Research :

Geert Rottiers

 

Thanks to :

Jason Mark

Klaus Rinnenbacher

 ! Order of battle of 2 February 1943 !  

The final surrender part III

 

(Northern pocket)

 During the night of 1–2 February, Karl Strecker sent out one of the last

 telegrams from Stalingrad :

 

"XI. Armeekorps and assigned divisions have fought to the end. 

Long live Germany.”

Army Corps commander and his Corps assigned to the German 6th  Army

 

Northern pocket

XI. Armeekorps  

General der Infanterie  

Karl Strecker

 

Division commanders or acting division commanders and their divisions assigned to XI Army Corps of the 6th Army 

 

XI. Armeekorps  

 

16. Panzer Division

  Generalleutnant

Günther Angern  

 

  60. Infanterie  Division (mot)

Oberst i.G.

Hans-Adolf von Arenstorff-Oyle  

 

24. Panzer Division

Generalleutnant

    Arno von Lenski    

   

 113. Infanterie Division

Generalleutnant  

Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin  

 

305. Infanterie Division  

Oberst 

Albrecht Czimatis

 

389. Infanterie Division  

Generalmajor  

Erich Magnus*  

and

Generalmajor

  Martin Lattmann  

 

Acting commanders.

Encircled divisons not assigned to an Army Corps.

Sick

Surrendered to the Russians including Army Corps and Divisions 

Missing in action

 

Remark : 

Oberst i.G Hans-Adolf von Arenstorff-Oyle was promoted Generalmajor on 1 October 1943.

 

 

Sources :

 

Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945 by

Bradley/Hildebrand/Brockman

 

Privat Stalingrad archive of Geert Rottiers and  Jason Mark    

 

Die Generale des Heeres by Wolf Keilig

 

Verbände und Truppen der Deutschen  Wehrmacht und Waffen SS by G. Tessin