WW2 : Weapons, Armies, History, Pictures |
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Deployment of German forces by theaters
in summer 1942 |
Deployment of German armed forces by theaters of war in summer 1942
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Army |
(real average strength = 88%) |
Divisions |
strengths on paper |
| Infantry, Mountain and Airborne divisions |
Motorized Infantry |
Tank |
Infantry |
Motor vehicles |
Artillery |
| Regiment strengths |
automatic rifles |
sub-machine guns |
machine guns |
mortars |
light anti-tank weapons
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Tanks |
Assault guns, AFV's |
APC's |
Trucks |
Field guns |
AT guns |
AA guns |
| Eastern Front, Army Group South |
49 1/3 |
8 |
12 |
564,000 |
? |
? |
30,747 |
7,207 |
? |
2,130 |
568 |
? |
63,867 |
4,683 |
4,646 |
832 |
| Eastern Front, Army Group Center |
49 |
4 |
8 |
525,000 |
? |
? |
28,260 |
7,820 |
? |
1,420 |
284 |
? |
46,900 |
4,157 |
4,311 |
732 |
| Eastern Front, Army Group North |
35 1/3 |
4 |
3 1/3 |
366,000 |
? |
? |
19,467 |
5,674 |
? |
592 |
284 |
? |
31,866 |
2,970 |
3,036 |
512 |
| 20th Army, Finland |
6 1/3 |
- |
- |
46,000 |
? |
? |
2,139 |
703 |
? |
- |
- |
? |
1,333 |
364 |
376 |
76 |
| Army Norway |
10 1/3 |
- |
1 |
96,000 |
? |
? |
5,107 |
1,446 |
? |
177 |
- |
? |
6,067 |
773 |
790 |
136 |
| Denmark |
1 |
- |
- |
9,000 |
? |
? |
500 |
140 |
? |
- |
- |
? |
500 |
73 |
75 |
12 |
| 15th Army (Calais) and Holland |
11 |
- |
1 |
105,000 |
? |
? |
5,720 |
1,590 |
? |
177 |
- |
? |
6,900 |
849 |
867 |
144 |
| 7th Army, Normandy |
8 1/3 |
- |
1 1/2 |
81,000 |
? |
? |
4,827 |
1,190 |
? |
266 |
- |
? |
4,900 |
641 |
652 |
118 |
| 1st Army, Southwest France |
4 |
- |
1 |
42,000 |
? |
? |
2,220 |
610 |
? |
177 |
- |
? |
3,400 |
338 |
342 |
60 |
| 12th Army, Serbia, Greece |
4 1/3 |
- |
- |
39,000 |
? |
? |
2,167 |
607 |
? |
- |
- |
? |
2,167 |
316 |
325 |
52 |
| Fortress Crete |
1 |
- |
- |
9,000 |
? |
? |
500 |
140 |
? |
- |
- |
? |
500 |
73 |
75 |
12 |
| Afrika Korps, North Africa |
- |
1 |
2 |
18,000 |
? |
? |
773 |
193 |
? |
355 |
- |
? |
4,667 |
141 |
134 |
36 |
| Reserve Army, Germany |
1 |
- |
- |
6,000 |
? |
? |
220 |
90 |
? |
- |
- |
? |
- |
46 |
48 |
12 |
| TOTAL |
181 |
17 |
29.83 |
1,906,000 |
? |
? |
102,647 |
27,410 |
? |
5,294 |
1,136 |
? |
173,067 |
15,424 |
15,677 |
2,734 |
German armed forces by theaters of war |
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Aircrafts |
Ships |
Fighter planes |
Bomber planes |
Battleships
(BB,BC) |
Heavy Cruisers
(CA) |
Light Cruisers
(LCA) |
Aircraft carriers
(CV) |
Light aircraft carriers, escort carriers (CVL,CVE) |
Destroyers (DD) |
Torpedo boats |
Escorts (corvettes, frigates) |
Motor torpedo boats
(MTB) |
Subs |
Transports |
| Fighters |
Fighter-bombers |
Light bombers |
Medium bombers |
| Eastern Front, Army Group South |
322 |
- |
162 |
277 |
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| Eastern Front, Army Group Center |
612
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- |
202
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926
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| Eastern Front, Army Group North |
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| 20th Army, Finland |
100
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59
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49
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| Army Norway |
2 |
3 |
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6+ |
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| Denmark |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| 15th Army (Calais) and Holland |
521
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222
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| 7th Army, Normandy |
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| 1st Army, Southwest France |
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6 (?) |
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| 12th Army, Serbia, Greece |
111
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41
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| Fortress Crete |
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| Afrika Korps, North Africa |
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| Reserve Army, Germany |
327 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2+ |
1+ |
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| TOTAL |
1,993 |
- |
423 |
1,515 |
3 |
6
(including 2 pocket-battleships and 2 old battleships) |
4 |
- |
- |
approx. 12 |
approx. 12 |
- |
approx. 35 |
315 |
approx. 615
(approx. 1.12 millions tons in Germany, 1939) |
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Conversion to units for strategy game WW2Total:
German armed forces by theaters of war |
deployment by province for strategy game WW2Total |
Ground Forces |
Infantry |
Motor vehicles |
Artillery |
| rifles |
automatic rifles |
sub-machine guns |
machine guns |
mortars |
light anti-tank weapons |
Tanks |
Assault guns, AFV's |
APC's |
Trucks |
Field guns |
AT guns |
AA guns |
| Fighting power |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| about 1 unit for WW2Total for each: |
9,000 men regimental strength |
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200 armoured vehicles |
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| most important type |
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| Eastern Front, Army Group South |
Eastern Ukraine |
63 |
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13 |
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| Eastern Front, Army Group Center |
Byelorussia |
58 |
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9 |
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| Eastern Front, Army Group North |
Baltic Republics |
41 |
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4 |
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| 20th Army, Finland |
Lapland |
4 |
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| Karelia |
1 |
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| Army Norway |
Southern Norway |
6 |
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1 |
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| Northern Norway |
5 |
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| Denmark |
Denmark |
1 |
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| 15th Army (Calais) and Holland |
Low Countries |
12 |
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1 |
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| 7th Army, Normandy |
Normandy |
9 |
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1 |
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| 1st Army, Southwest France |
Western France |
5 |
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1 |
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| 12th Army, Serbia, Greece |
Serbia |
3 |
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- |
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| Greece |
1 |
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| Fortress Crete |
Crete |
1 |
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| Afrika Korps, North Africa |
Cyrenaica |
2 |
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2 |
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| Reserve Army, Germany |
Western Germany |
1 |
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- |
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| TOTAL |
213 (211) |
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32 (32) |
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| March battalions (replacements) for front-line units |
Galicia |
5 |
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2 |
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| North Eastern Poland |
2 |
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| Southern Italy |
2 |
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1 |
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German armed forces by theaters of war |
by province for strategy game WW2Total |
Aircrafts |
Ships |
| Fighter planes |
Bomber planes |
| fighters |
fighter-bombers |
light bombers |
medium bombers |
Battleships
(BB,BC) |
Heavy Cruisers
(CA) |
Light Cruisers
(LCA) |
Aircraft carriers
(CV) |
Light aircraft carriers, escort carriers (CVL,CVE) |
Destroyers (DD) |
Torpedo boats |
Escorts (corvettes, frigates) |
Motor torpedo boats
(MTB) |
Subs |
Merchant Fleet |
| Fighting power |
100% |
100% |
| about 1 unit for WW2Total for each: |
200 aircraft |
4 |
16 |
24 |
4 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
200 |
20 |
400.000 t |
| most important type |
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| Eastern Front, Army Group South |
Eastern -Ukraine |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Western Ukraine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| Eastern Front, Army Group Center |
Byelorussia |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Eastern Front, Army Group North |
Baltic Republics |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 20th Army, Finland |
Lapland |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Karelia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Army Norway |
Southern Norway |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Northern Norway |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
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| Barenths Sea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| Denmark |
Denmark |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 15th Army (Calais) and Holland |
Low Countries |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 7th Army, Normandy |
Normandy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1st Army, Southwest France |
Central Atlantic |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
| Western France |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
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| 12th Army, Serbia, Greece |
Serbia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Greece |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
1 |
| Fortress Crete |
Crete |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Afrika Korps, North Africa |
Cyrenaica |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Reserve Army, Germany |
Western Germany |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Eastern Germany |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
10 (10) |
10 (10) |
1 (1.29) |
0 |
2 |
16 |
3 |
Note: a number of the unit types listed here already will be added only in later versions of the strategy game WW2 Total !
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