Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on June 6, 1944
The schematic war structure of the Wehrmacht on June 6, 1944 shows the formation of the army , air force and navy of the Wehrmacht in Western Europe at the beginning of the Allied landings in France . The army was divided into two army groups. The Luftwaffe provided an air fleet that was independent, but was supposed to work closely with the relevant army units. The infantry divisions were generally given the addition “ down to earth ”, that is, they were equipped with fewer horses and vehicles than a normal infantry division. The field divisions (L) were former Luftwaffe field divisions . Reserve divisions belonged to the reserve army and were mainly responsible for training recruits.
army
- Commander in Chief: Field Marshal General Gerd von Rundstedt
- Chief of the General Staff : General of the Infantry Günther Blumentritt
- 1st General Staff Officer : Colonel i. G. Bodo Zimmermann
Army Group B
- Commander in Chief: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General Hans Speidel
- 1st General Staff Officer: Colonel i. G. Hans-Georg Tempelhoff
Wehrmacht Commander in Chief Netherlands
- Commander: General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen
- Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General: Heinz-Hellmuth von Wühlisch
LXXXVIII. Army Corps | 16. Field Division (L) | down-to-earth, former 16th air force field division |
719th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
347th Infantry Division | down to earth |
15th Army
- Commander in Chief: Colonel General Hans von Salmuth
- Chief of the General Staff: Major General Rudolf Hofmann
- 1st General Staff Officer: Colonel i. G. Georg Metzke
LXVII. Army Corps | 344th Infantry Division | down to earth |
348th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
85th Infantry Division | ||
LXXXI. Army Corps | 245th Infantry Division | down to earth |
17. Field Division (L) | down to earth, former 17th Luftwaffe field division | |
711th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
84th Infantry Division | ||
346th Infantry Division | ||
LXXXII. Army Corps | 18. Field Division (L) | down-to-earth, former 18th air force field division |
47th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
49th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
326th Infantry Division | ||
331st Infantry Division | ||
LXXXIX. Army Corps | 165th Reserve Division | Reserve army |
712th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
326th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
Division zbV 136 | ||
Reserves | 182nd Reserve Division | Reserve army |
Fast Brigade 20th | Cycling association |
7th Army
- Commander in Chief: Colonel General Friedrich Dollmann
- Chief of the General Staff: Major General Max-Josef Pemsel
- 1st General Staff Officer: Colonel i. G .: Erich Helmdach
XXV. Army Corps | 343rd Infantry Division | down to earth |
265th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
275th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
353rd Infantry Division | ||
LXXIV. Army Corps | 77th Infantry Division | |
266th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
LXXXIV. Army Corps | 716th Infantry Division | down to earth |
352nd Infantry Division | down to earth | |
709th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
243rd Infantry Division | down to earth | |
Rapid Brigade 30 | Cycling association | |
319th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
II. Parachute Corps | 3rd Paratrooper Division | |
5th Paratrooper Division | ||
Reserves | 91st Infantry Division (Airborne) |
Army Group B reserves
XXXXVII. Panzer Corps | 2nd Panzer Division | 98 P IV , 79 PV |
21st Panzer Division | 4 P III, 117 P IV, 12 Flakpz. 38, 2 tank command cars | |
116th Panzer Division | 13 P III, 86 P IV, 6 assault guns | |
19th Air Force Storm Division |
Panzer Group West
- Commander in chief: General of the armored forces Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
- Chief of the General Staff: Major General Sigismund-Helmut Ritter and Edler von Dawans
- 1st General Staff Officer: Major i. G .: Burgsthaler
LXIV. Reserve Army Corps | Armored Brigade 10 | Training and refresher unit for all tank units in Western Europe |
I. SS Panzer Corps | 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" | 45 P IV, 54 PV, 45 assault guns |
12th SS Panzer Division "Hitler Youth" | 98 P IV, 66 PV, 12 Flakpz. 38 | |
17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" | 42 assault guns, 3 tank command cars | |
Panzer Lehr Division | 101 P IV, 89 PV, 3 P VI, 12 Flakpz. 38, 9 assault guns |
Army group G
- Commander in Chief: Colonel General Johannes Blaskowitz
- Chief of the General Staff: Major General Heinz von Gyldenfeldt
- 1st General Staff Officer: Colonel i. G. Horst Wilutzky
1st Army
- Commander in Chief: General of the Infantry Kurt von der Chevallerie
- Chief of the General Staff: Colonel i. G. Gerhard Feyerabend
- 1st General Staff Officer: Colonel i. G. Albert Emmerich
LXXX. Army Corps | 158th Reserve Division | Reserve army |
708th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
LXXXVI. Army Corps | 159th Reserve Division | Reserve army |
276th Infantry Division |
19th Army
- Commander in Chief: General of the Infantry Georg von Sodenstern
- Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General Walter Botsch
- 1st General Staff Officer: Colonel i. G. Friedrich Schulz
LXII. Reserve Army Corps | 148th Reserve Division | Reserve army |
242nd Infantry Division | down to earth | |
Corps Group Kniess | 338th Infantry Division | down to earth |
244th Infantry Division | down to earth | |
IV. Air Force Field Corps | 272nd Infantry Division | |
277th Infantry Division | ||
271st Infantry Division |
Reserves of Army Group G
LVIII. Reserve tank corps | 9th Panzer Division | 78 P IV, 40 PV, 5 assault guns |
11th Panzer Division | 26 P III, 89 P IV, 8 assault guns | |
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich | 54 P IV, 78 PV, 42 assault guns | |
LXVI. Reserve Army Corps | 157th Reserve Division | Reserve army |
189th Reserve Division | Reserve army |
air force
- Commander in Chief: Field Marshal General Hugo Sperrle
- Chief of the General Staff: Major General Hermann Plocher
- Actual strength: 971 aircraft (37 reconnaissance aircraft, 119 fighter planes, 280 dive fighter planes, 70 destroyer planes, 61 attack planes, 371 fighter planes)
directly subordinated | Reconnaissance Group 123 | 27 reconnaissance aircraft (10 Messerschmitt Bf 109, 2 Focke-Wulf Fw 190, 11 Junkers Ju 88, 3 Junkers Ju 188, 1 Dornier Do 217) |
Close Reconnaissance Group 13 | 42 reconnaissance aircraft (31 Messerschmitt Bf 109, 11 Focke-Wulf Fw 190) | |
III./TG 1 , IV./TG 4 | 47 transport aircraft (16 Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 , 31 Lioré & Olivier LeO 45 ) | |
1st Squadron of Remote Reconnaissance Group 121 | 9 reconnaissance aircraft (1 Messerschmitt Me 410A-1, 8 Messerschmitt Me 410A-3) | |
Wekusta 51 | 8 reconnaissance aircraft (1 Junkers Ju 88A-4, 3 Junkers Ju 88D-1, 1 Junkers Ju 188F-1, 3 Messerschmitt Me 410A-3) | |
II. Air Corps | Fliegerführer West with staff, I. and III./ZG 1, III./SG 3 | 55 destroyer aircraft, 40 attack aircraft (40 Junkers Ju 88C-6, 12 Junkers Ju 88R-2, 3 Junkers Ju 88G-1, 36 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6, 4 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7) |
IX. Air Corps | 3rd Squadron of Remote Reconnaissance Group 122 | 8 reconnaissance aircraft (7 Junkers Ju 188F-1, 1 Junkers Ju 88D-1) |
Staff, I., II. And III./KG 6 | 26 combat aircraft (12 Junkers Ju 188A-2, 7 Junkers Ju 188E-1, 6 Dornier Do 217M-1, 1 Dornier Do 217K-1) | |
Staff, I., II. And III./KG 2 | 51 fighter planes (47 Junkers Ju 188A-2, 3 Junkers Ju 88A-4, 1 Junkers Ju 88A-14) | |
II./KG 51 | 24 combat aircraft (24 Messerschmitt Me 410A-1 / U2) | |
Relay / KG 101 | Junkers Ju 88 mistletoe carriages | |
I./SKG 10 | 33 attack aircraft (26 Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-3, 7 Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-8 / R-5) | |
I./KG 66 | 31 combat aircraft (32 Junkers Ju 188E-1, 9 Junkers Ju 88S-1) | |
X. Air Corps | Remote reconnaissance group 5 | 15 reconnaissance aircraft (6 Junkers Ju 290A-5, 4 Junkers Ju 290A-7, 1 Junkers Ju 290A-5, 1 Heinkel He 111A-6, 1 Dornier Do 217E, 1 Junkers Ju 188F-1) |
Stab, I., II. And III./KG 40 | 104 combat aircraft (59 Heinkel He 177A, 45 Focke-Wulf Fw 200C) | |
II. Hunting Corps | 4. Jagd-Division with the staff, I. and III./JG 26, staff, I. and III./NJG 4 , staff, I. and III./NJG 5 | 72 fighters, 75 night fighters (37 Focke-Wulf 190G, 35 Focke-Wulf 190A, 56 Messerschmitt Bf 110G, 18 Junkers Ju 88, 1 Dornier Do 217N) |
5th Jagd-Division with the staff, I. and II./JG 2 , II./NJG 4 | 40 fighters, 19 night fighters (22 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A, 18 Messerschmitt Bf 109G, 16 Messerschmitt Bf 110G, 3 Dornier Do 217N) | |
Fighter pilot Bretagne with the III./JG 2 | 29 fighters (29 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A) | |
Fighter pilot in the south of France with the Jagdgruppe Süd | 140 fighters (49 Messerschmitt Bf 109G, 2 Messerschmitt Bf 109F, 89 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A) | |
Hunting section leader Bordeaux with the Jagdgruppe West, II./JG 26 | 62 fighters (8 Messerschmitt Bf 109G, 54 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A) | |
2nd Air Division | 1st relay of the long-range reconnaissance group 33 | 7 reconnaissance aircraft (3 Junkers Ju 88D-3, 1 Junkers Ju 88T-1, 3 Junkers Ju 188F-1) |
Staff, II. And III./KG 26 | 76 combat aircraft (68 Junkers Ju 88A-17, 8 Junkers Ju 88A-4 / LT) | |
Stab, I. and III./KG 77 | 54 fighter planes (54 Junkers Ju 88A-17) | |
Stab and III./KG 100 , 4. and 6./KG 76 | 35 combat aircraft (23 Dornier Do 217K, 6 Dornier Do 217E, 5 Dornier Do 217M-1, 1 Heinkel He 177A-5) | |
III. Flak Corps | Stab Flak-Regiment 37 with II./FlakRgt 22, II./FlakRgt 64, leiFlakAbt. 84 | |
Stab Flak-Regiment 79 with I./FlakRgt 35, I./FlakRgt 53, FlakAbt. 141, leiFlakAbt. 98 | ||
Staff Flak Regiment 653 with I./FlakRgt 20, II./FlakRgt 52, leiFlakAbt. 80, leiFlakAbt. 95 | ||
Luftgaukommando western France | ||
Luftgaukommando Belgium / Northern France | ||
Luftgaukommando Holland |
Navy
- Commander in Chief: Admiral Theodor Krancke
- Chief of Staff: Rear Admiral Karl Hoffmann
- 1st Admiral Staff Officer: Lieutenant Captain Ulrich Rehder
directly subordinated | 5. Torpedo boat flotilla | Torpedo boats T 28, seagull, jaguar, condor, falcon |
Speedboat guide | 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th speedboat flotilla | |
Admiral of the Naval Command | ||
Commanding Admiral Channel Coast | Naval Commander Seine / Somme | Naval Artillery Division 266, Port Commander Le Havre, Port Commander Dieppe, Port Commander Fecamp, Port Commander Rouen, Port Captain Caen, Port Captain Le Treport, Port Captain Trouville, Marine Meteorological Station Le Havre, 20. Marine Automotive Department |
Commander of the Normandy Naval Defense | Marine Artillery Division 260, Marine Artillery Division 608, 3rd and 4th Squadrons Marine Airborne Aviation Division 10, Port Commander Cherbourg, Port Commander Granville, Port Commander Saint-Malo, 22nd Marine Motoring Department, | |
Maritime Commander Channel Islands | ||
Naval Commander Pas de Calais | ||
Commanding Admiral Atlantic Coast | ||
Commanding Admiral French South Coast | Naval Commander Languedoc | Port Guard Flotilla Languedoc, Port-Vendres Port Commander, Port-Commander Sète, Port-de-Bouc Port Master, Marine Artillery Division 610, Marine Artillery Division 615, Marine Artillery Division 625, 26th Marine Motor Division, Marine Artillery Division Sète |
Naval Commander French Riviera | French Riviera Port Commandant, Port Commandant Marseille, Port Commandant La Ciotat, Port Commandant Toulon, Port Master Saint Tropez, Port Master Cannes, Port Commandant Nice, Naval Artillery Department 611, Naval Artillery Department 627, Naval Aircraft Department 819, 3rd Naval Fog Department, 28th Naval Force Department, Navy Artillery Armory | |
Commander in charge of securing the North Sea | 1. Fuse Division | 1st minesweeping flotilla, 11th minesweeping flotilla, 32nd minesweeping flotilla, 34th minesweeping flotilla, 1st artillery carrier flotilla, 9th clearing boat flotilla, 8th blocking flotilla, 13th outpost flotilla, 14th outpost flotilla, 20th outpost flotilla |
5. Fuse Division | 7th minesweeping flotilla, 21st minesweeping flotilla, 27th minesweeping flotilla, 13th clearing boat flotilla, 1st blocking flotilla, 8th outpost flotilla , 11th outpost flotilla, 12th outpost flotilla | |
Commander of Security West | 6th backup flotilla | |
2. Fuse Division | 36th minesweeping flotilla, 38th minesweeping flotilla, 2nd clearing boat flotilla, 4th clearing boat flotilla, 8th clearing boat flotilla, 10th clearing boat flotilla , 15th clearing boat flotilla, 2nd artillery carrier flotilla, 6th artillery carrier flotilla, 15th outpost flotilla , 18th outpost flotilla | |
3. Fuse Division | 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla, 6th Minesweeping Flotilla, 24th Minesweeping Flotilla, 40th Minesweeping Flotilla, 46th Minesweeping Flotilla, 6th Blockbreaker Flotilla, 14th U-Boat Hunting Flotilla , 2nd Outpost Flotilla , 7th Outpost Flotilla | |
4. Fuse Division | 8th Mine Search Flotilla, 10th Mine Search Flotilla, 26th Mine Search Flotilla, 28th Mine Search Flotilla, 42nd Mine Search Flotilla, 44th Mine Search Flotilla, 2nd Blockbreaker Flotilla, 4th Outpost Flotilla , 6th Outpost Flotilla | |
Leader of the Navy Land Forces |
See also
- Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on September 1, 1939
- Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on May 10, 1940
- Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on April 6, 1941
- Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on June 22, 1941
Web links
- European Theater of Operations, German Order of Battle, Commander-in-Chief West, 6 June 1944 on niehorster.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detlef Vogel: The German Reich and the Second World War, The German Reich on the Defensive, Volume 7 . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-421-05507-6 , pp. 431 .
- ↑ Leo Niehorster : German Order of Battle, Army Group B, 15th Army, 6 June 1944. Accessed on June 26, 2020 (English).
- ^ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Army Group B, 7th Army, 6 June 1944. Retrieved on June 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f Thomas L. Jentz : Die deutsche Panzertruppe, Volume 2 , Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, ISBN 3-7909-0624-7 , p. 177.
- ↑ a b c d Thomas L. Jentz : Die deutsche Panzertruppe, Volume 2 , Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, ISBN 3-7909-0624-7 , p. 178.
- ↑ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Armored Command West, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Group of Armies G, 1st Army, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Group of Armies G, 19th Army, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Leo Niehorster: Order of Battle, 3rd Air Fleet, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Leo Niehorster: Order of Battle, Navy Group West, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).