Schematic war organization of the Wehrmacht on June 6, 1944

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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 West

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

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

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

Air fleet 3
  • 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

Marine Group Command West
  • 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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. ↑ Leo Niehorster : German Order of Battle, Army Group B, 15th Army, 6 June 1944. Accessed on June 26, 2020 (English).
  3. ^ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Army Group B, 7th Army, 6 June 1944. Retrieved on June 26, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Thomas L. Jentz : Die deutsche Panzertruppe, Volume 2 , Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, ISBN 3-7909-0624-7 , p. 177.
  5. ↑ a b c d Thomas L. Jentz : Die deutsche Panzertruppe, Volume 2 , Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, ISBN 3-7909-0624-7 , p. 178.
  6. ↑ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Armored Command West, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Group of Armies G, 1st Army, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ Leo Niehorster: German Order of Battle, Group of Armies G, 19th Army, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ Leo Niehorster: Order of Battle, 3rd Air Fleet, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  10. ↑ Leo Niehorster: Order of Battle, Navy Group West, June 6, 1944. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).