German Army Group North, 1 January 1943

German Army Group North 1 January 1943

At Army's Disposal 388th Feldausbildungs (Training) Division: organization unknown 16th Army: Lt. Gen. Tiemann Group 93rd Division: 1/,2/,3/270th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/271st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/272nd Grenadier Regiment 193rd Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/193rd Artillery Regiment 193rd Pioneer Battalion 193rd Signals Battalion 193rd Division (Einheinten) Support Units 218th Division: 2/,3/323rd Grenadier Regiment 2/,3/386th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/397th Grenadier Regiment 218th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/218th Artillery Regiment 218th Pioneer Battalion 218th Signals Battalion 218th Division (Einheiten) Support Units II Corps: 12th Division: (1 regiment detached) 1/,2/,3/27th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/48th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/89th Grenadier Regiment 12th Panzerjäger Battalion 12th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/12th Artillery Regiment 1/48th Artillery Battalion 12th Pioneer Battalion 12th Signals Battalion 12th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 32nd Division: 1/,2/4th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/94th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/96th Grenadier Regiment 32nd Panzerjäger Battalion 32nd Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/32nd Artillery Regiment 1/68th Artillery Battalion 2nd Pioneer Battalion 32nd Signals Battalion 32nd Division (Einheinten) Support Units 123rd Division: 1/,2/415th Grenadier Regiment 1/,3/416th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/418th Grenadier Regiment 123rd Schnell Battalion

1 1/,2/,3/,4/123rd Artillery Regiment 123rd Pioneer Battalion 123rd Signals Battalion 123rd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 30th Division: 1/,2/,3/6th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/26th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/46th Grenadier Regiment 30th Panzerjäger Battalion 30th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/30th Artillery Regiment 1/66th Artillery Battalion 30th Pioneer Battalion 30th Signals Battalion 30th Division (Einheinten) Support Units 122nd Division: 1/,2/,3/409th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/410th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/411th Grenadier Regiment 122nd Panzerjäger Battalion 122nd Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/122nd Artillery Regiment 122nd Pioneer Battalion 122nd Signals Battalion 122nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 281st Security Division: (subordinated to 122nd) 1/,2/,3/368th Grenadier Regiment 290th Division: 1/,2/501st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/502nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/503rd Grenadier Regiment 290th Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/290th Artillery Regiment 290th Pioneer Battalion 290th Signals Battalion 290th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 12th Division: (subordinated to 290th Div) 1 unknown regiment Lt.Gen.Höhne Group 8th Jäger Division: 1/,2/,3/28th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/38th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/8th Artillery Regiment 8th Bicycle Battalion 8th Panzerjäger Battalion 8th Pioneer Battalion 8th Signals Battalion 8th Feldersatz Battalion 8th Division (Einheiten) Support Units

126th Division: 1/,2/,3/422nd Grenadier Regiment1 1/,2/,3/426th Grenadier Regiment 126th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/126th Artillery Regiment 126th Pioneer Battalion 126th Signals Battalion 126th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 225th Division: 1/,2/333rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/376th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/377th Grenadier Regiment 332nd Panzerjäger Battalion 1/,2/,3/225th Artillery Regiment 225th Pioneer Battalion 225th Signals Battalion 225th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 58th Division:(subordinated to 225th Div) 1/,2/154th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/209th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/220th Grenadier Regiment 158th Panzerjäger Battalion 158th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/158th Artillery Regiment 158th Pioneer Battalion 158th Signals Battalion 158th Division (Einheinten) Support Units 329th Division: 1/,2/511st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/552nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/553rd Grenadier Regiment 329th Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/329th Artillery Regiment 329th Pioneer Battalion 329th Signals Battalion 329th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 81st Division:(subordinated to 329th Div) 1/,2/,3/161st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/174th Grenadier Regiment 181st Schnell Battalion 1/,23/,4/181st Artillery Regiment 181st Pioneer Battalion 181st Signals Battalion 181st Division (Einheinten) Support Units

1 National Archives and Records Service (National Archives Microcopy No. T-78, Roll 405. shows this organization, but Tessin, G., Verbänd und Truppen der deutschen Wermacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, indicates 1/,2/422nd, 1/,2/424th and 1/,2/426th IRs present. It is probable that the 3/422nd and 3/426th were used to reform the 1/,2/426th in October 1943 when the division converted to a Type 44 Division.

3 X Corps: 21st Luftwaffe Field Division: 1/,2/,3/31st Luftwaffe Jäger regiment 1/,2/,3/32nd Luftwaffe Jäger regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/21st Luftwaffe Artillery Regiment Panzerjäger Battalion, 21st Luftwaffe Field Div 21st Luftwaffe Pioneer Battalion Reconnaissance Company, 21st Luftwaffe Field Div Signals Company, 21st Luftwaffe Field Division Supply Troop, 21st Luftwaffe Field Division 5th Jäger Division: 1/,2/,3/56th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/75th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/5th Artillery Regiment 5th Bicycle Battalion 5th Panzerjäger Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 5th Signals Battalion 5th Feldersatz Battalion 5th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 18th (mot) Division: 1/,2/,3/17th Polizei Regiment 1/,2/,3/30th (mot) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/51st (mot) Infantry Regiment 18th Panzerjäger Battalion 38th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/18th Artillery Regiment 18th Signals Battalion 18th Pioneer Battalion 18th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 18th Army: At Army's Disposal: 5th Mountain Division: (detachment) III Luftwaffe Field Corps: Staff only XXXVIII Corps: 1st Luftwaffe Field Division: 1st-4th Battalions (16 cos) Panzerjäger (AT) Battalion (3 cos) Artillery Battalion (3 batteries) Flak Battalion (3 batteries) Radfahr (bicycle) Company Pioneer Company Luftnachrichten (Communications & Signal) Company 212th Division: 1/,2/,3/316th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/320th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/423rd Grenadier Regiment 212th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/212th Artillery Regiment 212th Pioneer Battalion 212th Signals Battalion 212th Division (Einheiten) Support Units

254th Division: 1/,2/,3/454th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/474th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/484th Grenadier Regiment 254th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/254th Artillery Regiment 254th Pioneer Battalion 254th Signals Battalion 254th Division (Einheiten) Support Units I Corps: 28th Jäger Division: 1/,2/,3/49th Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/83rd Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/28th Artillery Regiment 28th Bicycle Battalion 28th Panzerjäger Battalion 28th Pioneer Battalion 28th Signals Battalion 28th Feldersatz Battalion 28th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 24th Division: 1/,2/,3/31st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/32nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/102nd Grenadier Regiment 24th Panzerjäger Battalion 24th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/24th Artillery Regiment 1/60th Artillery Battalion 24th Pioneer Battalion 24th Signals Battalion 24th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 121st Division: 1/,2/405th Grenadier Regiment 1/,3/407th Grenadier Regiment 1/,3/407th Grenadier Regiment 121st Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/121st Artillery Regiment 121st Pioneer Battalion 121st Signals Battalion 121st Division (Einheiten) Support Units XXVIII Corps: 11th Division: 1/,2/,3/2nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/23rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/44th Grenadier Regiment 11th Panzerjäger Battalion 11th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/11th Artillery Regiment 1/47th Artillery Battalion 11th Pioneer Battalion 11th Signals Battalion 11th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 21st Division: 1/,2/,3/3rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/24th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/45th Grenadier Regiment

5 21st Panzerjäger Battalion 21st Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/21st Artillery Regiment 1/57th Artillery Battalion 21st Pioneer Battalion 21st Signals Battalion 21st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 61st Division: 1/,2/151st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/162nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/176th Grenadier Regiment 161st Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/161st Artillery Regiment 161st Pioneer Battalion 161st Signals Battalion 161st Division (Einheinten) Support Units 69th Division: 1/,2/,3/159th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/236th Grenadier Regiment 169th Panzerjäger Battalion 169th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/169th Artillery Regiment 4/269th Artillery Battalion 169th Pioneer Battalion 169th Signals Battalion 169th Division (Einheinten) Support Units 131st Division: 1/,2/,3/431st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/434th Grenadier Regiment 131st Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/131st Artillery Regiment 131st Pioneer Battalion 131st Signals Battalion 131st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 217th Division: 1/,2/311th Grenadier Regiment 2/,3/346th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/389th Grenadier Regiment 217th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/217th Artillery Regiment 217th Pioneer Battalion 217th Signals Battalion 217th Division (Einheiten) Support Units XXVI Corps: 223rd Division: 2 2/,3/344th Grenadier Regiment 2/,3/385th Grenadier Regiment 2/,3/425th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/223rd Artillery Regiment 223rd Panzerjäger Battalion 223rd Bicycle Battalion

2 The division was disbanded on 11/26/43. This is obviously its survivors.

223rd Pioneer Battalion 223rd Signals Battalion 223rd Division (Einheiten) Support Unit 285th Security Division:(subordinated to 223rd) unknown detachment 227th Division: 1/,2/,328th Grenadier Regiment 2/,3/366th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/412th Grenadier Regiment 227th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/227th Artillery Regiment 227th Pioneer Battalion 227th Signals Battalion 227th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 207th Security Division:(subordinated to 227th) unknown detachment 96th Division: 1/,2/,3/283rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/284th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/287th Grenadier Regiment 196th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/196th Artillery Regiment 196th Pioneer Battalion 196th Signals Battalion 196th Division (Einheinten) Support Units 170th Division: 1/,2/,3/391st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/399th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/401st Grenadier Regiment 240th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/240th Artillery Regiment 240th Pioneer Battalion 240th Signals Battalion 240th Division (Einheiten) Support Units LIV Corps: 5th Mountain Division: (minor detachment to Army) 1/,2/,3/85th Mountain Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/100th Mountain Infantry Regiment 48th Panzerjäger Battalion 68th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/95th Artillery Regiment 95th Signals Battalion 95th Pioneer Battalion 95th Division (Einheiten) Support Units SS Polizei Division: 1/,2/,3/1st Polizei Regiment 1/,2/,3/2nd Polizei Regiment 1/,2/,3/3rd Polizei Regiment SS Polizei Panzerjäger Battalion SS Polizei Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/SS Polizei (mot) Artillery Regiment SS Polizei Signals Battalion SS Polizei Pioneer Battalion 250th (Spanish Blue) Division: 1/,2/,3/262nd (Spanish) Grenadier Regiment

7 1/,2/,3/263rd (Spanish) Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/269th (Spanish) Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/250th (Spanish) Artillery Regiment 250th Panzerjäger Battalion 250th Bicycle Battalion 250th Pioneer Battalion 250th Signals Battalion 250th Division (Einheiten) Support Units L Corps: 2nd SS Brigade: organization unknown 9th Luftwaffe Field Division: 1/,2/,3/17th Luftwaffe-Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/18th Luftwaffe-Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/9th Luftwaffe Artillery Regiment 9th Panzerjäger Battalion Luftwaffe Field Division Pioneer company Signals Company Support Troops 10th Luftwaffe Field Division: 1/,2/,3/19th Luftwaffe Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/20th Luftwaffe Jäger Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/10th Luftwaffe Artillery Regiment 10th Luftwaffe Field Division Panzerjäger Battalion Pioneer Company Signals Company Support Troops 215th Division: 1/,3/380th Grenadier Regiment 2/,3/390th Grenadier Regiment 1/,3/435th Grenadier Regiment 215th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/215th Artillery Regiment 204th Pioneer Battalion 215th Signals Battalion 215th Division (Einheiten) Support Units Rear Army Security: 207th Security Division: (some detachments) 1/,2/,3/374th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/94th Infantry Regiment 207th (Russian) Cavalry Battalion (4 squadrons) 207th Armored Company (captured equipment) 821st Motorized Signals Company 1/207th Artillery Battalion 374th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 281st Security Division: (some detachments) 1/,2/,3/368th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/107th Infantry Regiment 281st (Ukrainian) Cavalry Battalion (4 sqns) 882nd Motorized Signals Company 2/207th Artillery Battalion 281st Armored Company (captured equipment) 3/9th Police Regiment (3 mixed mobility companies) 368th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 285th Security Division: (some detachments) 1/,2/,3/322nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/113th Infantry Regiment 285th (Ukrainian) Cavalry Battalion 285th Armored Company (captured equipment) 1/9th Police Regiment 823rd Motorized Signals Company 3/207th Artillery Battalion 322nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 322nd Divisional Quartermaster Company

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.).

Tessin, G., Verbänd und Truppen der deutschen Wermacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, Biblo Verlag, Osnabruck, 1977.

Kriegstagbuch des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht 1940-1945, Frankfurt-am-Main, Bernard & Graefe, 1969.

Mueller-Hillebrand, B., Das Heer l933-l945, Frankfurt am mein, l956 Vol I & II, Verband der Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS l939-l945