Battle of Berlin order of battle
The Battle of Berlin was the final major campaign of the European Theatre of World War II, fought between Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht and the Soviet Union's Red Army. It began with the Battle of the Seelow Heights on 16 April 1945 and concluded with the Battle in Berlin.
Units are listed as they were deployed from North to South on 16 April.
Northern Sector
[edit]German forces
[edit]| Army | Commander | Corps | Divisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Panzer Army | General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel | Swinemünde Corps | 402nd Infantry Division |
| 2nd Marine Division | |||
| XXXII Corps | Voigt Infantry Division | ||
| 549th Volksgrenadier Division | |||
| Stettin Garrison | |||
| 281st Infantry Division | |||
| Oder Corps | 610th Infantry Division | ||
| Klossek Infantry Division | |||
| XXXXVI Panzer Corps | 547th Volksgrenadier Division | ||
| 1st Naval Division |
3rd Panzer Army
[edit]Swinemünde Corps
[edit]- (General of Infantry Ansat)
- 2nd Marine Division
- 402nd Naval Division[a]
- 522nd Grenadier Training Regiment Stab
- 27/172 Füsilier Training Battalion Rostock
- 94th Grenadier Training Battalion Rostock
- 4/222 Grenadier Training Battalion Rostock
- 48/374 Grenadier Training Battalion Neubrandenburg
- 89/368 Grenadier Training Battalion Schwerin
- 85th Hungarian Regiment Stab
- Hungarian infantry school Várpalota
- Brigade Kopp
- Alarm Regiment 4
- Alarm Regiment 5
- Stab Artillery Training Regiment 2 Schwerin
- 257th Artillery Ausbildung Battalion
- 12/32 Artillery Battalion
- 38/2 Artillery Battalion Schwerin
- 22nd Flak Training Battalion
- General of Infantry Friedrich-August Schack
- 1st Panzerjägd Battalion
- Kampfgruppe Voigt
- Volkssturm Battalion 244
- Volkssturm Battalion 26/50
- Volkssturm Battalion 26/52
- Volkssturm Battalion 26/62
- 281st Infantry Division
- 379th Regiment (I. Battalion)
- 1098th Regiment (I. & II. battalions)
- Battalion Creuz
- Volkssturm Battalion Hessen Nassau
- One Fortress Alarm Battalion
- 549th Volksgrenadier Division
- 1097th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. battalions)
- 1099th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. battalions)
- 1549th Artillery Regiment (I. to IV. Battalions)
- Other units
- 1549th Pioneer Battalion
- 549th Replacement Battalion
- 549th Füsilier Battalion
- 549th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 companies)
- 929th Heeres Artillery Battalion (2 heavy batteries with 2 guns each)
- 3rd Flak Regiment
- 605th Heavy Flak Battalion (6 batteries)
- 325th Heavy Flak Battalion (7 batteries)
- 474th Heavy Flak Battalion (8./616 Flak Battalion - 10.5 cm x 8 guns)
- 437th Heavy Flak Battalion (6 batteries)
- Regiment Pommern 4 (II. & III. battalions)
- Marine Alarm Battalion
- Recce battalion of the 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division
- one battalion of 5th Jäger Division
- one Hitler Youth Battalion
- Volkssturm Battalion 26/11
- Volkssturm Battalion 26/29
- Volkssturm Battalion 26/70
- Another battalion
- SS Latvian Feldersatz Depot
- SS Latvian Grenadier Regiment 1 (I.-IV. Battalions) - detached in Swinemünde
- SS Latvian Grenadier Regiment 2 (I.-IV. Battalions, IV. Battalion with only 72 men)
- SS Latvian Grenadier Regiment 3 (I.-III. Battalions)
- 418th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions) from 281st Security Division
- 281st Füsilier Battalion from 281st Security Division
- 1st Fortress Infantry Regiment (I. & II. Battalion) former 43rd Fortress Regiment (with 1453rd & 1454th Fortress battalions)
- 2nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (I. & II. Battalion) former 44th Fortress Regiment (with 1455th & 1457th Fortress battalions)
- 3rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (I. & II. Battalion) former Over & Roy Alarm battalions
- 4th Fortress Infantry Regiment (I. & II. Battalion) former Benner & Laase Alarm battalions
- 5th Fortress Infantry Regiment (I. & II. Battalion) former 1st Marine Infantry Battalion & Feldersatz Battalion + police company
- 85th Fortress M.G. Battalion
- Stettin A Fortress M.G. Battalion
- Fortress Pioneer Battalion
- 3132nd Artillery Regiment (II. (3., 4., 7., 8. batteries every one with 5 x 7.62 cm (Russian)) & III. (9.& 10. batteries every one with 4 x 15 cm & 11. & 12. batteries, every one with 6 x 7.62 cm (Russian)) battalions)
- 3156th Fortress Flak Battalion (3147th (6 x 10,5 cm (French)) & 3148th ( 6 x 12,2 cm (Russian) Fortress Flak batteries)
- 3158th Fortress Flak Battalion (1., 2. & 3. Batteries every one with 4 x 15,2 cm (Russian))
- VIII Fortress Pak Regiment
- XVI Fortress Pak Verband (comp. 4, 7, 8, 10)
- XXVII Fortress Pak Verband (comp. 1-6, 8 & 10)
- 725th Pioneer Battalion (4 companies)
- 555th z.v.B. Pioneer Regiment
- Fire security Battalion (3 companies)
- 96th Pioneer Battalion (4 companies)
- 254th Pioneer Battalion (3 companies)
- IV/ Waffen SS Grenadier Regiment (3 companies)
Oder Corps
[edit]- Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
- Fs E. u. A. Regiment 1
- 284th Sturmgeschütze Brigade
- Infantry Group Klossek
- 1604th (Russian) Regiment (2 battalions)
- 89/IV Hungarian Battalion
- Volkssturm Battalion Genssen
- one Battalion F.A. Oder
- II./3 SS Regiment
- 610th Infantry Division
- 1. SS Police Brigade[b]
- Volkssturm Battalion Hamburg
- Volkssturm Battalion Brandenburg
- Volkssturm Battalion
- Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
Soviet forces
[edit]| Front | Commander | Army |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Belorussian Front | Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky | 19th |
| 49th | ||
| 65th | ||
| 70th | ||
| 2nd Shock | ||
| 5th Guard Tank |
2nd Shock Army
[edit]- 2nd Shock Army (Colonel General Ivan Fedyuninsky)
- 98th Rifle Corps
- 108th Rifle Corps
- 46th Rifle Division
- 90th Rifle Division
- 372nd Rifle Division
- 116th Rifle Corps
- 86th Rifle Division
- 321st Rifle Division
- 326th Rifle Division
- 161st Fortified Region
- 8th Guards Tank Corps
- 58th Guards Tank Brigade
- 59th Guards Tank Brigade
- 60th Guards Tank Brigade
- 28th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
65th Army
[edit]- 65th Army (Colonel General Pavel Batov)
- 18th Rifle Corps
- 46th Rifle Corps
- 108th Rifle Division
- 186th Rifle Division
- 413th Rifle Division
- 105th Rifle Corps
70th Army
[edit]- 70th Army (Colonel General Vasily 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
- 47th Rifle Corps
49th Army
[edit]- 49th Army (Colonel General Ivan Grishin)
- 70th Rifle Corps
- 139th Rifle Division
- 238th Rifle Division
- 121st Rifle Corps
- 42nd Rifle Division
- 199th Rifle Division
- 380th Rifle Division
- 70th Rifle Corps
19th Army
[edit]- 19th Army (Colonel General Vladimir Romanovsky)
- 40th Guards Rifle Corps
- 132nd Rifle Corps
- 134th Rifle Corps
- 3rd Artillery Corps
- 1st Artillery Division
- 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division
5th Guards Tank Army
[edit]- 5th Guards Tank Army (Colonel General Vasily Volsky)
- 29th Tank Corps
- 53rd Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 25th Tank Brigade
- 31st Tank Brigade
- 32nd Tank Brigade
- 29th Tank Corps
Front Reserve
[edit]- Front Reserve
- 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps
- 5th Guards Cavalry Division
- 6th Guards Cavalry Division
- 32nd Cavalry Division
- 26th Artillery Division
- 1st Guards Tank Corps
- 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 15th Guards Tank Brigade
- 16th Guards Tank Brigade
- 17th Guards Tank Brigade
- 3rd Guards Tank Corps
- 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 3rd Guards Tank Brigade
- 18th Guards Tank Brigade
- 19th Guards Tank Brigade
- 8th Motorized Corps
- 66th Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 67th Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 68th Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 116th Tank Brigade
- 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps
Center Sector
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Georgi Zhukov
Colonel General Gotthard Heinrici
General of Infantry Theodor Busse
- Sturm Battalion AOK
- Hitlerjugend Nahkampf Brigade (I. to IV. Battalions each w 4 companies).
- CI Corps
- General of Artillery Wilhelm Berlin
- 406th Volksartilleriekorps (I. to V. Battalions II. & IV. each w 2 companies, the others w 3 companies)
- 111th Sturmgeschütz Lehr-Brigade
- Parachute Panzerjägd Brigade "Pirat" (from 541st Volksgrenadier Division)
- 15th Schweres werfer Regiment (II. Battalion (3 companies - each 6 x 15 cm))
- 53rd Flak Regiment (336th Battalion - 7/751 (2 x 8,8 cm), 1/185 (4 x 10,5 cm), 4/336 (4 x 10,5 cm), 2/336 (4 x 10,5), RAD 3/785 (3 x 10,5 cm), 1/339 (6 x 8,8cm + 3 x 2cm), 1/876 (3 x 3,7 cm), RAR (6 x 3,7 cm), FKT (3 x 3,7 cm) 2/871 (15 x 3,7 cm)) I./13 Battalion - 8 companies, 402nd Battalion - 10 companies)
- 182nd Flak Regiment (I./19 Battalion (3 companies 4 x 8,8 cm + 3 x 2 cm + 1 company 12 x 3,7 + 12 x 2 cm), I./54 Battalion (4 companies 4 x 8,8 cm + 3 x 2 cm + 1 company 12 x ? cm + 2 x 2 cm), leichte 87 Battalion (1 company 12 x 3,7 cm + 1 company 18 x 2 cm + 1 company ? x 2 cm )
- 16/69 Volkssturm Battalion
- 16/128 Volkssturm Battalion
- 4 Volkssturm companies (16/75, 16/123, 16/511, 16/67/1)
- 5th Jäger Division
- 56th Jäger regiment
- 75th Jäger regiment
- 5th Jäger artillery regiment
- 606th Division Stab z.b.V.
- Schatten Regiment A (I. & II. Battalions + 14. Company)
- Regiment Sator (battalions Bählkow, Gorny & Spandau)
- Regiment Rohrde (Battalion Potsdam & Alarm? Battalion 67)
- Police Landschützen Battalion Bremen (606th Füsilier Battalion? (3 companies))
- 606th Artillery Regiment (III. (2 light batteries - each 4 guns & 1 heavy battery with 4 guns) & IV. (2 heavy batteries each with 6 guns + 1 heavy battery 5 x 15,2 (Russian guns))
- 1606th Panzerjäger company (7 PaK 75 mm)
- 3rd Panzer A. u. E. Battalion (3 companies - armored cars)
- 309th Berlin Infantry Division
- Wachregiment GrossDeutschland (I. & II. Battalions + 13. & 14. companies)
- 652nd Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 653rd Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 309th Artillery Regiment (I. (1-3 companies with 3,4 & 4 10,5 cm), I./301 (1-3 companies each 4 x 8,8 cm + 3 x 2 cm), III./707 (1-2 companies each 4 x 8,8 cm + 3 x 2 cm), IV./234 (10-11 & IV (bod) companies each 4 x 15 cm))
- 309th Pioneer Battalion (3 companies (one of them motorised))
- 309th Panzerjäger Battalion (3 companies - with 12 PaK 75mm & 10/8 ready StuG III)
- 1234th Fhj Regiment "Potsdam" (I. & II. Battalions)
- 16./1129th PanzerJägd Battalion (from Kurmark Division) with 15/10 ready Jägpanzer 38.
- 4 Volkssturm Battalion (Alarm battalions Brandenburg, 323rd Potsdam, Spandau, 338th z.b.V.)
- 25th Panzergrenadier Division
- 5th Panzer Battalion
- 35th Panzergrenadier Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 119th Panzergrenadier Regiment (I. (Half-tracks) & II. & III. Battalions)
- 25th Pioneer Battalion (5 companies)
- 25th Panzerjäger Battalion
- 125th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 292nd Heeres Flak Battalion
- 25th Panzergrenadier Artillery Regiment (I. (3 batteries - every one with 5 x 10,5 cm), II. (3 batteries - with 5,6 & 5 guns x 10,5 cm & III. (1 battery 4 x 10,5 cm, 2 batteries 5 x 15 cm) Battalions)
- Kampfgruppe 1001 Nights
- LVI Panzer Corps
- General of Artillery Helmuth Weidling
- Heeres 920th StuG Lehr Brigade
- 9th Fallschirmjäger Division
- 25th Parachute Regiment (I. & III. Battalions)
- 26th Parachute Regiment (I. & III. Battalions)
- 9th Parachute Artillery Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 9th Parachute Rocket battalion (3 companies)
- 9th Parachute Pioneer battalion (3 companies)
- 18th Panzergrenadier Division[c]
- 118th Panzer Battalion
- 30th Panzergrenadier Regiment (mot) (I., II., III. Battalions)
- 51st Panzergrenadier Regiment (mot)
- 18th Artillery Regiment (mot) (I., II., III. Battalions)
- 118th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 20th Panzergrenadier Division
- 8th Panzer Battalion
- 76th Panzergrenadier Regiment ( 3 battalions)
- 90th Panzergrenadier Regiment ( 3 battalions)
- 20th artillery regiment (3 battalions)
- 9th Fallschirmjäger Division
- Müncheberg Panzer Division
- Panzer Battalion Müncheberg (3 companies)
- 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment Müncheberg (I. & II. Battalions)
- 2nd Panzergrenadier Regiment Müncheberg (I. & II. Battalions)
- Panzerjäger company Müncheberg
- Panzerpioneer company Müncheberg
- Artillery Regiment Müncheberg (I. Battalion (3 companies each with 6 guns), II. (Flak Battalion) (2 batteries each 4 x 8,8 cm + 1 battery 4 x 3,7 cm))
- Müncheberg Panzer Division
- XI SS Panzer Corps
- Obergruppenführer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
- 404th Volksartillerie Corps
- (I.(1-3 batteries), II.(4-6 batteries), III.(7-9 batteries), IV.(10-11 batteries), V.(12-13 batteries), VI.(14-16 batteries)
- 1240th Fhj Regiment (I. & II. battalions)
- 303rd ‘Döberitz’ Infantry Division
- 300th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 301st Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 302nd Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 303rd Artillery Regiment (I. (1-3 companies each 4 x 10,5 cm), II. (4-6 companies ? x 10,5), III. (7-9 companies each 4 x 8,8 cm/before was I./216 LW - Luftwaffe)
- 303rd Füsilier Battalion (3 companies)
- 303rd Pioneer Battalion (3 companies)
- 303rd Panzerjäger Battalion ( 3 companies - Stug III)
- 169th Infantry Division (9 battalions)
- 378th Grenadier Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 392nd Grenadier Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 1242nd Fhj Regiment (I. & II. Battalions + 13. & 14. companies)
- 230th Pioneer Battalion
- 230th Jagdpanzer Battalion (1. & 2. companies + 1230th Jägdpanzer company - 14 vehicles)
- 230th Artillery Regiment (I. to IV Battalions)
- Festungs Pak Verband XXVI (6., 7. & 10. companies)
- 712th Infantry Division
- Fhj Regiment 1239 (Wiener Neustadt) (I. & II. battalions)
- Fhj Regiment 1241 (Güstrow) (I. & II. battalions)
- Alarm Battalion Hauck
- 108th Volkssturm Battalion
- Schatten Regiment B (2 Battalions)
- 1712th Artillery Regiment (III. (3 batteries? - each 3 x 10,5 cm?), IV. (2 batteries - each 6 x 15 cm))
- Kurmark Panzergrenadier Division
- Panzer Battalion Kurmark
- Panzergrenadier Regiment Kurmark (I. & II. Battalions)
- Artillery Battalion Kurmark (3 batteries, each with 4 guns)
- 404th Volksartillerie Corps
- Frankfurt der Oder Garrison
- Generalmajor Ernst Biehler
- Festungs Grenadier Regiment 1
- Festungs Grenadier Regiment 2
- Festungs Grenadier Regiment 3
- Festungs Grenadier Regiment 4
- Festungs M.G. Battalion 84 (4 companies - 1 w. every Grenadier Regiment)
- Festungs KGr. 5 (Battalion size)
- Festungs KGr. 6 (Festungs infantry Battalion 1449 + 1 Police company)
- Festungs KGr. 7
- Festungs KGr. 8
- Festungs infantry Flak Battalion 829 (Part)
- Festungs Pionier Sperr Battalion 952
- Festungs PaK Verband XXVI (4 companies w. 39 8,8cm Pak43)
- Heavy Flak Battalion 185
- Heavy Flak Battalion 405
- Festungs Artillery Stab 1320
- Festungs Artillery Battalion 1325 (3 batteries)
- Festungs Artillery Battalion 1326 (4 batteries)
- Festungs Artillery Battalion 1327 (5 batteries - Before known w. number 3157)
- 12 Tank towers 7,5 cm
- Panzer Jagd Battalion 2 (1 company)
- V SS Mountain Corps
- Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln
- 408th Volksartillerie Brigade (I.(1-3 batteries), II.(4-5 batteries), III.(7-9 batteries), IV. (10-11 batteries), V. (13-14 batteries))
- 15th SS Pz Jagd Company
- 2nd Pz Jagd Battalion(without one company)
- 561st SS Panzerjäger Battalion
- 286th Infantry Division
- Regiment von Petersdorf (2 battalions)
- 1237th Fhj Regiment (2 battalions)
- Alarm Battalion Brieskow
- 27/151 Volkssturn Battalion "Dresden"
- 7/108 Volkssturn Battalion "Mainfranken"
- Volkssturn Battalion Oberdonau
- verstärke Pionnier Battalion 275
- 32nd SS Grenadier Division
- 86th SS Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 87th SS Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 32nd SS Artillery Regiment (I. (2 batteries 10,5 cm x 4 guns), II. (2 batterie 10,5 cm x 4 guns), III. (1 battery 10,5 cm x 4 guns & 1 battery 15 cm x 4 guns)
- Volkssturm Battalion Thüringen
- 391st Security Division[d]
- 1233rd Fhj Grenadier Regiment (I. to III. battalions - III. Battalion later became I./Grenadier Regiment Mueller z.b.V.)
- 95th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. battalions - before designed as 62nd & 63rd Alarm Battalions)
- 239th Sicherungs Battalion (later became II./Grenadier Regiment Mueller z.b.V.)
- Pioneer Battalion (Stab + 1. & 2. companies)
- SS Sturm Battalion z.v.B.
- 8/16 Volkssturm Battalion
- Rägener Division
- SS Verband Fhr Schüle Arolsen (I. to III. Battalions)
- Police Battalion Döring
- Absorbed the 286th Security Division
- Reserve
- 156th Infantry Division
- 1313th Grenadier Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 1314th Grenadier Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 1315th Grenadier Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 1456th Artillery Regiment (I. Battalion (1.-3. batteries), II. (4.-6. batteries)
- 1456th Pioneer Battalion
Marshal Georgy Zhukov
Colonel General Pavel Belov
- 9th Guards Rifle Corps
- 80th Rifle Corps
- 212th Rifle Division
- 234th Rifle Division
- 356th Rifle Division
- 89th Rifle Corps
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
Colonel General Franz Perkhorovich
- 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
- 32nd Rifle Division
- 143rd Rifle Division
- 6th Breakthrough Artillery Division
Colonel General Vasily Kuznetsov
- 7th Rifle Corps
- 12th Guards Rifle Corps
- 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
- 4th Breakthrough Artillery Corps
- 5th Breakthrough Artillery Division
Colonel General Nikolai Berzarin
- 9th Rifle Corps
- 26th Guards Rifle Corps
- 32nd Rifle Corps
- 5th Breakthrough Artillery Corps
- 2nd Breakthrough Artillery Division
- 14th Breakthrough Artillery Division
- 11th Guards Heavy Tank Brigade
- 67th Guards Heavy Tank Brigade
Colonel Generall Vasily Chuikov
- 4th Guards Rifle Corps
- 28th Guards Rifle Corps
- 29th Guards Rifle Corps
- 8th Breakthrough Artillery Corps
- 18th Breakthrough Artillery Division
- 29th Breakthrough Artillery Division
- 7th Guards Heavy Tank Brigade
Colonel General Vladimir Kolpakchi
- 25th Rifle Corps
- 61st Rifle Corps
- 134th Rifle Division
- 246th Rifle Division
- 247th Rifle Division
- 91st Rifle Corps
Colonel General Vyacheslav Tsvetayev
- 16th Rifle Corps
- 38th Rifle Corps
- 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
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
Colonel General Semyon 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
Colonel General Alexander Gorbatov
- 35th Rifle Corps
- 40th Rifle Corps
- 5th Rifle Division
- 129th Rifle Division
- 41st Rifle Corps
Front Reserves
[edit]- 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps
- 3rd Guards Cavalry Division
- 4th Guards Cavalry Division
- 17th Guards Cavalry Division
- 9th Tank Corps
- 23rd Tank Brigade
- 95th Tank Brigade
- 108th Tank Brigade
- 8th Motorized Brigade
Southern Sector
[edit]
Ferdinand Schörner
Ivan Stepanovich Konev
Feldmarshal Ferdinand Schörner
General of Panzer Fritz-Hubert Gräser
(Later transferred to the 9th Army)
- V Corps
- General of Artillery Kurt Wäger
- 35th SS Police Grenadier Division
- 69th SS and Police Grenadier regiment
- 70th SS and Police Grenadier regiment
- 71st SS and Police Grenadier regiment
- 35th SS and Police Füsilier battalion
- 35th SS Artillery regiment
- 29th SS Polizei-Schützen regiment
- 30th SS Polizei Schutzen regiment
- Ausbildung Regiment 561
- Corps MG Battalion 95
- Alarm Regiment 94
- Alarm Regiment 97
- 35th SS Police Grenadier Division
- 36th SS Grenadier Division
- Pz Jagd Battalion 4
- 681st Heavy Antitank Battalion
- 1244th Fj Regiment (I. & II. Battalion)
- 72nd Waffen SS Grenadier regiment
- 73rd Waffen SS Grenadier regiment
- 36th Füilier company
- 36th SS artillery battalion
- Tank battalion Standort 1
- 275th Infantry Division
- 342nd Infantry Division
- 21st Panzer Division
- 36th SS Grenadier Division
General of Panzer Walther Wenck
- XX Corps
- General of Cavalry Carl-Erik Koehler
- XXXIX Panzer Corps
- Lt. General Karl Arndt
- 12 – 21 April 1945 under OKW with the following structure:
- 21 – 26 April 1945 under 12th Army with the following structure:
- Clausewitz Panzer Division
- 84th Infantry Division
- 324th 'Hamburg' Reserve Infantry Division
- 588th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 589th Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 324th Artillery Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 324th Füsilier Battalion
- 'Meyer' Infantry Division
- Möller Infantry Regiment
- Heising Infantry Regiment
- XXXXI Panzer Corps
- Lt. General Rudolf Holste
- Von Hake Infantry Division
- 1st Von Hake Grenadier Regiment
- 2nd Von Hake Grenadier Regiment
- 199th Infantry Division
- V-Weapons Infantry Division
- 901st z.b.V. Artillery regiment (I. w. 1-3 comp, IV.? w. 10-11 comp.)
- 902nd z.b.V. Artillery regiment
- Von Hake Infantry Division
- XLVIII Panzer Corps
- General of Panzer Maximilian von Edelsheim
- 14th Flak Division
- 90th Flak Regiment
- 121st Heavy Flak Battalion
- 568th Heavy Flak Battalion
- 729th Light Flak Battalion
- 43/IV Homeland Flak Battalion
- 120th Flak Regiment
- 307th Heavy Flak Battalion
- 323rd Heavy Flak Battalion
- 357th Heavy Flak Battalion
- 662nd Heavy Flak Battalion
- 525th E heavy Flak Battalion
- 80/XIII Homeland Flak Battalion
- 140th Flak Regiment
- 432nd Heavy Flak Battalion
- 722nd Light Flak Battalion
- 728th Light Flak Battalion
- 664th Lsp.Flak Battalion
- 19th Sw. EA Flak Battalion
- 73rd Searchlight Regiment
- 199th Searchlight Battalion
- 258th Searchlight Battalion
- 328th Searchlight Battalion
- 367th Searchlight Battalion
- 500th Searchlight Battalion
- 510th Searchlight Battalion
- 134th Luftnachrichten Battalion
- 90th Flak Regiment
- Kampfgruppe Leipzig (Volkssturm Battalion Leipzig I. to VIII. and some flak batteries)
- Kampfgruppe Halle (8 Volkssturm battalions and 1 Ersatz battalion)
- 14th Flak Division
Berlin garrison
[edit]9 defensive sectors created A to H and Z "Zentrum".
Volkssturm battalions and 1st Flak Division's
batteries were assigned to these sectors.
Assignment of the batteries in Sector A to H is dated
on 15th April.
- Wacht Regiment Berlin
- SS Wachbataillon Reichführer SS (600 men)
- Fortress regiments[e]
- 57th Fortress Regiment (3/115 VB + Wehrmacht Bat + Warnholz Police Bat) - Sector Anton
- 58th Fortress Regiment
- 59th Fortress Regiment - Sector Caesar
- 60th Fortress Regiment (at least II.) - Sector Dora
- 61st Fortress Regiment
- 62nd Fortress Regiment (Outside Berlin with Kampgruppe Steiner)
- 63rd Fortress Regiment
- 64th Fortress Regiment
- 65th Fortress Regiment
- 1st Flak Division
- 126th Flak Regiment (Nord)
- 202nd Heavy Flak Battalion
- 530th Heavy Flak Battalion
- 5./437 (5 x 10,5cm) Dahlem Staats
- 7./437 (5 x 10,5cm) Eichkamp
- 9./212 (6 ital.) Trabrennd Ruhleben
- 4./605 (6) Grunewald
- 4./126 (5 x 10.5cm) Ruhleben
- 2./422 (8 ital.) Jungfernheide
- 3./211 (6) Blumeshof
- 3./126 (6 x 10,5cm) Tegel: Schiesspl.
- 2./215 v (4 x 41) Dreipfuhl
- 3./215 v (3 x 10,5cm) Sven-Hedin Strasse
- 123rd Heavy Flak Battalion (Turm)
- 1./123rd battery (4 x 12,8cm) Friedrichshain
- 2./123rd battery (4 x 12,8cm) Zoo
- 3. 123rd Battery (3 x 12,8cm) Humbolthain
- 733rd Light Flak Battalion
- z.b.V. 6524 battery (6 x 3,7cm + 3 x 20 mm) Flh Brandenburg Briest
- 7./733 battery (12 x 3,7cm? + 3 x 20mm?) Flh Brandenburg Briest
- 1./755 battery (3 x 3,7cm + 12 x 20 mm?) Sector H
- 22nd Flak Regiment (Süd)
- 422nd Heavy Flak Battalion (List of batteries)
- 7./326 (ital.) in Hospital Schöneweide
- 9./326 in Zentralviehof
- z.b.V. 10306 (RAD 4/174) in Laubenkolonie Weissensee
- 2./605 in Karlshorst, Pionierschule
- 5./326 in Trainierbahn Karlshorst
- 4./307 in Friedrichsfelde-Ost
- 6./126 (6 x 10,5 cm) in Hohenschönhausen II
- 7./126 (5 x 10,5 cm) in Friesdrichsfelde I
- 10./126 (6 x 10,5 cm) in Biesdorf
- 422nd Heavy Flak Battalion (List of batteries)
- 126th Flak Regiment (Nord)
- 126th Heavy Flak Battalion
- 4./422 in Oberspree
- 5./126 (6 x 10,5 cm) in Schöneberg
- 10./326 in Treptower Park II
- 8./211 (RAD 4./145) in Stellung Treptower Park II
- z.b.V. 10359 in Sportplatz Baumschulenweg
- 3./458 (4 x ?) in Tempelhofer Feld
- 2./326 (RAD 3./52) in Stellung Bosporusweg
- 5./211 (8 x ?) in Johannifer Stift
- 7./605 in Gradestrasse
- 6./307 (RAD 7./95) in Sportplatz Grenzallee
- 126th Heavy Flak Battalion
- 979th Light Flak Battalion
- z.b.V. 14040 Battery (3 x 3,7cm 43 + 3 x 3,7cm) Sector C
- z.b.V. 6524 Battery (3 x 3,7cm?) Sector C
- 1./733 Battery (15 x 3,7cm ZW) Schönefeld
- 979th Light Flak Battalion
- Sector Caesar
in construction
- z.B.V. 10234 in Hospital Oberschöneweide
- z.b.V. 10224 in Spertplatz Herzberge
- 233/III in Biesdorf I
- Sector Dora
- 5./126 in Schöneberg
- 5./211 in Sportplatz Lichterfelde
- Sector Dora
Volkssturm Battalions
[edit]- Volkssturm battalions[f]
- 3/2 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/3 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/9 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/11 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/19 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/21 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/24 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/30 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/36 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/101 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/105 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/107 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/109 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/110 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/111 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/112 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/113 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/115 "Siemensdorf" Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/119 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/121 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/155 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/164 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/181 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/185 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/191 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/201 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/203 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/205 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/208 Volkssturm Battalion
- 16/209 Volkssturm Battalion
- 209 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/215 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/216 Volkssturm Battalion
- 268 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/277 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/301 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/303 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector D
- 3/305 Volkssturm Battalion (Fought in February east of the Oder)
- 3/306 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector D
- 3/307 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector D
- 3/309 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/311 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/312 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/313 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/314 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/316 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector D
- 3/320 Hitlerjugend Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/355 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/403 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/405 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/407 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/421 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/424 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/425 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector E
- 3/427 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/511 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/513 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/515 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/517 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/521 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector C
- 3/550 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/556 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/569 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/603 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/607 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/609 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector F
- 3/611 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/615 Volkssturm Battalion (Fought in February east of the Oder)
- 3/617 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector G
- 3/628 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/691 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/707 Volkssturm Battalion (Fought in February east of the Oder)
- 3/709 Volkssturm Battalion (Fought in February east of the Oder)
- 3/713 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector H
- 3/715 Volkssturm Battalion - Treptow (Fought in February east of the Oder)
- 3/725 Volkssturm Battalion -
- 3/803 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector H
- 3/804 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/805 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/806 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/811 Volkssturm Battalion
- 3/812 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/813 Volkssturm Battalion "Hummel" - Sector A
- 3/815 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/817 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- ·/869 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector H
- 3/885 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- mot 3/891 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- mot 3/892 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- mot 3/894 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector A
- 3/909 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector B
- 3/917 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector B?
- 3/919 Volkssturm Battalion - Sector B
- 3/921 Volkssturm Battalion - Treptow
- 3/922 Volkssturm Battalion - Treptow
- Volkssturm company Reichkanzeil - Sector Z
- 10 "nominal" Volkssturm Pionier Battalions with 2.019 men
- Abschnitt A 3 companies - 364 men
- Abschnitt B 1 company - 152 men
- Anschnitt C 1 company - 160 men
- Abschnitt D 1 company - 130 men
- Abschnitt E 4 companies - 366 men
- Abschnitt F 1 company - 143 men
- Abschnitt G 3 companies - 256 men
- Abschnitt H 1 company - 169 men
- Abschnitt Z 1 company - 205 men
- Reserve 1 company - 64 men
- And:
- Landeschutzen Battalion 320 - Sector A
- 213th Sicherungs Battalion
- Festungs PAK Ausbildungs- und Ersatz Einheit 101 (1. to 5. companies)
- Festungs PAK Verband XXI (1. & 2. companies - at least)
Reinforcements directed to Berlin
[edit]- 57th French SS Battalion "Fenet" from the 33rd SS Grenadier Division
- 15th SS Füsilier Battalion from the 15th SS Latvian Division
Levies during the battle
[edit]- Kampfgruppe Moltke (1 Begleit esquadron, 1 panzer comp. "Kummersdorf" w. 12 tanks, 1 panzerjäger comp. "Dresden" w. 6 guns and 250 soldiers) formed in Zossen on 19th April.
- 16/272 Volkssturm Battalion - Created on 19/04/45 in Velten (3 comp. w. 250 men)
Marshal Ivan Konev
Colonel General Vasily 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
Colonel General Nikolay Pukhov
- 24th Rifle Corps
- 27th Rifle Corps
- 102nd Rifle Corps
- 117th Guards Rifle Division
- 147th Rifle Division
- 172nd Rifle Division
- 1st Guards Artillery Division
Colonel General Alexey Zhadov
- 32nd Guards Rifle Corps
- 33rd Guards Rifle Corps
- 9th Guards Airborne Division
- 78th Guards Rifle Division
- 118th Rifle Division
- 34th Guards Rifle Corps
- 3rd Artillery Division
- 4th Guards Tank Corps
- 3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 12th Guards Tank Brigade
- 13th Guards Tank Brigade
- 14th Guards Tank Brigade
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 Armored Corps
Colonel General Konstantin Koroteyev
- 48th Rifle Corps
- 116th Rifle Division
- 294th Rifle Division
- 73rd Rifle Corps
- 78th Rifle Corps
- 7th Guards Mechanised Corps
- 24th Guards Mechanized Brigade
- 25th Guards Mechanized Brigade
- 26th Guards Mechanized Brigade
- 57th Guards Tank Brigade
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 Breakthrough Artillery Division
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
Colonel General Alexander Luchinsky
- 20th Rifle Corps
- 38th Guards Rifle Corps
- 128th Rifle Corps
- 61st Rifle Division
- 130th Rifle Division
- 152nd Rifle Division
Lieutenant General Pyotr Shafranov
- 71st Rifle Corps
- 44th Rifle Corps
- 36th Rifle Corps
1st Guards Cavalry Corps
[edit]- Lieutenant General Viktor Kirillovich Baranov
- 1st Guards Cavalry Division
- 2nd Guards Cavalry Division
- 7th Guards Cavalry Division
German Army Group Reserve
[edit]- III SS Panzer Corps
- Obergruppenführer Felix Steiner
- Units later allocated to Ninth Army:
- 503rd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
- 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division
- 11th SS Panzer Regiment "Hermann von Salza" (I. & II. Battalions)
- 23rd SS Grenadier Regiment (II. & III. Battalions)
- 24th SS Grenadier Regiment (II. & III. Battalions)
- 11th SS Artillery Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- 11th SS Panzer Recce Battalion (3 companies)
- 11th SS Pioneer Battalion
- 23rd SS Panzergrenadier Division
- 48th SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 49th SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 54th SS Volunteer Artillery Regiment (I. to III. Battalions)
- Units later allocated to Third Panzer Army:
- 27th SS Grenadier Division
- 66th SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 67th SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 27th SS Volunteer Artillery Regiment (I. to IV. Battalions)
- 28th SS Grenadier Division
- 69th SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 70th SS Volunteer Grenadier Regiment (I. & II. Battalions)
- 28th SS Volunteer Artillery Regiment (I. to IV. Battalions)
- 28th SS Volunteer Pioneer Battalion
- 27th SS Grenadier Division
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Known as 402 Ausbildung Division
- ^ I./SS Pol. Regiment 50 + I.(Hungarian), II., III./SS Pol. Regiment 8 + SS Ersatz Battalion 9 with only 2 companies
- ^ Originally with OKW
- ^ Renamed 337 Volksgrenadier Division before 21/4/45
- ^ It seems they were formed in every defensive sector with 3 battalions.
- ^ Up to 92 Volkssturm Battalions divided in different defensive areas.
References
[edit]- ^ Bahm, Karl (2014-03-06). Berlin 1945: The Final Reckoning. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-907446-88-7.
- ^ "2nd Byelorussian Front, 03.04.45".
- ^ "1st Byelorussian Front, 03.04.45".
- ^ "1st Ukrainian Front, 03.04.45".
Bibliography
[edit]- Antill, Peter (2005). Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-915-8.
- Tieke, Wilhem (2001). Tragedy of the faithful: A History of the III. SS (germanisches) Panzerkorps. Old Heathfield, Sussex: J J Fedorowicz. ISBN 978-0921991618.
Archives
[edit]- German archives in the Russian Federation: F. 500 op. 12452 d. 289 Dokumente und Materialien der Luftabwehr von Berlin im Mai 1945. Anfrage einer Flakeinheit über die notwendige Zahl der Volkssturmkräfte.