Kursk - German OB - Army Group South


This page shows the Order of Battle for Army Group South

The OB below shows the complete hierarchy of the Army Group, as far as I have been able to ascertain. The indents are used to show the levels of reporting - each indent showing units subordinate to the previous.

Click on Commanders to see a list of the unit commanders as known.

Unit Notes
Army Group South Kursk
• 24Rum Infantry Division  
• II/221 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• 213 Security Division  
• 444 Security Division Staff only?
• 454 Security Division  
• 1 Panzer Army  
• • 209 Sturmgeschutz Abt.  
• • 24 Panzer Corps Izyum; Reserve
• • • 17 Panzer Division Pz Regt Staff 39 detached to 48 Pz Corps; 17 PD retains tanks; PzAbt II/39
• • • 23 Panzer Division PzRgt201 + 7 SiG
• • • 5SSV Panzergrenadier Div. Viking - 1 Pz Bn + 5 Art Abt
• • 30 Corps Lisichansk-Krasny Liman
• • • 38 Infantry Division 2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
• • • 387 Infantry Division  
• • • 62 Infantry Division  
• • 40 Panzer Corps Izyum
• • • 257 Infantry Division  
• • • 333 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt
• • • 46 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt only
• • • I/115 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• • 57 Panzer Corps Alekseyevka-Savintsy
• • • 15 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt
• • • 198 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt
• • • 328 Infantry Division 2 Art Abt
• • • I/51 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• Luftflotte 4 Dnjepropetrovsk
• 4 Panzer Army  
• • 312 Artillery Kommando Hohrer - senior Arko
• • 2./413 Bridging Column One company only
• • 671 Bridging Column  
• • 922 Bridging Column Staff only; controlling army bridging assets
• • 2 SS Panzer Corps Tamarovka-Belgorod
• • • 1LSSAH Panzergrenadier Div. Single Pz Bn; 4 Art Abt
• • • 2SSDR Panzergrenadier Div. 5 Art Abt; only one Pz Bn ?
• • • 3SST Panzergrenadier Div. 5 Art Abt
• • • 132 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 1Lehr Rocket Launcher Regt. 3 Abt - 2 of 12 150mm launchers; 6 tubes each; 1 of 12 210mm; 5 tubes each; + some SP
• • • 55 Rocket Launcher Regt.  
• • • 861 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• • • III/818 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• • • 11 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 2./41 Light Bridging Col One company only
• • • 21 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 31 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 573 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 840 Med Bridging Col  
• • • 929 Bridging Column Staff only; controlling corps bridging assets
• • • 627 Eng/Pioneer Bn Motorised
• • • 666 Eng/Pioneer Bn Motorised
• • • 680 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv  
• • 48 Panzer Corps Kryukovo-Tamarovka
• • • 11 Panzer Division Half-strength at start; PzRgt15; 13 FlammPz
• • • 167 Infantry Division  
• • • 3 Panzer Division Half-strength at start; PzRgt6
• • • GD Panzergrenadier Div. 163 tanks; 35 AG at start; 4 Art Abt
• • • 101 Heavy Howitzer Abt.  
• • • 122 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 144 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 3./731 Heavy Artillery Abt. 1 15cm Bty only
• • • 616 AA Battalion  
• • • 70 Artillery Regt. Staff only (zbv)
• • • 842 Light Howitzer Abt. 100mm guns
• • • I/1 Heavy Rocket Regt. I Abt only
• • • I/108 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• • • III/109 Mortar Abteilung  
• • • 22 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 609 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 639 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 640 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 641 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 642 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 643 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 644 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 645 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 646 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 647 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 648 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 649 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 676 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 841 Med Bridging Col  
• • • 938 Bridging Column Staff only; controlling corps bridging assets
• • • 1Lehr Eng/Pioneer Bn Motorised
• • • 48 Eng/Pioneer Bn Motorised
• • • 515 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv  
• • • 10 Panzer Brigade Staff controlling 51/52, using PzRgt Staff 39
• • • 39 Panzer Regiment Detached from 17 Pz Div; Staff only, controlling 51/52
• • • 51 Panzer Battalion Panthers
• • • 52 Panzer Battalion Panthers
• • • 911 Sturmgeschutz Abt.  
• • 52 Corps Kryukovo
• • • 255 Infantry Division 2 IR
• • • 332 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt
• • • 57 Infantry Division  
• • • 137 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 23 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 80 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 677 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv  
• • • 74 Eng/Pioneer Bn  
• 6 Army  
• • 16 Panzergrenadier Div.  
• • 243 Sturmgeschutz Abt.  
• • 277 Sturmgeschutz Abt.  
• • 17 Corps Dmitrievka; Mius R
• • • 294 Infantry Division  
• • • 302 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt only
• • • 306 Infantry Division  
• • 29 Corps Dmitrievka-Taganrog
• • • 111 Infantry Division  
• • • 15LW Infantry Division 2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
• • • 17 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt only
• • • 336 Infantry Division  
• • • I/53 Light Howitzer Abt.  
• • 4 (Mieth) Corps Lisichansk-Mius R
• • • 3 Mountain Division 2 IR + 2 Art Abt only
• • • 304 Infantry Division  
• • • 335 Infantry Division  
• Army Detachment Kempf  
• • 603 Bridging Column  
• • 310 Artillery Kommando Hohrer - senior Arko
• • 781 Artillery Regt. Staff only (zbv)
• • 3 Panzer Corps Belgorod
• • • 168 Infantry Division 4 Arty Bns + Bn Nebelwerfer
• • • 19 Panzer Division PzRgt27
• • • 6 Panzer Division PzRgt11; + 14 FlammPz
• • • 7 Panzer Division PzRgt25
• • • 153 AA Regiment  
• • • 3 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 54 Rocket Launcher Regt.  
• • • 612 Artillery Regt. Staff only (zbv)
• • • 857 Heavy Artillery Abt. 21cm MTR
• • • 99 AA Regiment  
• • • II/62 Light Howitzer Abt. II Abt only
• • • II/71 Heavy Howitzer Abt. 15cm How; II Abt only
• • • 1./505 Light Bridging Col One company only
• • • 110 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 2./411 Light Bridging Col One company only
• • • 2S Light Bridging Col ?Supplemental
• • • 602 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 842 Bridging Column BrukoI
• • • 843 Bridging Column BrukoI
• • • 9 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 127 Eng/Pioneer Bn 1 Company detached
• • • 601 Eng/Pioneer Regt  
• • • 651 Eng/Pioneer Bn  
• • • 674 Eng/Pioneer Regt  
• • • 70 Eng/Pioneer Bn  
• • • 228 Sturmgeschutz Bde. StuG Abt ?
• • • 503 Heavy Tank Bn. Tigers
• • 42 Corps Volchansk-Alekseyevka
• • • 161 Infantry Division  
• • • 282 Infantry Division  
• • • 39 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt
• • • 107 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 2./800 Heavy Artillery Abt. 15cm; one battery
• • • 77 AA Regiment  
• • • 620Mtn Eng/Pioneer Bn  
• • • 560 PanzerJager Bn. Hvy PzJg - equipped with Hornisse
• • Raus (XI) Corps Belgorod-Volchansk
• • • 106 Infantry Division  
• • • 320 Infantry Division 3 Art Abt
• • • 153 Artillery Kommando  
• • • 4 AA Regiment  
• • • 48 AA Regiment  
• • • 52 Rocket Launcher Regt.  
• • • 7 AA Regiment  
• • • I/213 Light Howitzer Abt. 10.5cm How; I Abt only
• • • I/77 Light Howitzer Abt. 10.5cm How; I Abt only
• • • II/1 Heavy Rocket Regt. II Abt only
• • • II/54 Artillery Regt. 10.5cm How; II Abt only
• • • 102 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 151 Heavy Bridging Col  
• • • 2./407 Light Bridging Col One company only
• • • 2./410 Light Bridging Col One company only
• • • 2./60 Light Bridging Col One company only
• • • 20 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 297 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 610 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 666 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 7 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 8 Light Bridging Col  
• • • 18 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv Controlling Corps Eng assets
• • • 52 Eng/Pioneer Regt  
• • • 393 Sturmgeschutz Bde. Company only ? Abteilung ?
• • • 905 Sturmgeschutz Bde. Abteilung ?


© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 17/11/99 08:40:35 PM GMT