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German 12. Armee (12th Army) during the Soviet Berlin Offensive
Commanded by General der Panzertruppe Walter Wenck

The following is an Order Of Battle of the divisions and independent units in the 12. Armee during the Soviet Belin Offensive and the 12. Armee's attempt to break through to Berlin from the west. 

Units with more information available will have a link to another article. 

XX Corps
(General der Kavallerie Carl-Erik Koehler) 

‘Theodor Körner’ RAD Infanteriedivision

‘Ulrich von Hutten’ Infanteriedivision

‘Ferdinand von Schill’ Infanteriedivision

‘Scharnhorst’ Infanteriedivision

XXXIX Panzer Corps
(Generalleutnant Karl Arndt)

‘Clausewitz’ Panzerdivision

84. Infanteriedivision

‘Hamburg’ Reserve Infanteriedivision (from 21 April)
(Not fielded as a division and used to reinforce 84. Infanteriedivision and 180. Infanteriedivision (1. Fallschirmarmee))

‘Meyer’ Reserve Infanteriedivision (from 21 April)

XXXXI Panzer Corps
(Generalleutnant Holste)

Divisionsgruppe ‘von Hake’
This unit commanded two regimental groups:
Grenadier Regiment "von Hake" No.1 (Oberstleutnant Joachim Bahr)
One Batallion of FlaK troops from Hannover, a replacement Batallion from Stendal, and a battalion from the Hundeschule Rathenow (Messenger Dog Training school troops). These units lacked Signals, Radios and heavy weapons.
Grenadier Regiment "von Hake" No.2 (Oberstleutnant von dem Bottlemberg)
Unknown units.     

Parts of 199. Infanteriedivision
Until 29/30 April only a regiment of the division had moved from Norway and fought in the area of Friesack

‘V-Weapons’ Infanteriedivision
6000 men from V-rocket sites.

1. Panzervernichtungs-Brigade Hitlerjugend
2500 Hitler Youth armed with Panzerfausts.

‘Hermann Göring’ Panzer Jagd Brigade
Most likely infantry tank hunting teams.

Berlin 

XXXXVIII Panzer Corps
(General der Panzertruppe Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim)

14. Flak-Division

Kampfgruppe ‘Leipzig’ 
(Eight Volkssturm Battalions, a Reserve Battalion, and an Automotive Replacement Battalion)

Kampfgruppe ‘Halle’
(Eight battalions and several anti-aircraft batteries)

Armeeabteilung Spree (Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann)

Infanteriedivision Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 

Festungs Harz

Infanteriedivision Postdam 


Berlin Digital Briefings

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Last Updated On Thursday, August 20, 2015