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The Axis order of battle at Stalingrad is a list of the significant land units that fought in the Battle of Stalingrad on the side of the
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between September 1942 and February 1943. Apart from the twenty divisions of the
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'', eighteen
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n divisions took part in the battle on the Axis side as well.


Order of battle

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Friedrich Paulus Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus (23 September 1890 – 1 February 1957) was a German field marshal during World War II who is best known for commanding the 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943). The battle ende ...
, commanding the 6th Army
Chief of Staff: '' Generalmajor'' Arthur Schmidtpromoted to
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in January 1943


German

6th Army * IV Army Corps – ''
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Erwin Jaenecke __NOTOC__ Erwin Jaenecke (22 April 1890 – 3 July 1960), was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 17th Army. Jaenecke served on the Eastern Front as commander of the 389th Infantry Division and late ...
, from 17 January ''General der Artillerie'' Max Pfeffer ** 29th Motorized Infantry Division – ''Generalmajor''
Hans-Georg Leyser Hans-Georg Leyser (16 June 1896 – 18 April 1980) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 29. Infanterie-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Leyser surrendered on 31 January 1943 dur ...
** 297th Infantry Division – ''General der Artillerie'' Max Pfeffer, from 16 January ''Generalmajor'' Moritz von Drebber ** 371st Infantry Division – ''
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'' Richard Stempel * VIII Army Corps – ''General der Artillerie''
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(promoted January 1943 to ''Generaloberst'') ** 76th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant''
Carl Rodenburg __NOTOC__ Carl Rodenburg (17 May 1894 – 5 November 1992) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 76th Infantry Division during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with ...
** 113th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant''
Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin __NOTOC__ Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin (6 November 1890 – 1 April 1952) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Armin surrendered following the Bat ...
* XI Army Corps – ''
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** 44th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant''
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** 376th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant''
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** 384th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant'' Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz, from 16 January ''Generalmajor'' Hans Dörr *
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– ''
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Hans-Valentin Hube Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944) was a German general during World War II who commanded armoured forces in the invasions of Poland, France and the Soviet Union. In the course of the war, Hube led the 16th Infantry Divisi ...
, from 17 January ''Generalleutnant''
Helmuth Schlömer __NOTOC__ Helmuth Schlömer (20 May 1893 – 18 August 1995) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and commanded the XIV Panzer Corps in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. Helmuth Schlömer joint the army in March 1913 and was ...
** 3rd Motorized Infantry Division – ''Generalmajor''
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, from 18 January ''Oberst'' Jobst Freiherr von Hanstein ** 60th Motorized Infantry Division – ''Generalmajor'' Hans-Adolf von Arenstorff **
16th Panzer Division The 16th Panzer Division (german: 16. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the German Army in World War II. It was formed in November 1940 from the 16th Infantry Division. It took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union ...
– ''Generalleutnant'' Günther Angern * LI Army Corps – ''General der Artillerie'' Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach ** 71st Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant''
Alexander von Hartmann Alexander von Hartmann (11 December 1890 – 26 January 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 71st Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hartma ...
, from 25 January ''Generalmajor'' Fritz Roske ** 79th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant'' Richard Graf von Schwerin ** 94th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant'' Georg Pfeiffer ** 100th Jäger Division – ''Generalleutnant''
Werner Sanne __NOTOC__ Werner Otto Sanne (5 April 1889 – 26 September 1952) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi German ...
** 295th Infantry Division – ''Generalmajor'' Otto Korfes ** 305th Infantry Division – ''Generalleutnant''
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** 389th Infantry Division – ''Generalmajor'' Erich Magnus, from 19 January ''Generalmajor'' Martin Lattmann ** 14th Panzer Division – ''Generalmajor'' Martin Lattmann **
24th Panzer Division The 24th Panzer Division was formed in late 1941 from the 1st Cavalry Division based at Königsberg. The division fought on the Eastern Front from June 1942 to January 1943, when it was destroyed in the battle of Stalingrad. Reformed, it once ...
– ''Generalleutnant''
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* ''
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'' ** 9th Flak Division – ''Generalmajor'' Wolfgang Pickert ** ''Jagdgeschwader'' 3 – Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke
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*
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– ''General der Panzertruppe''
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until November 1942, followed by many other commanders ** 14th Panzer Division, transferred to the 6th Army ** 29th Motorized Infantry Division, transferred to the 6th Army ** 24th Panzer Division, transferred to the 6th Army * IV Army Corps - ''General der Infanterie''
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** 94th Infantry Division, transferred to the 6th Army ** 371st Infantry Division, transferred to the 6th Army ** 297th Infantry Division, transferred to the 6th Army * Romanian 6th Corps - Lieutenant General Corneliu Dragalina, transferred to the Romanian 4th Army


Romanian

Army Group Antonescu * Third Army – General
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** 1st Corps – Lieutenant General *** 7th Infantry Division – Brigadier General *** 11th Infantry Division – Brigadier General (POW) ** 2nd Corps – Lieutenant General
Nicolae Dăscălescu Nicolae I. Dăscălescu (29 June 1884 – 28 September 1969) was a Romanian general during World War II. Biography He was born in a poor peasant family in Căciulești, Neamț County, Kingdom of Romania. After completing elementary school in ...
*** 9th Infantry Division – Major General *** 14th Infantry Division – Major General *** 7th Cavalry Division – Colonel Gheorghe Munteanu ** 4th Corps – Lieutenant General
Constantin Sănătescu Constantin Sănătescu (14 January 1885 – 8 November 1947) was a Romanian general and statesman who served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania after the 23 August 1944 coup after which Romania left the Axis powers and joined the Allies. Earl ...
*** 1st Cavalry Division – Colonel Constantin Brătescu *** 13th Infantry Division – Major General Gheorghe Ionescu *** 15th Infantry Division – Brigadier General Ioan Sion (KIA) ** 5th Corps – Lieutenant General *** 5th Infantry Division – Major General (POW) *** 6th Infantry Division – Major General
Mihail Lascăr Mihail Lascăr (; November 8, 1889 – July 24, 1959) was a Romanian general during World War II and Romania's Minister of Defense from 1946 to 1947. He was born in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, Kingdom of Romania, and graduated from the Infantry ...
(POW) ** In reserve *** 1st Armoured Division – Major General Gheorghe Radu *** Various artillery regiments * Fourth Army – Lieutenant General
Constantin Constantinescu-Claps Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (February 20, 1884 – June 1961) was a Romanian general during World War II, in command of the Romanian Fourth Army at the Battle of Stalingrad. Biography He was born in Beceni, Bacău County in 1884. From 1 ...
** 6th Corps – Lieutenant General Corneliu Dragalina *** 1st Infantry Division – Brigadier General *** 2nd Infantry Division – Brigadier General Dumitru Tudose *** 18th Infantry Division – Brigadier General Radu Băldescu *** 20th Infantry Division – Major General Nicolae Tătăranu until 19 January 1943, then Brigadier General (POW) ** 7th Corps – Lieutenant General *** 4th Infantry Division – Brigadier General Barbu Alinescu *** 5th Cavalry Division – Colonel Dumitru Popescu *** 8th Cavalry Division – Colonel
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promoted to
Brigadier general Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...
in January 1943


See also

* Romanian armies in the Battle of Stalingrad


References


External links


Lexikon der Wehrmacht


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