German Forces: Operation Barbarossa, June-July 1941

•       Army Group North
•       Army Group Centre
•       Army Group South
•       Norway Army, Befehlsstelle Finnland (East Front Only)
•       OKH Reserves 

•       Norway Army (Norway Occupation Duties)
•       Army Group D (France-Low Countries)
•       12th Army (Yugoslavia-Serbia-Greece-Crete)
•       Afrika Corps (D.A.K) (North Africa)
•       Germany and the Remainder of Occupied Europe, and the Replacement Army

Basic German Army Hierarchy: June 1941

The German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Forces Available to Support Operation Barbarossa from 22nd June to 4th July 1941

Army Group North

• 18th Army, 4th Panzer Group and 16th Army (deployed from north to south), with 29 divisions and 698 000 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
  
• 7 infantry corps HQs, 20 infantry divisions, 2 panzer (motorised) corps HQs, 3 panzer divisions,
  2 motorised divisions, 1 SS motorised division, and 3 (small) security divisions.
• 795 fully tracked AFVs (Armoured Fighting Vehicles) of all types, 679 combat aircraft (Luftflotte 1, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 3 986 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 738 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns), 3 427 (50-81mm) mortars, and 122 250 motor vehicles (excluding
  halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
• Commander: Gen. Feldm. Ritter von Leeb.

Army Group Centre

• 3rd Panzer Group, 9th Army, 4th Army and 2nd Panzer Group (deployed from north to south), with 52 divisions and 1 298 900 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 11 infantry corps HQs, 33 infantry divisions, 5 panzer (motorised) corps HQs, 9 panzer divisions,
  5 motorised divisions, 1 SS motorised division, 1 cavalry division and 3 (small) security divisions.
• 2 589 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 1 468 combat aircraft (Luftflotte 2, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 7 764 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 1 571 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns),
  6 452 (50-81mm) mortars, and 241 780 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
• Commander: Gen. Feldm. Fedor von Bock.
  

Army Group South

• 6th Army, 1st Panzer Group and 17th Army (deployed from north to south in southern Poland), and 11th Army in Rumania, with 41 divisions and 989 500 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 10 infantry corps HQs, 25 infantry divisions, 3 panzer (motorised) corps HQs, 5 panzer divisions,
  2 motorised divisions, 1 SS motorised division, 1 mountain division, 4 light infantry divisions and
  3 (small) security divisions.
• 944 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 969 combat aircraft (Luftflotte 4, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 5 669 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 1 281 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns),
  4 980 (50-81mm) mortars, and 171 760 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
• Commander: Gen. Feldm. Gerd von Rundstedt.
  

Norway Army, Befehlsstelle Finnland (East Front Only)

• Part of the Norway Mountain Corps, and 36th Corps (Reduced Strength Special Corps Command - HoH. Kdo.), (deployed from north to south), with 4 divisions and 89 700 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 2 infantry corps HQs, 2 infantry divisions, 2 mountain divisions and 1 SS motorised brigade
• 114 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 110 combat aircraft (Luftflotte 5 Luftwaffenkommando Kirkenes only, excluding a few transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln),
  600 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems),
  118 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns), 628 (50-81mm) mortars, and 11 900
  motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
• Commander Norway Army: Gen.Obst. von Falkenhorst.
  

OKH Reserves

• 2nd Army (deployed behind Army Group Centre), 12 divisions and 240 100 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 4 infantry corps HQs, 11 infantry divisions and 1 mountain division.
• No fully tracked AFVs, 51 combat aircraft (Luftwaffe ObdL only, reporting directly to C in C Luftwaffe (Hermann Goring), excluding courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 1 686 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 78 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns), 1 593 (50-81mm) mortars, and 29 440 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
  

Total German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Forces Available to Support Operation Barbarossa from 22nd June to 4th July

• 3 Army Group HQs, 4 Panzer Group HQs, 8 army HQs, 34 infantry corps HQs, and 10 panzer (motorised) corps HQs.
• 138 divisions: made up of 91 infantry divisions, 17 panzer divisions, 9 motorised divisions, 
  3 Waffen SS motorised divisions, 1 cavalry division, 4 mountain divisions, 4 light infantry divisions,
  and 9 (small) security divisions.
• 3 316 200 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 4 442 fully tracked AFVs of all types. These comprised 3 784 tanks, command tanks and flame tanks, 301 assault guns, 257 light tank destroyers and SP guns, and 100 light pionier (combat engineer) and ammunition transport vehicles. 
  Note, only 1 457 fully tracked AFVs (33%) were tanks or assault guns with 50-75mm guns (i.e. were Pz IIIs (50mm), Pz IVs or StuG IIIs). Also 634 fully tracked AFV (14%) had only MG armament or no mounted armament at all, while another 822 AFVs (19%) were light Pz IIs with only 20mm cannon armament.
• 3 277 combat aircraft. These comprised 965 single engine fighters, 203 twin engine fighters/fighter-bombers, 38 single engine fighter-bombers (Me 109Es), 328 dive bombers, 952 twin engine bombers, 315 long range reconnaissance aircraft, 416 short range reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft, and 60 seaplanes.
• 711 non-combat aircraft. These comprised 376 transport aircraft (mainly Ju 52s in KGr zbV units) and 335 courier aircraft (mainly Fi-157s in Kurierstaffeln).
• 19 705 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 
  3 786 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns and 622 8.8cm Flak guns), 17 080 (50-81mm) mortars, and 577 120 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
  

Non-East Front Forces Reporting to OKW, 22nd June 1941

Norway Army (Norway Occupation Duties)

• Norway Army with 7 divisions and 100 300 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 2 infantry corps HQs, part of the Norway Mountain Corps, and 7 infantry divisions.
• 152 combat aircraft (Luftflotte 5, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 552 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), approximately 780 (100-280mm) coastal guns, 693 (50-81mm) mortars, and 13 790 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).*
• Commander: Gen.Obst. von Falkenhorst.

Army Group D (France-Low Countries)

• 7th Army, 1st Army and 15th Army, with 43 divisions and 478 600 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 8 infantry corps HQs, 43 infantry divisions and 2 panzer brigades.
• 357 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 812 combat aircraft (Luftflotte 3, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 3 082 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 82 (20-105mm) Army AA guns (including all SP AA guns), 2 871 (50-81mm) mortars, and 50 480 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).*
• Commander: Gen. Feldm. von Witzleben.

12th Army (Yugoslavia-Serbia-Greece-Crete)

• 12th Army with 12 divisions and 153 100 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 2 infantry corps HQs, 9 infantry divisions, 2 mountain divisions, 1 Air Corps HQ (Luftwaffe organisation) and 1 Parachute Division (with an additional glider borne infantry regiment).
• 22 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 157 combat aircraft (X. Fliegerkorps only, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln),* 1 082 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 52 (20-105mm) Army AA guns (including all SP AA guns), 998 (50-81mm) mortars, and 21 670 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).**
• Commander: Gen.Feldm. List.
  

Afrika Corps (D.A.K) (North Africa)

• Afrika Corps (D.A.K) with 2 divisions and 69 800 personnel (total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces).
• 1 panzer (motorised) corps HQ, 1 panzer division and 1 motorised division (with a full panzer regiment attached)*.
• 351 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 194 combat aircraft (Fliegerfuhrer Afrika only, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 261 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 72 (100-280mm) mobile coastal guns, 172 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns and only 24 8.8cm Flak guns), 216 (50-81mm) mortars, and 21 480 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
• Commander: Gen. Lt. Rommel.
  

Germany and the Remainder of Occupied Europe, and the Replacement Army

• MB Frankreich, MB Belgien & Nordfrankreich, MB im General-Gouvernement, Luftwaffe and the Ersatzarmee (Replacement/Training Army), with: 37 divisions (including 31 replacement divisions).
• 904 200 personnel in the German Army, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe Ground Forces (mainly Flak units), Landesschutzen Units (local defence units, mainly organised as LS Battalions), and a few Ersatz Units (Replacement Units) deployed as combat capable.*
• 1 034 000 personnel in the Replacement Army. These were in training, instruction, medical, rear area, etc, and were not Deployed (D).*
• 1 panzer (motorised) corps HQ, 2 panzer divisions, 1 motorised division, 3 infantry divisions, and 18 Replacement Army Command Area HQs (Wehrkreis) (including the ‘protectorate’ Bohemia and Moravia) with 31 replacement divisions.
• Excluding the Non-Deployed Replacement Army, the equipment comprised: 261 fully tracked AFVs of all types, 286 combat aircraft (Luftwaffenbefehlshaber Mitte only, excluding transport aircraft in KGr zbV units, and courier aircraft in Kurierstaffeln), 494 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 12 248 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns and 3 168 8.8 -10.5cm Flak guns), 741 (50-81mm) mortars, and 155 000 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
• Commander Replacement Army (Chef H.Rust. u. B.d.E.) Gen. Ob. Fritz Fromm.
  

Total Personnel and Equipment in the Wehrmacht on 22nd June 1941

• 4 Army Group HQs, 4 Panzer Group HQs, 13 army HQs, 46 infantry and mountain corps HQs, and 12 panzer (motorised) corps HQs.
• 208 divisions: made up of 153 infantry divisions (including the SS Police Infantry Division), 20 panzer divisions, 11 motorised divisions (including 5th Light Mechanised Division in Africa), 3 Waffen SS motorised divisions, 1 cavalry division, 6 mountain divisions, 4 light infantry divisions, 1 parachute division and 9 (small) security divisions.
• 5 022 100 personnel total in the German Army, Waffen SS and Luftwaffe Ground Forces.
  An additional 363 000 personnel supported Luftwaffe flight operations (aircrew, aircraft ground crews, etc), and an additional 1 034 000 personnel were in the Replacement Army. The latter were in training, instruction, medical, rear area, etc, and were not Deployed (D) with combat units. (Some sources state 404 000 personnel were also in the German Navy. Given the very small size of the surface fleet, and only around 35 000 personnel in U Boats, this figure seems very unlikely, and probably includes a large contingent in the Replacement Army).
• 5 433 fully tracked AFVs of all types. These comprised 4 628 tanks, command tanks and flame tanks, 356 assault guns, 311 light tank destroyers and SP guns, and 138 light pionier (combat engineer) and ammunition transport vehicles.
  Note, only 1 748 fully tracked AFVs (32%) were tanks or assault guns with 50-75mm guns (i.e. were Pz IIIs (50mm), Pz IVs or StuG IIIs). Also 744 fully tracked AFV (14%) had only MG armament or no mounted armament at all, while another 984 AFVs (18%) were light Pz IIs with only 20mm cannon armament.
• 4 878 combat aircraft. These comprised 1 406 single engine fighters, 278 twin engine fighters/fighter-bombers, 38 single engine fighter-bombers (Me 109Es), 413 dive bombers,
• 1 455 twin engine bombers, 383 long range reconnaissance aircraft, 447 short range reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft, 237 seaplanes, 196 twin engine night fighters, and 25 four engine bombers.
• Approximately 932 non-combat aircraft (excluding training aircraft). These comprised 588 transport aircraft (mainly Ju 52s in KGr zbV and LLG units) and 344 courier aircraft (mainly Fi-157s in Kurierstaffeln).
• 25 176 (28-600mm) artillery pieces (excluding coastal and rail guns, and rocket systems), 
  16 340 (20-105mm) AA guns (including all SP AA guns and 3 826 8.8-10.5cm Flak guns), 
   22 600 (50-81mm) mortars, and 839 550 motor vehicles (excluding halftrack prime movers, armoured cars and motorcycles).
  

Selected German Combat Unit TOE
(Tables of Organisation and Equipment)