German Sixth Army Order of Battle

Sixth Army; Surrendered January 30, 1943

 

6^th Artillery Command (Arko 6)

Sixth Army Engineer Replacement Battalion

Bridge Column B22

21^st Bridge Construction Battalion (Mot)

25^th Observation Detachment

28^th Observation Detachment (Mot)

144^th Artillery Command (Arko 144)

145^th Artillery Command (Arko 145)

310^th Higher Artillery Command (Harko 310)

413^th Engineer Regiment

521^st Army Signal Regiment

540^th Office for Food Supply

541^st Military Hospital Detachment

541^st Medical Evacuation Detachment

542^nd Medical Evacuation Detachment

542^nd Supply Battalion

549^th Army Signal Regiment

562^nd Medical Evacuation Detachment

592^nd Army Medical Detachment

593^rd Motor Repair Detachment

601^st Signal Regiment

608^th Survey & Map Detachment

617^th Survey & Map Detachment

790^th Medical Evacuation Detachment

 

Corps

 

IV Corps; Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

44^th Corps Signal Detachment

404^th Artillery Command (Arko 404)

404^th Supply Command

 

VIII Corps; Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

48^th Corps Signal Detachment

408^th Artillery Command (Arko 408)

408^th Supply Command

 

XI Corps; Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

51^st Corps Signal Detachment

411^th Artillery Command (Arko 411)

411^th Supply Command

 

XIV Panzer Corps; Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

60^th Corps Signal Detachment

60^th Pioneer Battalion (Mot)

414^th Artillery Command (Arko 414)

414^th Supply Command

 

LI Corps; Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

153^rd Artillery Command (Arko 153)

451^st Corps Signal Detachment

451^st Supply Command

 

Divisions

 

3^rd Infantry Division (Motorized) (PzA 103, GR 8 *, GR 29 *, AR 3, PiB 3, KrB 53, PzJA 3, NA 3, FlakA 312); Annihilated January 22, 1943

 

14^th Panzer Division (PR 36 *, PGR 103, PGR 108, PAR 4, PzPiB 13, KrB 64, PzNA 4); Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

16^th Panzer Division (PR 2, PGR 64, PGR 79, PAR 16, PzPiB 16, PzJA 16, KrB 16, PzNA 16); Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

22^nd Panzer Division (August-September only) (PR 204, PGR 129, PGR 140, AR 140, KrB 24, PzJA 140, PzPiB 50, NA 140); Transferred to another command and survived

 

24^th Panzer Division (PR 24, PGR 21, PGR 26, PAR 89, PzPiB 40, KrB 4, PzJA 40, PzNA 86); Surrendered February 2, 1943

29^th Infantry Division (Motorized) (PA 129, GR 15, GR 71, AR 29, PiB 29, KrB 29, PzJA 29, NA 29); Annihilated January 22, 1943

 

44^th Infantry Division (GR 131, GR 132, GR 134, AR 96, PiB 80, PzJA 46, AA 44, NA 64); Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

60^th Infantry Division (Motorized) (PzA 160, IR (mot) 92, IR (mot) 120, AR 160, PzJA 160, KrB 160, NA 160); Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

71^st Infantry Division * (GR 191, GR 194, GR 211, AR 171, PiB 171, PzJA 171, NA 171); Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

76^th Infantry Division (GR 178, GR 202, GR 230, AR 176, AA 176, PiB 176, PzJA 176, NA 176); Annihilated January 22, 1943

 

79^th Infantry Division (GR 208, GR 212, GR 226, AR 179, PiB 179, AA 179, PzJA 179, NA 179); Disbanded January 8, 1943

 

94^th Infantry Division (GR 267, GR 274, GR 276, AR 194, PiB 194, AA 194, PzJA 194, NA 194); Disbanded December 10, 1942

 

100^th Jäger Division (JR 54, JR 227, IR 369 (Croat), AR 83, AA 100, PiB 100, PzJA 100, NA 100); Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

113^th Infantry Division (GR 260, GR 261, GR 268, AR 87, PiB 113, PzJA 113, AA 113, NA 113); Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

295^th Infantry Division (GR 516, GR 517, GR 518, AR 295, PiB 295, PzJA 295, NA 295); Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

297^th Infantry Division (GR 522, GR 523, GR 524, AR 297, PiB 297, PzJA 297, AA 297, NA 297); Annihilated January 22, 1943

 

298^th Infantry Division; Transferred to another command and survived

 

305^th Infantry Division (GR 576, GR 577, GR 578, AR 305, PiB 305, PzJA 305, NA 305; Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

371^st Infantry Division (GR 669, GR 670, GR 671, AR 371, PiB 371, PzJA 371, NA 371); Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

376^th Infantry Division (GR 672, GR 673, GR 767, AR 376, PiB 376, PzJA 376, AA 376, NA 376); Surrendered February 2, 1943

 

384^th Infantry Division (GR 534, GR 535, GR 536, AR 384, PiB 384, PzJA 384, NA 384); Disbanded December 5, 1942

 

389^th Infantry Division (GR 544, GR 545 *, GR 546, AR 389, PiB 389, PzJA 389, NA 389); Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

Sixth Army Independent Units; available for attachment to corps and divisions

 

1^st Construction Battalion

2^nd Heavy Werfer Regiment (I & III Battalions)

6^th Armored Train

7^th Artillery Observation Detachment

9^th Machinegun Detachment

10^th Armored Train

16^th Fortress Construction Battalion

29^th Artillery Observation Detachment

36^th Artillery Observation Detachment

40^th Light Artillery Observation Detachment

41^st Pioneer Battalion (Mot)

43^rd Engineer Battalion

43^rd Light Observation Detachment

45^th Pioneer Battalion (August, November onward)

2^nd Battalion of the 46^th Artillery Regiment (Hvy How)

50^th Panzer Pioneer Battalion (November onward)

51^st Werfer Regiment *

2^nd Battalion of the 53^rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (10cm Cannon)

53^rd Werfer Regiment

2^nd Battalion of the 54^th Artillery Regiment

2^nd Battalion of the 59^th Artillery Regiment (Hvy How)

2^nd Battalion of the 64^th Artillery Regiment (10cm Cannon)

71^st Pioneer Battalion

2^nd Battalion of the 72^nd Artillery Regiment (15cm Cannon)

101^st Heavy Artillery Detachment (Hvy How)

110^th Construction Battalion

130^th Construction Battalion

161^st Construction Battalion

162^nd Pioneer Battalion (November onward)

177^th Sturmgeschütz Detachment

243^rd Sturmgeschütz Detachment (November onward)

244^th Sturmgeschütz Detachment

245^th Sturmgeschütz Detachment

255^th Bridge Construction Battalion

294^th Pioneer Battalion (November onward)

336^th Pioneer Battalion (November onward)

413^th Engineer Regimental Staff

430^th Heavy Artillery Detachment (10cm Cannon)

501^st Light Road Construction Battalion

521^st Panzerjäger Detachment

521^st Road Construction Battalion

522^nd Bridge Construction Battalion

540^th Road Construction Battalion

541^st Army Supply Command

541^st Military Police Detachment

542^nd Guard Battalion

571^st Military Police Detachment

602^nd Flak Detachment (Mot)

604^th Engineer Regimental Staff

605^th Engineer Regimental Staff

608^th Flak Detachment (Mot)

611^th Panzerjäger Detachment

614^th Flak Battalion (Mot)

616^th Heavy Artillery Detachment (21cm Mortars)

627^th Artillery Regiment Staff

631^st Heavy Artillery Detachment (10cm Cannon)

635^th Pioneer Battalion (Mot)

651^st Pioneer Battalion

652^nd Pioneer Battalion

655^th Bridge Construction Battalion

670^th Panzerjäger Detachment

672^nd Pioneer Battalion

677^th Engineer Regimental Staff

733^rd Heavy Artillery Detachment (21cm Mortars)

754^th Pioneer Battalion

800^th Heavy Artillery Detachment (35.5cm Mortars)

849^th Heavy Artillery Detachment (10cm Cannon)

851^st Heavy Artillery Detachment (10cm Cannon)

855^th Heavy Artillery Detachment (21cm Mortars)

912^th Assault Boat Commando

 

Significant Luftwaffe Units with a Ground Combat Mission

 

9^th Flak Division (FR 8, FR 25, FR 37, FR 91, FR 99, FR 104, FR 241, Air Signal Bn 129, Supply Regiment 9); Surrendered January 31, 1943

 

Battle Group Stahel (99^th Flak Regiment)

 

Legend:

 

AA = Reconnaissance Detachment (Auflärungs Abteilung)

AR = Artillery Regiment

FR = Flak Regiment (Anti-Aircraft Regiment)

GR = Grenadier Regiment (Infantry Regiment in a regular Infantry Division)

IR (mot) = Infantry Regiment in a Motorized Infantry Division

JR = Light Infantry Regiment (Jäger Regiment; an infantry regiment in the 101^st Jäger Division)

KrB = Motorcycle Infantry Battalion (Kradshützen Bataillon)

NA = Signal Detachment (Nachrichten Abteilung)

PAR = Panzer Artillery Regiment (Armored, Self-Propelled, Artillery Regiment)

PGR = Panzer Grenadier Regiment (Mechanized Infantry Regiment in a Panzer Division)

PiB = Pioneer (Combat Engineer) Battalion

PR = Panzer Regiment

PzA =Panzer Detachment (Panzer Abteilung)

PzPiB = Armored Pioneer (Combat Engineers) Battalion in a Panzer Division

PzJA = Anti-tank Detachment (Panzerjäger Abteilung)

PzNA = Armored Signal Detachment in a Panzer Division