The Rumanian Army's Army Group Antonescu, Order of Battle, June 1941

Deployment and Composition of the Rumanian Army, East Front, 22 June 1941

Army Group Antonescu 3rd Rumanian Army 4th Rumanian Army IV Corps Rum Mtn Corps Rum Cav Corps* Army Reserve III Corps V Corps XI Corps Army Reserve Description No Description No Description No Description No Description No Description No Description No Description No Army HQ's 3 1 4 1 Corps HQ's 4 1 Mtn Corps 1 Cav Corps* 1 3 1 5 1 11 1 Infantry Divisions 6, 7 2 15, Gds, 35 Res 3 21, Frontier* 2 Tank Divisions (2. /1 Tank Reg) 1/3 Cavalry Brigades 5, 8 2 Mtn Brigades (1, 2, 4)^ 3 Fortress Brigades 1*, 2^ 2 Security Divisions Infantry Battalions Cav Battalions 1./ Gds Reg 1 2./Gds Reg 1 Frontier Guard Regiments Machine Gun Battalions 4, 8 2 7, 35 2 5, 15, 40 3 13, 21, 36 3 25 1 Heavy Art Reg HQ's 4 1 6 1 2, 7 2 3 1 1, 5 2 Mot Heavy Gun Battalion 41, 45 2 Mot Heavy How Battalion 54 1 56 1 52, 57 2 53, 55 2 51 1 Hvy Fortress Art Regiments (1, 11)** 2 Heavy Gun Battalion 34 1 36 1 35 1 Heavy How Battalion 14 1 Coastal Art Batteries Army Signal Battalions^ 10 1 "Unknown Des" 1 Corps Signal Battalions^ 4 1 3 1 5 1 11, 81, 82 ** 3 Anti Tank Company 54 1 52, 55 2 Anti Aircraft Regiment* 2, 6*^ 2 1^^ 1 Pionier Battalions 54 1 61 1 51 1 53 1 55 1 Road Const Battalions Bridge Battalions 2^ 1 Mot Bridging Companies (10, 11, 15)* 3 (18, 19)*^ 2 Light Bridging Companies 3, 6** 2 1** 1 4** 1 Railroad Construction Batt** Gendarm (MP) Battalions 2, 4 2 6, 7 2 3rd Army 4th Army IV Corps Rum Mtn Corps Rum Cav Corps Army Reserve III Corps V Corps XI Corps Army Reserve Notes/Location Codes * Attached to the Corps HQ The Rumanian Mountain * Attached to German XI * All under the 3rd River * Also known as the * Formed into the 1st Fortress * Subordinate to the AA Defence Corps also had 2 additional Corps on 27th June 41: Bridge Battalion. 1st Graniceri Division. Division in late 1941, with Command. Also attached to 3rd, Artillery Regiments subordinate to the 11th and 15th Companies are the addition of a third Infantry 4th Armies and GAL. attached to the 1st and 4th German 11th Army ^ One Heavy motorised Heavy Bridging Companies ^ One Heavy motorised Regiment and a second ^ "Major Bridge Battalion" AA Regiment allocated to rear area Mountain Brigades. from July 1941. Bridging Company Bridging Company Artillery Regiment. It was or "Donau Bridge Battalion". "Air Regions", 6 Regiments in total ** Under the 2nd River assigned to Garrison the Used 1200metres of model available in 1941. ** Part of the 1st and 2nd Bridge Battalion. ** Under the 2nd River Odessa, Nistru and Suhoi 1912 bridge. Would support Fortress Brigades, but Bridge Battalion. Liman region. upto 12 Tons vehicles. ^ All grouped under the 1st-3rd detached in 1941 to support Communication/Signal Regiments. 3rd Army. ^ Renamed the 3rd Fortress ** Under the 3rd River Brigade from 29th Sept 41 Bridge Battalion. ** Does not include 1-4 Railroad *^ Allocated to the 2nd to 19 Oct 41, and then formed Operation Battalions. "Air Region" command into the 2nd Security *^ All under the 2nd River in Moldavia, behind 3rd Division in late Oct 41. Bridge Battalion. Rumanian Army, and 11th German Army. ** Includes the 81st and 82nd ^^ Allocated to the 3rd Fortification Signal "Air Region" command Battalions, and the 11th behind 4th Rumanian Army. Corps Signal Battalion. Created by Nigel Askey, 15/08/2008

11th German Army** Army Group Reserve XI German Corps XXX German Corps LIV German Corps II Corps TOTAL Description No Description No Description No Description No No 2 Army HQ's 2 1 7 Corps HQ's 8, 13*, 14 3 5* 1 9, 10 2 11* 1 14 Infantry Divisions 1^ 2/3 1 Tank Divisions 6* 1 7 1 4 Cavalry Brigades 3 Mtn Brigades 2 Fortress Brigades 0 Security Divisions (15, 16, 17)* 3 1 Rail Gds, 2 Rail Gds^ 2 5 Infantry Battalions 2 Cav Battalions 3, 6, 8 3 3 Frontier Guard Regiments 6 1 14 1 9, 10 2 11*, 31* 2 17 Machine Gun Battalions 7 Heavy Art Reg HQ's 2 Mot Heavy Gun Battalion 7 Mot Heavy How Battalion 2 Hvy Fortress Art Regiments 3 Heavy Gun Battalion 1 Heavy How Battalion ^ 14 14 Coastal Art Batteries 2 Army Signal Battalions 2 1 7 Corps Signal Battalions 51, 53 2 5 Anti Tank Company 3*^ 1 4 Anti Aircraft Regiment 52 1 58 1 7 Pionier Battalions 2, 3, 4, 7 4 4 Road Const Battalions 1** 1 2 Bridge Battalions 8, 9, 12 3 8 Mot Bridging Companies 4 Light Bridging Companies 3./1, 4./1, 3./2, 4./2, 2./2^* 5 5 Railroad Construction Batt 4 Gendarm (MP) Battalions 11th German Army Army Group Reserve XI German Corps XXX German Corps II Corps * Also attached to the * Attached to German XXX * Attached to German LIV * 15th, 16th and 17th * Deployed behind the 3rd Rumanian TOTAL Rumanian Cav Corps , Corps by 1st July 1941. Corps on 27th June 41. Marine Infantry Battalions. Corps, 4th Rumanian Army. Attached No Rumanian 3rd Army. Part of the Marine to the above immediately. Regiment, and all stationed ^ Minus 2nd Tank Regiment in the Danube Delta. ** "Major Bridge Battalion" attached to the 3rd Rumanian Deployed for coast or "Donau Bridge Battalion". Corps, 4th Rumanian Army. defence usually with 1-2 Used 1200metres of model The 2nd Tank Regiment Coastal Artillery Batteries. 1912 bridge. Would support was equipped with "slower" ^ Includes all Batteries upto 12 Tons vehicles. French Renault R-35 Tanks. in the Naval Artillery Some sources refer to this Battalion, Sulina ^ Railroad Guard Battalions, unit as an Armoured Brigade, Detachment, and The or "Watch" Battalions. which more closely reflects its Constanta Coastal Artillery true combat strength. Group. *^ Allocated to the 3rd "Air Region" command ** The German 11th Army in Dobruja, behind 4th supposedly came under Rumanian Army. Army Group Antonescu control, but in practice it ^* All part of the 1st and 2nd Railroad reported directly to Army Regiments. Only Construction Group South. Battalions shown. 4 additional Operation Battalions are not shown.