German Army Group G, 1 December 1944

German Army Group G 1 December 1944

Army Group Troops: IV Flak Corps 13th Flak Division (to 19th Army) 9th Flak Division (to 1st Army) 422nd Flak Company 2/631st (mot) Mapping Company 120th (mot) FA Kommando 352nd F.A. 717th G.F.P. 115th Fr. Lt. St 606th (mot) Signals Battalion 14th (mot) Signals Battalion 1025th (mot) Military Police Detachment Commander of the Rheinübergang 41st (mot) Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion 145th (mot) Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion 26th (mot) Brüko B 630th (mot) Brüko B 19th Army: Army Troops: 559th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion 654th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion 280th Assault Gun Battalion 2nd Armored Train Company 483rd (mot) Mapping Detachment 19th Sturm Battalion SS Kampfgruppe Army Pioneer School Battalion 317th Military Police Detachment 321st Division1 1/,2/,3/588th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/589th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/590th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/321st Artillery Regiment 321st Division (Einheiten) Support Units A Pioneer Brigade Staff 926th Pioneer Staffel Staff 1st Pioneer Bridging Regiment 601st Ost Bridge Pioneer Battalion 746th Pioneer Battalion 926th Bridge Pioneer Battalion 39th (mot) Brüko B 2/406th (mot) Brüko B 2/422nd (mot) Brüko B Korück Brigade Märker Security Battalion 960th Security Battalion

1 Probably only a kampfgruppe strength unit. It was supposedly broken up earlier, but apparently was rebuilt.

1 835th Security Battalion 198th Security Battalion 200th Security Regiment Witte Security Regiment A Signals Brigade 532nd Signals Battalion LXIII Corps: Corps Troops: 1463rd Artillery Brigade 993rd Artillery Battalion 100th (mot) Reconnaissance Battalion 2nd Special Operations Infantry Battalion Unidentified Signals Battalion Böhme Freiwilliger (Volunteer) Regiment Aserbijan Legion North Caucasian Arb. Battalion 454th Battalion 403rd Battalion Hafner Brigade: no units present 338th Infantry Division: 1/,2/757th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/758th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/759th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/338th Artillery Regiment 338th Pioneer Battalion 338th Signals Battalion 338th Feldersatz Battalion 338th (mot) Panzerjäger Battalion 338th Self Propelled Flak Battery 338th Panzerjäger Battery 338th Fusilier Company 338th Military Police Detachment 338th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 189th Division: 1/,2/1212th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1213th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1214th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1089th Reserve Artillery Regiment 1089th Signals Battalion 1089th Engineer Battalion 1089th Feldersatz Battalion 189th Fusilier Company 1089th (mot) Flak Battery 1089th (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1089th Assault Gun Battalion 242nd Miltiary Police Detachment 159th Division: 1/,2/1209th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1210th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1211th Grenadier Regiment 1059th Artillery Regiment 1059th Pioneer Battalion 1059th Signals Battalion 1059th Feldersatz Battalion 159th Fusilier Company 1059th Flak Battery 1059th (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1059th (mot) Flak Battery Attached Fortress Troops: 18th Fortress Infantry Regiment 19th Fortress Infantry Regiment 40th Fortress Machinegun Battalion 1525th Fortress Artillery Regiment Belfort Fortress Brigade Belfort Fortress Artillery Battalion 1314th Fortress Artillery Battalion 50th Fortress Machinegun Battalion 806th Fortress Flak Battalion 812th Fortress Flak Battalion 1414th Fortress Infantry Battalion 10/X Panzerjäger Battery 3/7th Luftwaffe Pioneer Battalion XC Corps: Corps Troops: 490th Artillery Brigade 360th Cossack Regiment 933rd Grenadier Regiment 2/469th Grenadier Regiment 1K/932nd (Russian) Grenadier Regiment 601st Pioneer Bridging Battalion 746th Pioneer Battalion unidentified (mot) Signals Battalion unidentified Bicycle Battalion unidentified (mot) Flak Battery 269th Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/,3/469th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/489th Infantry Regiment 1/,3/,4/269th Artillery Regiment 269th Fusilier Battalion 269th Signals Battalion 269th Engineer Battalion 269th Feldersatz Battalion 269th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 cos) 269th Division (Einheiten) Support Unit 16th Division: 1/,2/221st Grenadier Regiment (detached) 1/,2/223rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/225th Grenadier Regiment 1316th Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/1316th Artillery Regiment 1316th Flak Regiment 1316th Panzerjäger Battalion 1 Self Propelled Flak Battery 1 (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1316th Signals Battalion 1316th Engineer Battalion 1316th Feldersatz Battalion 1316th Miltiary Police Detachment 1316th Division (Einheiten) Support Troops

3 Attached Fortress Troops: 17th Fotress Regiment 808th Fortress Flak Battalion 61st Fortress Machinegun Battalion 1523rd Fortress Artillery Battalion 8/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battalion LXIV Corps: Corps Troops: 464th Artillery Brigade 607th Flak Battalion 1192nd Artillery Battalion 4th Observation Battalion 602nd (bicycle) Reconnaissance Battalion 464th Signals Battalion 201st Mountain Jäger Battalion 202nd Mountain Jäger Battalion 403rd Ost Battalion 454th Ost Battalion 798th Georgian Battalion 4/934th Grenadier Battalion 3/DV Grenadier Battalion 291st Special Operations Battalion 292nd Special Operations Battalion 757th Grenadier Regiment 5th Cossack Regiment 716th Division: 1/,2/706th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/726th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/736th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/1716th Artillery Regiment 716th Fusilier Battalion 716th Signals Battalion 716th Engineer Battalion 716th Feldersatz Battalion 716th (mot) Panzerjäger Battalion 1 (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1 Self Propelled Flak Battery 716th Military Police Detachment 716th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 708th Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/728th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/748th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/760th Grenadier Regiment 708th (bicycle) Divisional Fusilier Company 1/,2/,3/,4/658th Artillery Regiment 708th (bicycle) Pioneer Battalion 708th Signals Battalion 708th Feldersatz Battalion 708th Panzerjäger Battalion 1 (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1 Assault Gun Battery 708th Divisional (Einheiten) Service Units 106th Armored Brigade 2143rd Grenadier Regiment 2108th Panzer Battalion 1/130th Panzer Battalion Flak Battery (4-37mm guns) Flak Battery (2 quad 20mm guns) 1 Pioneer Company 1 Assault Gun Platoon Bürky Brigade: 1090th Mountain Battery (75mm guns) 1085th Mountain Battery (75mm guns) 198th Division: 1/,2/305th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/308th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/326th Grenadier Regiment 198th Fusilier Battalion 235th Artillery Regiment 235th Pioneer Battalion 235th Signals Battalion 198th Feldersatz Battalion 235th Panzerjäger Battalion 1 (mot) Flak Battery 1 (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1 Assault Gun Battery 235th Military Police Detachment 235th Divisional (Einheinten) Service Units Attached Fortress Troops: 31st Fortress Regiment 812nd Fortress Flak Battalion 1516th Fortress Artillery Battalion 8/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battalion 27/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battalion 11/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battalion 175th Fortress Flak Battalion Enroute to army: 103rd Panzer Brigade 2/2nd Panzer Battalion Bock Panzer Company Pankow Panzer Company Lang Panzer Company 25th (mot) Panzerjäger Battalion (1 co) 93rd (mot) Panzerjäger Battalion (1 co) 1st Army: Army Troops: 48th Division:2 1/,2/126th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/127th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/128th Grenadier Regiment 148th Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/148th Artillery Regiment 148th Signals Battalion 148th Pioneer Battalion 148th Feldersatz Battalion

2 The 48th, 49th, 553rd, and 318th Infantry Divisions may have been reduced to kampfgruppe, but the source document does not indicate this.

5 148th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 1552nd Army Flak Battery 3/183rd Flak-Panzerjäger Battery 148th Military Police Detachment 49th Infantry Division 1/,2/148th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/149th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/150th Grenadier Regiment 149th Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/149th Artillery Regiment 149th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 553rd Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/1119th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1120th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/1553rd Artillery Regiment 553rd Divisional Fusilier Company 1553rd Panzerjäger Battalion 553rd Signals Company 553rd Military Police Detachment 553rd Division (Einheiten) Service Units 318th Artillery Division organiztion unknown Other 816th Fortress Heavy Machine Gun Battalion 67th Fr. Lt. St. Detachment 518th (mot) Mapping Detachment 521st Military Police Battalion 894th Military Police Detachment 12th (mot) Panzerjäger Battalion A (mot) Pioneer Brigade 850th (mot) "J" Bridging Column 851st (mot) "J" Bridging Column 22nd (mot) Brüko B 5th (mot) Brüko B 2nd Pioneer Bridge Construction Regiment 3rd Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion Korück Brigade 640th (mot) Artillery Battalion 765th Artillery Battery 721st Artillery Battery Army Reserve: Panzer Lehr Division:3 1/,2/130th Panzer Lehr Regiment 1/,2/901st Panzer Grenadier Lehr Regiment 1/,2/902nd Panzer Grenadier Lehr Regiment 130th Panzer Lehr Reconnaissance Battalion 130th Panzer Lehr Panzerjäger Battalion 1/,2/,3/130th Panzer Artillery Regiment 311th Army Flak Battalion 130th Division (Einheiten) Support Units

3 The Panzer Lehr Division had been destroyed at Normandy and had been rebuilt. Its strength and effectiveness are questionable.

LXXXIX Corps: Corps Troops: 141st Artillery Brigade 489th (mot) Signals Battalion 16th Luftwaffe Pioneer Battalion 69th Miltiary Police Detachment 559th Volks Grenadier Kampfgruppe Kampfgruppe 256th Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/456th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/476th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/481st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/256th Artillery Regiment 256th Fusilier Company 256th Signals Battalion 256th Pioneer Battalion 256th Feldersatz Battalion 256th Panzerjäger Battalion 1 (mot) Flak Battery 1 (mot) Panzerjäger Battery 1 Assault Gun Battery 256th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 245th Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/,3/935th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/936th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/937th Grenadier Regiment 245th Artillery Regiment (3 btrys) 215th Fusilier Company 245th Pioneer Battalion 245th Signals Battalion 245th Feldersatz Battalion 245th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 361st Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/951st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/952nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/953rd Grenadier Regiment 361st Divisional Fusilier Company 361st Artillery Regiment (3 btrys) 361st Panzerjäger Battalion 361st Signals Battalion 361st Pioneer Battalion 361st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 25th Panzer Grenadier Division: 1/,2/,3/35th Motorized Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/119th Motorized Grenadier Regiment 5th Panzer Battalion 125th (mot) Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/,3/25th Motorized Artillery Regiment 25th Panzerjäger Battalion 25th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 1 (mot) Company 1 Armored (Halftrack) Company 25th Signals Battalion 25th Division (Einheiten) Service Units Assigned Fortress Units:

7 Oelsner-Woller Fortress Brigade Niesch Fortress Regiment 1020th Fortress Infantry Battalion VIII/1st Fortress Infantry Battalion VI/1st Fortress Infantry Battalion 30th Fortress Infantry Regiment 1015th Fortress Infantry Battalion 817th Fortress Flak Battalion 815th Fortress Flak Battalion 1305th Fortress Artillery Battalion 1306th Fortress Artillery Battalion IV Fortress Artillery Battalion XIII SS Corps: Corps Troops: 1st Army Sturm Battalion 681st Panzerjäger Battalion 401st Volks ARtilleyr Corps 668th Poineer Battalion 107th (mot) Signals Battalion 1151st Army Artillery Battalion 113th Artillery Brigade Flak Battery 17/999th Construction Pioneer Battalion 596th Miltary Police Detachment 48th Infantry Division Kampfgruppe 11th Panzer Division: 1/,2/110th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/111th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/15th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/119th Armored Artillery Regiment 277th Army Flak Battalion 61st Armored Panzerjäger Battalion 11th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 203rd Panzer Pioneer Battalion 89th Panzer Signals Battalion 117th Feldersatz Battalion 61st Military PoliceDetachment 61st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" 1/,2/,3/37th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/38th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/17th SS Artillery Regiment 17th SS Assault Gun Battalion 17th SS Flak Battalion 17th SS Pioneer Battalion 17th SS Signals Battalion 17th SS Feldersatz Battalion 17th SS Support Troops 3/17th (mot) Anti-Tank Battery 17th SS Military Police Detachment 36th Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/87th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/118th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/165th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/268th Artillery Regiment 36th Fusilier Company 36th Pioneer Battalion (1 co) 36th Flak Company 36th Feldersatz Company 36th Signals Company 1036th Sturmgeschütz Battalion 36th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 347th Volks Grenadier Division 1/,2/860th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/861st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/347th Artillery Regiment 347th Pioneer Battalion 347th Signals Battalion 347th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 559th Volks Grenadier Division 1/,2/1125th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1126th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/1127th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/1559th Artillery Regiment 1559th Pioneer Battalion 1559th Flak Battery 1652nd Flak Battery 3/103rd Flak Battalion 1/,2/,4/805th Flak Battalion 1559th Anti-Tank Battalion 1559th Fusilier Company Attached Fortress Units: 813th Fortress Heavy Flak Battalion 807th Fortress Flak Battalion 33rd Fortress Observation Battalion 1313th Artillery Battalion 1518th Artillery Battalion 26th Btry, 975th Fortress Artillery Regiment 22/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battery volkssta. Infantry Battalion 16th Btry, 983rd Artillery Regiment 1520th Fortress Artillery Battalion 29th Fortress Infantry Regiment Thilo Fortress Infantry Regiment 1431st Fortress Infantry Battalion 815th Fortress Flak Battalion 43rd Fortress Machinegun Battalion 23rd/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battery 19th Btry, 971st Artillery Regiment LXXX Corps: Corps Troops: 486th Panzerjäger (rocketlauchers) Battalion 503rd Panzerjäger Battalion 669th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 457th Army Artillery Battalion 1152nd Army Artillery Battalion 31st Observation Battalion 437th (mot) Signals Battalion 437th Military Police Detachment 50th Observation Company

9 74th Observation Company 189th Artillery Brigade 404th Volks Artillery Corps 19th Volks Grenadier Division: 1/,2/59th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/73rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/74th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/719th Artillery Regiment 119th Signals Battalion 119th Pioneer Battalion 119th Panzerjäger Battalion 119th Fusilier Company 119th Military Police Detachment 19th Division (Einheiten) Service Units 416th Division: 1/,2/712th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/713th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/714th Grenadier Regiment 148th Artillery Regiment 456th Artillery Battalion 416th Pioneer Battalion 416th Signals Battalion 416th Feldersatz Battalion 416th Fusilier Company Pol. Al. XXI Flak Battery 416th (mot) Anti-Tank Battery 416th Military Police Detachment 21st Panzer Division: 1/,2/125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/192nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/22nd Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/155th Artillery Regiment 305th Flak Battalion 21st Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 200th Armored Panzerjäger Battalion 220th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 200th Panzer Signals Battalion 3/200th Assault Gun Battalion 220th (mot) Brüko "K" 960th Security Battalion 200th Military Police Detachment 200th Division (Einheiten) Troops Assigned Fortress Troops: 28th Fortress Regiment 282nd Fortress Infantry Battalion 1/1st Fortress Infantry Battalion 58th Fortress Machinegun Battalion 25th/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battalion 24/X Fortress Anti-Tank Battalion Enroute 719th Volks Grenadier Division 1/,2/723rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/743rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/766th Grenadier Regiment 719th Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/1719th Artillery Regiment 719th Pioneer Battalion 719th Signals Battalion 719th Feldersatz Battalion 719th Division (Einheiten) Service Units Other: 823rd Flak Machinegun Battalion 243rd Panzer Battalion (to 21st Panzer Div)

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

Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, National Archives Microcopy No. T-341, Roll 143, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960