FM Paul Heinrik Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I'm looking for reference material naming the regimental commanders at the start of OP Fall Weiss. Hopefully, there is a book out there detailing who had command of all of the german regiments through out the war. Thank you all for the help. If anyone is following here is another one I found. 20th Div. 76th Motorized Infantry Regiment – Col. Gollnik [ December 04, 2006, 11:06 AM: Message edited by: FM Paul Heinrik ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin T Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Ouh that will be a hard one. I start this topic at polish WW2 forum here http://www.dws.org.pl/viewtopic.php?p=240030#240030 and I got some answers. There is little but "is". This is in Polish so I try (as good as i can) to translate: 1 Mountain Diwision : - 98 Mountain Reigiment - oberst (colonel) Schorner (later he became feldmarschal) - 99 Mountain Regiment - Oberst (colonel) Kress - 100 Mountain Regiment - Oberst (colonel) Utz 29 Mechanized Division : - 15 Motorized Infantry Regiment - Oberst von Goedel - 71 Motorized Infantry Regiment - ??? 28 Infantry Division : - 49 Infantry Regiment - oberst von Altrock - 83 Infantry Regiment - oberst Rotkirch 3 Leichte Division : - 9 Cavalry Regiment - oberst von Ditfurth (KIA during night 8/9 september 1939 at village Pilatka nearby Ilza, when polish forces make they way through german lines to reach Vistula river. Thats all for now - small but always some. Stay tuned, this isn't so easy to gather info. [ November 28, 2006, 01:54 PM: Message edited by: Marcin T ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboy Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Here some info. Yes I know it is not the regimental organisation but might help you. The German Panzer forces during Fall Weiß The total force involved in the attack was 40 infantry divisions (of which 5 were motorized), 11 Panzer divisions (of which 5 were light divisions), 6 mountain divisions and 3 independant brigades. The total number of Panzers in Fall Weiß were Pz.Kpfw.I: 993 Pz.Kpfw.II: 1,107 Pz.Kpfw.III: 87 Pz.Kpfw.35(t): 112 Pz.Kpfw.38(t): 55 Pz.Kpfw.IV: 192 kl.Bef.Pz.Wg.: 119 Bef.Pz.35(t): 8 Bef.Pz.38(t): 2 Total: 2,675 which meant that of Germany's battle tanks involved in Fall weiß, almost 80 % were obsolete, even when compared to the few tanks Poland had. German organization Armeegruppe Nord (Generaloberst Feder von Bock) 10.leichte Division (Generalmajor Schaal) 73.leichte Division (Generalmajor F. von Rabenau) 206.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant H. Höfl) 208.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant M. Andreas) 3.Armee (General der Artillerie Georg von Kuchler) Eberhard Brigade (Generalmajor Eberhard) 217.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor R. Baltzer) Korps Brand (Generalleutnant Fritz Brand) Lotzen Brigade (Generalmajor Offenbacher) Goldap Brigade (Oberst Notle) 1.Korps (Generalleutnant Walter Petzel) Panzer-Division Kempf 1.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant J. von Kortzfleisch) 12.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant L. von der Leyen) 19.Korps (Generalleutnant Nikolaus von Falkenhorst) 21.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant H. K. von Both) 228.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor H. Suttner) 4.Armee (General der Artillerie Gunther von Kluge) 10.Panzer-Division 218.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor Feldherr W. Grote) Frontier border guard (General der Flieger Leonhard Kaupisch) 207.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor K. von Tiedermann) 2.Korps (General der Infanterie Erich Straub) 3.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor W. Lichel) 32.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant F. Böhme) 3.Korps (General der Artillerie Curt Haase) Netze Division (Generalmajor Freiherr von Gablenz) 50.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant K. Sorsche) 19.Korps (General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian) 3.Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant Freiherr L Geyr von Schweppenburg) 2.Infanterie-Division (Mot.) (Generalleutnant P.Bader) 20.Infanterie-Division (Mot.) (Generalleutnant M. von Wiktorin) Armeegruppe Süd (Generaloberst Gerd von Rundstedt) 27.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant F. Bergmann) 62.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor W. Keiner) 68.Infanterie-Division (Oberst G. Braun) 213.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor R. de L'Homme de Courbiere 221.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant J. Pflugbeil) 239.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor F. Neuling) 8.Armee (General der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz) 10.Korps (General der Artillerie Wilhelm Ulex) 24.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant F. Olbricht) 30.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor K. von Briesen) 13.Korps (General der Kavallerie Freiherr Maximillian Weichs) 10.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant C. von Cochenhausen) 17.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor H. Loch) 10.Armee (General der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz) 4.Korps (General der Infanterie Viktor von Schwedler) 4.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor E. Hansen) 46.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor P. von Hase) 11.Korps (General der Artillerie Emil Leeb) 18.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor F. K. Cranz) 19.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant G. Schwantes) 14.Korps (General der Infanterie Gustav von Wietersheim) 1.leichte Division (Generalmajor F. W. von Löper) 13.Infanterie-Division (Mot.) (Generalleutnant M. von Faber du Faur) 29.Infanterie-Division (Mot.) (Generalleutnant J. Lemelsen) 15.Korps (General der Infanterie Hermann Hoth) 2.leichte Division (Generalleutnant G. Stumme) 3.leichte Division (Generalmajor A. Kuntzen) 16.Korps (General der Kavallerie Erich Höpner) 1.Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant R. Schmidt) 4.Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant G. H. Reinhardt) 14.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant P. Weyer) 31.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant P. Kämpfe) 14.Armee (Generaloberst Wilhelm List) 8.Korps (General der Infanterie Ernst Busch) 5.Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant H. von Vietinghoff) 8.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant R. Koch-Erpach) 28.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant H. Obstfelder) 17.Korps (General der Infanterie Werner Kienitz) 7.Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor E. Ott) 44.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant A. Schubert) 45.Infanterie-Division (Generalleutnant F. Materna) 18.Korps (General der Infanterie Baier) 2.Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant R. Veiel) 4.leichte Division (Generalmajor A. Hubicki) 3.Gebirgsdivision (Generalmajor E. Dietl) 22.Korps (General der Kavallerie Ewald von Kleist) 1.Gebirgsdivision (Generalmajor L. Kubler) 2.Gebirgsdivision (Generalleutnant V. Fuerstein) Slovakian Armeegruppe Bernolak 1.Janosik Division (Colonel A. Pulanich) 2.Skultety Division (General A. Cunderlik) 3.Razus Division (Liutenant General A. Malar) Mobile Group Kalinciak (Liutenant General J. Imro) more regimental info here : www.answers.com/topic/german-order-of-battle-for-operation-fall-weiss Pat [ November 28, 2006, 02:47 PM: Message edited by: patboy ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin T Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 28 Infantry Division 7 regiment - oberst Boysen 49 regiment - oberst Friedrich von Rothkirch und Panten 83 regiment - oberst Wilhelm von Altrock 8 Infantry Division 28 regiment - oberst Höhne 38 regiment - oberst Hesse 84 regiment - oberst Stoewer Oberst (German) - Colonel (USA) - Pulkownik (Polish) This page has some info too http://www.lexikon-der-we.../Infanterie.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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