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Forces for the Invasion
The invasion forces were under the command of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH).

2. ArmeeEdit

CO: GenObst. Gerd v. Rundstedt
Chief of Staff: Gen.Maj. Hans v. Salmuth (Ia. Obstlt. Hasse)
AOK 2 HQ: Cosel

The 2nd Army was based in Southern Silesia. It consisted of 9 infantry divisions, 1 armoured (panzer) division, 3 Landwehr divisions, 4 border defence commands and the motorised SS infantry regiment “Germania”.

II. ArmeekorpsEdit

CO: Gen.d.Inf. Johannes Blaskowitz

12. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Ludwig v. Leyen
  - Infanterie-Regiment 27
  - Infanterie-Regiment 48
  - Infanterie-Regiment 89
  - I & III Artillerie-Regiment 12
  - I./s.Art.Regt.48

32. Infanterie-Division
- CO: - ^[1]
  - Infanterie-Regiment 4 (I Btl.)
  - Infanterie-Regiment 94
  - Infanterie-Regiment 96
  - Artillerie-Regiment 32
  - I./s.Art.Regt.49
  - Heerestruppen:
    - II./Art.Regt. 38
    - II./Art.Regt.48
    - II./Art.Regt.68
    - 42 Pionier-Btl.

3. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Walter Petzel
  - Infanterie-Regiment 8
  - Infanterie-Regiment 29
  - Infanterie-Regiment 50
  - Artillerie-Regiment 3
  - II./s.Art.Regt.39
  - Maschinengewehr-Battalion 8

3. Panzer-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Leo Geyr Freiherr v. Schweppenberg
  - Schützen-Battalion 3 - CO: Oberst Günther Angern
    - Schützen-Regt. 3 (I Btl.) - CO: Obstlt. Ulrich Kleemann
    - 3 Kradschützen-Abt.
  - Panzer-Battalion 3 - CO: Oberst Ludwig Cruewell (acting)^[2]
    - 5 Pz.Regt. (I & II Btl.) - CO: Oberst Walter Nehring
    - 6 Pz.Regt. (I & II Btl.) - CO: Obstlt. Karl Rothenburg
  - I & II Art.Regt.75 (4 Bttrs.) - CO: Oberst Helmuth Weidling
  - 39 Panzerabwehr-Abt.
  - 3 Aufklärung-Abt.
  - Heerestruppen:'
    - 15 Pz.Regt. (I & II Btls.)
    - II./Art.Regt.56 (gem.)
    - II./Art.Regt.58 (gem.)
    - 2 Nebel-Abt. (mot.)

VIII. ArmeekorpsEdit

CO: Gen.d.Inf. Ernst Busch

8. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Rudolf Koch-Erpach
  - Infanterie-Regiment 28
  - Infanterie-Regiment 38
  - Infanterie-Regiment 84
  - Artillerie-Regiment 8
  - I./s.Art.Regt.44
  - III./Art.Regt.84

18. Infanterie-Division
- Gen.Lt. Erich v. Manstein
  - Infanterie-Regiment 30
  - Infanterie-Regiment 51 (II Btl.)
  - Infanterie-Regiment 54 (II Btl.)
  - Artillerie-Regiment 18
  - I./s.Art.Regt.54
  - Maschinengewehr-Battalion 48

28. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Maj. Hans v. Obstfelder
  - Infanterie-Regiment 7
  - Infanterie-Regiment 49
  - Infanterie-Regiment 83
  - Artillerie-Regiment 28
  - I./s.Art.Regt.64
  - Maschinengewehr-Battalion 15
  - Heerestruppen:
    - II./Art.Regt.44
    - II./Art.Regt.64
    - Pionier-Btl. 48

30. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Kurt v. Briesen
  - Infanterie-Regiment 6
  - Infanterie-Regiment 26
  - Infanterie-Regiment 46 (II Btl.)
  - Artillerie-Regiment 30
  - I./s.Art.Regt.66

Kampfgruppe SchlesienEdit

This was a corps sized Independent command facing Poland.

16. Landwehr Division
30. Landwehr-Division
72. Landwehr-Division
Grenzschutzabschnittskommando 3
Grenzschutzabschnittskommando 13
Grenzschutzabschnittskommando 14

IV. ArmeekorpsEdit

CO: Gen.d.Inf. Victor v. Schwedler
Chief of Staff: Gen.Maj. Friedrich Olbricht
This was an independent command.

4. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Erich Raschick
  - Infanterie-Regiment 10
  - Infanterie-Regiment 52
  - Infanterie-Regiment 103
  - Artillerie-Regiment 4
  - I & II Art.Regt.40
  - Maschinengewehr-Battalion

24. Infanterie-Division
- CO: Gen.Lt. Sigismund v. Forster
  - Infanterie-Regiment 31
  - Infanterie-Regiment 32
  - Infanterie-Regiment 102
  - Artillerie-Regiment 24
  - I & II Art.Regt.60
  - I./Art.Regt.84
  - SS-Inf.Regt. “Germania” (CO: SS-Standartenführer Carl-Maria Demelhuber)
  - Grenzschutzabschnittskommando 5

8. ArmeeEdit

CO: GenObst. Fedor v. Bock
Chief of Staff: Gen.Maj. Hans Felber (Ia. Oberst Hauffe)
AOK 8 HQ: Freiburg/Schlesien

The 8th Army was based in Southern Saxony. It consisted of 5 infantry divisions, one of them motorised.

Unit	Commander	Remarks
III. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Inf. Erwin v. Witzleben
14. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Peter Weyer
19. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Günther Schwantes
20. Infanterie-Division (mot.)	Gen.Lt. Maximilian Schwandner
23. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Walter Graf v. Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
31. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Rudolf Kämpfe

10. ArmeeEdit

CO: Gen.d.Art. Walther v. Reichenau
Chief of Staff: Gen.Maj. Kurt Bernard (Ia. Oberst Dostler)
AOK 10 HQ: Schwandorf

The 10th Army was based in Northern Bavaria. It consisted of 4 infantry divisions (2 of them motorised), 1 armoured (panzer) division, 1 light division and the motorised SS infantry regiment "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler".

Unit	Commander	Remarks
XIII. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Kav. Maximilian Freiherr v. Weichs
10. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Conrad v. Cochenhausen
XIV. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Inf. Gustav v. Wietersheim
2. Infanterie-Division (mot.)	Gen.Lt. Paul Bader
13. Infanterie-Division (mot.)	Gen.Lt. Paul Otto
17. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Erich Friderice
XVI. Armeekorps	Gen.Lt. Heinz Guderian
1. Leichte Division	Gen.Lt. Erich Hoepner
1. Panzer-Division	Gen.Lt. Rudolf Schmidt
SS-Inf.Regt. “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler”	SS-Obergruppenführer Joseph “Sepp” Dietrich

12. ArmeeEdit

CO: GenObst.z.V. Wilhelm v. Leeb
Chief of Staff: Gen.Lt. Erich v. Manstein ^[3] (Ia. Obstlt. Blumentritt)
AOK 12 HQ: Passau

The 12th Army was based in Southern Bavaria and Niederösterreich. It consisted of 8 infantry divisions, 1 mountain division and a Landwehr division.

Unit	Commander	Remarks
V. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Inf. Hermann Geyer
5. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
16. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Maj. Gotthard Heinrici
25. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Christian Hansen
VII. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Inf. Eugen v. Schobert
7. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Otto Hartmann
27. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Maj. Friedrich Bergmann
1. Gebirgs-Division	Gen.Maj. Ludwig Kubler
IX. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Art. Friedrich Dollmann
9. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Erwin Osswald
15. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Emil Leeb
45. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Maj. Friedrich Materna
78. Landwehr-Division	-

14. ArmeeEdit

CO: Gen.d.Inf. Wilhelm List
Chief of Staff: Gen.Lt. Richard Ruoff (Ia. Oberst Woehler)
AOK 14 HQ: Wien

The 14th Army was based in Ostmark (Austria). It consisted of 2 infantry divisions (1 of them motorised), 1 armoured (panzer) division, 1 light division, 2 mountain divisions, 1 reserve division, 1 border defence command and the motorised SS infantry regiment "Deutschland".

Unit	Commander	Remarks
XVII. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Inf. Werner Kienitz
44. Infanterie-Division	Gen.Lt. Albrech Schubert
4. Leichten Division	Gen.Maj. Alfred Ritter v. Hubicki
SS-Inf.Regt. “Deutschland”	SS-Standartenführer Felix Steiner
69. Reserve-Division	-
XVIII. Armeekorps	Gen.d.Inf. Eugen Beyer
29. Infanterie-Division (mot.)	Gen.Maj. Joachim Lemelsen
2. Panzer-Division	Gen.Lt. Rudolf Veiel
2. Gebirgs-Division	Gen.Lt. Valentin Feurstein
3. Gebirgs-Division	Gen.Maj. Eduard Dietl
Grenzschutzabschnittskommando 6	-

NotesEdit

↑ Some unit’s CO is unknown at this time.
↑ replaced Oberst Horst Stumpff, who was ill at the time.
↑ Gen.Lt. v. Manstein was also the CO of the 18. Infanterie-Division.

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[Unknown_CO-0] Some unit’s CO is unknown at this time.

[1] replaced Oberst Horst Stumpff, who was ill at the time.

[2] Gen.Lt. v. Manstein was also the CO of the 18. Infanterie-Division.

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