Kursk - German OB - Army Group Centre

This page shows the Order of Battle for Army Group Centre
The OB below shows the complete hierarchy of the Army Group, as far as I have been able to ascertain. The indents are used to show the levels of reporting - each indent showing units subordinate to the previous.

Click on Commanders to see a list of the unit commanders as known.

Unit	Notes
*Army Group Centre*	Orel
ï¿½ 36 Infantry Division	Converted from Mot/PG 6.43
ï¿½ 390FT Infantry Division	Field Training
ï¿½ 391FT Infantry Division	Field Training
ï¿½ 5 Panzer Division	PzRgt31
ï¿½ 8 Panzer Division	PzAbt I/10
ï¿½ 83 Infantry Division
ï¿½ II/213 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ 203 Security Division	No Art Abt + 2 IR
ï¿½ 221 Security Division	2 IR + I/221 Art Abt only
ï¿½ 286 Security Division
ï¿½ 7 Hungarian Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ 18H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 19H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 201H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 21H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 8H Infantry Division	Line-of-comms; redes from "108"
ï¿½ 8 Hungarian Corps
ï¿½ ï¿½ 12H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 23H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 24H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 25H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2H Infantry Division	Line-of-comms; redes from "102"; disb 1.7.43
ï¿½ ï¿½ 5H Infantry Division	Line-of-comms; redes from "105"
ï¿½ ï¿½ 9H Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1H Infantry Division	Hungarian Line-of-comms division; redes from "101"
ï¿½ 2 Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 308 Artillery Kommando	Hohrer - senior Arko
ï¿½ ï¿½ 618 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ 156 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 162 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 168 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 175 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 198 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 33 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ 34 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 442 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ 534 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3./62 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 660 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 664 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 672 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ Auffr Bridging Column	Auffr. Gruppe
ï¿½ ï¿½ vM Bridging Column	Gruppe von Munchow; staff only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 221 Eng/Pioneer Bn	Partial only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 202 PanzerJager Bn.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 559 PanzerJager Bn.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 616 PanzerJager Bn.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 13 Corps	Kursk (W); Rylsk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 327 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 340 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 377 Infantry Division	Remnants only - att 340ID
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 82 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ ?./625 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty - 150mm K39
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 855 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/252 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 39 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 742 Eng/Pioneer Bn	Partial equipment
ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Corps	Kursk (W); Sumy
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 26 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 323 Infantry Division	Cadre only - no troops
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 68 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 75 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 88 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 124 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/62 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/43 Heavy Howitzer Abt.	4 100mm K18/6 150mm sFH18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 98 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 215 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 85 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv	Staff only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 PanzerJager Bn.	Equipment unknown
ï¿½ 2 Panzer Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 112 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 707B Infantry Division	Static division - L of C
ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Corps	Orel; Mtsensk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 262 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 299 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 34 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 56 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/70 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 53 Corps	Orel; Bolkhov
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 208 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 211 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 25 Panzergrenadier Div.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 293 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 55 Corps	Bryansk; Jizdra
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 110 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 134 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 296 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 339 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ 3 Panzer Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ III/213 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 201 Security Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Luftwaffe Corps	Nevel-Vitebsk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2LW Infantry Division	May only be Bde strength ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3LW Infantry Division	May only be Bde strength ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4LW Infantry Division	May only be Bde strength ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6LW Infantry Division	May only be Bde strength ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ 43 Corps	Nevel
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Panzergrenadier Div.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 205 Infantry Division	2 IR only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 59 Corps	Nevel
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 263 Infantry Division	2 IR only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 291 Infantry Division	2 IR only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Corps	Vitebsk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 206 Infantry Division	2 IR only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 330 Infantry Division	2 IR + 2 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 87 Infantry Division
ï¿½ 4 Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 183 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 253 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 Corps	Smolensk; Spas Demenskoye
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 260 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 267 Infantry Division	only 2 IR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 268 Infantry Division	Only 2 IR
ï¿½ ï¿½ 27 Corps	Smolensk; Yartsevo (N)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 197 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 245 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 246 Infantry Division	2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 256 Infantry Division	2 IR only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 39 Panzer Corps	Smolensk; Yartsevo
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 129 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 337 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 95 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 56 Panzer Corps	Bryansk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 131 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 14 Infantry Division	Motorised; 2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 321 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Corps	Smolensk; Dorogobuj
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 252 Infantry Division	2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 342 Infantry Division	2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/71 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ 9 Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Panzergrenadier Div.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 12 Panzer Division	PzRgt29
ï¿½ ï¿½ 1./430 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 535 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 654 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 751 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 177 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 185 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 189 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 216 Panzer Battalion	150mm Brummbar StmPz
ï¿½ ï¿½ 244 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 245 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 301 (FKL) Panzer Battalion	Kp. 312, 313, 314 - Pz III/StuG III
ï¿½ ï¿½ 505 Heavy Tank Bn.	Tigers; 2 Cos to start; 3rd from 8.7
ï¿½ ï¿½ 653 schwere PanzerJager Bn.	Elefants
ï¿½ ï¿½ 654 schwere PanzerJager Bn.	Elefants
ï¿½ ï¿½ 656 schwere PanzerJager Regt.	Controlling 653, 654 sPJB
ï¿½ ï¿½ 904 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 909 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Corps	Ostrovskoye
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 137 Infantry Division	Only 2 IR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 251 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 45 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 72 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 129 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 860 Light Howitzer Abt.	12 105mm lFH18; motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/99 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 626 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv	Command of corps eng assets
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 512 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 750 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Corps	Orel; Malo Archangeslk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 216 Infantry Division	2 IR only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 383 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 78Sturm Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1./653 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./653 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1./817 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty only; 170mm
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 109 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 112 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4./69 Light Howitzer Abt.	One btty - 105mm lFH
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 41 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 422 Heavy Howitzer Abt.	8 150mm sFH18 + 4 100mm K18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 426 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 709 Light Howitzer Abt.	100mm K18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 775 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 848 Heavy Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 851 Light Howitzer Abt.	122mm Russian guns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 859 Heavy Artillery Abt.	210mm
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/51 Rocket Launcher Regt.	I Abt: 18 150mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/51 Rocket Launcher Regt.	II Abt: 12 150mm + 6 SP 150mm launchers (10 tubes)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ III/51 Rocket Launcher Regt.	III Abt: 12 210mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/59 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/66 Heavy Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 88 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 623 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv	Staff only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 746 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 85Mtn Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 41 Panzer Corps	Orel; Ponyri
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Panzer Division	PzRgt18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 292 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 86 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./620 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty 150mm K18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 35 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 425 Light Howitzer Abt.	105mm lFH18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 427 Light Howitzer Abt.	105mm lFH18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 604 Heavy Artillery Abt.	210mm
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 616 Light Howitzer Abt.	105mm lFH18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 69 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/53 Heavy Rocket Regt.	I Abt: 18 150mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/53 Heavy Rocket Regt.	II Abt: 12 150mm + 6 SP 150mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ III/53 Heavy Rocket Regt.	III Abt: 12 210mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/61 Heavy Howitzer Abt.	One battalion - 150mm sFH
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/64 Light Howitzer Abt.	One battalion 105mm lFH18; motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./409 Bridging Column	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 606 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 932 Bridging Column	Staff only - controls corps assets
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 104 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 42 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 46 Panzer Corps	Orel; Trosna
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 102 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 258 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ GvM Infantry Brigade	Gruppe von Manteuffel; 9; 10; 11 Jager Battalions
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 101 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Heavy Rocket Regt.	12 Launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3./620 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty 150mm K18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3./637 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty - 210mm
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 430 Light Howitzer Abt.	105mm lFH18; motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 433 Light Howitzer Abt.	105mm lFH18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 609 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 611 Light Howitzer Abt.	100mm K18; motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/43 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/67 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/47 Heavy Howitzer Abt.	One batallion - 150mm sFH
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 752 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 443 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ 47 Panzer Corps	Orel; Bobrik
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 Panzer Division	PzRgt3
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Panzer Division	PzRgt21
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 Panzer Division	PzAbt I/35
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Infantry Division	Only 3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Panzer Division	#REF!
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1./620 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty - 150mm K18
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1./637 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty - 210mm
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 130 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./637 Heavy Artillery Abt.	One btty - 210mm
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/2 Heavy Rocket Regt.	One battalion - 12 300mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/2 Heavy Rocket Regt.	One battalion - 12 300mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ III/2 Heavy Rocket Regt.	One battalion - 12 280/320mm + 8 SP 150mm launchers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/42 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/63 Heavy Howitzer Abt.	150mm sFH; one battalion only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./420 Bridging Column	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 47 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 845 Med Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 928 Bridging Column	Staff only; controls corps bridging units
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2Lehr Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 47 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 678 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv