Battle of Debrecen order of battle
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This order of battle
lists the German
, Hungarian
, Romanian, and Soviet forces involved in the Battle of Debrecen
in October 1944.
Order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...
lists the German
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Romanian, and Soviet forces involved in the Battle of Debrecen
Battle of Debrecen
The Battle of Debrecen, called by the Red Army the Debrecen Offensive Operation, was conducted by the 2nd Ukrainian Front on the Eastern Front of World War II...
in October 1944.
Order of Battle for 6th Army, October 1944
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South Gen Friessner |
German 6th Army Gen Fretter-Pico |
IV Panzer Corps LtGen Kleeman |
24th Panzer Division |
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LXXII Army Corps LtGen Schmidt |
76th Infantry Division 76th Infantry Division (Germany) The 76th Infantry Division was created on 26 August 1939 together with the 23rd Infantry Division in Potsdam. The division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed by the OB West on 17 February 1943.-Commanding officers:... |
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Hungarian VII Army Corps MajGen Vörös |
Hungarian 8th Reserve Division |
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Hungarian 12th Reserve Division |
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III Panzer Corps LtGen Breith |
1st Panzer Division German 1st Panzer Division The German 1st Panzer Division was an elite armoured division in the German Army during World War II. Its divisional insignia was a white oakleaf emblem.-History:... |
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13th Panzer Division |
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23rd Panzer Division |
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Feldherrnhalle Panzergrenadier Division |
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22nd SS Cavalry Division Maria Theresa |
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46th Infantry Division German 46th Infantry Division The 46th Infantry Division was a division of the German army from 1938 until 1945. It was formed in the latter part of 1938, and was constituted of recruits from the Sudetenland.-History:... |
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503rd Heavy Tank Battalion German 503rd Heavy Panzer Detachment The 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion was a German heavy Panzer Abteilung equipped with Tiger I tanks and Panzer IIIs. In 1944, it was re-equipped with the new Tiger II. The 503rd saw action on the Eastern and Western Fronts during the Second World War... |
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Hungarian Second Army Hungarian Second Army The Hungarian Second Army was one of three field armies raised by the Kingdom of Hungary which saw action during World War II. All three armies were formed on March 1, 1940... LtGen von Dalnoki (Attached to German Sixth Army) |
Hungarian II Army Corps MajGen Kiss |
Hungarian 2nd Armored Division |
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Hungarian 25th Infantry Division |
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German 15th Infantry Division 15th Infantry Division (Germany) The German 15th Infantry Division was formed on 1 October 1934 in Würzburg under the cover name Artillerieführer V. With the announcement of German rearmament the division was renamed on 15 October 1935. Mobilzied on 25 August 1939 the division took part in the Invasion of Poland 1939 and the... |
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Hungarian Group Finta BrigGen Finta |
Hungarian 7th Replacement Division |
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Hungarian 1st Replacement Mountain Brigade |
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Hungarian 2nd Replacement Mountain Brigade |
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Army Reserve LtGen von Dalnoki |
Hungarian 9th Replacement Division |
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Order of Battle for Second Ukrainian Front, October 1944
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2nd Ukrainian Marshal Malinovsky |
Soviet 7th Guards Army LtGen Shumilov |
24th Guards Rifle Corps |
72nd Guards Rifle Division |
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81st Guards Rifle Division |
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6th Rifle Division 6th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 6th Rifle Division was a Soviet military unit. They participated in several battles, most notably the Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 and Estonian War of Independence. From their inception the unit saw combat and had three periods of active service... |
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25th Guards Rifle Corps |
6th Guards Airborne Rifle Division |
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36th Guards Rifle Division |
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53rd Rifle Division |
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Army Reserve |
227th Rifle Division |
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Soviet 27th Army LtGen Trofimenko |
35th Guards Rifle Corps |
3rd Guards Airborne Rifle Division |
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93rd Guards Rifle Division |
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180th Rifle Division |
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202nd Rifle Division |
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33rd Rifle Corps |
78th Rifle Division 78th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 78th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army, formed in 1932, in Novosibirsk, in the Siberian Military District. After being used to provide cadres for new divisions, in September 1939 the division was reformed for the second time... |
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337th Rifle Division |
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104th Rifle Corps |
4th Guards Airborne Rifle Division |
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163rd Rifle Division |
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206th Rifle Division |
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Army Reserve |
11th Artillery Division |
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27th Guards Tank Brigade |
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Romanian 2nd Mountain Division |
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Romanian 3rd Mountain Division |
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Romanian 18th Infantry Division |
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Romanian Tudor Vladimirescu Infantry Division |
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Soviet 40th Army LtGen Zhmachenko |
50th Rifle Corps |
240th Rifle Division |
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51st Rifle Corps |
38th Rifle Division |
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133rd Rifle Division |
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232nd Rifle Division |
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Army Reserve |
42nd Guards Rifle Division |
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Soviet 46th Army LtGen Schlemin |
10th Guards Rifle Corps |
49th Guards Rifle Division |
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59th Guards Rifle Division 59th Guards Rifle Division The 59th Guards Kramatorsk Order of Red Banner, Order of Suvorov, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Motor-Rifle Division of the Soviet Union's Red Army was initially formed near Krasnodar in March 1942 as the 197th Rifle Division . On the division's formation Colonel M. I... |
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86th Guards Rifle Division |
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109th Guards Rifle Division |
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31st Guards Rifle Corps |
4th Guards Rifle Division |
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34th Guards Rifle Division |
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40th Guards Rifle Division |
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37th Rifle Corps |
108th Guards Rifle Division |
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320th Rifle Division |
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Army Reserve |
7th Breakthrough Artillery Division |
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Soviet 53rd Army LtGen Managarov |
27th Guards Rifle Corps |
297th Rifle Division |
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409th Rifle Division |
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49th Rifle Corps |
1st Guards Airborne Rifle Division |
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110th Guards Rifle Division |
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375th Rifle Division |
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57th Rifle Corps |
203rd Rifle Division |
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228th Rifle Division |
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243rd Rifle Division |
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Army Reserve |
18th Tank Corps |
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5th Guards Breakthrough Artillery Division |
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Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army MajGen Kravchenko |
Direct Army Control |
9th Guards Mechanized Corps |
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5th Guards Tank Corps |
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6th Self-Propelled Artillery Brigade |
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Romanian Cavalry Corps |
1st Cavalry Training Division |
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1st Infantry Training Division |
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Soviet Cavalry Mechanized Group Pliyev MajGen Pliyev |
4th Guards Cavalry Corps |
9th Guards Cavalry Division |
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10th Guards Cavalry Division |
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30th Cavalry Division |
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6th Guards Cavalry Corps |
8th Guards Cavalry Division |
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13th Guards Cavalry Division |
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8th Cavalry Division |
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Direct Group Control |
7th Mechanized Corps |
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Soviet Cavalry Mechanized Group Gorshkov MajGen Gorshkov |
5th Guards Cavalry Corps |
11th Guards Cavalry Division |
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12th Guards Cavalry Division |
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63rd Cavalry Division |
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Direct Group Control |
23rd Tank Corps |
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Romanian First Army Romanian First Army The 1st Infantry Division Dacica is one of the three major units of the Romanian Land Forces with its headquarters in Bucharest. Until June 15, 2008, it was designated as the 1st Territorial Army Corps "General Ioan Culcer" .On 22 June 1941, the 1st Infantry Division, under BG Emanoil Bârzotescu... Gen Macici |
IV Corps |
2nd Infantry Division |
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4th Infantry Division |
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VII Corps |
9th Cavalry Division |
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19th Infantry Division |
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Romanian Fourth Army Romanian Fourth Army The 4th Infantry Division Gemina is one of three major units of the Romanian Land Forces, with its headquarters in Cluj-Napoca. Until June 15, 2008 it was designated as the 4th Territorial Army Corps "Mareşal Constantin Prezan" .-Structure in April 2007 :This structure was in force when the... Gen Avramescu |
Mountain Corps |
1st Mountain Division |
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3rd Infantry Division |
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6th Infantry Division |
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II Corps |
8th Cavalry Division |
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20th Infantry Division |
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VI Corps |
7th Infantry Division |
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9th Infantry Division |
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21st Infantry Division |
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Army Reserve |
1st Cavalry Division |
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11th Infantry Division |
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Armored Group (remnants of 1st Armored Division) |
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Front Reserve Marshal Malinovsky |
2nd Guards Mechanized Corps |
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25th Guards Rifle Division |
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303rd Rifle Division |
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