perrya wrote:Does anyone know if all or part of the following actually was in this operation: Herman Goring Pz, 26th Pz, 29th PG, 4th para, 3rd PG? I suspect only parts were actually used.
Also, the number of and type of AFV in: Tiger 508, Pz jag 590 + 525, 1Bn\Pz reg 4, sturm bn 216?
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German reaction to SHINGLE
Initial forces:
Between Tarquina and Rome:
KG von Bohr (elms 90 Pz.Gren.Div.)
II/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 200
III/Pz.Art.Rgt. 190
FEB 190
Between the mouth of the Tiber and the Astura Rivers (Anzio-Nettuno area):
I Fsch.Jg.Korps
LW-Pi.Btl. 22 (2 companies).
29 Pz.Gren.Div.
II/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 71
9/Art.Rgt. 29
2/Pz.Pi.Kp.
Between the mouth of the Astura to Terracina:
29 Pz.Gren.Div.
Pz.Aufkl.Abtl. 129
Alban Hills:
Pz.Kp. (Tiger) Schwebbach
one Bttr. Stu.Abtl.XI Fl.Korps (Italian StuG)
one leichte Flak.Bttr.
Vicinity of Rome:
4. Fsch.Jg.Div.
Stab
Fsch.Jg.-Sturm-Rgt. (I, II, III)
Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 10 (II, III)
Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 11 (I, II)
Pak Bttr. (12 3.7cm Pak)
Art.Abtl.XI Fl.Korps (1. and 2. Bttr., each 4 LG2)
Fsch.Jg.-Lehr-Btl.
SS-Pol.Btl.-Rome
FEB HG
Preparing to counterattack on the Garigliano under command of 10 AOK:
I Fsch.Jg. Korps
29 Pz.Gren.Div. (- Aufkl.Abtl. 129)
90 Pz.Gren Div. (- II/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 200, III/Pz.Art.Rgt. 190 and FEB 190?)
Reinforcements:
Ordered by OKW as of 0600 22 January 1944, departure began 23-24 January:
From OB-West (France):
715 Inf.Div. (mot)
Stab
Gren.Rgt. 725 (I, II, III)
Gren.Rgt. 735 (I, II, III)
Art.Rgt. 671 (I, II)
Pi.Btl. 715
Pz.Jg.Abtl. 715 (- one Kp.) – with 12 s.Pak (mot)
Pz.Rgt.Stab 69
I./Pz.Rgt. 4 (Panther)
Pz.Abtl. 301 (FKL)
H.Art.Abtl. 998 (22cm-f)
From OB-Suedost (Balkans):
114 Jgr.Div.
Stab
Jg.Rgt. 721 (I, II, III)
Jg.Rgt. 741 (I, II, III)
Art.Rgt. 661 (II, III)
Fus.Btl. 114
Pi.Btl. 114
Pz.Jg.Abtl. 114 (- one Kp.) – 6 s.Pak (mot)
H.K.Art.Abtl. 677 (?)
H.Art.Abtl. 764 (?)
From the Ersatz-Heer (Germany):
Inf.-Lehr-Rgt. – with Pi.Kp. and Pak Kp. with 6 s.Pak (mot.)
Gren.Rgt. 1026
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1027 – with Art.Bttr. with 4 10.5cm l.F.H. and Pak Kp. with 14 Pak (Sfl.)
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1028 – with Art.Bttr. with 4 10.5cm l.F.H. and Pak Kp. with 14 Pak (Sfl.)
Pz.Abtl. 508 (Tiger)
Sturm-Panzer Abtl. 216
1/Pz,Jg.Abtl. 653 (Elefant)
Pz.Pi.Kp. 811 and 813 (Goliath)
III./Art.-Lehr-Rgt. 1 (I/Art.-Lehr-Rgt. 1 was also ordered to Italy, but never arrived?)
I./Art.-Lehr-Rgt. 2
IV./Art.-Lehr-Rgt. 2
Nebelwerfer-Lehr-Abtl. (18 15cm NW)
LS Btl. 527
LS Btl. 676
Sich.Btl. 936
Sich.Btl. 939
Stell.Bau.Btl. 736 (five other pionier battalions were ordered to Italy, but they have not been identified)
(two Ost battalions were ordered to Italy, but they have not been identified)
Ordered transferred from 14 AOK to command of I Fsch.Jg. Korps at 0710 22 January, departure of the troops in northern Italy began at 1900 22 January:
I Fsch.Jg. Korps Stab (Rome)
Flak-Rgts.Stab 105 (mot)
I/Flak-Rgt. 12 (mot)
II/Flak-Rgt. 241 (mot)
I/Flak-Rgt. 37 (mot)
II/Flak-Abtl. 37 (mot)
Le.Flak-Abtl. 99 (mot)
Flak-KG Prentel
65 Inf.Div. (Genoa)
Stab
Gren.Rgt. 145 (I, II, III)
Gren.Rgt 147 (I, II, III)
Art.Rgt. 165 (- III)
Pi.Btl. 165
s.Pak Kp. (mot.)/Pz.Jg.Abtl. 165
356 Inf.Div.
Fus.Abtl. 356
362 Inf.Div. (Rimini)
Stab
Fus.Abtl. 362
Gren.Rgt. 355 (I, II)
Gren.Rgt. 356 (I, II)
Art.Rgt. 362
Pi.Btl. 362
s.Pak.Kp. (mot.)/Pz.Jg.Abtl. 362
16 SS-Pz.Gren.Div. (Livorno and Lubiano)
II/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 35
II/SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt. 36
4./SS-Art.Rgt. 16 (4 10.5cm l.F.H.)
3./SS-Stu.Abtl. 16 (10 Pak Sfl.)
Ordered transferred from 10 AOK to command of I Fsch.Jg.K. at 0830 22 January:
71 Inf.Div.
Stab
Fus.Btl. 171
Gren.Rgt. 191 (elements)
Gren.Rgt. 194 (I, II)
Art.Rgt. 171 (Stab, II, III, 11., and 12.)
Pz.Jg.Abtl. 171 (with elements from Inf.Div. H.u.D.)
Pi.Btl. 171
FEB 171
3 Pz.Gren.Div.
Stab
Pz.Abtl. 103
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 29 (I, II, III)
Pz.Art.Rgt. 3 (Stab, I, III)
Pz.Pi.Btl. 103
Pz.FEB 3
H.Flak-Abtl. 312
HG Pz.Div.
Stab
Pz.Aufkl.Abtl. HG
Art.Abt. (Stab and probably three batteries, identity unknown)
I/Flak Abtl. HG (+ 1./Flak 49)
26 Pz.Div.
Pz.Aufkl.Abtl. 26
KG Schulz (1 Fsch.Jg.Div.)
Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 1 (Stab and III)
Fsch.Jg. MG Btl. 1
H.Pz.Jg.Abtl. 525 (38 8.8 cm Pak 43 auf Sfl. (Hornisse))
H.Pz.Jg.Abtl. 590 (9 7.62 cm and 7.5 cm Pak, at least 6 of which were Sfl.)
H.Art.Abt. 450 (9 15 cm s.F.H.)
H.Art.Abt. 451 (8 15 cm s.F.H. and 4 10cm s.F.K.)
H.Art.Abt. 764 (6 17 cm K.i.Mrs.Laf.)
Ordered transferred from 10 AOK to command of I Fsch.Jg.K. evening 22 January:
HG Pz.Div.
Pz.Rgt. HG (- II and III)
Sch.Rgt. 1 HG (II, 9., and 10.)
Sch.Rgt. 2 HG (Stab, I, 9., and 10.)
Pz.Art.Rgt. HG – the rest of the regiment, including 13. Bttr. (Panzer-Werfer)
Pz.Pi.Btl. HG
H.Pi.Btl. (mot.) 60
Brandenburg Rgt. 3
24 January:
14 AOK takes over command of the beachhead from I Fsch.Jg. Korps
Flak-Rgt.Stab 131
s.Flak-Abtl. 256
s.Flak-Abtl. 563
s.Flak-Abtl. 646
Ordered transferred from 10 AOK to 14 AOK 24 January:
26 Pz.Div.
Stab
Pz.Rgt. 26 (- I)
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 9 (Stab, I, II)
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 67 (Stab, I, II)
Pz.Pi.Btl. 26
Pz.Art.Rgt. 93 (- Stab/I, 1., 2. and 7.)
H.Flak-Abtl. 304
29 Pz.Gren.Div. (elements)
H.Flak-Abtl. 313 (-)
KG Ens (elments 15 Pz.Gren.Div.)
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 104 (- III) (4 7.5cm Pak)
Pz.Art.Rgt. 33 (- II)
Nebelwerfer Rgt. 56 (II, III and 21. (Pz.-Werfer))
H.Flak.Abtl. 307
Transferred from 10 AOK to 14 AOK on 2 February:
LXXVI Pz.Korps Stab
Known Arrivals:
By evening of 26 January:
4 Fsch.Jg.Div. (all combat ready elements)
3 Pz.Gren.Div. (- Pz.Aufkl.Abtl. 103, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 8 and II/Pz.Art.Rgt. 3)
HG Pz.Div. (- II and III/Pz.Rgt. HG)
KG Schulz (1 Flsch.Jg.Div.)
114 Jg.Div. (leading elements) arrived in Viterbo, 70 km north of Rome
362 Inf.Div. (Rgts.-Gruppe 955) arrived in Viterbo
By midday of 27 January:
Leading elements of 71 Inf.Div. (Div.Stab, Fusilier Btl. and Pz.Jg.Abtl., Pz.Jg.Zuege H.u.D.?)
KG Ens (15 Pz.Gren.Div.)
By evening of 27 January:
362 Inf.Div. (Rgts.-Gruppe 955) was 22 km northwest of Rome. During the day 362 Inf.Div. took over command of the coastal sector Civatavecchia-Tiber from the 71 Inf.Div.
By morning of 28 January:
3./SS-Stu.Abtl. 16 (10 Pak Sfl.)
26 Pz.Div. (Stab, Pz.Gren.Rgt. 67, Pi.Btl. (Stab, 1.), II/Art.Rgt. 93)
71 Inf.Div. (I/Gren.Rgt. 194, II/Art.Rgt. 171 (Stab, 5., 6.)
65 Inf.Div. (Div.Stab, I/Art.Rgt. 165)
By midday of 28 January:
362 Inf.Div. (Stab, Nachr.Abtl.)
By morning of 29 January:
114 Jg.Div. (Fusilier Btl., 3/Pi.Btl., 14 (Pak)/Jg.Rgt. 721)
KG Knoechlein (remaining elements of 16 SS-Pz.Gren.Div.)
715 Inf.Div. (Div.Stab)
26 Pz.Div. (H.Flak-Abtl. 304 (Stab, 3.)
LW-Jgr.Btl.z.b.V. 7
By midday 29 January:
LI Geb.Korps – took command of the coastal area northwest of Rome (Cecina-Tiber)
By evening 29 January:
715 Inf.Div. (leading elements) passed through Rome
By morning of 30 January:
26 Pz.Div. (Pz.Gren.Rgt. 9 (Stab, II), III/Art.Rgt. 93 (-7.), 2./Pi.Btl.)
715 Inf.Div. (I/Gren.Rgt. 735, Pz.Jg.Abtl.)
By evening of 30 January:
715 Inf.Div. (II and III/Gren.Rgt. 725, II/Gren.Rgt. 735) passed through Rome
114 Jg.Div. (III/Jg.Rgt. 721) passed through Rome
Art.-Lehr-Rgt. 2 (plus attached elements of Lehr-Rgt. 1) passed through Rome
By evening of 31 January:
362 Inf.Div. (Gren.Rgt. 956) vic. East of Viterbo
Gren.Rgt. 1026 – under command of LI Geb.Korps north of Rome (Cecenia-Tiber)
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1028
Stab/Pz.Rgt. HG
By evening of 2 February:
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1027 (Rgt.Stab, I, I.G.Kp., Stab II, 4., 6. Kp)
I/Pz.Rgt. 4 (first trains arriving)
Eisenbahn-Bttr. Erhardt
Werfer-Rgt. 56
By morning 4 February:
Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1027 (all elements except Pz.Jg.Kp. (Sfl.))
I/Pz.Rgt. 4 (32 Panthers, including 3 command, arrived at the assembly area)
Pz.Abt. 301 (FKL) leading trains arrived at Bologna
By evening 11 February:
114 Jg.Div. (Rgts.Stab, III and 16./Jg.Rgt. 741)
26 Pz.Div. (I/Pz.Art.Rgt. 93)
29 Pz.Gren.Div. (II/Art.Rgt. 29)
By evening 12 February:
114 Jg.Div. (I and II/Jg.Rgt. 741, III/Art.Rgt. 661, Pi.Btl. 114)
29 Pz.Gren.Div. (1 and 3/Pi.Btl. 29, elements of Nachr.Abtl 29)
By evening 13 February:
29 Pz.Gren.Div. (Div.Stab, Rgts.-Stab, I and III, 13 (-1 zug), 14/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 15, Stabs-Kp., 13 and 14/Pz.Gren.Rgt.71, 1 and 3/H.Flak-Abtl. 313, Stab/Pz.Abtl. 129, Nachr.Abtl. 129))
362 Inf.Div. (1/Pi.Btl. 362, Pz.Jg.Kp. 362) at Vetralla
362 Inf.Div. (362 Fusilier Abtl.) with LXXVI Pz.Korps
Inf.-Lehr-Rgt. (II still in route)
By morning 14 February:
29.Pz.Gren.Div. (Stab, I and III/Pz.Gren.Rgt. 71, 1 and 3/Pz.Abtl. 129, 2/H.Flak-Abtl. 313) (as of 14 February 29 Pz.Gren.Div. units remaining with 10 AOK were II and 1 Zug of 13/Pz.Gren.Rgt 15, Stab/III and 4, 7, 8, and 9/Art.Rgt. 29)
By evening 14 February:
29 Pz.Gren.Div. (2/Pz.Abtl. 129)
Sturm-Pz.Abtl. 216
Pz.Pi.Kp. 811 and 813 (Goliath)
Pz.Abtl. (FKL) 301
By evening 15 February:
362 Inf.Div. (Gren.Rgt. 956)
114 Jg.Div. (all elements arrived except I/Art.Rgt. 114 re-equipping in Rome)
Inf.-Lehr-Rgt. (all elements except Pi.Kp. and part of the I.G. Kp.)
s.Pz.Abtl. 508 (18 Tigers operational, expect 25 by 16 February)
E-Bttr. 725
By evening 19 February:
362 Inf.Div. (I/Gren.Rgt. 955, II and III/Art.Rgt. 362)
Known Withdrawals:
28 January:
KG von Bohr (90 Pz.Gren.Div.) transferred in place (vic. Viterbo) to 10 AOK.
29 January:
II/3. Brandenburg Rgt. (1500 hours)
3 February:
Fsch.Jg. MG-Btl. 1
3./H.Art.Abt. 764
6 February:
Gren.Rgt. 1026 (as nucleus for formation of 92 Inf.Div.)
11 February:
KG Ens (15 Pz.Gren.Div.)
71 Inf.Div. (Div.Stab, elements Gren.Rgt. 191, Rgts.Stab and I/Gren.Rgt. 194, Fus.Btl. 171, II/Art.Rgt. 171, Pz.Jg.Abtl. 171, 1 and 3/Pi.Btl. 171, elements Nachr.Abtl. 171)
Pz.Jg.Zuege H.u.D.
13 February:
71 Inf.Div. (III and IV/Art.Rgt. 171 with 7, 8 and 9 Bttr, 2/Pi.Btl. 171)
Unfortunately, the Panzerlage for A.O.K. 14 are not very complete for this period, most of those available are for 1 February and then do not pick up again until 21/22 February. Sorry.