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German Forces Battle of Kursk

July 1943

4th Panzer Army: (as of 7/6/43) Army Troops: 473rd (mot) Mapping Detachment 312th Hhrer Arko (senior artillery commander) 512nd Muzzle Velocity Measurement Troop 14th Senior Construction Staff 34th Commander of Construction Droops 155th Construction Battalion (K) 305th Construction Battalion (K) 922nd Brko Squadron Staff 671st Brko 2/413th Brko Kretzer Organization Todt Replacement Staff 71st Organization Todt Unit 73rd Organization Todt Unit

4th Panzer Army Signals Regiment 694th Propaganda Company 323rd Abw. Troop 205th Abw. Troop 104th Abw. Troop 34th Military Police Company 37th Military Police Company LII Army Corps: Corps Troops: 137th Arko 1/108th Light Field Howitzer Battalion (mot RSO) 3/731st 150mm Gun Battery 1st Heavy Nebelwerfer Regiment 677th Pioneer Regiment z.b.V. 74th Pioneer Battalion

23rd Brko B 80th Brko B 217th Construction Battalion 226th Bicycle Security Battalion (1 co. detached) 57th Infantry Division: 1/,2/179th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/199th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/217th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/157th Artillery Regiment 157th Bicycle Battalion 157th Panzerjger Battalion 157th Pioneer Battalion 157th Signals Battalion 157th Division Support Units 255th Infantry Division:

1/,2/,3/465th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/475th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/255th Artillery Regiment 255th Bicycle Battalion 255th Panzerjger Battalion 255th Pioneer Battalion

255th Signals Battalion 255th Division Support 332nd Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/676th Grenadier Regiment

1/,2/,3/677th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/678th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/332nd Artillery Regiment 332nd Bicycle Battalion 332nd Panzerjger Battalion 332nd Pioneer Battalion 332nd Signals Battalion 332nd Division Support Units XXXXVIII Panzer Corps: Corps Troops: 10th Panzer Brigade Staff 39th Panzer Regimental Staff 51st Panzer Battalion 52nd Panzer Battalion 132nd Arko (artillery commander)

144th Arko 70th Artillery Regimental Staff z.b.V. 3/109th Mortar Battalion 101st Heavy Field Howitzer Battalion 842nd (100mm) Gun Battalion 911st Sturmgeschtz Battalion 19th Light B. Battalion 515th Pioneer Regimental Staff z.b.V. 48th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 1st (mot) Pioneer Lehr Battalion 938th Brko Squadron Staff 22nd Brko B 609th Brko B 639th Brko B 640th Brko B

641st Brko B 642nd Brko B 643rd Brko B 644th Brko B 645th Brko B 646th Brko B 647th Brko B 648th Brko B 649th Brko B 676th Brko B 841st Brko J 37th Construction Battalion 507th Light Bicycle Road Construction Battalion 81st Construction Battalion (4th (Georgian) Company detached)

616th Army Flak Battalion 167th Infantry Division: 1/,2/315th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/331st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/339th Infantry Regiment 167th Fusilier Battalion

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1/,2/,3/238th Artillery Regiment 1/40th Artillery Regiment 238th Panzerjger Battalion 238th Pioneer Battalion

238th Signals Battalion 238th Division Support Units Grossdeutschland Panzer Grenadier Division: Grossdeutschland Panzer Regiment 1st Battalion 4 Panther Tank Companies 2nd Battalion 4 Tank Companies (Mk IV Tanks) 3rd Battalion 4 Tiger Tank Companies 1/,2/,3/Grossdeutschland Grenadier Regiment 13th (self propelled) Infantry Support Company (150mm sIG) 14th (mot) Pioneer Company 15th (mot) Panzerjger Company

16th Self Propelled AA Company 1/,2/,3/Grossdeutschland Fusilier Regiment 13th (self propelled) Infantry Support Company (150mm sIG) 14th (mot) Pioneer Company 15th (mot) Panzerjger Company 16th Self Propelled AA Company Grossdeutschland Reconnaissance Battalion (4 cos) Army Flak Battalion: 1-3rd (mot) Heavy Flak Batteries (88mm guns) 4th-5th (self propelled) Medium Flak Battery 6th (self propelled) Light Flak Battery (quad 20mm guns) Grossdeutschland Panzer Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion

2 Batteries (105mm Wespe) 1 Battery (150mm Hummel) 2nd Battalion 2 Batteries (105mm lFH) 1 Battery (150mm sFH) 3rd Battalion 2 Batteries (105mm lFH) 1 Battery (100mm K18 guns) 4th Battalion 2 Batteries (105mm lFH) 1 Battery (150mm sFH) Grossdeutschland Sturmgeschtz Brigade (3 btrys) Grossdeutschland Pioneer Battalion (4 cos) Grossdeutschland Signals Battalion Grossdeutschland Support Units

Equipment as of 7/2/43 2 Panzer Mk III short 20 Panzer Mk III long 7 Panzer Mk IV short 55 Panzer Mk IV long 14 Panzer Mk VI Tiger

14 Flame Panzers 34 Sturmgeschtz 22 Heavy PAK 19 Self Propelled PAK

3rd Panzer Division: 1/,2/3rd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/394th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3rd Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/6th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/75th Panzer Artillery Regiment 314th Army Flak Artillery Battalion 543rd Panzerjger Battalion 39th Signals Battalion 39th Pioneer Battalion 39th Divisional Support Units 83rd Supply Troops Equipment as of 7/2/43 3 Panzer Mk III short 28 Panzer Mk III long

15 Panzer Mk IV short 20 Panzer Mk IV long 2 Sturmgeschtz 9 Heavy PAK 14 Self Propelled PAK 11th Panzer Division: 1/,2/110th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/111th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 11th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 2/,3/15th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/119th Panzer Artillery Regiment 277th Army Flak Battalion 90th Panzerjger Battalion 209th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 89th Panzer Signals Battalion

61st Divisional Support Units Equipment as of 7/2/43 2 Panzer Mk III short 43 Panzer Mk III long 7 Flame Panzers 20 Panzer Mk IV long 22 Sturmgeschtz 5 Heavy PAK 12 Self Propelled PAK II SS Panzer Corps: Corps Troops 122nd ARKO 861st Light Field Howitzer Battalion (mot RSO) 3/818th Light Field Howitzer Battalion (mot RSO) 3rd Commander of Nebelwerfer Troops

55th Nebelwerfer Regiment 1st Nebelwerfer Lehr Regiment 680th Pioneer Regimental Staff z.b.V 627th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 666th (mot) Pioneer Battalion

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929th Brko Squadron Staff 2/41st Brko B 11th Brko B 21st Brko B

31st Brko B 573rd Brko B 840th Brko J 8th Commander of Construction Troops 26th Construction Battalion 508th Light Bicycle Road Construction Battalion 410th Construction Battalion 812th Ger. B Unit SS Leibstandarte Adolph Hitler Panzer Division 1/,2/,3/1st Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH 16th Flak Company, 17th IG Company 18th Anti-Tank Company 19th Reconnaissance Company 1/,2/2nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH

3/2nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH (equipped with 150mm "Bison") 16th Flak Company 17th IG Company 18th Anti-Tank Company 19th Reconnaissance Company 2/Panzer Regiment LSSAH (5th-7th & 9th Companies) 1/,2/,3/,4/Artillery Regiment LSSAH 1st Battalion 3 105mm leFH btrys 2nd Battalion 2 105mm Wespe btrys & 1 150mm Hummel 3rd Battalion 3 150mm sFH btrys 4th Battalion 1 100mm & 2 150mm sFH btrys Reconnaissance Battalion LSSAH 1 light schtzen panzer company

2 VW reconnaissance companies 1 armored car company 1 heavy company (equipped with 150mm "Bison") Panzerjger (AT) Battalion LSSAH (3 companies) Sturmgeschtz Battalion LSSAH (3 batteries) Flak Battalion LSSAH (3 88mm & 2 37mm batteries) Pioneer Battalion LSSAH (3 companies) Armored Signal Battalion LSSAH (2 companies) Divisional (Einheiten) Support Units Equipment as of 7/4/43 4 Panzer Mk IIs 11 Panzer Mk III/long 79 Panzer Mk IV/long 12 Panzer Mk VI (Tiger) 9 command tanks

18 (motZ) Pak 75mm 21 75mm self propelled anti-tank guns 34 Sturmgeschtz

SS Das Reich Panzer Division 1/,2/,3/Deutschland (mot) Infantry Regiment 1 (mot) Infantry Support Gun Company (4-150mm guns)

1/,2/,3/Der Fhrer (mot) Infantry Regiment 1 (mot) Infantry Support Gun Company (4-150mm guns) SS Das Reich Panzer Battalion (3 cos) 1/,2/SS Langemark Regiment SS Das Reich Artillery Regiment 1st Battalion 3 Batteries (4 105mm lFH 18 ea) 2nd Battalion: 3 Batteries (4 105mm lFH 18 ea) 3rd Battalion 3 Batteries (4 105mm lFH 18 ea) 4th Battalion 2 Batteries (4 150mm sFH 18 ea) 1 Battery (4-100mm guns)

Flak Battalion 1 Self Propelled Battery (2 quad 20mm & 8 20mm guns) 1 Self Propelled Battery (9 37mm guns) 1 Battery (3 self propelled 20mm & towed 4 88mm) SS Das Reich Signals Battalion SS Das Reich Pioneer Battalion (3 cos) SS Das Reich Panzerjger Battalion 1 Self Propelled Panzerjger Company (9-75mm PAK) 2 (mot) Panzerjger Companies (9-50mm PAK 38) SS Das Reich Reconnaissance Battalion 1 Light Armored Car Company 1 (mot) Heavy Weapons Company

1 Motorcycle Company SS Das Reich Administrative Service SS Das Reich Medical Service SS Das Reich Supply Service: SS (mot) Field Post Office SS (mot) Military Police Company SS Totenkopf Panzer Division 1/,2/,3/1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Totenkopf" 1/,2/,3/3rd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Totenkopf" 1/,2/3rd Panzer Regiment "Totenkopf" Reconnaissance Battalion (4 companies) 1/,2/,3/,4/Artillery Regiment Panzerjger Battalion (3 companies)

Flak Battalion (4 batteries) Sturmgeschtz Battalion (4 batteries) Pioneer Battalion (3 companies) Signals Battalion (2 companies)

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Army Group Kempf (as of 7/1/43) Army Troops: 590th Mapping Detachment A 310th Hher Arko

781st Artillery Regiment z.b.V. 626th Survey Troop 911th Assault Boat Company 603rd (Bock) Brko 22nd Road Construction Command 21st Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion 538th Heavy Road Construction Battalion 676th Heavy Road Construction Battalion Heidenrich Organization Todt Staff 30th Organization Todt Battalion 40th Organization Todt Battalion 570th Army Signals Regiment 50th Radio Company 56th Radio Company 561st Army Signals Park

1st Commander of Nebel Troops 637th Propaganda Company 604th Survey and Mapping Battalion 8th Magnetic Survey Troop 2nd Tr. Magnet Warta Raus Corps z.b.V: Corps Troops: 52nd Nebelwerfer Regiment 2/1st Heavy Nebelwerfer Regiment 4th Flak Regiment 7th Flak Regiment 48th Flak Regiment 18th Pioneer Regiment z.b.V. 52nd Pioneer Regiment 923rd Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion

7th Brko B 8th Brko B 20th Brko B 2/60th Brko B 102nd Brko B 297th Brko B 2/407th Brko B 2/410th Brko B 610th Brko B 666th Brko B 151st Brko K 41st Bridge Construction Battalion 246th Road Construction Pioneer Battalion 153rd Artillery Command 1/77th Light Artillery Regiment (105mm leFH)

2/54th Light Artillery Regiment (105mm leFH) 31st Light Observation Battalion 1/213th Artillery Regiment (105mm leFH) 905th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 393th Sturmgeschtz Company

106th Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/239th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/240th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/241st Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/,4/107th Artillery Regiment 106th Panzerjger Battalion 106th Pioneer Battalion 106th Signals Battalion 106th Division Support Units 320th Infantry Division 1/,2/585th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/586th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/587th Infantry Regiment 320th Divisional Fusilier Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/320th Artillery Regiment 320th Panzerjger Battalion 320th Pioneer Battalion 320th Signals Battalion 320th Division Support Units

XXXXII Corps: Corps Troops: 77th Flak Regiment 560th Heavy Panzerjger Battalion (Hornisse) C Heavy Panzerjger Battalion 620th Mountain Pioneer Battalion "Dauber" Special Staff 26th Construction Regiment 219th Construction Battalion 112th (K) Construction Battalion 153rd (K) Construction Battalion 18th Field Penal Battalion 107th Artillery Command 2/800th Heavy Artillery Regiment (150mm guns) 13th Light Observation Battalion

39th Grenadier Division 1/,2/,3/113th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/114th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/139th Artillery Regiment 139th Schnell Battalion 139th Signals Battalion 139th Division Support Units 161st Infantry Division Sturm Battalion (former 1/336th) 2/,3/336th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/364th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/371st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/241st Artillery Regiment 241st Panzerjger Battalion 241st Pioneer Battalion

241st Signals Battalion 241st Division Support Units 282nd Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/848th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/849th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/850th Grenadier Regiment

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1/,2/,3/282nd Artillery Regiment 282nd Panzerjger Battalion 282nd Pioneer Battalion 282nd Signals Battalion

282nd Division Support Units III Panzer Corps: Corps Troops: 54th Nebelwerfer Regiment 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion (Tiger Tanks) 99th Flak Regiment 153rd Flak Regiment 674th Pioneer Regiment 70th Pioneer Battalion 651st Pioneer Battalion 925th Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion 9th Brko B 2/411th Brko B 1/505th Brko B 602nd Brko B

2nd Supplemental Brko B 842nd Brko I 843rd Brko I 601st Pioneer Regiment 127th Pioneer Battalion (1 company detached) 531st Pioneer Bridge Construction Battalion 110th Brko B 3rd Artillery Command 612th Artillery Regiment z.b.V. 228th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 2/71st Artillery Regiment (150mm sFH) 857th Heavy Artillery Battalion (210mm mrsers) 2/62nd Artillery Regiment (105mm leFH) 168th Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/417th Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/429th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/442nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/248th Artillery Regiment 5/248th Artillery Regiment (Nebelwerfers) 248th Battalion 248th Battalion 248th Pioneer Battalion 248th Signals Battalion 248th Division Support Units 6th Panzer Division: 1/,2/4th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/114th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/11th Panzer Regiment 6th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/,3/76th Artillery Regiment

298th Flak Battalion 41st Panzerjger Battalion 57th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 82nd Panzer Signals Battalion 57th Divisional Support Units

7th Panzer Division: 1/,2/6th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/7th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 7th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion

1/,2/25th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/78th Panzer Artillery Regiment 296th Army Flak Battalion 42nd Panzerjger Battalion 83rd Panzer Signals Battalion 58th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 58th Divisional Support Units 19th Panzer Division: 1/,2/27th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/73rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/74th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/27th Panzer Regiment 19th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/,3/19th Panzer Artillery Regiment 272nd Army Flak Battalion

19th Panzerjger Battalion 19th Pioneer Battalion 19th Signals Battalion 19th Divisional Support Units 9th Army: (as of 6/30/43) Army Troops: 442nd Division Staff z.b.V. 4th Commander of Nebelwerfer Troops 654th Pioneer Battalion 751st Pioneer Battalion 42nd Bridge Construction Battalion 593rd Bridge Construction Battalion 1./430th Brko B 535th Brko

42nd Construction Commander 544th Road Construction Battalion 576th Road Construction Battalion 580th Road Construction Battalion 10th Senior Construction Staff 1./620th Mapping & Survey Battalion Erfassungsstab (Seizure Staff?) 889th Security Battalion XX Army Corps: Corps Troops: 129th Arko 860th (mot) Artillery Battalion (12 105mm lFH 18) 15th Light Observation Battalion 512th Pioneer Battalion 4th Pioneer Regimental Staff z.b.V.

750th Pioneer Battalion 626th Brko B 44th Construction Battalion 418th Construction Battalion 80th Construction Battalion 244th (K) Construction Battalion

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45th Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/130th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/133th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/135th Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/98th Artillery Regiment 1/99th Artillery Regiment 65th Signals Battalion 81st Pioneer Battalion 45th Division Support Units 72nd Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/105th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/124th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/266th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/106th Artillery Regiment 72nd Panzerjger Battalion 72nd Pioneer Battalion 72nd Signals Battalion 172nd Division Support Units 137th Infantry Division:

1/,2/447th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/448th Grenadier Regiment 137th Divisional Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/137th Artillery Regiment 137th Panzerjger Battalion 137th Pioneer Battalion 137th Signals Battalion 137th Division Support Units 251st Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/451st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/459th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/471st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/251st Artillery Regiment 251st Panzerjger Battalion 251st Pioneer Battalion

251st Signals Battalion 251st Division Support Unit XXXXVI Panzer Corps: Corps Troops: 101st Arko 609th Artillery Regimental Staff z.b.V. 909th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 430th (mot) Light Artillery Battalion (12 105mm lFH 18) 611th (mot) Light Artillery Battalion (12 100mm K18) 2/47th Artillery Regiment (12 150mm sFH) 3rd Btry, 637th Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 210mm) 3rd Btry, 620th Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 150mm K18) 6th Light Observation Battalion 433rd Light Gun Battalion

423rd Artillery Battery (4 105mm lFH 18) 443rd Pioneer Battalion 752nd Brko B 29th Brko 930th Bridging Squadron Staff 33rd Construction Commander

584th Road Construction Battalion Gruppe von Manteuffel 9th Jger Battalion 10th Jger Battalion

11th Jger Battalion 18th Heavy Nebelwerfer Battalion 7th Infantry Division: "List"/,1/,3/19th Grenadier Regiment 1/,3/61st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/62nd Grenadier Regiment 7th Division Fusilier Battalion (AA) 1/,2/,3/7th Artillery Regiment 1/43rd Artillery Regiment 7th Panzerjger Battalion 7th Signals Battalion 7th Pioneer Battalion 7th Division Support Units 31st Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/12th Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/17th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/82nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/31st Artillery Regiment 1/67th Artillery Regiment 31st Panzerjger Battalion 31st Signals Battalion 31st Pioneer Battalion 31st Division Support Units 102nd Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/232nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/233rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/235th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/104th Artillery Regiment 102nd Panzerjger Battalion 102nd Signals Battalion

102nd Pioneer Battalion 102nd Division Support Units 258th Infantry Division: 258th Divisional Battalion 1/,2/,3/478th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/479th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/258th Artillery Regiment 258th Panzerjger Battalion 258th Signals Battalion 258th Pioneer Battalion 258th Division Support Unit XXXXVIII Panzer Corps: Corps Troops: 130th Arko 904th Sturmgeschtz Battalion

245th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 2/63rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (12 150mm sFH) 637th Heavy Artillery Battalion (3rd btry detached) (6 210mm howitzers) 1st Btry, 620th Artillery Battalion (3 150mm sFH K18) 1/2nd Heavy Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 300mm launchers)

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2/2nd Heavy Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 300mm launchers) 3/2nd Heavy Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 280/320mm & 8 self propelled 150mm launchers) 678th Pioneer Regimental Staff

2nd Pioneer Instruction (Lehr) Battalion 47th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 145th Bridge Construction Battalion 47th Brko B 2./420nd Brko 845th Brko J 928th Bridging Squadron Staff 21st Panzer Brigade Staff 505th (Tiger) Panzer Heavy Battalion 312nd (Fkl) Panzer Company 6th Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/18th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/37th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/58th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/6th Artillery Regiment

1/42nd Artillery Regiment 6th Panzerjger Battalion 6th Pioneer Battalion 6th Signals Battalion 6th Division Support Units 2nd Panzer Division: 1/,2/2nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/304th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2nd Motorcycle Battalion

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507th Heavy Panzer Battalion (Tiger Tanks)2

2/3rd Panzer Regiment (Mk IV tanks) 1/,2/,3/74th Panzer Artillery Regiment 273rd Army Flak Artillery Battalion 38th Armored Panzerjger Battalion 38th Panzer Signals Battalion

38th Panzer Pioneer Battalion 38th Divisional Support Units 82nd Supply Troops 9th Panzer Division: 1/,2/10th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/11th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 9th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/33rd Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/102nd Panzer Artillery Regiment 287th Army Flak Battalion 50th Panzerjger Battalion 85th Signals Battalion 86th Pioneer Battalion 60th Divisional Support Units 20th Panzer Division:

1 Reorganized as an armored reconnaissance battlaion on 6/30/4.

2 Reorganized as the 1/3rd Panzer Regiment (Mk V Panther tanks) on 6/30/4.

1/,2/59th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/112th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 21st Panzer Battalion 1/,2/,3/92nd Artillery Regiment

92nd Panzerjger Battalion 92nd Pioneer Battalion 92nd Signals Battalion 92nd Divisional Support Units XXXXI Panzer Corps: Corps Troops: 35th Arko 69th Artillery Regimental Staff 177th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 244th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 616th Light Artillery Battalion (12 105mm lFH 18) 425th Light Artillery Battalion (12 105mm lFH 18) 2/64th (mot) Light Artillery Regiment (12 105mm lFH 18) 427th Light Artillery Battalion (12 100mm K18) 2/61st Heavy Artillery Regiment (12 150mm sFH)

604th (mot) Heavy Artillery Battalion (9 210mm) 2nd Btry/620th (mot) Artillery Battalion (3 150mm guns) 1/53rd Nebelwerfer Regiment (18 150mm launchers) 2/53rd Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 150mm & 6 self propelled 150mm launchers) 3/53rd Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 210mm launchers) 104th Pioneer Regimental Staff z.b.V. 42nd (mot) Pioneer Battalion 2nd Co/409th Brko 606th Brko 932nd Bridge Squadron Staff 417th Construction Battalion 656th Panzerjger Regimental Staff 653rd Panzerjger Battalion (45 Ferdinand Tanks) 654th Panzerjger Battalion (45 Ferdinand Tanks)

216th Sturm Panzer Battalion (45 150mm H Hummel SP gun carriages) 313th (Fkl) Panzer Company 314th (Fkl) Panzer Company 19th Heavy Nebelwerfer Battalion (unknown equipment) 18th Panzer Division 1/,2/52nd Schtzen Regiment 1/,2/101st Schtzen Regiment 18th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 18th Panzer Battalion 1/,2/,3/88th Artillery Regiment 292nd Flak Battalion 88th Panzerjger Battalion 88th Signals Battalion 98th Pioneer Battalion

88th Divisional Support Units 86th Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/167th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/184th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/216th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/186th Artillery Regiment

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186th Panzerjger Battalion 186th Pioneer Battalion 186th Signals Battalion 186th Division Support Units

292nd Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/507th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/508th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/509th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/Artillery Regiment 292nd Pioneer Battalion Panzerjger Company Bicycle Squadron 292nd Signals Battalion 292nd Division Support Units XXIII Corps (former XXXXI Panzer Corps "Ost"): Corps Troops: 112th Arko 109th Artillery Regimental Staff z.b.V. 775th Artillery Regimental Staff

41st Artillery Regimental Staff 185th Sturmgeschtz Battalion 2/59th (mot) Light Artillery Regiment (12 105mm lFH 18) 426th Light Artillery Battalion (12 105mm lFH 18) 851st Light Artillery Battalion (12 122mm Russian guns) 709th Light Artillery Battalion (12 100mm K18 guns) 4th Btry/69th Light Artillery Battalion (4 105mm lFH?) 422nd Artillery Battalion (8 150mm sFH 18 & 4 100mm K18 guns) 848th Heavy Artillery Battalion (12 150mm sFH 18) 2/66th Heavy Artillery Regiment (12 150mm sFH 18) 859th Heavy Artillery Battalion (9 210mm) 1st & 2nd Btrys, 653rd Heavy Artillery Battalion (?) 1st Btry, 817th Artillery Battalion (3 170mm guns) 22nd Light Observation Battalion

1/51st Nebelwerfer Regiment (18 150mm launchers) 2/51st Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 150mm & 6 self propelled 150mm launchers) 3/51st Nebelwerfer Regiment (12 210mm launchers) 623rd Pioneer Regimental Staff 746th Pioneer Battalion 85th Mountain Pioneer Battalion 88th Brko B 78th Construction Battalion 811th Panzer Pioneer Company (G) 813th Panzer Pioneer Company 8th Jger Battalion 13th Jger Battalion 78th Sturm Division: 189th Sturmgeschtz Battalion

1/,2/14th Sturm Regiment 1/,2/195th Sturm Regiment 1/,2/215th Sturm Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 178th Panzerjger Battalion 189th Sturmgeschtz Battalion

1/,2/,3/,4/178th Artillery Regiment 293rd Army Flak Battalion 178th Division Support Units 216th Infantry Division

1/,2/,3/348th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/396th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/398th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/216th Artillery Regiment 216th Panzerjger Battalion 216th Pioneer Battalion 216th Signals Battalion 216th Division Support Units 383rd Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/531st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/532nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/533rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/383rd Artillery Regiment 383rd Anti-tank Battalion 383rd Pioneer Battalion

383rd Signal Battalion 383rd Divisional Support Units Det/36th Infantry Division: (only 1 regiment present) 87th Infantry Regiment von Esebeck Group: 4th Panzer Division: 1/,2/2nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/304th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/3rd Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/74th Panzer Artillery Regiment 273rd Army Flak Artillery Battalion 38th Armored Panzerjger Battalion 38th Panzer Signals Battalion 38th Panzer Pioneer Battalion

38th Divisional Support Units 82nd Supply Troops 12th Panzer Division: 1/,2/5th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/25th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 12th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/29th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/2nd Artillery Regiment 303rd Army Flak Battalion 2nd Panzerjger Battalion 32nd Panzer Pioneer Battalion 2nd Signals Battalion 2nd Divisional Support Units 10th Panzer Grenadier Division: 1/,2/,3/20th Grenadier Regiment (motorized)

1/,2/,3/41st Grenadier Regiment (motorized) 7th Panzer Battalion 110th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/,3/10th Artillery Regiment 275th Army Flak Battalion 10th Panzerjger Battalion

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10th Pioneer Battalion 10th Signals Battalion 10th Divisional Service Units 2nd Army:

Army Troops: Army Weapons School 308th Senior Artillery Command (Hh. Arko) 618th Artillery Regimental Staff z.b.V. 202nd Sturmgeschtz Battalion

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639th Light Flash & Sound Ranging Troop 653rd A.N.R. 58th Field Signals Command 919th Radio Betr. Platoon 571st A.N.P. 670th Propaganda Company 10th Short Range Reconnaissance Group (6th Luftwaffe Flotte Command) 3.(H)/21 (Luftwaffe Aircraft Detachments) 2.(H)/31 (Luftwaffe Aircraft Detachments)

10th Luftwaffe Staff Company 10th Luftwaffe Signals Management Company W.P.Z. 10/VIII 1st Courier Squadron Stabia (Photo Interpretation Det) 7th Senior Construction Staff 407th Construction Battalion 4th Construction Battalion

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133rd Construction Battalion 134th Construction Battalion 221st Pioneer Battalion

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Brko Gr. (T) von Mnchow (G.E.) (156, 162, 168, 175, & 198) Brko Auffr. Group (34, 534, & 672) 660th Brko 664th Brko

33rd Brko B 3./62nd Brko B 442nd Brko B O.T. Base Metzner 41st Organization Todt Base 87th Organization Todt Base 540th A.K.Staff 620th Survey Battalion 3rd Magnetic Calibration Troop 105th Defense Troop 110th Defense Troop 205th Defense Troop

3 Army Reserve, assigned to VII Corps.

4 Only part of equipment present.

5 Only part of equipment present.

305th Defense Troop 612nd Secret Field Police Group 75th Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/172nd Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/202nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/222nd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/175th Artillery Regiment 175th Pioneer Battalion 175th Panzerjger Battalion 175th Signals Battalion 175th Division Support Units (plus) 590th z.Zt. Korck XIII Corps: Corps Troops: 625th Artillery Battalion (1 btry - 3-150mm K39) 14th Light Observation Battalion 559th (self propelled) Panzerjger Battalion (12 76.2mm, 4 88mm, & 3 100mm K18 guns) 742nd Pioneer Battalion

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120th Construction Battalion7

125th Construction Battalion8

213th Construction Battalion 39th Brko B 855th Light Artillery Battalion (RSO)

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(12 105mm lFH 18) 24th Military Police Company 82nd Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/158th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/166th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/168th Infantry Regiment 182nd Panzerjger and Reconnaissance Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/182nd Artillery Regiment 182nd Pioneer Battalion 182nd Signals Battalion

182nd Supply Battalion 182nd Divisional Support Units 327th Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/595th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/596th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/597th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/327th Artillery Regiment 327th Panzerjger Battalion 327th Pioneer Battalion 327th Signals Battalion

6 Only part of equipment present.

7 Only part of equipment present.

8 Only part of equipment present.

9 Serving as Army Group Reserve.

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327th Division Support Units 340th Infantry Division:

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1/,2/,3/694th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/695th Infantry Regiment

1/,2/,3/696th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/340th Artillery Regiment 340th Panzerjger Battalion 340th Pioneer Battalion 340th Signals Battalion 340th Division Support Units Attached: 1/252nd Artillery Regiment (9 105mm lFH 18) VII Corps: Corps Troops: 124th Artillery Commander 2/43rd Artillery Regiment (3 btrys, with 4 100mm K18 & 6 150mm sFH 18) 16th (self propelled) Panzerjger Battalion (equipment unknown)

85th Pioneer Regimental Staff 215th Pioneer Battalion

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79th Construction Battalion12

218th Construction Battalion 523rd Road Construction Battalion 98th Brko B 21st Armored Train 9th Military Police Company 26th Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/39th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/77th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/78th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,26th Artillery Regiment 1/62nd Artillery Regiment 26th Panzerjger Battalion

26th Pioneer Battalion 26th Signals Battalion 26th Division Support Units 68th Infantry Division: 1/,2/169th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/188th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/196th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/168th Artillery Regiment 168th Panzerjger Battalion 168th Pioneer Battalion 168th Signals Battalion 168th Division Support Units

10 Joined with the 377th Infantry Division in the Wege Kommando.

11 Only part of equipment present.

12 Only part of equipment present.

88th Infantry Division: 1/,2/245th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/246th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/248th Infantry Regiment

188th Ski Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/188th Artillery Regiment 188th Panzerjger Battalion 188th Pioneer Battalion 188th Signals Battalion 188th Division Cupport Units Kampfgruppe, 323rd Infantry Division

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591st Regimental Group 592nd Regimental Group 593rd Regimental Group 323rd Artillery Regimental Group Remains, 323rd Panzerjger Battalion Remains, 323rd Pioneer Battalion Remains, 323rd Signals Battalion Luftflotte 6:

1 Night Fighter Group 1 Long Range Reconnaissance Group 1st Flieger Division: 3 Short Range Reconnaissance Groups 3rd Kampfgeschwader (3 groups) 4th Kampfgeschwader (3 groups) 54th Kampfgeschwader (3 groups) 1 or 2 Strkampfstaffeln 51st Jagdgeschwader (3 groups & 1 staffel) 54th Jagdgeschwader (3 groups) 1st Jagdgeschwader (3 groups) 1st Schlachtgeschwader (2 groups) 2nd Schlachtgeschwader (2-3 groups) 3rd Schlachtgeschwader (1-2 groups) 4 Panzerjagdstaffeln (tank destroyer squadrons)

1st Zerstrergeschwader (3 groups)(Me-110) 12th Flak Division: 21st Flak Regiment 162nd Flak Regiment 101st Flak Regiment 10th Flak Brigade: 1 Flak Regimental Staff (5-6 flak battalions) 2 Searchlight Batteries

13 This would be absorbed into the 88th Infantry Division, replacing the 246th Infantry Regiment in November 1943.

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Assigned Aircraft Recon- Attack &

aissance Stuka Bombers Me-110 Fighters Transports 6 July 141 647 582 168 522 28 7 July 195 582 454 123 307 26 8 July 100 378 274 73 291 57 9 July 164 181 138 22 661 66 10 July 134 375 220 66 266 75 11 July 111 249 226 20 283 - 12 July 85 419 173 59 320 - 13 July 85 415 234 59 320 - 14 July 96 410 210 55 208 - 15 July 121 250 36 96 200 - Luftflotte 4: 125th Long Range Reconnaissance Group 76th Weather Reconnaissance Group

Transport Staffel Medical Evacuation Detachment I Flieger Korps: In the Crimea IV Flieger Korps: In the Mius Front VIII Flieger Korps: 1 Short Range Reconnaissance Group 27th Kampfgeschwader (3 groups) 55th Kampfgeschwader (2 groups) 51st Kampfgeschwader (1 group) 100th Kampfgeschwader (1 group) 2 Strkampfstaffeln) 52nd Jagdgeschwader (3 groups) 3rd Jagdgeschwader (3 groups)

1st Schlachtgeschwader (3 groups) 2 Panzerjagdstaffeln (tank destroyer squadrons) 2nd Sturzkampfgeschwader (3 groups)(Ju-87) 77th Sturzkampfgeschwader (2 groups)(Ju-87) I Flak Corps: 10th (mot) Flak Division: 4th Flak Regiment 7th Flak Regiment 48th Flak Regiment 77th Flak Regiment 99th Flak Regiment 153rd Flak Regiment Kppen Flak Kampfgruppe 17th Flak Division: In Krementschug (Dnieper) region

15th Flak Division: In Varenovka-Kamenka region

Assigned Aircraft Recon- Attack & aissance Stuka Bombers Me-110 Fighters 5 July 74 1071 536 335 371

6 July 77 793 323 240 253 7 July 88 746 498 200 297 8 July 77 701 493 681 229 9 July 97 699 384 183 248 10 July ? ? ? ? ? 11 July 62 447 197 157 176 12 July 52 150 13 248 191 13 July 50 239 60 103 204 14 July 83 510 486 135 238 15 July 33 191 282 68 132

Klink, E., Des Gesetz des Handelns: Die Operation Zitadelle, 1943, 1966, Stutgart, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. Stadler, S., Die Offensive gegen Kursk 1943,II SS Panzerkorps als Stosskeil im Grosskampf, , 1980, Osnsbrck, Munin Verlag GmbH. Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960, National Archives Microcopy No. T-313/368 XXXXVIII Panzer Corps Daily report of 2/7/43 19,15 hours. II SS Panzer Corps Daily report of 4/7/43 AOK 9, Ia, Anlage IX to KTB, No. 8, Orders of Battle from 5/15 to 8/18/43 (35939/17).

AOK 2, Ia, No. 823/43 g. Kommandos from 6/21/43 AOK 2, Ia, KTB Russland from 4/1/to 6/30/43, Part II (27418/2) Ia, No. 3020/43 g.Kdos, in 4th Panzer Armo Corps, Ia, Anglagen 14 to KTB, Orders of Battle, from 3 7/27/43 (34888/18) Copyright GFN 1994