World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 01.05.04 |
German Army
Organization Infantry Division (2nd Wave) Infanteriedivision (2. Welle) 10 May 1940 |
2. Welle Infantry Divisions | ||||||
Division
(Commander on 10.05.1940) |
W.K. | Infantry |
Other Units |
Heavy Artillery Battalion |
Comments | |
50.
Gen.Lt. Karl Adolf Hollidt |
III |
121 Regiment
122 Regiment 123 Regiment |
150 | IV./Art Rgt 213 | Nachr.Abt. 71. Infantry regiments without bands; no recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company; engineer battalion without band; no bridge column; bakery company not motorized | |
52.
Gen.Lt. Lothar Rendulic |
IX |
163 Regiment
181 Regiment 205 Regiment |
152 | IV./Art Rgt 152 | ||
56.
Gen.Maj. Karl Kriebel |
IV |
171 Regiment
192 Regiment 234 Regiment |
156 | IV./Art Rgt 156 | no recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company: engineer battalion without band | |
57.
Gen.Lt. Oskar Blümm |
VII |
179 Regiment
199 Regiment 217 Regiment |
157 | IV./Art Rgt 157 | engineer battalion without band | |
58.
Gen.Lt. Iwan Heunert |
X |
154 Regiment
209 Regiment 220 Regiment |
158 | IV./Art Rgt 158 | ||
60.
Gen.Maj. Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt |
II |
92 Regiment
243 Regiment 244 Regiment |
160 | 761 s. Art Abt | no recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company; bridge column 'B' instead of 'T' | |
61.
Gen.Lt. Siegfried Haenicke |
I |
151 Regiment
162 Regiment 176 Regiment |
161 | IV./Art Rgt 161 | bridge column 'B' instead of 'T'; maintenance platoon instead of a company; supply company not motorized; bakery company not motorized (type 'a'); field hospital not motorized; only 1 ambulance platoon | |
62.
Gen.Maj. Walter Keiner |
VIII |
164 Regiment
183 Regiment 190 Regiment |
162 | IV./Art Rgt 162 | no recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company | |
68.
Gen.Maj. Georg Braun |
III |
169 Regiment
188 Regiment 196 Regiment |
168 | IV./Art Rgt 168 | ||
69.
Gen.Lt. Hermann Tittel |
VI |
159 Regiment
193 Regiment 236 Regiment |
169 | IV./Art Rgt 169 | ||
71.
Gen.Lt. Karl Weisenberger |
XI |
191 Regiment
194 Regiment 211 Regiment |
171 | IV./Art Rgt 171 | engineer battalion without band | |
72.
Gen.Lt. Franz Mattenklott |
XII |
105 Regiment
124 Regiment 266 Regiment |
72 | 760 s. Art Abt | Art Rgt 172, Nachschub-Abt 315. No recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company; no bridge column; maintenance platoon instead of a company; only one medical company (mot); field hospital not motorized | |
73.
Gen.Lt. Bruno Bieler |
XIII |
170 Regiment
186 Regiment 213 Regiment |
173 | IV./Art Rgt 173 | no recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company | |
75.
Gen.Lt. Ernst Hammer |
II |
172 Regiment
202 Regiment 222 Regiment |
175 | IV./Art Rgt 175 | ||
76.
Gen.Lt. Maximilian Angelis |
III |
178 Regiment
203 Regiment 230 Regiment |
176 | IV./Art Rgt 218 | ||
78.
Gen.Lt. Curt Gallenkamp |
V |
195 Regiment
215 Regiment 238 Regiment |
178 | IV./Art Rgt 178 | ||
79.
Gen.Lt. Karl Strecker |
XII |
208 Regiment
212 Regiment 226 Regiment |
179 | IV./Art Rgt 179 | ||
86.
Gen.Lt. Joachim Witthöft |
VI |
167 Regiment
184 Regiment 216 Regiment |
186 | IV./Art Rgt 186 | ||
87.
Gen.Lt. Bogislav v. Studnitz |
IV |
173 Regiment
185 Regiment 187 Regiment |
187 | IV./Art Rgt 187 | ||
Pol
Gen.Maj. der Polizei Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch |
1 Pol Regiment
2 Pol Regiment 3 Pol Regiment |
Pol
300 |
IV./Art Rgt 300 | See below | ||
Police Division was regarded as a 2. Welle division.
Division headquarters and its units, infantry regiments, recon company, anti-tank battalion, engineer battalion, and 2 medical companies are Police ('Pol' = Polizei) units. Artillery regiment, signal battalion, supply battalion, rations units, field post, military police, veterinary, 2 ambulance platoons, field hospital are Army (with number '300') units. Infantry regiments without bands and have mortar (8x Czech 81mm) companies instead of an infantry gun companies; infantry antitank companies are horse-drawn; infantry bicycle platoons instead of infantry cavalry platoons; artillery has Czech equipment [le FH 14/19(t) and s FH 25(t)]; no recon battalion - only 1 bicycle company; engineer battalion has only foot engineer companies and no bridge column; supply company is not motorized; medical company is not motorized; field hospital is not motoized. |