German ground forces in the West
June 1st, 1944
Battle of Normandy
Discover the battle order of the German army present or engaged in the west and in Normandy, from D-Day and until the end of August 1944. You also have access to the battle order of these units.
UNIT
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COMMANDER (6 JUNE 1944)
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HEADQUARTER
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Oberbefehlshaber West | Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||||
Heeresgruppe B | Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel | La Roche-Guyon | ||||
7. Armee | Generaloberst Friedrich Dollmann | Le Mans | ||||
(25) XXV. Armee-Korps | General der Artillerie Wilhelm Fahrmbacher | Pontivy | ||||
265. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Walther Duevert | Quimperlé | ||||
275. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt | Redon | ||||
343. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch | Landerneau | ||||
353. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Paul Mahlmann | Huelgoat | ||||
(74) LXXIV. Armee-Korps | General der Infanterie Erich Straube | Guingamp | ||||
77. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Rudolf Stegmann | Dinan | ||||
266. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Karl Spang | Belle-Isle-en-Terre | ||||
(84) LXXXIV. Armee-Korps | General der Artillerie Erich Marcks | Saint Lô | ||||
91. Luftlande-Division | Generalmajor Wilhelm Falley | Haut de Bernaville | ||||
243. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Heinz Hellmich | Château de Malassis | ||||
319. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Graf Rudolf von Schmettow | Guernesey | ||||
352. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss | Littry | ||||
709. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Wilhelm von Schlieben | Château de Chiffrevast | ||||
716. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter | La Folie-Couvrechef | ||||
II. Fallschirm-Korps | Generalleutnant Eugen Meindl | Quintin | ||||
2. Fallschirmjäger-Division | General der Fallschirmtruppe Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke | |||||
3. Fallschirmjäger-Division | Generalleutnant Richard Schimpf | Saint-Lô | ||||
5. Fallschirmjäger-Division | Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke | Rennes | ||||
15. Armee | Generaloberst Hans von Salmuth | Tourcoing | ||||
– | (67) LXVII Armee-Korps | General der Infanterie von Weikersthal | Naours | |||
344. Infanterie-Division | General der Infanterie Felix Schwalbe | |||||
348. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Paul Seyffardt | Château de Friville-Escarbotin | ||||
– | (81) LXXXI Armee-Korps | General der Panzertruppen Kuntzen | Rouen | |||
17. Feld-Division (L) | Generalleutnant Hans Kurt Höcker | Le Havre | ||||
245. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Erwin Sander | Calais | ||||
711. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Josef Reichert | Vauville | ||||
– | (82) LXXXII Armee-Korps | General der Artillerie Sinnhuber | Aire sur la Lys | |||
18. Feld-Division (L) | Generalleutnant Joachim von Tresckow | Dunkerque | ||||
47. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Otto Elfeldt | Calais | ||||
49. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Sigfrid Macholz | Boulogne-sur-Mer | ||||
– | (89) LXXXIX Armee-Korps | General der Infanterie Werner von Gilsa | Anvers | |||
19. Feld-Division (L) | Generalleutnant Erich Baessler | Italie | ||||
48. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Karl Casper | Paris | ||||
84. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Erwin Menny | Dieppe | ||||
85. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Kurt Chill | Dieppe | ||||
326. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Viktor von Drabich-Wächter | |||||
331. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Karl-Ludwig Rhein | Calais | ||||
346. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Erich Diestel | Le Havre | ||||
712. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann | Zeebruges | ||||
182. Reserve-Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Richard Baltzer | |||||
Panzergruppe West | General der Panzertruppen Geyr von Schweppenburg | La Caine | ||||
– | I. SS-Panzerkorps | SS-Obergruppenfüher Josef “Sepp” Dietrich | Septeuil | |||
s. SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 | SS-Oberführer Heinz von Westerhagen | Beauvais | ||||
1. SS Panzer-Division | SS-Brigadeführer Theodor Wisch | Belgique | ||||
12. SS Panzer-Division | Fritz Witt puis Kurt Meyer | Acon | ||||
17. SS Panzer-Division | SS-Brigadeführer Werner Ostendorff | Thouars | ||||
– | (58) LVIII. Reserve-Panzerkorps | General der Panzertruppe Walter Krüger | ||||
Panzer-Lehr-Division | Generalmajor Fritz Bayerlein | Nogent-le-Rotrou | ||||
16. SS Panzer-Division | SS-Gruppenführer Max Simon | Italie | ||||
21. Panzer-Division | Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger | Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives | ||||
Artillery | ||||||
Combined Land and Maritime Command | ||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||
Other German units (military police, support) | ||||||
Reinforcements after 6 June 1944 | ||||||
Unit
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Commander
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Involvement
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89. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Conrad-Oskar Heinrichs | July 1944 | ||||
271. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Paul Danhauser | June 1944 | ||||
276. Infanterie-Division | Generalleutnant Kurt Badinski | June 1944 | ||||
277. Infanterie-Division | General der Nachrichtentruppen Albert Praun | June 1944 | ||||
708. Infanterie-Division | Generalmajor Edgar Arndt | July 1944 | ||||
s. SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 | SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Weiss | 7 July 1944 | ||||
2. Panzer-Division | General Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz | July 1944 | ||||
9. Panzer-Division | Generalleutnant Erwin Jolasse | August 1944 | ||||
116. Panzer-Division | Generalleutnant Graf von Schwerin | 30 July 1944 | ||||
2. SS Panzer-Division | SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Lammerding | 16 June 1944 | ||||
9. SS Panzer-Division | SS-Oberführer Thomas Müller | 26 June 1944 | ||||
10. SS Panzer-Division | SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Harmel | July 1944 | ||||
16. Feld-Division (L) | Generalmajor Karl Sievers | July 1944 | ||||
272. Infanterie-Division | General der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack | July 1944 | ||||
Panzer Abteilung 503 | Hauptmann Rolf Fromme | June 1944 |
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