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German Army, 1 March 1945 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
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