German units September 1942

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Can anybody point me to a good source for the dispositions of German units in 1942?

Who was defending Denmark for example?

Who was in Czechoslovakia?

I have pieced this together nut not sure how accurate it is

West - not sure where at the minute

26th Pz

Austria

187th Infantry
188th Reserve Mtn
369th (Croatian) Infantry

Belgium

278th Infantry

Channel Islands

319th Static Infantry

France

6th, 7th, 10th Pz
1st, 2nd, 3rd SS Pz
17th, 38th, 711th, 715th, 716th Infantry
302nd, 332nd, 709th Static Infantry
7th Flieger

Netherlands

39th, 82nd (Elements), 719th Infantry

Norway

25th Pz
69th, 214th Infantry
230th Coastal defence
3rd Mountain
 

Ian Hathaway

Try here as a starting point ...

http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/ and select option Gliederungen

This site has it's limitations, firstly its in German, secondly it looks like its still under construction so the last OOB date is 16th January 1942 but hopefully it will give you a good starting point on top of what you already have.
 

Gannt the chartist

You will be lucky to find a complete OOB for that specific date


http://niehorster.orbat.com/011_germany/__ge_index.htm

Gives the June

OOBhttp://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll8/id/2393

is the US army intelligence report on the OOB for October but its near contemporary so will be innacurate.

Staldata ( the current publications items) gives weekly strength returns for German forces at Stalingrad which illustrates a problem, strength fluctuates wildly from week to week in heavy fighting and decreases remarkably with fighting over time.

You may have luck on feldgrau.net for specific units but even if the data exists a lot of the detail is still in the german archives
 
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Specific date would be 22nd September 1942.....

But I guess that is far to specific especially as I am interested in areas that in OTL had little or no fighting.
 
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Gannt the chartist

There will be a weekly return from all units at high level, consolidated dailies at army level so if your german is any good contact the bundesarchiv if it exists they will have it.
 
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Ok

For June 1942 I have found

Commander of the German units in Denmark
416 Infantry Division

Army Group D, Commander of the West in France, Belgium and Netherlands
(Reserves: 23 Infantry Division)

Wehrmacht Commander Netherlands
LXXXVIII Corps 167 Infantry Division 719 Infantry Division

15 Army*at Pas de Calais (Reserves: 10 Panzer Division)
LXXXII Corps 304 Infantry Division 306 Infantry Division 106 Infantry Division 321 Infantry Division 712 Infantry Division

LXXXI Corps 302 Infantry Division 332 Infantry Division 711 Infantry Division

LXXXIII Corps 337 Infantry Division

7 Army in Normandy and Brittany (Reserves: 7 Paratroopers Division, Tank Brigade 100, 6 Panzer Division, Paratrooper Regiment Hermann Goring)
LXXXIV Corps 716 Infantry Division 319 Infantry Division 320 Infantry Division

XXV Corps 709 Infantry Division 335 Infantry Division 17 Infantry Division 333 Infantry Division

1 Army in southwest France (Reserves: 7 Panzer Division )
LXXX Corps 327 Infantry Division 708 Infantry Division 715 Infantry Division 15 Infantry Division

Army Headquarter Norway (Reserves: 3 Mountain Division, 25 Panzer Division)

LXXI Corps 230 Infantry Division 270 Infantry Division 199 Infantry Division

XXXIII Corps 196 Infantry Division 702 Infantry Division 181 Infantry Division

LXX Corps 69 Infantry Division (bulk) 280 Infantry Division 214 Infantry Division (bulk) 710 Infantry Division


And for November 1942

German Army Group D "OB West" 15 November 1942
100th Panzer Brigade, Armored Artillery Brigade, SS Totenkopf Division: 39th Division: 161st Division: 6th Panzer Division: 10th Panzer Division:, General Göring Division:

Netherlands
167th Division: 719th Division: 347th Bodenständig (Occupation) Division:

15th Army ( 26th Panzer Division: 38th Division:)
LXXXIX Corps: 39th Division: 712th Division:
LXXXIII Corps: 106th Division: 304th Division 306th Division 321st Division
LXXXI Corps: 302nd Division 332nd Division 711th Division 348th Bodenständig (Occupation) Division:
SS Panzer Grenadier Kommando SS Leibstandarte Adolph Hitler; SS Das Reich

Independent LXXXIII Corps (Army Group Felber) 1 Regiment, 1st Armored Artillery Brigade 328th Division: (only 1 regiment present) 335th Division:

7th Army: ( 257th Division:)
LXXXIV Corps 379th Division: 320th Division: 716th Division: Division No. 165

XXV Corps: 17th Division 333rd Division: Division No. 182 343rd Bodenständig (Occupation) Division: 346th Bodenständig (Occupation) Division:

1st Army (7th Pz, 327th Division)
LXXX Corps: 15th Division: 708th Division 715th Division 344th Bodenständig (Occupation) Division:


I know the SS divisions were in France in September - and obviously we can assume that units on both lists probably were there as well.

Anybody suggest a rule of thumb for deciding which units would otherwise be there in September if they are only on one list?
 

Carl Schwamberger

I've found these things fluctuate monthly, or weekly. Best to get a general idea from near dates, then cross check via the individual unit histories.

I can make some guesses what this leads to, but can you tell us?
 
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