ~n..·(15_5· Gun).~.,;,~ •.• .-~,,· ·!..,. 24 il.pr 45 - 25 l\.pr poo ·45 45 45 45 45 45 45 . : : DETJ\.Clll!iENTS . ~ (i\ttached ')?o) . . -.: " . 69th ~ ~l~l.r:t:, . .. .. . .:Ren Tr~.;, • ~,". ~ ••••••. . .. 5 !~pr 45 26· J1ie.r 45 .... 28 Mar 45· V Corps, •• , •., • t", 31 Mar 45 ...,. Engineer _co:: B·2q9tn Engr-c ·Bn.; ~ ~ •·•· v coU>s ·. , •• ~. ·t •• t ,269t n·Epgr .' C-. Bn·~ , " ~ ·, .,, ! ~ , . ·!--· 20th Engr ·Gp • , ~ • , 31 · ~~ 45 - 3 Apr 45 ::. ; . · · .Fie~d .;~~i~:l;e£t .l\i a.r· I.! 5. - 28 . . lra +>u: r 45 . :744-th Fl\ Bn~.,_ •.•• ,.-.~;,· '!~• 406th fJ\ GP•t•,,•t l6. "[ . 8S.~h. Fi-1: . .~· •.• t ,._,,, • ~. ..~ -~- ~. ~ ~ 406tn Fi~ Gpo .r , , •• 42 lla.r 45 ~· 2S Mar 45 $B_lf?:t f.'1.: J3n. t •• , ~ -t., ~ •• ,-..•• ~- 406th. FI~ Gp.•.~, .. 22 Mar 45 ~ 2.8 }Jlar 45 -S79th.. f i\ Bn,. '! • • ~ • ~ · ·· ~ • • ; _. • • V Corps, • •• , ~,. • ,.• 26 . ·Mar 45 ,... -28 Mar 45 . . ,. . . Intantry . • ~27~-d -~~~.·~~· ~ .•-~ ...,,:·, _•.,f.ttrr v._ corps:, .~•·. •···, . .16. !aar 45 ~ 25 ) .(l: Bn.- 27l::>t lnf·. 1 , ,, , , •., •., · Fl.r$t f~fn\y , ·••• •,. · f)· Mar 45 - ~ 2$ -3·a :Bti 272d. J;nf ~ .'·..: ••·, ~- •.•• ~ · F;irst li.nny. ~ ••• ~. 2.3 .JA:ar 45 .... ·2$ ··.l at ·BIJ.;·27,3d·. I~-.f .. ; .;. ·• •• .~~- ~ .• ·~ · V Corps. , ·• ~ _. • ,. .... . 26. .M~r '*5 ... ·a3 . . ·.. . . . .~ ~ Mar 45 · ~ar · 45 Jltfa.r 45 Mar 45 . .. '. I .. ... . '."' ) l( ' .... ' . .. ' ; ti b ~ JU . . . . l f.. P Ci .. . t J'( .\ . IS .-...- - ' I i • JI . . $£ •,.. "' •· l ..,,.+O • ......... .. , •I ,. ...•~· • C ., C .,. • -;,;; ••. •I..-.a.-:-·.· ·-· .._ .• • •'¥ . Vf,._ ,. ".I .. •• i• • J.. , : ••0 • • ··- a•..•• ;. . . .. .. .. . . ' ¥ • ... . . · (1\ttached .T9).-· ;.-'" . . · : ., .; .:= .:_ -... .- . ·'.. Inf~nt!l: (d¢.n td) .. . . , , , . . . . ·... : :· : ~- .- : ,.:,· · .: .. ·: ·:. · ·· · ·· ~d Bn 273d ·w~, 9th Armd Div.,,. 9 · i~pr 1+5 .... ;\pr· 45 · 3d Bn 2734 !nf •••• ,. • • ... . . . 9th lttmc\ Div. , , • 9 Ap~ . 45 ·~ , 20 i\pr 45 ~ 271st 9T •.••-:;·,. ~·~:~~:+""re ·'~''"'~· ict. 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Divisions Stripped in 1944 Prior to Embarkation Effective 27 Apr 44 the following divisions were selected to bear the principal burden of providing enlisted men for overseas replacements and suffered the following losses accordingly between April-September 1944. 8th Arrnd Div 13th A/ B Div 13th Armd Div 16th Armd Div 20th Armd Div 42nd Inf Div* 63rd Inf Div* 65th Inf Div 66th Inf Div** 69th Inf Divt 70th Inf Div* 2,420 1,652 3,179 2,947 2,846 4,821 4,185 5,581 4,882 5,299 3,370 71st Inf Div 75th Inf Div*t 76th Inf Div* 78th Inf Div*tt 86th Inf Div** 87th Inf Div** 89th Inf Div 97th Inf Div** lOOth Inf Divt 103rd Inf Divt 106th Inf Div** 3,502 5,284 7,071 5,523 4,810 4,610 3,060 5,430 3,675 2,550 5,050 *Previously stripped by draft of Feb 44, which had also affected the 10th Light, 84th Inf, and 92nd Inf Divs. **Previously stripped by draft of Sep 43. t Previously stripped by draft of Oct 43, which had also affected the 83rd Inf, 84th Inf, and 99th Inf Divs. ttPreviously stripped by draft of Dec 43. The aggregate of withdrawals for all purposes was tremendous. The 94th Inf Div. from activation to departure for port of embarkation, lost 8,890 enlisted men: the 65th Inf Div, 11.782; the 106th Inf Div. 12.442; the lOOth Inf Div, 14,787; and the 69th Inf Div, 22,235. Additionally a ll suffered high officer losses. 1,336 in the 69th Inf Div, for example. Source: Bell I. Wiley in The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops, The Army Ground forces. United States Army in World War II, Historical Division. Dept of the Army, Washington. D.C .. 1948; 208, 472-74. CHA.RT 4. Infantry Division >. iii N u 0. Cl> e0 u u .... - s -c u ,,, >. i:: al Q. (I) co ::I O' al Cl> :r:: i:: ·-.....,,, 0 15 July 1943 ·- Officers 38 Warrant Officers Enlisted Men > Q 0 -.. .... (I) (/) co :::s O' -c al Cl> :r:: 2 ,,,.... Cl> ~ ::I O' -c al (I) :r:: ·-- Cl i:: 0 0 al 0.. al :E -·- ...c: co 0 ...J >. u 0.. ·(I) -·-- c al c -c ... 3 9 la ..... 0 7 106 70 137 cn i:: >. al 0. E 0 u >. ...Cl> a en E 0 -e"' Cl> 1ii:::s Cl 10 183 ..c: u E- Cl> u 0. u <O ~ ·- Cl) E ..c: u ('") al al Cl> al i:: (I) .... ~ 1 8 103 c: u (I) :E 4 Cl> - ~ 0. 0 0 Cl> a • :E i:: --c: ·-e ..- ·-a "'"' >. Cl> co -·-t:: < (I) 00 Cl> 0:: --"' i:' c: i:: 0 u (I) ex: .. i:: >. ·-·-.:::"' 0 al > c'.3 Q 7 139 130 4 5 9 215 2,974 2,021 Airplane, Liaison 6 149 al 0 c: -·- '-~ c: -.. -·--0 0 co co co co i:i:l c: ·---·-"' 0 i:i:l > a; 2 -- 34 687 3 2 42 617 429 12,959 (I) Cl> c "60 c "~ 27 -c Q u al (I) 0 E- 10 10 Boats, Assault 14 14 Air Compressor, Trk 4 4 Tractor 3 3 Ambulance, 3/~-ton 30 MB Armored Car 1 104 8 44 1 55 102 148 148 853 1,871 M3 Halftrack 99 5.204 66 5 5 Machinegun, .30-cal 42 Machinegun, .50-cal 5 3 13 12 Submachinegun, .45 57mm Gun 6 35 6 155mm Howitzer 5 6 5 5 112 60m.m Mortar 27 81mm Mortar 18 Pistol. .45-cal 17 Rifle, .30-cal 17 1 13 18 157 3 12 236 30 16 90 57 18 3 Rocket Launcher, AT 89 32 105mm Howitzer 16 1 2 2 1 275 50 17 31 43 45 l,990 36 54 12 12 166 289 16 15 7 6 19 139 82/ Truck, 3/.rton 1 7 3 5 2 13 12 114 7 30 16 33 Truck, 2 1'2-ton 14 51 139 Truck, 2 1/2-ton Dump *with attached medical, chaplain, and band strength total is 14,253 90 3 1,157 26 562 6,761 24 16 9 612 13 15 209 2 106 14 356 1 22 27 Truck, 4-ton Truck, Wrecker 557 29 54 1 7 5 9 Truck, 11~-ton Truck, 11/2-ton 13 13 Sedan Car Carbine, .30-cal 30 3 15 3 1 1 27 \ ' 18 5 69th Infantry Divisi~n Combat Narrative The division landed at Le Havre France on 24 Jan 45 and advance elements moved to Montenau Belgium 6 Feb 45 to relieve the 99th Inf Div in line on 11 Feb 45. The division then held defensive positions in the West Wall, making a limited attack on the ridge east of the Prether River to ensure the safety of the Hellenthal-Hollerath Highway on 27 Feb 45. The heights were secured from Honningen to Reschied by 3 Mar 45 as the 271st Inf took the last high · ground position. The division attacked with three regiments abreast on 6 Mar 45 and pushed rapidly to take Schmidtheim and Dahlem which fell the next day. The division then mopped up, sent the 272nd Inf to take Waldorf and Hungersdorf south of the Ahr on 8 Mar 45, and patrolled and trained in its zone. On 21Mar45 the division moved to the Rhine and relieved the 2nd Inf Div. The 272nd Inf crossed the Rhine 26 Mar 45 and captured the Luftwaffe Citadel and the Lahn River towns of Bad Ems and Nassau the next day. The entire division followed across 28 Mar 45 and mopped up rear stragglers, and then began movement to a new zone near Weilburg 30 Mar 45. It relieved the 9th Armd Div at Naumburg on 3 Apr 45. After relieving the Both Inf Div in the Kassel area it attacked 5 Apr 45, less the 272nd Inf which was guarding installations. On 7 Apr 45 the division reached the Werra River from Hann Muenden to Witzehausen and the 273rd and 272nd Inf crossed at both localities respectively. Following in the wake of the 9th Armd Div the division continued to drive forward, the 271st Inf battling through Weissenfels 14 Apr 45 and the 272nd Inf reaching the Weisse River at Luetzkewitz. The division ran into the outer defenses of Leipzig at Zwenkau on 16 Apr 45 and captured the city of Leipzig after house-to-house fighting by 19 Apr 45. It then relieved the 9th Armd Div in line along the Mulde River 21 Apr 45. The 271st Inf secured the east bank of the Mulde after the Battle for Eilenburg on 23 Apr 45 and Wurzen surrendered to the 273rd Inf the following day. The division made patrol contact with the advancing Soviet Army near Riesa and Torgau on 25 Apr 45. The division then patrolled and policed its area until hostilities were declared officially ended 7 May45. During the closing stages of Operation Lumberjack ( The U.S. First Army’s drive to the West bank of the Rhine River. ), the 69th Infantry advanced across the Weisserstein Watershed on March 6, 1945, forcing remnants of the German Army Group B - 5th Army - LXVI Corps ( 5th Fallschirmjager Division ? ) Eastward towards the Hohe Eifel and partial capture. Mck 5-8-2015 --- ""'-, ~"'II ~\~~\~ II If /~~,~o ~ T·· I .po ' ~ ,,...... f\ ~ German Army 1 March 1945 Army Group South: Army Troops: 232nd Panzer Division 27th Hungarian Light Division (rebuilding) 153rd Infantry Division Szent-Laszlo Division 44th Division 1st SS Panzer Division "Adolph Hitler" 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitler Jugend" 37th SS Cavalry Division (enroute) 2nd Panzer Army: LXVIII Corps 13th SS Mountain Division "Handschar" 71st Infantry Division XXII Corps: 1st Volks MOuntain Division 118th Jäger Division Army Group Balck - 6th Army IV SS Panzer Corps 356th Infantry Division 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" Kampfgruppe 2nd Hungarian Panzer Division Harteneck Group/I Cavalry Corps: 6th Panzer Division 3rd Cavalry Division 96th Infantry Division 711st Infantry Division 23rd Hungarian Infantry Division VIII Hungarian Corps: Kampfgruppe 1st Hungarian Cavalry Division 4th Cavalry Division 3rd Hungarian Army II Hungarian Corps: 20th Hungarian Division III Panzer Corps: 20th Hungarian Division 1st Panzer Division 3rd Panzer Division 23rd Panzer Division 8th Army: "Frundsburg" (IV) Panzer Corps Remains "Frundsberg" Panzer Division Kampfgruppe 21st Volks Grenadier Division Remains of 23rd Panzer Division 46th Volks Grenadier Division 271st Volks Grenadier Division 357th Infantry Division 1 LXXII Corps: Kaiser Group 8th Jäger Division XXIX Corps Kampfgruppe 76th Infantry Division Genera Assman Group 101st Jäger Division 24th Hungarian Infantry Division Remains, 5th Hungarian Reserve Infantry Division Army Group Center: Army Troops: 601st Division Staff z.b.V. 602nd Division Staff z.b.V. 603rd Division Staff z.b.V. Ersatz Brigade Gross Detuschland 31st SS Freiwilliger Grenadier Division Jüterbog Panzer Division Army Group Heinrichi (1st Panzer Army): XXXXIX Mountain Corps: Kampfgruppe 320th Volks Grenadier Division Kampfgruppe 78th Sturm Division Det/16th Hungarian Infantry Division LIX Corps Kampfgruppe 75th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 544th Volks Grenadier Division XI Corps: Kampfgruppe 1st Skijäger Division Kampfgruppe 371st Infantry Division Det/18th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Wiking" Kampfgruppe 344th Infantry Division Silesian Corps Group: Kampfgruppe 168th Infantry Division 20th Waffen SS Division (1st Estonian) 17th Army Group VIII Corps: 45th Volks Grenadier Division 100th Jäger Division 254th Infantry Division XVII Corps Kampfgruppe 19th Panzer Division 20th Panzer Division Kampfgruppe 359th Infantry Division Breslau Fortress: 609th Division Staff z.b.V. Fortress Command Breslau XXXXVIII Corps: 208th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 269th Division Kampfgruppe 10th Panzer Grenadier Division Nehring Group (XXIV Panzer Group): LVII Panzer Corps: Division Nr. 408 8th Panzer Division 103rd Panzer Brigade 2 Führer Escort Division XXXIX Panzer Corps: Kampfgruppe 6th Volks Grenadier Division + Det/21st Panzer Division Kampfgruppe 17th Panzer Division Führer Grenadier Division 4th Panzer Army: Army Troops: Kampfgruppe 16th Panzer Division Gross-Deutschland Panzer Corps: Division Staff 615 z.b.V. Bulk of 21st Panzer Division Kampfgruppe "Brandenburg" Panzer Grenadier Division Kampfgruppe 1st Fallschirm Panzer Division "Herman Göring" Kampfgruppe 20th Panzer Grenadier Division V Corps: Kampfgruppe 72nd Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 342nd Infantry Division 275th Infantry Division XXXX Panzer Corps: Kampfgruppe 25th Panzer Division "Matterstock" Division Staff SS Brigade Dirlewanger Kampfgruppe Division Staff z.b.V. 608 + 35th SS Polizi Grenadier Division 100th Brigade z.b.V. Army Group North 4th Army: Firsche Nehrung Command 129th Staff XXVI Corps: 14th Infantry Division 349th (Keets) Infantry Division 28th Jäger Division 24th Panzer Division + remains of 299th Infantry Division VI Corps: Kampfgruppe 151st Infantry Division +10th Bicycle Jäger Brigade Kampfgruppe 541st Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 61st Infantry Division 18th Panzer Grenadier Division XX Corps: Kampfgruppe 558th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 21st Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 102nd Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 292nd Infantry Division +Remains 120th Infantry Division XXXXI Panzer Corps: Kampfgruppe Hauser Division Staff z.b.V. 605 56th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 170th Infantry Division 3 Fallschirm Panzer Corps "Herman Göring" Kampfgruppe 50th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 69th Infantry Division 2nd Fallschirm Panzer Grenadier Division "Herman Göring" Grussdeutschland Panzer Grenadier Division Samland Army Detachment Army Troops: Kampfgruppe 1st Infantry Division 5th Panzer Division IX Corps: Pillau Fortress Command Staff, 548th Volks Grenadier Division 58th Infantry Division 95th Infantry Division +Remains 286th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 551st Volks Grenadier Division Army Group Kurland Army Troops 201st Security Division Kurland Division 18th Army: Army Troops Staff/52nd Security Division Kampfgruppe 121st Infantry Division 12th Panzer Division 14th Panzer Division X Corps: Kampfgruppe 126th Infantry Division 30th Infantry Division 87th Infantry Division 12th Luftwaffe Field Division I Corps: 218th Infantry Division 132nd Infantry Division L Corps: 11th Infantry Division 205th Infantry Division 225th Infantry Division II Corps: 253rd Infantry Division 563rd Volks Grenadier Division Kampfgruppe 290th Infantry Division 16th Army: XXXVIII Panzer Corps: 329th Infantry Division 122nd Infantry Division VI SS Freiwilliger Corps: 24th Infantry Division 19th Waffen Grenadier Division SS (2nd Lettisch) XXXXIII Corps: Coastal Command (F.K. 186) Group East Staff, Security Division z.b.V.207 Group Northwest 4 Group North Group Southwest Windau Fortress Command Army Group Vistula Army Troops: Division Staff z.b.V. 610 Schlesien Division 9th Army: 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsburg V SS Mountain: Division Staff z.b.V. 391 32nd SSPanzer Division "30 January" Frankfurt Fortress XI SS Panzer Corps: 712th Infantry Division Kurmark Paner Grenadier Division 25th Paner Grenadier Division Küstrin Fortress CI Coirps: Berlin Infantry Division Döberritz Infantry Division Division STaff z.b.V. 606 Oder Corps: 1st March Schützen Division Obern Group Klessek Group 3rd Panzer Army: 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division "Charlemagne" Holstein Panzer Division II Army Corps: 9th Fallschirmjäger Division Deneke Group III SS Panzer Corps: 261st Infantry Division 11th SS Freiwilliger Grenadier Division "Nordland" 28th SS Freiwilliger Grenadier Division "Wallonien" Voigt Grenadier Group Division + 27th SS Division "Langemarck" 23rd SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Nederland" X SS Corps: 5th Jäger Division Division Staff z.b.V. 402nd 163rd Infantry Division Tettau Corps Group: Bärwald Replacement Division Pommerland Replacement Division +33rd SS Waffen Grenadier Division "2nd Lettish" 2nd Army: Graudenz Fortress Replacement Brigade Fallschirm Panzer Division "Herman Göring" Remains, 203rd Infantry Division Remains, 547th Infantry Division Remains, 549th Infantry Division 5 VII Panzer Corps: 4th SS Polizi Panzer Grenadier Division 7th Panzer Division XVIII Mountain Corps: 32nd Infantry Division 215th Infantry Division XXXXVI Panzer Corps: 389th Infantry Division 4th Panzer Division 227th Infantry Division + 1st Speer Brigade XXVII Corps: Kampfgruppe 73rd Infantry Division 251st Infantry Division Det/31st Infantry Division XXIII Corps: 542nd Volks Grenadier Division 232nd Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 357th Infantry Division 83rd Infantry Division 23rd Infantry Division von Rappard Corps Group: 7th Infantry Division Gumpel Group 20th Mountain Army Division Staff z.b.V. 613 XXXVI Mountain Corps Finland Ski Machine Gun Brigade Norwegen Panzer Division Army Detachment Narvik (XIX Mountain) Norwegen Bicycle Reconnaissance Brigade 6th Mountain Grenadier Brigade 338 270th (Garrison) Mountain Brigade 193 LXXI Corps 230th Garrison Division 210th Garrison Division +Lofoten Fortress Brigade Division z.b.V. 140 139th Mountain Jäger Brigade 503rd Grenadier Division 7th Mountain Division XXXIII Corps: 14th Luftwaffe Field Division 295th Garrison Division 199th Infantry Division 702nd Infantry Division LXX Corps: 274th Garrison Division 280th Garrison Division 169th F.A.D. Army Command Denmark: Division Staff z.b.V. 614 Nordjütland 166th Infantry Division 160th Infantry Division 6 Remains/233rd Panzer Division OB West Army Group H: 25th Army: XXX Corps: Kampfgruppe 346th Garrison Division LXXXVIII Corps: Staff, 331st Infantry Division Bulk of 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division 1st Fallschirmjäger Army: Corps Troops: 15th Panzer Grenadier Division 180th Infantry Division 106th Panzer Brigade XXXXVIII Panzer Corps 6th Fallschirmjäger Division 84th Infantry Division 116th Panzer Division II Fallschirmjäger Corps: 8th Fallschirmjäger Division 7th Fallschirmjäger Division Det/2nd Fallschirmjäger Division LXXXVI Corps: 190th Infantry Division LXIII Corps: 406th Infantry Division +Det/176th Infantry Division Army Group B Army Troops 62nd Volks Grenadier Division 15th Army: XII SS Corps: Bulk, 176th Infantry Division 180th Volks Grenadier Division 338th Infantry Division Panzer Lehr Division LXXXI Corps: 9th Panzer Division 11th Panzer Division 363rd Volks Grenadier Division Division Staff 476 390th Garrison Division LVIII Panzer Corps: 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division 353rd Infantry Division 12th Volks Grenadier Division 5th Army: LXXIV Corps: 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division +85th Infantry Division 272nd Volks Grenadier Division LXVII Corps: 89th Infantry Division 277th Volks Grenadier Division 7 Botsch Corps Group 18th Volks Grenadier Division 26th Volks Grenadier Division LXVI Corps: 5th Fallschirmjäger Division 7th Army Army Troops: 246th Volks Grenadier Division LIII Corps: Kampfgruppe 326th Volks Grenadier Division 167th Volks Grenadier Division 340th Volks Grenadier Division XIII Corps: 79th Volks Grenadier Division +Remains 276th Volks Grenadier Division 2nd Panzer Division 352nd Volks Grenadier Division +Remains 9th Volks Grenadier Division LXXX Corps: Kampfgruppe 560th Volks Grenadier Division 212th Volks Grenadier Division Army Group G Army Troops: 553rd Volks Grenadier Division 1st Army: Army Troops: Reissler Division LXXXII Corps: 256th Volks Grenadier Division 416th Infantry Division 6th Mountain Division 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" LXXXV Corps: 347th Garrison Division 719th Garrison Division 559th Volks Grenadier Division XIII SS Corps: 19th Volks Grenadier Division 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" LXXXX Corps: 16th Volks Grenadier Division 47th Volks Grenadier Division Unknown Volks Grenadier Division LXXXIX Corps: 257th Volks Grenadier Division Division Group z.b.V. 905 19th Army: LXIV Corps: 198th Infantry Division Division Nr. 405 XVIII SS Corps: Division z.b.V. 805 1005th Brigade 8 Naval Senior Command West XXV Fortress Lorient: Remains 265th Garrison Division OB South West Army Troops 155th Infantry Division (forming) 715th Infantry Division (en route) 29th Panzer Grenadier Division Ligurian Army: LXXV Corps: 5th Mountain Division Lombardy Corps: 134th Fortress Brigade 14th Army: Army Troops 114th Jäger Division LI Mountain Corps: 148th Infantry Division 232nd Garrison Division XIV Panzer Corps: 65th Infantry Division 94th Infantry Division 303rd Infantry Division 8th Mountain Division 10th Army: Army Troops: 90th Panzer Jäger Division I Fallschirmjäger Corps: 1st Fallschirmjäger Division 4th Fallschirmjäger Division 278th Infantry Division 334th Infantry Division LXXVI Panzer Corps: 26th Panzer Division 98th Infantry Division 162nd (Turkish) Infantry Division 362nd Infantry Division 42nd Jäger Division LXXIII Corpz z.b.V.: Alarm Units LXXXXVII Corps: 710th Infantry Division 188th Mountain Division 237th Garrison Division Army Group F (OB South East XV Mountain Corps: 373rd (Croatian) Infantry Division 392nd (Croatian) Infantry Division XXI Mountain Corps Bulk of 7th SS Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" 964th Fortress Brigade Kampfgruppe 369th (Croatian) Infantry Division 181st Infantry Division 966th Fortress Brigade 969th Fortress Brigade 9 1017th Fortress Brigade XXXIV Corps z.b.V.: 22nd Infantry Division +963rd Fortress Brigade Det/7th SS Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" 41st Infantry Division 117th Jäger Division LXIX Corps z.b.V. 1st Cossack Division Eastern Agean Command 939th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 968th Fortress Brigade Crete Command Crete Fortress Division Kreigstagbuch der Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht, 1940-1945, Frankfurt am Main, Bernard & Graefe, 1969. 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