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8/15/2019 Order of Battle German Forces Eindhoven-Nijmegen-Betuwe
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Kampfgruppe Walther NEERPELT Bridgehead 13-17 Sep KG HQ: Oberst Walther
Fallschirmjäger Rgt.18 “von Hoffmann“
(From 18.9.Known as KGr ’Kerutt’)
Regimental HQ commander : Oberst von Hoffmann Non-motorized.
Bataillon ICommander: Major Hellmut Kerutt
1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
4.Kompanie
Bataillon II (Btl.Stephan)
Commander: Oberstleutnant Stephan
5.Kompanie
6.Kompanie
7.Kompanie8.Kompanie
Strenght:300
Pz.Vernichtung-Pionierzug
Strenght:300
Attached:
2+3./s.Pz-Jgd.Abt559 10xStuG IIIG
FJ-PzJg-Kp.18 ’Brocke’
Commander: Hauptmann Brocke
Armament: 9x76mm PaK 36(r)
FJ FlaK Abteilung 18
4x20L115 FlaK 38 Flakvierling
SS Sperrverband “Heinke“
Commander: SS-Stürmbannführer Heinke
”SS Segler“ ( II./19 Pz.Gr-Rgt.9SS)
Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Dr. Karl Segler
(4x105L28 leFh18)
PaK ZugStrenght: 300 men
“SS Richter“ ( I./21 Pz.Gr-Rgt.10SS)
Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Friedrich Richter
Strenght: 200 men
SS Pioneer Kompanie
Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Tröbinger Strenght: 100
SS Panzerjäger Abt.10 (Arrived 20.9.1944) Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Erwin Franz Roestel1.Kompanie 15xJagdpanzer IV (L/48)
2.Kompanie 11xPaK40
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Artillerie Gruppe KrauseI./SS-PzArt-Rgt.10
Armament:6x10.5cm leFH18/40
III./SS-PzArt-Rgt.9
Armament:2x15cm leFH18/40
10.Batterie/SS-PzArt-Rgt.9
Commander: SS-Ostuf König
KGr SS-FlaK Btl. 10Armament:2x88L56 FlaK 18 3x20L113 FlaK 3 3x10/4
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6 “von der Heydte”(Assigned to KG Chill after
17 Sep)
Commander : Oberstleutnant Dr.Friedrich Freiherr August von der Heydte
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6
Bataillon I
Commander :Hauptmann Reino Hammer1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
4.Kompanie
Strength: 150-200
Bataillon II (Attached to 245 I.D)
Commander :Hauptmann Rolf Mager
5.Kompanie
6.Kompanie7.Kompanie
Strength: 150-200
Bataillon III (Attached to Btl.Stephan)
Commander :Oberleutnant von Dobbeler
9.Kompanie
10.Kompanie
11.Kompanie
12.Kompanie
Strength: 150-200
Bataillon IV (Schweres)
Strength: 150-200
Armament: 249xl.MG, 52xs.MG, 46x8cm Grw, 5x7,5 cm PaK40,4x75mm le IG
(Recoiless?),58x8,8 RPzB, 9x2cm FlaK
Fusilier Kompanie
Strength: 120
Pioneer Kompanie
Strength: 120
Panzerjäger Kompanie
Armament : 8 x 75L46 PaK 40
FlaK Abt.6
Armament:5 x 20L113 FL Vierling
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FJ Regiment ‘Stephan’
Commander: Oberleutnant Stephan
Leftovers from Bataillon II from ‘von Hoffmann’
5-7 Kompanien
Strength: 120
LW Bewährungs Bataillon.6 z.b.V. (non-motorized, bicycle mounted)Commander:Major Veith
1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
4.Kompanie
Strength: 400men
Panzerjäger Abteilung 559 (See LXXXVIII Korps)
KGr Walther total= 3000 men
XX
LXXXVIII Korps Against US 101 Corridor 17-20 Sep Korps HQ
Commander: General Hans Reinhard
Panzerjäger Abteilung 559
Commander: Oberleutnant Edmund Haile
Stabskompanie Commander:Olt.Wetzler
PzFlaK-Zug
Commander:Lt. RäderVehicles:4x“Wirbelwind”
Pz.Nachrichten-Zug Commander:Lt.Jäger
Vehicles:1x251/3
Pz.Pioneer-Zug
Commander:Lt.Ahrends
Vehicles:4x251/7
Pz.Sanitäter-ZugCommander:Oberarzt Dr.Reichel
Vehicles:2x251
1.Kompanie Hptm.Ludolph (Assigned to KGr Chill)
1.Zug Lt.Ressel
2.Zug Lt.Koch
3.Zug Lt.Kossack
2.Kompanie Olt.Edmund Haile
1.Zug Lt.Dankwosky
2.Zug Ofw.Kaiser
3.Zug Fw.Probst
3.Kompanie Olt.Franz Kopka1.Zug Lt.Pauers
2.Zug Lt. Haeske
3.Zug Ofw.Albert Dürr
Armament:3xJagdpanther (1.Coy), possibly 12x StuG IIIG (2.+3. Coys)
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Versorgungs-Kp.
Commander:Hauptmann Häfner
Assigned to KGr Walther from FlaK Brigade 18
-FlaK Abt.424 (2x20mm FlaKs against Best)
-KGr ‘Köppel’(south and north of Eindhoven. Aalst?)Commander: Lt.Wöll
Armament:22x88L56 FlaK 18, 32x20L113 FlaK 38
-Panzerjäger Abteilung ‘Grunwald’ (attached from Fsch-Div. ’Erdmann’ to
KGr Köppel) Armament:16xPaK 40
Son Bridge1x Kp from I./H.G. E.u.A Rgt.
Commander: Hauptman Wimmer
59 Infanterie Division
Commander: Generalleutnant Walter Poppe
Low on ammo for rifles, Mgs, arty etc.Possess little arty.
59 ID attacked Best at the evening of 17 Sep. Reinforced with lorried
FJs and FlaK guns from St’Hertogenbosch.
Gren.-Rgt.1034
Commander: Oberst Klemm
Bataillon I
Bataillon II
Strenght:600
Armament: ?x20L113 FlaK 38
Kampfgruppe Huber (Gren-Rgt.1035)
Commander: Major Huber
Bataillon I
Bataillon II
Strenght:600
Gren.-Rgt.1036
Commander:Oberst von Dewitz
Bataillon I (Attached to ’Jungwirth’)
Bataillon II
Strenght:600
Armament: NO HV Weapons
59.Füsilier-Bataillon (Attached to ’Jungwirth’)
Feldersatz-Bataillon 159
Panzerjäger Bataillon 159
Commander:Major Gerhard Zorn
Kompanie.1
Kompanie.3
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Armament: 18x75mm PaK40
159.Pioneer Abteilung
Strenght:300
159.Artillerie Regiment
Batterie I
Batterie II
Batterie IIIArmament:16x10.5cm leFH18/40, 3x10cm leFH14/19(t)
Nachrichten-Abteilung 159
Nachschubtruppen 159
Fsch.Jg-Btl.‘Ewald’ (FJ-Ers.u.Aus.Rgt.3?) (Against St.Oedenrode)
Commander:Hauptmann/Major Ewald
5.Kompanie
6.Kompanie
7.Kompanie
8.Kompanie
Strenght:750
Fsch.Jg-Btl.‘Tuchstein’ (FJ-Ers.u.Aus.Rgt.3?) (Against Veghel)
Strenght:750
Fallschirmjäger Ausbildung Regiment ’Jungwirth’(FJ-Ers.u.Aus.Rgt.3?)
Regimental HQ
Commander: Major Hans Jungwirth
March Bataillon I (Zeidlitz?)
March Bataillon II (Bloch?)
March Bataillon III (Tuchstein?)
March Bataillon IV (Ewald?)
I.Btl./Grenadier Regiment 1036
Strenght:300
R.A.D FlaK Zug
Armament:2x88L56 FlaK 18
Kampfgruppe ’Rink’ (Against Best) Commander:Oberstleutnant Rink
later Oberstleutnant Lentz
Feld-Ers.-Btl.347
Major Klauck
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
5.Kp
Strenght:150
I./Pol.Sich.Rgt.III
Rgt. Commander: Oberst Böhmer
Strenght:150
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I./Gren.-Rgt.723 (from 719 bo.)(bicycle mounted)
44xleMG 10xmGrW
Strenght:150
FlaK Abteilung
Armament:4x20L113 FlaK 38
Kampfgruppe ’Zuber’ (719 bo.) (South of Best 19th Sep?)
Feld-Ers.-Btl.1719
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
33xleMG 9xmGrW
III./Gren.-Rgt.743 (from 719 bo.)(bicycle mounted)
36xleMG 12xmGrW 2xGrB39 1xleIG 5xPzschreck
I./ Art-Rgt.1719
4xlight field guns (7,62cm 39)
4xheavy howitzers (15,5cm 414f?)
Teil der Panzerjäger Abt. 719
A few PaK 40
107 Panzer Brigade
Commander:Major Freiherr von MaltzahnStabskompanie
AufklärungszugVehicles: 3x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 6x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 4x Sd.Kfz. 251/5 and 3x Sd.Kfz. 251/11.
Panzer Abteilung 2107
Commander: Major Hans-Albrecht von Plüskow Vehicles: 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/8, 4x Flakpanzerkampfwagen IV (3,7cm Flak 43) and 3x
Panzerbefehlswagen "Panther"
1.Pz-KompanieVehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
2.Pz-KompanieVehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
3.Pz-KompanieVehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
Pz-Versorgungskompanie
Panzergrenadier 2107
Commander: Hauptmann Kurt Wild
StabVehicles: 4x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/8 and 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/11
1.KompanieVehicles: 9x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/2, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 6x
Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
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2.kompanieVehicles: 9x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/2, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 and
6x Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
3.kompanieVehicles: 8x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3 and 12x Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
4.Kompanie
Vehicles: 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3 and 18x Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
5.kompanie (schw.)Vehicles: 15x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 6x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 and 1x Sd.Kfz.
251/11.
Strenght:100
Pz-Gr. Versorgungskompanie
Flakzug 2107Armament:4xFlaK Pz.IV ’Möbelwagen’ (37)
Panzerjäger Kompanie 2107Vehicles: 11x Panzerjäger IV L/70 (Sd.Kfz. 162/1)
Panzer Pioneer Kompanie 2107 Vehicles: 2x SdKfz 251/1, 1x SdKfz 251/3, 14x SdKfz 251/7 and 6x SdKfz 251/16.
Strenght:300
Attack on Son Bridge 19/09/44107 Panzer Brigade (Rest arrives during day)
Commander:Major Freiherr von Maltzahn
1xPz-KompanieVehicles: 11x "Panther" Ausf. G
1xPzGr-KompanieVehicles: 9x Sd.Kfz. 251/1, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/2, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/3, 2x Sd.Kfz. 251/9 6x
Sd.Kfz. 251/21
Strenght:100
Panzer Pioneer Kompanie 2107 Vehicles: 2x SdKfz 251/1, 1x SdKfz 251/3, 14x SdKfz 251/7 and 6x SdKfz 251/16.
Strenght:300
I./Fallschirmjäger-Aus.u.Ers.-Rgt.‘Greve’ (from Fallschirmschule 1)
Commander: Hauptmann Vosshage 1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp4.Kp
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XXKorps ‘FELDT’ AND OPS against US 82 Corridor 17-19 Sep Korps HQ
Commander: General der Kavallerie Kurt Feldt
Divisionsstab z.b.V.406
Divisional HQ
Commander: Generalleutnant Gerd Scherbening
3./Ersatz-Abteilung.406
Strenght:200
Landsschützen-Abteilung B
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
5.Kp
Strenght:650
Landsschützen-Abteilung.254
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
Strenght:650
Artillerie-Abteilung.406
I Batterie
Armament: 4x152L29 KH 433(r)
II Batterie
Armament: 5x152L29 KH 433(r)
III Batterie
Armament: 5x152L29 KH 433(r)
Wehrkreis VI
Korps HQ
Commander:General Franz Mattenklott
Kampfgruppe Ahlemeyer (Landsschützen-Ausbildungs-Abteilung I./6)
Commander:Major Ahlemeyer
1.Kp2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
5.Kp
Strenght:1350
Unteroffizier Schule Wehrkreis 6 (Sent to KG Henke)
Strenght:1760
Heeres-Unteroffiziersschule Düren
Commander: Hauptmann Krüger1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp Strenght:925
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Armament:12xsMG ?xleMG 4xleGrW 8xmGrW 3xleIG18 1xPaK 40
Heeres-Unteroffiziersschule Jülich
Commander: Major Dietricksdorf
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
Strenght:729Armament:6xsMG ?xleMG 3xleGrW 6xmGrW 1xleIG18 1xPaK 40
Scharfschütze Schule 6
Strenght:106
Füsilier-Ers.u.Aus.-Btl.39
Bataillon I
Bataillon II
KG Greschick (Luftwaffe-Festung-Bataillon XVII?)
Commander: Major Greschick-’Ohr’ Abteilung/Division 406
Strenght:900
Armament:36xleMG 12xsMG 8xmGrW 36xPzSchrecks
Luftwaffe-Festung-Bataillon XVII (attached to KG Ahlemeyer 16.09.1944)
(At Groesbeek 20.09.1944)
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
Strenght:521
Kampfgruppe Tiltman
14x2cm FlaK 38
8x8.8cm FlaK 36
Together Korps Feldt and Werhkreis VI formed several KGrs’ for
attacking the LZ/DZ at the 18th Sep. Remaining forces were used to holdthe line.
Korps Feldt+Werhkreis VI Kampfgruppen:
KGr ’von Fürstenberg’(PzA.E.u.A Abt.6)
Commander: Hauptmann Freiherr von Fürstenberg
Vehicles:4x250/9 1x250/3 3x10/4
Light AT guns
Strenght:500
KGr ’Greschick’
Commander: Major Greschick
Bataillon I LW Fortress
Bataillon II Ear 406 LSD
Flak Unit (from 4.FlaK Div. 20,37,88)
Strenght:400-500 900?(conscripts)
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KGr ’ Goebel’ (Against Mook 18th) (Attached to KG Hermann 20/9/44)
Commander: Hauptmann Goebel
1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
36xlmg 4xhvy mortars
Aufklärungs Kompanie
8xlmg
Total strenght:350
KGr ’Stargaard’
Commander: ?
Total strength: ca 3500
At disposal was some arty from 406’s arty rgt and additional 143mm
Soviet guns.
24 mortars
130 lt+hv mgs
A few 20mm flaks
Nijmegen Defence Force 17-20 18 sep (some elts 17 Sep)
Kampfgruppe Henke
Commander: Oberst Henke
Landesschützen-Ersatz und Ausbildung Batallion 6
-I.Kompanie
-II.Kompanie
-III.Kompanie
2x Ad-Hoc Infantry Coys
(Police reserves + railway guards)
29.Unteroffizier Ausbildung Kompanie (HG Ersatz)
Commander: Runge (Hauptmann?)
4.Kp/s.FlaK Abt.572/Flak brigade 18
Armament:29x88L56 FlaK 18 +?x20L113 FlaK 38
Strength: 750 men (As of 17th Sep)
Reinforced at the end of 17th with
Landesschützen-Ersatz und Ausbildung Batallione 6
-IV.Kompanie
-V.Kompanie
1x Coy HG Ersatz und Ausbildung Abteilung
Strength: 1000 men (End of 17th Sep)
NOTE: Attached to Henke on the 18th was 8 Pz III and IVs’. It’s
possible they came from the HG E.u.A Rgt who in august had 2xPz III N,
3xPzIII 5cm and 2xPz IV
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KGr ’Reinhold’ 10.SSKG HQ
Commander: SS-Sturmbannführer Leo Reinhold
KGr ‘Euling’ (SS Pz-Gr.Bataillon 22 ’Euling’)
Commander:SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl-Heinz Euling
Bataillon I
Strenght:200
Bataillon IIStrenght:200
1 Coy from 10.SS F.E.Btl.
1 Coy from 10.SS Pi-Btl.
+Heer and Polizei reserves from KGr Henke
Armament:2xPaK38, 1xleIG18, 1x12cm GrWrf, 2x20L113 FlaK 38
Vehicles: 2x251/9, 2x251/1 2xJagdpanzer IV
SS Kompanie Baumgaertel (10SS Pi+SS Ersatz Abt)
Commander:SS-Unterstürmführer Werner Baumgaertel
Strenght:200
10.SS FlaK Abt.(Pannerden Ferry)
Armament:6x20L113 FlaK38, 10x88L56 FlaK 18, 9x37L89 FlaK 18
Schwappacher SS Artillerie Ausbildung und Ersatz Rgt.5 (Oosterhout)
Defence of Betuwe 1900 20 Sep
Kampfgruppe ’Hartung’ (Aam)
Landesschützen
2xPaK Abteilungs
Kompanie Vaske (elements of Flak-Rgt.87 from Flak Brigade 18?) (Elst)
Commander: Oberleutnant Vaske
Strenght: 1 officer 78OR
Armament: 54xKar98K 16xMP.40 6xMG.15
2./SS Pz-Rgt.10 (Bemmel)
Vehicles:10-16xPz.Kpfw H/J 4xStuG IIIG 8xMöbelwagen?
Remaining tank crews converted to regular infantry.
SS Artillerie Ausbildung und Ersatz Rgt.V ’Schwappacher’ (Oosterhout)
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Reinforcements for Def Line N. of Nijmegen 18-21 Sep
SS.Pz-Gr.Rgt. 21 (Bemmel)
Commander:
Bataillon I
Strenght:200
Bataillon II
Strenght:200
Armament:4xPaK38, 4xleIG18, 4x12cm GrWrf, 2x20L113 FlaK 38
Vehicles: 6x251/9, 12x251/1
SS.s.Artillerie Btl/ SS.Artillerie Regt.10 (Bemmel)
Batterie I
Armament:18x105L28 leFH 18
Ferry Defence Forces:
Pioneer Kompanie ’Brandt’Pioneer Kompanie ’Munski’
FlaK Kp/SS.FlaK Abt.10
Kampfgruppe ’Knaust’ (Elst)
Commander:Major Hans Peter knaust
Grenadier Ersatz Abteilung ’Bielefeld aus Bocholt´
Strenght:200-300
Panzer Kompanie Mielke
Vehicles:1xPz.kpfw III G, 3xPz.Kpfw III M
s.Pz.Komp ’Hummel’Commander:Hauptmann Hummel
Vehicles:10xTiger I Ausf. E + a few Panther VG
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Korps ‘FELDT’20 Sep
II Fallschirmjäger Korps/406 Div
Nijmegen HeightsKorps HQ
Commander: General Kurt Feldt
Kampfgruppe ’Becker’(3 FJ Div.)
Commander: Major Karl-Heinz Becker
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5
Bataillon IStrenght:150
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 8
Bataillon I
Strenght:150
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9
Bataillon I
Strenght:150
Fallschirmjäger Aufklärungs-Abt.3Strenght:100
Fallschirmjäger Artillerie-Rgt.3
Batterie I
Batterie II
Batterie III
Armament:6x105L28 leFh 18. 5x150L30 sFH 18 (Hs), 12x12cm GrW 42
Fallschirmjäger Panzerjäger Bataillon.3
Armament:8xPak40
Fallschirmjäger Pioneer Abt.3
Strenght:100
Fallschirmjäger FlaK Abt.3
Armament:3x20l113 FlaK 38, 4x88L56 FlaK 36
Fallschirm-Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 12
Commander:Major Güther Gersteuer
Vehicles:2xStuG IIIG 2xStuGIV 1xStuH42
Bataillon ’Isphording’ (Heer)Strenght:300
FlaK-Kampfabteilung ’Buhlmann’
s.Heer.Art.Abt.(mot.) III/139
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KGr ‘von Furstenberg’
Commander: Hauptmann Freiherr von Fürstenberg
Reminder after initial assaults on 18 Sep
Vehicles:4x250/9 1x250/3 3x10/4
FlaK-KampftruppCommander: Hauptmann Benning
Armament:1x 8,8cm, 3 2cm
KGr ’Hermann’ (Fj Div. 5)
Commander: Oberstleutnant Harry Hermann
I.Btl (remnants FJ-Lehr-Rgt.21)
Commander: Hauptman Fischer
1.Kp Leutnant Baaske2.Kp Oberzahlmeister Jung
3.Kp Hauptfeldwebel Bosshammer Strenght:2000
II.Btl (remnatns 5th FJ)
Strenght:2000
Fallschirmjäger Artillerie Rgt.5
Armament: 8x105LIG42 leFH 18 3x150L56
Attached on 20/9/44:
-KG ’Goebel’-I./FJ-Art-Rgt.6
-FlaK-Kampftrupp.
Commander: Hauptman Benning
Armament: 3x20L113 FlaK 38,1x88L56 FlaK 36
Reminder after initial assaults on 18 Sep
Reinforcements arriving late afternoon:
Pioneer Bataillon ’Molzer’ (KG)Commander: Major Molzer Strenght:300
FJ Bataillon ’Budde’ (KG)
Commander: Oberstleutnant Budde (Possible commander of FJ-Art-Rgt.7 in
1945)
III/6.FJ-Art-Rgt.6?
Strenght:300
KGR ’Lewin’
Commander: Hauptmann Lewin
Strenght:300
Reminder of 406 Div. holding the line.
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Attacks Mounted on the Airborne Corridor 22-26 Sep
Attack on Veghel:
KGr ‘Walther’
KG HQ: Oberst von Hoffmann
Gren.-Ers.u.Aus.-Btl.16 (I./Gren.-Rgt.1221/Einsatz-Div.180)
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
“SS Richter“ ( I./21 Pz.Gr-Rgt.10SS)
Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Friedrich Richter
1.Kompanie
2.Kompanie
3.Kompanie
Strenght: 200 men
Kompanie ’Hoefer’
Vehicles:6x Pz.kpfw VG Panther
Panzerjäger Zug
Vehicles:3xJagdpanzer IV
Panzer Brigade 107
As before but with losses among men, panther tanks and halftracks.
Reinforcements arriving 23 Sep south of Veghel Bridge
‘Kerutt’
Bataillon I/Fj E.U.Rgt “vH”
”SS Segler“ ( II./19 Pz.Gr-Rgt.9SS)Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Dr.Segler
Strenght: 300 men
SS ’Roestel’ SS Panzerjäger Abt.10
Commander: SS-HauptStürmführer Roestel Armament: 12-15xJagdpanzer IV (L/70?)
KGr ’Huber’ (Gren.-Rgt.1035)
Commander: Major Huber
Bataillon I
Bataillon IIBataillon III
Artillerie Batterie /Art.-Rgt.180 (Einsatz-Div.180)
Armament:x?10.5cm leFH18 + x?15cm sFH18
8/15/2019 Order of Battle German Forces Eindhoven-Nijmegen-Betuwe
16/17
1.Kompanie/s.Pz-jäger Abt.559 Commander:Hptm.Ludolph
1.Zug Lt.Ressel
2.Zug Lt.Koch
3.Zug Lt.Kossack
Vehicles:4xJagdpanther
FJ Regiment 6 “von der Heydte”(Assigned to KG Chill after 17 Sep)
Commander : Oberstleutnant Friedrich Freiherr von der Heydte
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6
Bataillon II (Attached to 245 I.D)
Strength: 150-200
Bataillon III (Attached to Btl.Stephan)
Strength: 150-200 (down to ca 40men / company)
Bataillon IV (Schweres)Strength: 150-200 (down to ca 40men / company)
Armament: 249xl.MG, 52xs.MG, 46x8cm Grw, 58x8,8 RPzB, 9x2cm FlaK
Pioneer Kompanie
FlaK Abt.6, (5 x 20L113 FL Vierling)
Strength: 120
Panzerjäger Kompanie
Armament : 8 x 75L46 PaK 40
Fusilier KompanieStrength: 120
FJ-Btl.Zedlitz
FJ-Btl.Bloch
Commander: Hauptmann Bloch
Attack on Koevering 24-26 Sep
KGr ’Jungwirth’Commander: Major Hans Jungwirth
March Bataillon I (Ewald?) March Bataillon II (Tuchstein?)
1.Kompanie/s.Pz-jäger Abt.559 Commander:Hptm.Ludolph
1.Zug Lt.Ressel
2.Zug Lt.Koch
3.Zug Lt.Kossack
Kampfgruppe Dreyer
Commander: Oberstleutnant Georg Dreyer (Kdr. G.R. 1053/85.ID)
-Kampfgruppe Ohler (II./ Gren. Regt. 1053)
8/15/2019 Order of Battle German Forces Eindhoven-Nijmegen-Betuwe
17/17
Commander: Hauptmann Ohler
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
Strength:453
Weapons: 14lMG, 2sMG, 10 mGR.W., 3 sGR.W.
-Bataillon ’Finzel’(I.Bn/FJ Rgt.2)
Commander:Major Oskar Finzel
1.Kp : Hauptmann Ortmann
2.Kp : Oberleutnant Pfülier then Leutnant Back
3.Kp : Oberleutnant Huhn
4.Kp : Hauptmann Mlezak then Leutnant Ziega
Strength:550
Armament:46xl.MG, 3xs.MG, 10x8cm Grw, 11x8,8 RPzB
-I.Bataillon / Fallschirm A.u.E. Rgt. ‘Hermann Göring’
Commander:
Major Wimmer
1.Kp
2.Kp
3.Kp
4.Kp
5.Kp
Strength:779
Armament:33xl.MG, 1xs.MG, 18x8,8 RPzB,3xle.IG, 2xs.IG, 6x2cm FlaK