Operation Diadem order of battle
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Operation Diadem order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the fighting on the Winter Line
and at the Anzio bridgehead south of Rome
during Operation Diadem in May - June 1944 which resulted in the Allied breakthrough at Cassino
and the breakout at Anzio
leading to the capture of Rome.
Allied Armies in Italy
U.S. II Corps
French Expeditionary Corps
British 8th Army
Commander:
XIII Corps
Canadian I Corps
British X Corps
British V Corps
German Army Group C
Commander:
German Tenth Army
Winter Line
The Winter Line was a series of German military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt. The primary Gustav Line ran across Italy from just north of where the Garigliano River flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, through the Apennine Mountains to the...
and at the Anzio bridgehead south of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
during Operation Diadem in May - June 1944 which resulted in the Allied breakthrough at Cassino
Battle of Monte Cassino
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a costly series of four battles during World War II, fought by the Allies against Germans and Italians with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.In the beginning of 1944, the western half of the Winter Line was being anchored by Germans...
and the breakout at Anzio
Operation Shingle
Operation Shingle , during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an...
leading to the capture of Rome.
Allied Armies in ItalyAllied Armies in ItalyAllied Armies in Italy, commanded by Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, was the title of the highest Allied field headquarters in Italy, during the middle part of the Italian campaign...
- C-in-C: General Sir Harold AlexanderHarold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of TunisField Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal of Anglo-Irish descent who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian...
- Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir John HardingJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of PethertonField Marshal Allan Francis John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC was a British Army officer and Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957, Cyprus being a British colony at that time....
U.S. Fifth Army
Commander:- Lieutenant-General Mark Wayne ClarkMark Wayne ClarkMark Wayne Clark was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general in the U.S. Army...
U.S. VI Corps (at Anzio)
- Major-General Lucian K. Truscott
- U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Brigadier John W. O'DanielJohn W. O'DanielJohn W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel was a United States Army general, best known for commanding the Third Infantry Division in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France during World War II. He is also known for being the commanding officer of Audie Murphy.O’Daniel was an athlete, a teacher, a...
) until 25 May 1944 - British 1st Infantry Division (Major-General John HawkesworthJohn HawkesworthJohn Hawkesworth , English writer, was born in London.-Biography:He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744 he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the Gentleman's Magazine, and from 1746 to 1749 he contributed poems...
) - U.S. 45th Infantry Division (Major-General William W. Eagles)
- U.S. 1st Armored Division1st Armored Division (United States)The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
(Major-General Ernest N. HarmonErnest N. HarmonErnest Nason Harmon was a United States Army general. He is best known for his actions in reorganizing U.S. II Corps after the debacle at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass in North Africa during World War II....
) - U.S. 34th Infantry Division (Major-General Charles W. Ryder)
- U.S. 36th Infantry Division (Major-General Fred Walker) (from 18 May 1944)
- British 5th Infantry Division (Major-General Philip G.S. Gregson-Ellis)
- First Special Service Force (3 regiments)
- U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Brigadier John W. O'Daniel
U.S. II CorpsU.S. II CorpsThe II Corps was a corps of the United States Army and the first US formation of any size to see combat in Europe or Africa during World War II.-World War I:...
(on the Winter Line)
- Major-General Geoffrey KeyesGeoffrey Keyes-External links:...
- U.S. 88th Infantry Division (Major-General John E. Sloan
- U.S. 85th Infantry Division (Major-General John B. CoulterJohn B. CoulterJohn Breitling Coulter was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. Coulter served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War.-Early life:Coulter was born on April 27, 1891 in San Antonio, Texas...
) - 1st U.S. Armored Group (three tank battalions)
- U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Brigadier John W. O'DanielJohn W. O'DanielJohn W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel was a United States Army general, best known for commanding the Third Infantry Division in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France during World War II. He is also known for being the commanding officer of Audie Murphy.O’Daniel was an athlete, a teacher, a...
) (from 25 May)
French Expeditionary CorpsFrench Expeditionary Corps (1943-1944)The French Expeditionary Corps , also known as the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy , was an expeditionary force composed of French soldiers that fought in the Italian Campaign during World War II under the command of General Alphonse Juin....
(on the Winter Line)
- General Alphonse JuinAlphonse Juin- Early years :Juin was born at Bône in French Algeria, and enlisted in the French Army, graduating from the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1912.- Career :...
- 3rd Algerian Infantry Division3rd Algerian Infantry DivisionThe 3rd Algerian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the French Army during the last half of the Second World War. The 3e DIA had one of the most successful combat records of any French Army division during the Second World War. It paid a high price for this distinction, suffering more...
(Major-General de Goislard de Monsabert) - 4th Moroccan Mountain Division (Major-General F. Sevez)
- 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (Major-General A.W. Dody)
- 1st Motorised Infantry Division (1st Free French Division)1st Free French DivisionThe 1st Free French Division was one of the principal units of the Free French Forces during World War II, and the first Free French unit of divisional size.-World War II:...
(Major-General D. Brosset) - Command of Moroccan GoumiersGoumierMoroccan Goumiers were soldiers who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army of Africa, between 1908 and 1956. The term Goumier was also occasionally used to designate native soldiers in the French army of the French Sudan and Upper Volta during the colonial era.-Description:The word...
(Three Groups of TaborsTabor (Morocco)A tabor is a Moroccan military term used to describe a formation of three or four goums. A goum in this case is equivalent to a Company and a tabor would thereby be equivalent to a Battalion...
) (Brigadier-General Augustin Guillaume) - Corps Troops
- 7th and 8th Anti-tank regiments (Chasseurs d'Afrique)
- Levant Artillery Regiment
- 64th African Artillery Regiment
- Naval Gun battalion
- 3rd Algerian Infantry Division
Army Reserve
- H.Q. U.S. IV CorpsIV Corps (United States)The IV Corps replaced the VI Corps in the Fifth United States Army's order of battle in Italy after Allied forces liberated Rome in the summer of 1944 when VI Corps was withdrawn to take part in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Initially the Corps had two divisions, U.S...
- U.S. 36th Infantry Division (Major-General Fred Walker) (from 18 May 1944)
British 8th ArmyEighth Army (United Kingdom)The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns....
(on the Winter Line)
Commander:
- Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver LeeseOliver LeeseLieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, KCB, CBE, DSO was a British general during World War II.-Early years:...
XIII CorpsXIII Corps (United Kingdom)XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I:XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the First day on...
- Lieutenant-General Sidney KirkmanSidney KirkmanGeneral Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman GCB, KBE, MC was a general in the British Armed Forces from 1944 to 1950 and Director General of Civil Defence in the Civil Defence Department from 1954 to 1960.-Biography:...
- British 4th Infantry Division4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
(Major-General Dudley WardAlfred Dudley WardGeneral Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO , was a British Army officer during the Second World War and later Governor of Gibraltar. He served as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926...
) - British 6th Armoured Division (Major-General Vivian Evelegh)
- Indian 8th Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley RussellDudley RussellLieutenant-General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC was an officer in the British and Indian Armies during World War I and World War II.-Early career:...
) - British 78th Infantry Division (Major-General Charles KeightleyCharles KeightleyGeneral Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO was a senior officer in the British Army during and following World War II.-Military career:...
) - 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade (Brigadier W. C. Murphy)
- British 4th Infantry Division
Canadian I CorpsI Canadian CorpsI Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during World War II. From December 24, 1940 until the formation of the First Canadian Army in April 1942, there was a single unnumbered Canadian Corps...
- Lieutenant-General E. L. M. BurnsE. L. M. BurnsEedson Louis Millard "Tommy" Burns, was a Canadian Army Lieutenant General and diplomat.-Early Education:...
- Canadian 1st Infantry Division1st Canadian Infantry DivisionThe 1st Canadian Infantry Division was a formation mobilized on 1 September 1939 for service in the Second World War. The division was also reactivated twice during the Cold War....
(Major-General Chris Vokes) - Canadian 5th Armoured Division5th Canadian (Armoured) Division5th Canadian Division was a Canadian division during World War II. Following its redesignation from '1st Canadian Armoured Division', the bulk proceeded overseas in one main convoy, arriving in the UK at the end of November 1941....
(Major-General Bert HoffmeisterBert HoffmeisterMajor General Bertram Meryl Hoffmeister, OC, CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, ED was a Canadian Army officer, businessman, and conservationist.-Biography:...
) - British 25th Army Tank Brigade (Brigadier J.N. Tetley)
- Canadian 1st Infantry Division
Polish II Corps
- Lieutenant-General Władysław Anders
- Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle DivisionPolish 3rd Carpathian Rifle DivisionThe Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division , also commonly known as Christmas Tree Division due to the characteristic emblem, was an Allied unit fighting during World War II on the Italian Front...
(Major-General Bolesław Bronisław Duch) - Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (Major-General Nikodem SulikNikodem SulikNikodem Sulik-Sarnowski, who used the noms de guerre "Jodko", "Jod", "Karol", and "Sarnowski" , was an officer of the Russian Imperial Army, and Generał brygady of the Polish Army.-Biography:...
) - Polish 2nd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier-General Bronislaw RakowskiBronislaw RakowskiBronisław Stanisław Rakowski was a Polish general. Fought in the Polish legions, imprisoned by the Soviets during Soviet invasion of Poland, fought in the Anders Army and Polish Armed Forces in the West.* 1931–1936: Commanding Officer 12th Ulan Regiment* 1936–1939: Head of Army Historical Bureau*...
)
- Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division
British X CorpsX Corps (United Kingdom)The X Corps was a British Army formation in the First World War and was later reformed in 1942 during the North African campaign of the Second World War as part of the Eighth Army.- First World War :...
- Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreeryRichard McCreeryGeneral Sir Richard Loudon McCreery GCB, KBE, DSO, MC , was a British career soldier, who was Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein and later commanded the British Eighth Army in Northern Italy during...
- New Zealand 2nd DivisionNew Zealand 2nd DivisionThe 2nd New Zealand Division was a formation of the New Zealand Military Forces during World War II. It was commanded for most of its existence by Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg, and fought in Greece, Crete, the Western Desert and Italy...
(Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg) - British 24th Guards Brigade (Brigadier A.F.L. Clive)
- British 2nd Parachute Brigade (Brigadier C.H.V. Pritchard)
- 12th South African Motorised Brigade (Brigadier R.J. Palmer)
- Italian Corps of LiberationItalian Co-Belligerent ArmyThe Italian Co-Belligerent Army , or the Army of the South , was the army of the Italian Royalist forces fighting on the side of the Allies during World War II....
(Six battalions and a regiment of artillery) (General Umberto Utili)
- New Zealand 2nd Division
British V CorpsV Corps (United Kingdom)V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
(On the Adriatic front in a holding role directly under A.A.I.)
- Lieutenant-General Charles AllfreyCharles Walter AllfreyLieutenant-General Sir Charles Walter Allfrey, KBE, CB, DSO, MC was a British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars .-Military career:...
- Indian 4th Infantry Division (Major-General Arthur Holworthy)
- Indian 10th Infantry Division (Major-General Denys ReidDenys Whitehorn ReidDenys Whitehorn Reid CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, MC and Bar was an officer in the British Army and the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I and inter-war years:...
) - British 23rd Armoured BrigadeBritish 23rd Armoured BrigadeThe 23rd Armoured Brigade was originally formed as the 23rd Army Tank Brigade, a second-line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during Second World War...
(Brigadier R.H.E. Arkwright)
German Army Group CArmy Group CArmy Group C was an army group of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War.-Career:Army Group C was set up from Heeresgruppenkommando 2 in Frankfurt on 26 August 1939...
Commander:
- Field MarshalGeneralfeldmarschallField Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...
Albert KesselringAlbert KesselringAlbert Kesselring was a German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. In a military career that spanned both World Wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most skilful commanders, being one of 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords...
Army Group Reserve
- German 92nd Infantry Division (Major-General Werner GoeritzWerner GoeritzWerner Goeritz was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
) (Tiber Coastal Command) - Hermann Göring Panzer DivisionFallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann GöringThe Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring was an élite German Luftwaffe armoured division. The HG saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and on the Eastern front...
(Brigadier-General Wilhelm SchmalzWilhelm SchmalzWilhelm Schmalz was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield...
) (in OKW Reserve) - German 29th Panzergrenadier Division (Lieutenant-General Walter FriesWalter FriesWalter Fries was a German General of the tank troops, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
) - German 26th Panzer Division (Lieutenant-General Smilo Freiherr von LüttwitzSmilo Freiherr von LüttwitzSmilo Walther Hinko Oskar Constantin Wilhelm Freiherr von Lüttwitz was a German general of the Panzer troops, serving during World War II and son of Walther von Lüttwitz...
) - German 90th Panzergrenadier Division (Major-General Ernst-Günther BaadeErnst-Günther BaadeGeneralleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade was a German general serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme...
)
German Fourteenth Army (at Anzio)
- Commander: Lieutenant-General Eberhard von MackensenEberhard von MackensenFriedrich August Eberhard von Mackensen was a German general who served in World War II, and one of 882 German recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
(until end May 1944, then under direct command of Kesselring)
German I Parachute Corps
- Lieutenant-General Alfred SchlemmAlfred SchlemmAlfred Schlemm was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe in the Wehrmacht. His last command in World War II opposed the advance of the First Canadian Army through the Reichswald in February 1945....
- German 4th Parachute Division (Major-General Heinrich TrettnerHeinrich TrettnerHeinrich "Heinz" Trettner was a German general serving during World War II and from 1964 to 1966 Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
) - 65th Infantry Division65th Infantry Division (Germany)The 65th Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was formed in July 1942.-65. Infanterie-Division 1943:*Infanterie-Regiment 145*Infanterie-Regiment 146*Panzerjäger- und Aufklärungs-Abteilung 165...
(Major-General Hellmuth PfeiferHellmuth PfeiferHans-Hellmuth Pfeifer was a German general who commanded the 65. Infantrie Division during World War II. It's field of operation was Italy at the time of his command...
) - 3rd Panzergrenadier Division (Brigadier-General Hans HeckerHans HeckerHans Hecker was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military...
to 1 June then Major-General Hans-Günther von RostHans-Günther von RostHans-Günther von Rost was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
to 25 June then Major-General Walter DenkertWalter DenkertWalter Denkert was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
)
- German 4th Parachute Division (Major-General Heinrich Trettner
German LXXVI Panzer Corps
- Lieutenant-General Traugott HerrTraugott HerrTraugott Herr was a German general of Panzer troops who served during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
- German 362nd Infantry Division (Major-General Heinz GreinerHeinz GreinerHeinrich "Heinz" Greiner was a highly decorated officer in the German Army during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield...
) - German 715th Infantry Division (Major-General Hans-Georg Hildebrandt)
- German 362nd Infantry Division (Major-General Heinz Greiner
German Tenth ArmyGerman Tenth ArmyThe 10th Army was a World War I and World War II field army. During World War I the 10th army was stationed at the Eastern Front against Russia, and occupied Poland and Belorussia at the end of 1918 when the war ended....
(on the Winter Line)
- Commander: General Heinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel was a German Colonel-General of the German Army during the Second World War....
XIV Panzer Corps
- Lieutenant-General Frido von Senger und Etterlin (on leave 17 April to 17 May during which time Lieutenant-General Otto Hartmann)
- 15th Panzergrenadier Division (Major-General Rudolf Sperl)
- German 71st Infantry Division (Major-General Wilhelm Raapke)
- German 94th Infantry Division94th Infantry Division (Germany)The 94th Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.-Formation and the west campaign:...
(Major-General Bernhard Steinmetz)
LI Mountain Corps
- Lieutenant-General Valentin FeursteinValentin FeursteinValentin Feurstein was an Austrian military officer serving in the Austrian and German armies.Feurstein served in the Austrian Bundesheer in the 1930s. He served as Commander of 3.Division...
- German 44th Reichsgrenadier Division Hoch und Deutschchmeister (Major-General Bruno Ortner)
- German 1st Parachute Division1st Parachute Division (Germany)The German 1st Parachute Division was a German elite military parachute-landing Division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division...
(Lieutenant-General Richard HeidrichRichard HeidrichRichard Heidrich , was a highly decorated German Fallschirmjäger and general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
) - German 114th Jäger Division (Major-General Alexander Bourquin to 19 May 1944 then Major-General Hans BoelsenHans BoelsenDr.jur. Dr.rer.pol. Hans Boelsen was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
) - German 5th Mountain DivisionGerman 5th Mountain DivisionThe German 5th Mountain Division was established in the Austrian Tirol in October 1940, out of regiments taken from the 1. Gebirgs-Division and the 10. Infanterie Division. Its first action was in the 1941 Balkans Campaign, when it took part in Operations Marita and Merkur ; in the latter it was...
(Major-General Max-Günther SchrankMax-Günther SchrankMax Schrank was German Generalleutnant who commanded the 5. Gebirgs-Division in World War II. He was also a recipient of the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes.-Notable decorations:...
)
Korpsgruppe Hauck (on Adriatic front in holding role)
- Major-General Friedrich-Wilhelm HauckFriedrich-Wilhelm HauckFriedrich-Wilhelm Hauck was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
- German 305th Infantry Division (Lieutenant-General Friedrich-Wilhelm HauckFriedrich-Wilhelm HauckFriedrich-Wilhelm Hauck was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
) - German 334th Infantry DivisionGerman 334th Infantry Division80th Infantry Division334th Infantry Division756th Mountain Infantry RegimentThe German 334th Infantry Division was created in November 1942...
(Major-General Hellmuth BöhlkeHellmuth BöhlkeOtto Hellmuth Böhlke was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 334. Infanterie-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
)
- German 305th Infantry Division (Lieutenant-General Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
Armeegruppe von Zangen (in northern Italy)
- Commander: Lieutenant-General Gustav von ZangenGustav-Adolf von ZangenGustav-Adolf von Zangen was a German general and the commander of the German 15th Army in the Netherlands in 1944 during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
LXXV Corps
- Lieutenant-General Anton DostlerAnton DostlerAnton Dostler was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad.-Military career:Anton Dostler joined the German Army in 1910 and served...
- 356th Infantry Division (Major-General Egon von NeindorffEgon von NeindorffEgon von Neindorff was a Major General awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves for his defense of the German garrison at Tarnopol.-World War I and Interwar Period:...
until 15 May then Major-General Karl Faulenbach) - 162nd Turkoman Division162nd Turkoman DivisionThe 162nd Turkoman Division was a military division that was formed by the German Army during the Second World War. It drew its men from prisoners of war or refugees who came from the Caucasus and from Turkic lands further east. The soldiers were trained at Neuhammer...
(Major-General Oskar von NiedermayerOskar von NiedermayerOskar Ritter von Niedermayer was a famous German General, professor and adventurer. Sometimes referred to as the German Lawrence , Niedermayer is famous for having led in 1915-1916 the Indo-German-Turkish mission to Afghanistan during World War I to enlist Emir Habibullah Khan's support against...
)
- 356th Infantry Division (Major-General Egon von Neindorff
Corps Witthöft (Eastern sub-Alpine region)
- Lieutenant-General Joachim WitthöftJoachim WitthöftJoachim Witthöft was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
- 188th Mountain Division (Major-General Hans von Hößlin)
- 278th Infantry Division (elements) (Major-General Harry HoppeHarry HoppeHarry Hoppe was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
)
Corps Kübler (Adriatic coastal region)
- Lieutenant-General Ludwig KüblerLudwig KüblerGeneral Ludwig Kübler was a German General of the Mountain Troops during World War II who was executed as a war criminal in Yugoslavia.- Early life :...
- 278th Infantry Division (most of) (Major-General Harry Hoppe)