Kursk - German OB - Army Group South

This page shows the Order of Battle for Army Group South
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 South*	Kursk
ï¿½ 24Rum Infantry Division
ï¿½ II/221 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ 213 Security Division
ï¿½ 444 Security Division	Staff only?
ï¿½ 454 Security Division
ï¿½ 1 Panzer Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 209 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 24 Panzer Corps	Izyum; Reserve
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 17 Panzer Division	Pz Regt Staff 39 detached to 48 Pz Corps; 17 PD retains tanks; PzAbt II/39
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Panzer Division	PzRgt201 + 7 SiG
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 5SSV Panzergrenadier Div.	Viking - 1 Pz Bn + 5 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ 30 Corps	Lisichansk-Krasny Liman
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 38 Infantry Division	2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 387 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 62 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 40 Panzer Corps	Izyum
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 257 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 333 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 46 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/115 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 57 Panzer Corps	Alekseyevka-Savintsy
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 15 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 198 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 328 Infantry Division	2 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/51 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ Luftflotte 4	Dnjepropetrovsk
ï¿½ 4 Panzer Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 312 Artillery Kommando	Hohrer - senior Arko
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./413 Bridging Column	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ 671 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 922 Bridging Column	Staff only; controlling army bridging assets
ï¿½ ï¿½ 2 SS Panzer Corps	Tamarovka-Belgorod
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1LSSAH Panzergrenadier Div.	Single Pz Bn; 4 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2SSDR Panzergrenadier Div.	5 Art Abt; only one Pz Bn ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3SST Panzergrenadier Div.	5 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 132 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1Lehr Rocket Launcher Regt.	3 Abt - 2 of 12 150mm launchers; 6 tubes each; 1 of 12 210mm; 5 tubes each; + some SP
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 55 Rocket Launcher Regt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 861 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ III/818 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./41 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 21 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 31 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 573 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 840 Med Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 929 Bridging Column	Staff only; controlling corps bridging assets
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 627 Eng/Pioneer Bn	Motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 666 Eng/Pioneer Bn	Motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 680 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv
ï¿½ ï¿½ 48 Panzer Corps	Kryukovo-Tamarovka
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 11 Panzer Division	Half-strength at start; PzRgt15; 13 FlammPz
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 167 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Panzer Division	Half-strength at start; PzRgt6
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ GD Panzergrenadier Div.	163 tanks; 35 AG at start; 4 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 101 Heavy Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 122 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 144 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3./731 Heavy Artillery Abt.	1 15cm Bty only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 616 AA Battalion
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 70 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 842 Light Howitzer Abt.	100mm guns
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/1 Heavy Rocket Regt.	I Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/108 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ III/109 Mortar Abteilung
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 22 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 609 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 639 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 640 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 641 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 642 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 643 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 644 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 645 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 646 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 647 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 648 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 649 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 676 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 841 Med Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 938 Bridging Column	Staff only; controlling corps bridging assets
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1Lehr Eng/Pioneer Bn	Motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 48 Eng/Pioneer Bn	Motorised
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 515 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 10 Panzer Brigade	Staff controlling 51/52, using PzRgt Staff 39
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 39 Panzer Regiment	Detached from 17 Pz Div; Staff only, controlling 51/52
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 51 Panzer Battalion	Panthers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Panzer Battalion	Panthers
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 911 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Corps	Kryukovo
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 255 Infantry Division	2 IR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 332 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 57 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 137 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 23 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 80 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 677 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 74 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ 6 Army
ï¿½ ï¿½ 16 Panzergrenadier Div.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 243 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 277 Sturmgeschutz Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 17 Corps	Dmitrievka; Mius R
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 294 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 302 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 306 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ 29 Corps	Dmitrievka-Taganrog
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 111 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 15LW Infantry Division	2 IR + 3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 17 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 336 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/53 Light Howitzer Abt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 (Mieth) Corps	Lisichansk-Mius R
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Mountain Division	2 IR + 2 Art Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 304 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 335 Infantry Division
ï¿½ Army Detachment Kempf
ï¿½ ï¿½ 603 Bridging Column
ï¿½ ï¿½ 310 Artillery Kommando	Hohrer - senior Arko
ï¿½ ï¿½ 781 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Panzer Corps	Belgorod
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 168 Infantry Division	4 Arty Bns + Bn Nebelwerfer
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 19 Panzer Division	PzRgt27
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 6 Panzer Division	PzRgt11; + 14 FlammPz
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Panzer Division	PzRgt25
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 153 AA Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 3 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 54 Rocket Launcher Regt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 612 Artillery Regt.	Staff only (zbv)
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 857 Heavy Artillery Abt.	21cm MTR
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 99 AA Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/62 Light Howitzer Abt.	II Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/71 Heavy Howitzer Abt.	15cm How; II Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 1./505 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 110 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./411 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2S Light Bridging Col	?Supplemental
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 602 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 842 Bridging Column	BrukoI
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 843 Bridging Column	BrukoI
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 9 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 127 Eng/Pioneer Bn	1 Company detached
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 601 Eng/Pioneer Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 651 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 674 Eng/Pioneer Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 70 Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 228 Sturmgeschutz Bde.	StuG Abt ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 503 Heavy Tank Bn.	Tigers
ï¿½ ï¿½ 42 Corps	Volchansk-Alekseyevka
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 161 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 282 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 39 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 107 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./800 Heavy Artillery Abt.	15cm; one battery
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 77 AA Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 620Mtn Eng/Pioneer Bn
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 560 PanzerJager Bn.	Hvy PzJg - equipped with Hornisse
ï¿½ ï¿½ Raus (XI) Corps	Belgorod-Volchansk
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 106 Infantry Division
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 320 Infantry Division	3 Art Abt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 153 Artillery Kommando
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 4 AA Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 48 AA Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Rocket Launcher Regt.
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 AA Regiment
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/213 Light Howitzer Abt.	10.5cm How; I Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ I/77 Light Howitzer Abt.	10.5cm How; I Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/1 Heavy Rocket Regt.	II Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ II/54 Artillery Regt.	10.5cm How; II Abt only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 102 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 151 Heavy Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./407 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./410 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 2./60 Light Bridging Col	One company only
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 20 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 297 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 610 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 666 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 7 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 8 Light Bridging Col
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 18 Eng/Pioneer Staff zbv	Controlling Corps Eng assets
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 52 Eng/Pioneer Regt
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 393 Sturmgeschutz Bde.	Company only ? Abteilung ?
ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½ 905 Sturmgeschutz Bde.	Abteilung ?