German army situation on the eve of Marita

[diciassette2000]

Hi
I am an italian history entusiast. I research infos on the german army situation at the eve of Marita (not Barbarossa). All infos are welcome......TOE, tanks strenght of Panzerdivision....etc (also bibliographic reference)
Thankyou in advance
Maurizio

[Leo Niehorster]

Hi,
For the OOB, see:
  http://niehorster.orbat.com/500_eto/_41-04_balkans.htm
(Source: 2. Armee and 12. Armee War Diaries)


Tank strengths on 6 April 1941:
2. Panzer-Division
  45 Pz-II; 276 Pz-III(37mm); 44 Pz-III(50mm); 20 Pz-IV; 6 BefPz

5. Panzer-Division
  9 Pz-I; 40 Pz-II; 19 Pz-III(37mm); 32 Pz-III(50mm); 16 Pz-IV; 5 Bef-Pz

8. Panzer-Division
  49 Pz-II; 125 Pz-38t; 30 Pz-IV

9. Panzer-Division
  9 Pz-I; 36 Pz-II; 22 Pz-III(37mm); 29 Pz-III(50mm); 20 Pz-IV; 10 Bef-Pz

11. Panzer-Division
  45 Pz-II: 25 Pz-III(37mm); 26 Pz-III(50mm); 16 Pz-IV; 14 Bef-Pz

14. Panzer-Division
  45 Pz-II; 16 Pz-III(37mm); 35 Pz-III(50mm); 20 Pz-IV; 8 Bef-Pz
(Source: Thomas Jentz, "Panzertruppen", Vol 1, Schiffer, 1969.)


For unit organizations, see
  http://niehorster.orbat.com/011_germany ... g_army.htm
(Sources: Order of Battle of the German Army; various Tables of Organization.)


English reading:
Hellenic Army General Staff
"An Abridged History of the Greek-Italian and Greek-German War, 1940-1941 (Land Operations)"
Army Historical Directorate, Athens, 1997.
[Note: the full version is only available in Greek]

Historical Study (CMH Pub 104-4)
"The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941)"
US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC (Reprint 1984)

I.S.O. Playfair
"The Mediterranean and the Middle East", Vols. I and II
Hisory of the Second World War
HMSO, London, 1956.

Christopher Shores, Brian Cull, and Nicola Malizia
"Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete, 1940-41"
Gub Street, London, 1999.


German reading:
Alex Buchner
"Der Deutsche Griechenland-Feldzug"
Kurt Vowinckel, Heidelburg, 1957.

Gerhard Schreiber, Bernd Stegemann, Detleff Vogel
"Der Mittelmeer und Südosteuropa"
Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweiter Weltkrieg, Vol 3.
DVA, Stuttgart, 1984.


See also
  http://niehorster.orbat.com/011_germany/_sources.html


That should start you on your way.
Cheers
Leo

[diciassette2000]

wooow....!!!
Thankyou very much for the infos..........but the TOE's on your site are referred to 6/6/1941 not 6/5/1941......Are the TOE's the same or...????
All the best
Maurizio

[Leo Niehorster]

Hi Maurizio,
The T/O's applicable for the Panzer divisions on 22 June 1941 were mainly published in Febraury 1941, with a few changes in early May 1941.

Best regards
Leo