German Army Group North 22 April 1942
At Army Group's Disposal: 8th Panzer Division: (unknown portion of division present) 12th Panzer Division: (unknown portion of division present) 5th Mountain Division: (1/2 of division present) 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 16th Army At Army's Disposal: 123rd Division (unknown portion of division present) 281st Security Division (unknown portion of division present) XXXIX (mot) Corps: 1/2 2nd Fallschrimjäger Regiment (enroute) 1 regiment, 121st Division (enroute) Group Lange (part of 218th Division) organization unknown 8th Panzer Division (some minor detachments) 1/10th Armored Regiment 8th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/8th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/28th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 43rd Panzerjäger Battalion 8th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/80th Artillery Regiment 84th Signals Battalion 59th Pioneer Battalion 59th Division (Einheiten) Support Units Group Scherer: Staff/281st Security Division 1 Regiment, 121st Division 1 Regiment, 122nd Division 1 Regiment, 329th Division II Corps: 218th Division (1 regiment and support units) 225th Division (1 regiment and support units) 123rd Division 1/,2/,3/415th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/416th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/418th Infantry Regiment 123rd Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/123rd Artillery Regiment
1 123rd Pioneer Battalion 123rd Signals Battalion 123rd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 12th Division 1/,2/,3/27th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/48th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/89th Infantry 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 30th Division 1/,2/,3/6th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/26th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/46th Infantry 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 (Einheiten) Support Units 32nd Division 1/,2/,3/4th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/94th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/96th Infantry 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 (Einheiten) Support Units 290th Division 1/,2/,3/501st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/502nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/503rd Infantry Regiment 290th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/290th Artillery Regiment 290th Pioneer Battalion 290th Signals Battalion 290th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 281st Security Division (unknown portion of division) SS Totenkopf Division 1/,2/,3/1st Totenkopf Motorized Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/2nd Totenkopf Motorized Infantry Regiment SS Totenkopf Armored Troop SS Totenkopf Motorcycle (Volkswagen) Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/,5/SS Totenkopf (mot) Artillery Regiment SS Totenkopf Reconnaissance Battalion SS Totenkopf Panzerjäger Battalion
2 SS Totenkopf Signals Battalion SS Totenkopf Pioneer Battalion SS Totenkopf Division (Einheiten) Support Units X Corps: 203rd Panzer Regiment (1 battalion) 1/,2/,3/Nord (Polish) Regiment 18th (mot) Division 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 81st Division (1 regiment and support groups) 281st Security Division (only portion of division present) 1/,2/,3/368th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/107th Infantry Regiment 882nd Motorized Signals Company 2/207th Artillery Battalion 3/9th Police Regiment (3 mixed mobility companies) 368th Division (Einheiten) Support Units Meindl Group: Landwehr Field Regiment 329th Division (1 regiment and support units detached) 1/,2/511st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/552nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/553rd Infantry Regiment 329th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/329th Artillery Regiment 329th Pioneer Battalion 329th Signals Battalion 329th Division (Einheiten) Support Units von Seydlitz Group 122nd Division (1 regiment and support units) 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 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
3 8th Signals Battalion 8th Feldersatz Battalion 8th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 7th Mountain Division: (1/2 of division present) 1/,2/,3/206th Mountain Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/218th Mountain Infantry Regiment 99th Panzerjäger Battalion 99th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/82nd Artillery Regiment 99th Feldersatz Battalion 99th Signals Battalion 99th Pioneer Battalion 99th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 18th Army XXXVIII Corps: 250th (Spanish Blue) Division 1/,2/,3/262nd (Spanish) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/263rd (Spanish) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/269th (Spanish) Infantry 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 126th Division 1/,2/,3/422nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/426th Infantry Regiment 126th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/126th Artillery Regiment 126th Pioneer Battalion 126th Signals Battalion 126th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 20th (mot) Division (unknown portion present) 1/,2/,3/76th (mot) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/90th (mot) Infantry Regiment 20th Panzerjäger Battalion 30th Panzer Battalion 20th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/20th Artillery Regiment 20th Signals Battalion 20th Pioneer Battalion 20th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 285th Security Division 1/,2/,3/322nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/113th Infantry Regiment 1/9th Police Regiment 823rd Motorized Signals Company 3/207th Artillery Battalion 322nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 322nd Divisional Quartermaster Company 2nd SS Brigade organization unknown 58th Division 1/,2/,3/154th Infantry Regiment
4 1/,2/,3/209th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/220th Infantry Regiment 158th Panzerjäger Battalion 158th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/158th Artillery Regiment 158th Pioneer Battalion 158th Signals Battalion 158th Division (Einheiten) Support Units I Corps: 203rd Panzer Regiment (1 battalion) 1/,2/,3/9th SS Regiment 1/2 2nd Fallschirmjäger Regiment 215th Division 1/,2/,3/380th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/390th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/435th Infantry Regiment 215th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/215th Artillery Regiment 4/225th Artillery Battalion 204th Pioneer Battalion 215th Signals Battalion 215th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 254th Division 1/,2/,3/454th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/474th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/484th Infantry Regiment 254th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/254th Artillery Regiment 254th Pioneer Battalion 254th Signals Battalion 254th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 61st Division 1/,2/,3/151st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/162nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/176th Infantry Regiment 161st Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/161st Artillery Regiment 161st Pioneer Battalion 161st Signals Battalion 161st Division (Einheiten) Support Units Risse Brigade: organization unknown 11th Division 1/,2/,3/2nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/23rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/44th Infantry 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 Infantry Regiment
5 1/,2/,3/24th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/45th Infantry Regiment 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 291st Division 1/,2/,3/504th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/505th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/506th Infantry Regiment 291st Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/291st Artillery Regiment 291st Pioneer Battalion 291st Signals Battalion 291st Division (Einheiten) Support Units von Basse Group: Staff/225th Division + ? 81st Division (unknown portion present) 20th (mot) Division (some minor detachments) 1/,2/,3/76th (mot) Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/90th (mot) Infantry Regiment 20th Panzerjäger Battalion 30th Panzer Battalion 20th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/20th Artillery Regiment 20th Signals Battalion 20th Pioneer Battalion 20th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 12th Panzer Division: (unknown detachments) 1/,2/29th Armored Regiment 12th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/5th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/25th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2nd Panzerjäger Battalion 22nd Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/2nd Artillery Regiment 2nd Signals Battalion 32nd Pioneer Battalion 2nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 121st Division: (1 regiment and support units) SS Polizei Division (Group Wünnenberg) (some minor detachments) 212th Division (1 regiment and support units) 122nd Division (1 regiment and support units) 93rd Division (1 regiment and support units) 96th Division (1 regiment and support units)
6 217th Division (1 regiment and support units) 207th Security Division (some detachments) 1/,2/,3/374th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/94th Infantry Regiment 821st Motorized Signals Company 1/207th Artillery Battalion 374th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 1st Division (detachment of unknown size) XXVIII Corps: Police Battalion 1st Division 1/,2/,3/1st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/22nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/43rd Infantry Regiment 1st Panzerjäger Battalion 1st Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/1st Artillery Regiment 1/37th Artillery Battalion 1st Pioneer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 96th Division (1 regiment and support detached) 1/,2/,3/283rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/284th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/287th Infantry Regiment 196th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/196th Artillery Regiment 196th Pioneer Battalion 196th Signals Battalion 196th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 223rd Division 1/,2/,3/344th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/385th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/425th Infantry Regiment 223rd Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/223rd Artillery Regiment 223rd Pioneer Battalion 223rd Signals Battalion 223rd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 227th Division 1/,2/328th Infantry Regiment 2/,3/366th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/412th Infantry Regiment 227th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/227th Artillery Regiment 227th Pioneer Battalion 227th Signals Battalion 227th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 269th Division 1/,2/489th Infantry Regiment 1/469th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/490th Infantry Regiment 2/469th Infantry Regiment
7 269th Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/269th Artillery Regiment 269th Pioneer Battalion 269th Signals Battalion 169th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 207th Security Division (detachment of unknown size) 212th Division (detachment of unknown size) SS Adolph Hitler Division: (detachment of unknown size) 5th Mountain Division (1/2 of division present) L Corps: Police Battalion SS Norwegen Brigade: organization unknown 121st Division Only Division Staff, 1 regiment and support units present 385th Division Only 1 regiment and support units present 285th Security Division: (detachment of unknown size) XXVI Corps: 93rd Division Division staff and detachment of unknown size 217th Division Division staff and detachment of unknown size Rear Area Security: 207th Security Division: (detachment of unknown size) 281st Security Division: (detachment of unknown size)
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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
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Copyright GFN 1992
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