Order of battle of the German Ninth Army, October 1941

Order of battle of the German Ninth Army, October 1941 represents the order of battle for the German Ninth Army during Operation Typhoon as part of the German Army Group Center as it attempted to capture Moscow during World War II.^[1][2]

Command

Adolf Strauß (right)

Commander: Colonel General Adolf Strauß
Chief of Staff: Colonel Kurt Weckmann
Army reserves

161. Infanterie-Division

Major General Heinrich Recke

Headquarters

336th Infantry Regiment

364th Infantry Regiment

371st Infantry Regiment

241st Artillery Regiment

241st Reconnaissance Company

241st Tank Destroyer Battalion

241st Engineer Battalion

241st Signal Battalion

241st Field Replacement Battalion

241st Divisional Supply Group

V Corps

Main article: V Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

General of Infantry Richard Ruoff

5. Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. Karl Allmendinger Headquarters 14th Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 75th Infantry Regiment 5th Motorized Artillery Regiment 5th Bicycle Battalion 5th Tank Destroyer Battalion 5th Motorized Engineer Battalion 5th Motorized Signal Battalion 5th Field Replacement Battalion 5th Divisional Supply Group

35. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Walther Fischer von Weikersthal Headquarters 34th Infantry Regiment 109th Infantry Regiment 111th Infantry Regiment 35th Artillery Regiment 35th Reconnaissance Battalion 35th Anti-Tank Battalion 35th Engineer Battalion 35th Signal Battalion 35th Field Replacement Battalion 35th Divisional Supply Group

106. Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. Ernst Dehner Headquarters 239th Infantry Regiment 240th Infantry Regiment 241st Infantry Regiment 106th Artillery Regiment 106th Reconnaissance Battalion 106th Tank Destroyer Battalion 106th Engineer Battalion 106th Signal Battalion 106th Divisional Supply Group

129.Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. Stephan Rittau Headquarters 427th Infantry Regiment 428th Infantry Regiment 430th Infantry Regiment 129th Artillery Regiment 129th Reconnaissance Battalion 129th Tank Destroyer Battalion 129th Engineer Battalion 129th Signal Battalion 129th Divisional Supply Group

VII Corps

Main article: VII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)

General of Artillery Wilhelm Fahrmbacher

8. Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. Gustav Höhne Headquarters 38th Jäger Regiment 84th Jäger Regiment 8th Artillery Regiment 8th Bicycle Battalion 8th Tank Destroyer Battalion 8th Engineer Battalion 8th Signal Battalion 85th Field Replacement Battalion 8th Divisional Supply Group

28. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Johann Sinnhuber Headquarters 49th Jäger Regiment 83rd Jäger Regiment 28th Artillery Regiment 28th Bicycle Battalion 28th Anti-Tank Battalion 28th Engineer Battalion 28th Signal Battalion 28th Divisional Supply Group

87. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Bogislav von Studnitz Headquarters 173rd Infantry Regiment 185th Infantry Regiment 187th Infantry Regiment 187th Artillery Regiment 187th Reconnaissance Battalion 187th Anti-Tank Battalion 187th Engineer Battalion 187th Signal Battalion 187th Supply Group

XXIII Corps

Main article: German 23rd Army Corps

General of Infantry Albrecht Schubert

102. Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. John Ansat 232nd Infantry Regiment 233rd Infantry Regiment 235th Infantry Regiment 104th Artillery Regiment 102nd Reconnaissance Battalion 102nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 102nd Engineer Battalion 102nd Signal Battalion 102nd Divisional Supply Group

206. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Hugo Höfl 301st Infantry Regiment 312th Infantry Regiment 413th Infantry Regiment 206th Artillery Regiment 206th Reconnaissance Battalion 206th Tank Destroyer Battalion 206th Engineer Battalion 206th Signal Battalion 206th Divisional Supply Group

251. Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. Karl Burdach Headquarters 451st Infantry Regiment 459th Infantry Regiment 471st Infantry Regiment 251st Artillery Regiment 251st Reconnaissance Battalion 251st Tank Destroyer Battalion 251st Engineer Battalion 251st Signal Battalion 251st Divisional Supply Group

256. Infanterie-Division Maj. Gen. Gerhard Kauffmann 456th Infantry Regiment 476th Infantry Regiment 481st Infantry Regiment 256th Artillery Regiment 256th Reconnaissance Battalion 256th Tank Destroyer Battalion 256th Engineer Battalion 256th Signal Battalion 256th Divisional Supply Group

XXVII Corps

Main article: German 27th Army Corps

General of Infantry Alfred Wäger

86. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Joachim Witthöft 167th Infantry Regiment 184th Infantry Regiment 216th Infantry Regiment 186th Artillery Regiment 186th Reconnaissance Battalion 186th Anti-Tank Battalion 186th Engineer Battalion 186th Signal Battalion 186th Divisional Supply Group

162. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Hermann Franke 303rd Infantry Regiment 314th Infantry Regiment 329th Infantry Regiment 236th Artillery Regiment 236th Reconnaissance Battalion 236th Tank Destroyer Battalion 236th Engineer Battalion 236th Signal Battalion 236th Divisional Supply Group

255. Infanterie-Division Lt. Gen. Wilhelm Wetzel Headquarters 455th Infantry Regiment 465th Infantry Regiment 475th Infantry Regiment 255th Artillery Regiment 255th Reconnaissance Battalion 255th Anti-Tank Battalion 255th Engineer Battalion 255th Signal Battalion 255th Field Replacement Battalion 255th Divisional Supply Group