German 9th AOK 8 March 1942 9th AOK: General der Panzer Truppen Model XXXXVI Corps: General der Panzer Truppen von Vietinghoff 101st (mot) ARKO 4/109th (mixed)(mot) Artillery Battalion 3rd Btry/209th Sturmgeschütz Battalion 620th (mot) Artillery Battlaion (2 guns) 513rd Pioneer Regimental Staff 85th Pioneer Battalion B85th Brüko B 506th Bicycle Construction Battalion 86th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Weidling Staff/,1/,2/184th Infantry Regiment 1/,3/216th Infantry Regiment 186th Reconnaissance Battalion (3 sqns) 1/,2/,3/,4/186th Artillery Regiment 186th Panzerjäger Battalion (2 cos) 186th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 186th Signals Battalion 186th Division Support Units SS Reich Division: SS Brigade Führer Kleinheisterkamp Staff/,1/,2/Der Führer SS Regiment (nearly destroyed) Staff/,1/Deutschland SS Regiment Reich SS Motorcycle Battalion Reich SS Reconnaissance Battalion (4 sqns) 1/,2/,3/Reich SS Artillery Regiment (2 light & 1 heavy btry) Reich SS Pioneer Battalion (2 cos) Reich SS Flak MG Battalion Reich SS Signals Battalion Reich SS Supply Troops Det/73rd Artillery Regiment (1st, 5th & 8th Btrys) 113th Schützen Regiment (1 battalion) 1/31st Panzer Regiment Grampe Kampfgruppe (det of 1st Panzer Division) 1st Panzer Regiment (Staff, 1st Bn, 1 mixed Bn with 2 foot companies) Det/Schlemm Luftwaffe Berband (14/XVII Luftwaffe Construction Battalion) 1 Artillery Company (1st Panzer Division0 7th Motorcycle Battlaion Schlothane Panzer Battalion (7th Panzezr Division) 110th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Gilbert Staff/,1/252nd Infantry Regiment Staff/,2/,3/254th Infantry Regiment 110th Reconnaissance Battalion (2 bicycle & 1 heavy sqn) 1/,3/,4/120th Artillery Regiment 110th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 110th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 110th Signals Battalion 110th Division Support Units 1
XXIII Corps: General der Infanterie Schubert 122nd (mot) ARKO 2/62nd Artillery Regiment (100mm guns) 634th Artillery Battery (no guns) 2/39th Artillery Regiment (150mm sfh) 1st Btry/189th Sturmgeschütz Battalion 3rd Btry/816th (mot) Artillery Battalion (210mm mörsers) 625th Pioneer Regimental Staff 742nd Pioneer Battalion 210th Bridge Construction Battalion 44th Construction Battalion 123rd Construction Battalion K22nd Construction Battalion K321st Construction Battalion SS Cavalry Brigade: Standartführer Fegelein 1st SS Reiterstandarte (3 light & 1 MG squadron) 2nd SS Reiterstandarte (3 light & 1 MG squadron) 1 Pioneer Company 1 Flak Company 2 Horse Batteries (may not be present) Staff/,1/481st Infantry Regiment (attached) 1/256th Artillery Regiment 1st Panzer Division: Generalmajor Krüger Staff/,1/,2/1st Schützen Regiment Staff/,2/113rd Schützen Regiment 1/31st Panzer Regiment 1st Kradschützen (motorcycle) Battalion 4th Reconnaissance Battalion (1 armored car company) 73rd Artillery Regiment (1 bn, 3 btrys) 37th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 37th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 81st Supply Troops 102nd Infantry Division: Generalmajor Beier Staff/1/,2/,3/232nd Infantry Regiment Staff/1/,2/,3/233rd Infantry Regiment Staff/1/,2/235th Infantry Regiment 102nd Reconnaissance Battalion (3 sqns) 1/,2/,3/,4/104th Artillery Regiment 253rd Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 253rd Reconnaissance Battalion (2 sqns) 102nd Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 102nd Signals Battalion 102nd Division Support Units 206th Infantry Division: Generalleutnant Höff Staff/1/,2/,3/301st Infantry Regiment Staff/1/,2/,3/312th Infantry Regiment Staff/1/,2/,3/413th Infantry Regiment 206th Reconnaissance Battalion (1 sqn) 1/,2/,4/206th Artillery Regiment 206th Panzerjäger Battalion (1 co) 206th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 206th Signals Battalion 206th Division Support Units 2
253rd Infantry Division: Generalleutnant Schellert Staff/1/,2/453rd Infantry Regiment Staff/1/,2/,3/464th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/473rd Infantry Regiment 253rd Reconnaissance Battalion (2 sqns) 251st Reconnaissance Battalion (3 sqns) 253rd Artillery Regiment (3 105mm lefh) 253rd Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 253rd Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 253rd Signals Battalion 253rd Division Support Units VI Corps: General der Infanterie Beiler 126th (mot) ARKO 2nd Btry/189th Sturmgeschütz Battalion 69th (mot) Artillery Regimental Staff 677th (mot) Artillery Regimental Staff 2/57th (mot) Artillery Regiment (100mm K18 guns) 848th (mot) Artillery Battalion (150mm sfh) 808th (mot) Artillery Battalion (210mm mörsers) 1st & 2nd Btrys/ 816th (mot) Artillery Battalion (210mm mörsers) 6th (mot) Observation Battalion 2nd Btry/25th (mot) Observation Battalion 4th Btry/6th Balloon Battery 743rd Pioneer Battalion 754th Pioneer Battalion 145th Bridge Construction Battalion 10th Commander of Construction Troops K135th Construction Battalion K320th Construction Battalion 79th Construction Battalion Staff/561st Panzerjäger Battalion (cos detached to 256th & 251st Infantry Divisions) 6th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Grossman Staff/,1/,2/,3/18th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,3/37th Infantry Regiment Staff/,3/58th Infantry Regiment 6th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) Det/Schlemm Luftwaffe Brigade Schmiedt Fallschirmjäger Battalion Staff/,1/,3/6th Artillery Regiment 1/42nd Artillery Regiment (1 btry) 6th Reconnaissance Battalion (3 sqns) 6th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 6th Signals Battalion 6th Division Support Units Det/Schleem Luftwaffe Brigade Schmied Fallschirmjäger Battalion 26th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Weiss Staff/,1/,3/39th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/77th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/78th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/693rd Infantry Regiment 26th Reconnaissance Battalion (3 sqns) 3
Staff/,1/,2/,3/,26th Artillery Regiment 26th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 26th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 26th Signals Battalion 26th Division Support Units 251st Infantry Division: Generalmajor Burdach Staff/,1/,3/451stInfantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/459th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/471st Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/,4/251st Artillery Regiment 251st Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 251st Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 251st Signals Battalion 251st Division Support Unit 1/,3/427th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/167th Infantry Regiment 2/252nd Infantry Regiments Staff/,1/,2/,3/254th Infantry Regiment Staff/1/,2/Infantry Regiment 1/13th Schützen Regiment 1/,2/120th Artillery Regiment 3/206th Artillery Regiment 5th Btry/236th Artillery Regiment 256th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Danhauser Staff/,1/,2/476th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/436th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/167th Infantry Regiment 256th Reconnaissance Battalion (1 sqn) Staff/,2/,3/,4/256th Artillery Regiment 256th Panzerjäger Battalion (1 co) 256th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 256th Signals Battalion 256th Division Support Units Staff/,2/,3/84th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/,3/693rd Infantry Regiment 348th Infantry Regiment, consisting of: 1/348th & 2/396th Infantry Regiment XXVIII Corps: Oberst i.g. Feyerabend 130th (mot) ARKO 1st Nebelwerfer Regimental Staff 3rd Nebelwerfer Battalion 5th Nebelwerfer Battalion Weisse Pioneer Regimental Staff 632nd Pioneer Battalion 214th Construction Battalion 129th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Recke Staff/,2/,3/428th Infantry Regiment, plus 2/329th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/430th Infantry Regiment 129th Reconnaissance Battalion (1 bicycle, 1 cavarly & 1 heavy sqns) Staff/,1/,2/,3/,4/129th Artillery Regiment 129th Panzerjäger Battalion (2 cos) 129th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 4
129th Signals Battalion 129th Division Support Units 161st Infantry Division: Generalmajor Rittau Staff/,1/,2/336th Infantry Regiment Staff/,2/,3/364th Infantry Regiment, plus 1/371st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/241st Artillery Regiment 241st Panzerjäger Battalion (2 cos) 241st Pioneer Battalion (1 co) 241st Signals Battalion 241st Division Support Units XXXXI Corps: Generalmajor Gollnick 30th (mot) ARKO 661st (mixed) (mot) Artillery Battalion 2/51st (mixed)(mot) Artillery Regiment 2/59th (mot) Artillery Regiment (150mm sfh) 620th (mot) Artillery Battalion (150mm guns) 151st (mot) Artillery Battalion (100mm K18 guns) 9th (mot) Observation Battalion 14th (mot) Observation Battalion 600th Sturmgeschütz Battalion (2 btrys) 1/,2/51st (mot) Nebelwerfer Regiment 628th (mot) Pioneer Regimental Staff 52nd Pioneer Battalion 54th Bridge Construction Battalion 548th Bridge Construction Battalion 218th Construction Battalion 36th (mot) Infantry Division: Generalmajor Gollnick Staff/,1/,2/87th (mot) Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,3/118th (mot) Infantry Regiment 36th Motorcycle Battalion (5 cos) 36th (mot) Artillery Regiment (1 heavy & 1 light Bn) 36th Panzerjäger Battalion (2 cos) 36th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 36th Signals Battalion 36th Divisional Service Units 2nd Panzer Division: Generalmajor Freiherr von Esebeck 3rd Panzer Regiment (1 co, mostly immobile) 1/,2/2nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/304th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2nd Motorcycle Battalion (6 cos) 74th Panzer Artillery Regiment (2 105mm & 1 150mm btrys) 38th Armored Panzerjäger Battalion (2 anti-tank & 1 flak cos) 38th Panzer Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 38th Panzer Signals Battalion 38th Divisional Support Units 82nd Supply Troops 342nd Infantry Division: Generalmajor Hoffman Staff/,1/,2/,3/697th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/698th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/699th Infantry Regiment Staff/,1/,2/,3/342nd Artillery Regiment (each bn 2 btrys) 342nd Panzerjäger Battalion 5
342nd Pioneer Battalion 342nd Signals Battalion 342nd Divisional Support Units 900th Lehr Brigade (1 reinforced battalion) 7th Panzer Division: Generalmajor Freiherr von Funck 25th Panzer Regiment Staff/,1/,2/6th Schützen Regiment Staff/,1/,2/7th Schützen Regiment 37th Reconnaissance Battalion (2 1/2 cos) 78th Artillery Regiment (staff, 1 lt & 1 hvy btry) 42nd Panzerjer Battalion (1 co) 58th Pioneer Battalion (2 cos) 58th Signals Battalion 58th Division Support Units LVI Corps: General der Panzer Truppen Schaal 125th (mot) ARKO 210th Sturmgeschütz Battalion 678th Pioneer Regimental Staff 630th Pioneer Battalion 80th Construction Battalion 14th (mot) Infantry Division: 3/11th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/53rd Infantry Regiment 54th Motorcycle Battalion (2 cos) 14th Artillery Regiment (Staff, 3 105mm lefh & 2 150mm sfh btrys) 14th Panzerjäger Battalion (2 cos) 14th Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) 14th Signals Battalion 14th Divisional Support Units Det/900th Lehr Brigade 3rd Panzer Regiment Pirmann Luftwaffe Brigade 6th Panzer Division: 4th Schützen Regiment (1 bn) 14th Schützen Regiment (1 bn) 1-3rd Cos/309th Infantry Regiment 7th Co/309th Infantry Regiment 11th Panzer Schützen Regiment, (Glaesgen Bn) 6th Motorcycle Battlaion (4 cos) 76th Artillery Regiment (1 mixed Bn) 57th Pioneer Regiment (2 cos, no equipment) 57th Division Support Units Army Reserves: 246th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Siry Staff/,1/,2/,3/404th Infantry Regiment (1 co detached) 1/,2/,3/352nd Infantry Regiment 689th Infantry Regiment Staff Company 1st Battalion Staff/3rd Battalion 9th, 10th & 14th Companies 2/246th Artillery Regiment (4th, 5th & 6th Btrys) 7th Btry/246th Artillery Regiment 6
8th Btry/246th Artillery Regiment (Russian guns) 433rd Light Battery Det/742nd Pioneer Battalion 246th Signals Battalion 246th Division Support Units 328th Infantry Division: Obsert von Tresckow enroute, organization not known 307th Höher ARKO 22nd (mot) Observation Battalion 2nd Co/25th (mot) Observation Battalion Staff/189th Sturmgeschütz Battalion 511th (mot) Weather Detachment Pioneers: 2nd Pioneer Training Battalion (3 cos detached) 17th Construction Brigade 9th Construction Regiment 14th Construction Regiment 91st Construction Battalion 208th Construction Battalion 418th Construction Battalion 408th Construction Battalion 532nd Road Construction Battalion Luftwaffe: 8th Courier Staffel 133rd (mot) Flak Regiment 10th (mot) Flak Regiment 1/36th Flak Regiment 76th Flak Regiment 84th Light Flak Regiment 605th (mot) Flak Battalion 3rd Btry/66th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 5th Btry/48th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 5th Btry/55th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 2nd Btry/47th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 3rd Btry/59th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 125th (mot) Flak Regiment 2/4th Flak Regiment 2/49th Flak Regiment 83rd Light Flak Battalion 273rd Army Flak Battalion 1/29th Flak Regiment 607th (mot) Flak Battalion 1st Btry/46th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 6th Btry/47th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 4th Btry/55th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 2nd Btry/57th Self Propelled Flak Battalion 2nd Btry/59th Self Propelled Flak Battalion Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960, National Archives Microcopy No. T-312, Roll 294. Copyright GFN 1995 7