Order of battle for the Battle of Berlin

Berlin operation
Berlin operation

This is the order of battle that took place on April 16, 1945, in the end stages of World War II, between the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army. This battle took place before the start of the Battle of the Oder–Neisse and concluded with the Battle in Berlin. Units are listed as they were deployed from North to South before the start of the Battle of the Seelow Heights.

Germans[1]

Army Group Vistula

Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici

Third Panzer Army

General of Panzer Hasso von Manteuffel

Swinemunde Corps - General of Infantry John Ansat
2nd Naval Division
402nd Naval Division
XXXII Corps - General of Infantry Friedrich-August Schack
Voigt Infantry Divisions
281st Infantry Divisions
549th Volksgrenadier Division
Oder Corps - Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
Klossek Infantry Divisions
610th Infantry Divisions
XXXXVI Panzer Corps - General of Infantry Martin Gareis
547th Volksgrenadier Division
1st Naval Division

Ninth Army

General of Infantry Theodor Busse

CI Corps - General of Artillery Wilhelm Berlin
5th Jäger Division
309th Berlin Infantry Division
25th Panzergrenadier Division
Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights
LVI Panzer Corps - General of Artillery Helmuth Weidling
9th Fallschirmjäger Division
18th Panzergrenadier Division (Originally with OKW)
20th Panzergrenadier Division
Müncheberg Panzer Division
XI SS Panzer Corps - Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
303rd ‘Döberitz’ Infantry Division
169th Infantry Division
712th Infantry Division
Kurmark Panzergrenadier Division
V SS Mountain Corps - Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln
286th Infantry Division
32nd SS Grenadier Division
391st Security Division

Army Group Reserve

III SS Panzer Corps - Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner

(Divisions later allocated to the 9th Army)

11th SS Panzergrenadier Division
23rd SS Panzergrenadier Division

(Divisions later allocated to the 3rd Panzer Army)

27th SS Grenadier Division
28th SS Grenadier Division

Army Group Centre

Feldmarshal Ferdinand Schörner

Fourth Panzer Army

General of Panzer Fritz-Hubert Gräser

(Later transferred to the 9th Army)

V Corps - General of Artillery Kurt Wäger
35th SS Police Grenadier Division
36th SS Grenadier Division
275th Infantry Division
342nd Infantry Division
21st Panzer Division

Twelfth Army

General of Panzer Walther Wenck

XX Corps - General of Cavalry Carl-Erik Koehler
Theodor Körner RAD Infantry Division
Ulrich von Hutten Infantry Division
Ferdinand von Schill Infantry Division
Scharnhorst Infantry Division
XXXIX Panzer Corps - Lt. Gen. Karl Arndt

(12 – 21 April 1945 under OKW with the following structure)

Clausewitz Panzer Division
Schlageter RAD Division
84th Infantry Division

(21 – 26 April 1945 under 12th Army with the following structure)

Clausewitz Panzer Division
84th Infantry Division
Hamburg Reserve Infantry Division
Meyer Infantry Division
XXXXI Panzer Corps - Lt. Gen. Rudolf Holste
Von Hake Infantry Division
199th Infantry Division
V-Weapons Infantry Division
XLVIII Panzer Corps - General of Panzer Maximilian von Edelsheim
14th Flak Division
Kampfgruppe Leipzig
Kampfgruppe Halle

Soviets[2]

2nd Belorussian Front[3]

Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky

2nd Shock Army

Colonel General Ivan Fedyuninsky

108th Rifle Corps
46th Rifle Division
90th Rifle Division
372nd Rifle Division
116th Rifle Corps
86th Rifle Division
321st Rifle Division
326th Rifle Division

65th Army

Colonel General Pavel Batov

18th Rifle Corps
15th Rifle Division
37th Guards Rifle Division
69th Rifle Division
46th Rifle Corps
108th Rifle Division
186th Rifle Division
413th Rifle Division
105th Rifle Corps
44th Guards Rifle Division
193rd Rifle Division
354th Rifle Division

70th Army

Colonel General V. S. Popov

47th Rifle Corps
71st Rifle Division
136th Rifle Division
162nd Rifle Division
96th Rifle Corps
1st Rifle Division
38th Guards Rifle Division
165th Rifle Division
114th Rifle Corps
76th Guards Rifle Division
160th Rifle Division
300th Rifle Division

49th Army

Colonel General I. T. Grishin

70th Rifle Corps
139th Rifle Division
238th Rifle Division
121st Rifle Corps
42nd Rifle Division
199th Rifle Division
380th Rifle Division

19th Army

Colonel General Romanowsky W.Z.

40th Guards Rifle Corps
10th Guards Rifle Division
101st Guards Rifle Division
102nd Guards Rifle Division
132nd Rifle Corps
18th Rifle Division
27th Rifle Division
313th Rifle Division
134th Rifle Corps
205th Rifle Division
272nd Rifle Division
310th Rifle Division

5th Guards Tank Army

Colonel General Vasily Volsky

29th Tank Corps
53rd Motorized Rifle Brigade
25th Tank Brigade
31st Tank Brigade
32nd Tank Brigade

1st Belorussian Front[4]

Marshal Georgy Zhukov

61st Army

Colonel General P. A. Belov

9th Guards Rifle Corps
12th Rifle Division
415th Rifle Division
75th Guards Rifle Division
80th Rifle Corps
212th Rifle Division
234th Rifle Division
356th Rifle Division
89th Rifle Corps
23rd Rifle Division
311th Rifle Division
397th Rifle Division

1st Polish Army

Lieutenant General Stanislav Poplavsky

Polish 1st Infantry Division
Polish 2nd Infantry Division
Polish 3rd Infantry Division
Polish 4th Infantry Division
Polish 6th Infantry Division
Polish 1st Armoured Brigade

47th Army

Colonel General F. I. Perkhorovitch

77th Rifle Corps
185th Rifle Division
260th Rifle Division
328th Rifle Division
125th Rifle Corps
60th Rifle Division
76th Rifle Division
175th Rifle Division
129th Rifle Corps
82nd Rifle Division
132nd Rifle Division
143rd Rifle Division

3rd Shock Army

Colonel General Vasily Kuznetsov

7th Rifle Corps
146th Rifle Division
265th Rifle Division
365th Rifle Division
12th Guards Rifle Corps
23rd Guards Rifle Division
33rd Rifle Division
52nd Guards Rifle Division
79th Rifle Corps
150th Rifle Division
171st Rifle Division
207th Rifle Division
9th Tank Corps
8th Motorized Rifle Brigade
23rd Tank Brigade
95th Tank Brigade
108th Tank Brigade

5th Shock Army

Colonel General Nikolai Berzarin

9th Rifle Corps
230th Rifle Division
248th Rifle Division
301st Rifle Division
26th Guards Rifle Corps
89th Guards Rifle Division
94th Guards Rifle Division
266th Rifle Division
32nd Rifle Corps
60th Guards Rifle Division
295th Rifle Division
416th Rifle Division

8th Guards Army

Colonel Generall Vasily Chuikov

4th Guards Rifle Corps
35th Guards Rifle Division
47th Guards Rifle Division
57th Guards Rifle Division
28th Guards Rifle Corps
39th Guards Rifle Division
79th Guards Rifle Division
88th Guards Rifle Division
29th Guards Rifle Corps
27th Guards Rifle Division
74th Guards Rifle Division
82nd Guards Rifle Division

69th Army

Colonel General Vladimir Kolpakchi

25th Rifle Corps
4th Rifle Division
77th Guards Rifle Division
61st Rifle Corps
134th Rifle Division
246th Rifle Division
247th Rifle Division
91st Rifle Corps
41st Rifle Division
312th Rifle Division
370th Rifle Division

33rd Army

Colonel General V.D. Svotaev

16th Rifle Corps
323rd Rifle Division
339th Rifle Division
383rd Rifle Division
38th Rifle Corps
52nd Rifle Division
64th Rifle Division
89th Rifle Division
169th Rifle Division
62nd Rifle Corps
49th Rifle Division
222nd Rifle Division
362nd Rifle Division
2nd Guards Cavalry Corps
3rd Guards Cavalry Division
4th Guards Cavalry Division
17th Guards Cavalry Division

1st Guards Tank Army

Colonel General Mikhail Katukov

8th Guards Mechanized Corps
19th Guards Mechanized Brigade
20th Guards Mechanized Brigade
21st Guards Mechanized Brigade
1st Guards Tank Brigade
11th Guards Tank Corps
27th Guards Mechanized Brigade
40th Guards Tank Brigade
44th Guards Tank Brigade
45th Guards Tank Brigade
11th Tank Corps
12th Motorized Rifle Brigade
20th Tank Brigade
36th Tank Brigade
65th Tank Brigade

2nd Guards Tank Army

Colonel General Semen Bogdanov

1st Mechanized Corps
19th Mechanized Brigade
35th Mechanized Brigade
37th Mechanized Brigade
219th Tank Brigade
9th Guards Tank Corps
33rd Guards Mechanized Brigade
47th Guards Tank Brigade
50th Guards Tank Brigade
65th Guards Tank Brigade
12th Guards Tank Corps
34th Guards Mechanized Brigade
48th Guards Tank Brigade
49th Guards Tank Brigade
66th Guards Tank Brigade

3rd Army

Colonel General Alexander Gorbatov

35th Rifle Corps
250th Rifle Division
290th Rifle Division
348th Rifle Division
40th Rifle Corps
5th Rifle Division
129th Rifle Division
41st Rifle Corps
120th Rifle Division
269th Rifle Division

1st Ukrainian Front[5]

Marshal Ivan Konev

3rd Guards Army

Colonel General V. N. Gordov

21st Rifle Corps
58th Rifle Division
253rd Rifle Division
329th Rifle Division
76th Rifle Corps
106th Rifle Division
187th Rifle Division
120th Rifle Corps
127th Rifle Division
149th Rifle Division
197th Rifle Division
25th Tank Corps
20th Motorized Rifle Brigade
111th Tank Brigade
162nd Tank Brigade
175th Tank Brigade

13th Army

Colonel General N. P. Phukov

24th Rifle Corps
121st Guards Rifle Division
395th Rifle Division
27th Rifle Corps
6th Guards Rifle Division
280th Rifle Division
350th Rifle Division
102nd Rifle Corps
117th Guards Rifle Division
147th Rifle Division
172nd Rifle Division

5th Guards Army

Colonel General Aleksei Semenovich Zhadov

32nd Guards Rifle Corps
13th Guards Rifle Division
95th Guards Rifle Division
97th Guards Rifle Division
33rd Guards Rifle Corps
9th Guards Airborne Division
78th Guards Rifle Division
118th Rifle Division
34th Guards Rifle Corps
14th Guards Rifle Division
15th Guards Rifle Division
58th Guards Rifle Division
4th Guards Tank Corps
3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
12th Guards Tank Brigade
13th Guards Tank Brigade
14th Guards Tank Brigade

2nd Polish Army

Lt General Karol Świerczewski

Polish 5th Infantry Division
Polish 7th Infantry Division
Polish 8th Infantry Division
Polish 9th Infantry Division
Polish 10th Infantry Division
Polish 1st Tank Corps

52nd Army

Colonel General K. A. Koroteyev

48th Rifle Corps
116th Rifle Division
294th Rifle Division
73rd Rifle Corps
50th Rifle Division
111th Rifle Division
254th Rifle Division
78th Rifle Corps
31st Rifle Division
214th Rifle Division
373rd Rifle Division
7th Guards Mechanised Corps
24th Guards Mechanized Brigade
25th Guards Mechanized Brigade
26th Guards Mechanized Brigade
57th Guards Tank Brigade

3rd Guards Tank Army

Colonel General Pavel Rybalko

9th Mechanized Corps
69th Mechanized Brigade
70th Mechanized Brigade
71st Mechanized Brigade
91st Tank Brigade
6th Guards Tank Corps
22nd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
51st Guards Tank Brigade
52nd Guards Tank Brigade
53rd Guards Tank Brigade
7th Guards Tank Corps
23rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
54th Guards Tank Brigade
55th Guards Tank Brigade
56th Guards Tank Brigade

4th Guards Tanks Army

Colonel General Dmitry Lelyushenko

5th Guards Mechanized Corps
10th Guards Mechanized Brigade
11th Guards Mechanized Brigade
12th Guards Mechanized Brigade
24th Guards Tank Brigade
6th Guards Mechanized Corps
16th Guards Mechanized Brigade
17th Guards Mechanized Brigade
35th Guards Mechanized Brigade
10th Guards Tank Corps
29th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
61st Guards Tank Brigade
62nd Guards Tank Brigade
63rd Guards Tank Brigade

28th Army

Colonel General A. A. Luchinsky

20th Rifle Corps
20th Rifle Division
48th Guards Rifle Division
55th Guards Rifle Division
38th Guards Rifle Corps
50th Guards Rifle Division
54th Guards Rifle Division
96th Guards Rifle Division
128th Rifle Corps
61st Rifle Division
130th Rifle Division
152nd Rifle Division

31st Army

Colonel General V. K. Baranov

1st Guards Cavalry Corps
1st Guards Cavalry Division
2nd Guards Cavalry Division
7th Guards Cavalry Division

See also

References

  1. Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich Peter Antill. Osprey Publishing. 2005. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-84176-915-8.
  2. Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich Peter Antill. Osprey Publishing. 2005. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84176-915-8.
  3. http://niehorster.org/012_ussr/45-04-03_Berlin/_Front_2-Byelorussian.html
  4. http://niehorster.org/012_ussr/45-04-03_Berlin/_Front_1-Byelorussian.html
  5. http://niehorster.org/012_ussr/45-04-03_Berlin/_Front_1-Ukrainian.html
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