Hello,
Would anyone have a list of the divisions and corps (including commanders, if available) of the units that surrendered in the Ruhr pocket? Also, I've read somewhere that an Admiral was also taken prisoner. Would anyone know who that was?
Thanks for your help.
Doug
Ruhr Pocket
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Kriegsgliederung of Heeresgruppe B from 12 April 1945 according to Willi Mues, "Der große Kessel"
Heeresgruppe B
Oberbefehlshaber: GFM Model
Chef des Generalstabes: GM Wagener
General der Artillerie: GL Thoholte
General der Pioniere: GM von Ahlfen
5. Panzerarmee
Oberbefehlshaber: GO Harpe
Chef des Generalstabes: GM von Mellenthin
XII. SS-Armeekorps: GL Crasemann
59. Infanteriedivision (?)
3. Fallschirmjägerdivision: O Hummel
363. Volksgrenadierdivision: GM Weber
LVIII. Panzerkorps: GL Botsch
62. Volksgrenadierdivision: O Heilmann
353. Volksgrenadierdivision: O Koppenwallner
12. Volksgrenadierdivision: GM Engel
9. Panzerdivision: O Zollenkopf
183. Volksgrenadierdivision: O Warrelmann
15. Armee
Oberbefehlshaber: GdInf von Zangen
Chef des Generalstabes: O Reinhard
Artilleriekommandeur: GL Burdach
Pionierführer: GL Wirtz
LXXIV. Armeekorps: GdInf Püchler
272. Infanteriedivision: GM König
338. Infanteriedivision: GM Ewert
176. Volksgrenadierdivision: GM Landau
3. Panzergrenadierdivision: GM Denkert
Panzerlehrdivision: O Freiherr von Hauser
LXXXI. Armeekorps: GL Köchling
Armeeabteilung von Lüttwitz
Befehlshaber: GdPzTr Freiherr von Lüttwitz
Chef des Generalstabes: OTL Graf von Bernsdorff
LIII. Armeekorps: GL Bayerlein
180. Infanteriedivision: GM Klosterkemper
190. Infanteriedivision: GL Hammer
116. Panzerdivision: GM von Waldenburg
LXIII. Armeekorps: GdInf Abraham
Division "Hamburg": GL Steinmüller
Division Nr. 476: O Hüllen
III. Flakkorps: GL von Rantzau
2. Flakdivision: O Laicher
22. Flakdivision: GM Römer
7. Flakdivision: GM Ehrhard
Konteradmiral Werner Scheer, Kommandeur des Wehrbezirkskommandos Essen I, and various other general officers were also trapped in the Kessel
Heeresgruppe B
Oberbefehlshaber: GFM Model
Chef des Generalstabes: GM Wagener
General der Artillerie: GL Thoholte
General der Pioniere: GM von Ahlfen
5. Panzerarmee
Oberbefehlshaber: GO Harpe
Chef des Generalstabes: GM von Mellenthin
XII. SS-Armeekorps: GL Crasemann
59. Infanteriedivision (?)
3. Fallschirmjägerdivision: O Hummel
363. Volksgrenadierdivision: GM Weber
LVIII. Panzerkorps: GL Botsch
62. Volksgrenadierdivision: O Heilmann
353. Volksgrenadierdivision: O Koppenwallner
12. Volksgrenadierdivision: GM Engel
9. Panzerdivision: O Zollenkopf
183. Volksgrenadierdivision: O Warrelmann
15. Armee
Oberbefehlshaber: GdInf von Zangen
Chef des Generalstabes: O Reinhard
Artilleriekommandeur: GL Burdach
Pionierführer: GL Wirtz
LXXIV. Armeekorps: GdInf Püchler
272. Infanteriedivision: GM König
338. Infanteriedivision: GM Ewert
176. Volksgrenadierdivision: GM Landau
3. Panzergrenadierdivision: GM Denkert
Panzerlehrdivision: O Freiherr von Hauser
LXXXI. Armeekorps: GL Köchling
Armeeabteilung von Lüttwitz
Befehlshaber: GdPzTr Freiherr von Lüttwitz
Chef des Generalstabes: OTL Graf von Bernsdorff
LIII. Armeekorps: GL Bayerlein
180. Infanteriedivision: GM Klosterkemper
190. Infanteriedivision: GL Hammer
116. Panzerdivision: GM von Waldenburg
LXIII. Armeekorps: GdInf Abraham
Division "Hamburg": GL Steinmüller
Division Nr. 476: O Hüllen
III. Flakkorps: GL von Rantzau
2. Flakdivision: O Laicher
22. Flakdivision: GM Römer
7. Flakdivision: GM Ehrhard
Konteradmiral Werner Scheer, Kommandeur des Wehrbezirkskommandos Essen I, and various other general officers were also trapped in the Kessel
Re: Ruhr Pocket
Hello,
Breathing life into a long ago thread. Does anyone have any information on the combat strength of the divisions trapped in the Ruhr Pocket at the end of the war? Troop strength, armor strength, artillery?
Thanks in advance for any information.
Rand
Breathing life into a long ago thread. Does anyone have any information on the combat strength of the divisions trapped in the Ruhr Pocket at the end of the war? Troop strength, armor strength, artillery?
Thanks in advance for any information.
Rand