German Army Order of Battle for the Invasion of Yugoslavia

In April 1941, the German Reich, Kingdom of Italy, and Kingdom of Hungary were planning to invade Yugoslavia through a 6 pronged attack. The Germans were to make the main thrust from modern day Republic of Slovenia and western Hungary to the capital of Belgrade in the Serbian Kingdom.

The following order of battle will show the army and air force structure just before the invasion. Units in italics will be those just assigned or being assigned. Units in bold will be greater/major units. The individual divisional strengths will not be shown, but can be viewed on their respective pages.

Heer (Army)
The German Army units assigned in the area were 4 groups (two armies, one corps, 4 divisions); The 2nd Army, 12th Army, German Army Mission in Romania (Corps Sized), 100th Light Division, 4th Panzer Division, 12th Panzer Division, and the 19th Panzer Division. The forces were directly controlled by the OKH (Oberkommando der Heer) or Over command of the Army.


 * 4th Panzer Division under Generalmajor W von Langermann und Erlenkamp
 * 12th Panzer Division under Generalmajor J Harpe
 * 19th Panzer Division under Oberst O von Knobelsdorff
 * 100th Light Infantry Division under Generalmajor W Sanne

Deutsche Heeresmission in Rumänien
The German Army Mission in Romania or (Detsche Heeresmission in Rumänien) was a corps sized command formed to provide the Romanian forces in the region support for the upcoming invasion. The corps had the following structure on 5 April.


 * Corps Headquarters under General der Kavallerie E Hansen
 * 13th Panzer Division under Generalmajor F Kühn
 * 108th Security Staff Regiment
 * 349th Security Battalion
 * 514th Security Battalion
 * 563rd Security Battalion
 * 885th Staff Security Battalion
 * x3 Service Platoons from the 593rd Supply Battalion
 * 770th Transportation Platoon
 * 791st Transportation Platoon
 * 853rd Transportation Platoon
 * 872nd Transportation Platoon
 * Charleville Tires Depot
 * Spare Parts Depot
 * 604th Mobile Field Park
 * x2 Ordnance Platoons from the 579th Ordnance Battalion
 * 140th Motor Maintenance Company
 * 144th Motor Maintenance Company
 * 522nd Army Medical Headquarters
 * 603rd Military Hospital
 * 602nd Military Hospital
 * 604th Medical Company
 * 622nd Medical Company
 * 610th Field Hospital
 * 522nd Army Military Police Battalion

2nd Army
The 2nd Army was one of the two major armies to be involved in the invasion. The following is the army's structure (- Luftwaffe units) on 5 April.


 * Army Headquarters under Generaloberst M Frhr von Weichs
 * 563rd Army Signals Battalion
 * 649th Propaganda Signals Company
 * 502nd Artillery Calibration Observation Detachment
 * 505th Weather Artillery Observation Detachment
 * 540th Motorcycle Infantry Platoon
 * 677th Engineer Headquarters
 * 7th Pioneer Engineering Battalion
 * 548th Pioneering Engineer Battalion
 * 577th Pioneering Engineer Battalion
 * 597th Road Construction Battalion
 * 540th Mapping Platoon
 * 505th Petrol, Oil, and Lubricants Examination Section
 * 612th Secret Field Police Section
 * 169th Infantry Division under Generalmajor K Dittmar
 * 197th Infantry Division under Generalmajor H Meyer-Rabinger

2nd Army Services

 * 516th Rations Administrative Unit
 * 592nd Bakers Company
 * 592nd Butchers Platoon
 * 502nd Field Post
 * 530th Field Post
 * 573rd Veterinary Hospital
 * 591st Veterinary Hospital
 * 630th Mobile Examination Veterinary Platoon
 * 501st Veterinary Remount Park
 * 524th Veterinary Equipment Park
 * 2nd Column 552nd Veterinary Ambulance
 * 1st Column 563rd Veterinary Ambulance
 * 2nd Column 563rd Veterinary Ambulance
 * Vienna Services Command
 * 675th Headquarters
 * 130th Prisoner of War National Labour Service Battalion

559th Army Rear Area Security Command

 * Divisional Headquarters under Generallenant W Schmidt-Logan
 * 266th Security Battalion
 * 286th Security Battalion
 * 562nd Security Battalion
 * 853rd Security Battalion
 * 610th Military Governor Commandant Headquarters
 * 725th Military Governor Commandant Headquarters
 * 816th Military Governor Commandant Headquarters
 * ?? Military Governor Commandant Headquarters
 * 666th Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 832nd Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 833rd Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 838th Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 847th Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 850th Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 863rd Military Governor Commandant's Battalion
 * 591st Military Police Guard Battalion
 * 683rd Military Police Battalion
 * 160th Prisoner of War's Unit
 * 202nd Prisoner of War's Unit
 * 2nd Assembly Piont
 * 612th Secret Field Military Police Unit

571st Army Supply Command

 * 542nd Supply Battalion
 * 674th Staff Battalion
 * 11th Transportation Company 605th Transport Battalion
 * 748th Transportation Column
 * 758th Transportation Column
 * 768th Transportation Column
 * 773rd Transportation Column
 * 775th Transportation Column
 * 780th Transportation Column
 * 782nd Transportation Column
 * 802nd Transportation Column
 * 812th Transportation Column
 * 830th Transportation Column
 * 835th Transportation Column
 * 837th Transportation Column
 * 572nd Field Maintenance Company
 * 138th Motor Maintenance Company
 * 4th Spare Parts Column
 * 9th Tires Column
 * 517th Park Engineer Depot
 * 571st Equipment Depot
 * 567th Ordnance Company
 * 689th Motor Vehicle Park

553rd Army Medical Regiment

 * 2nd Company 562nd Medical Battalion
 * 1st Detachment 542nd Field Hospital
 * 2nd Detachment 542nd Field Hospital
 * 5th Detachment 572nd Field Hospital
 * 5th Detachment 592nd Field Hospital
 * 6th Detachment 592nd Field Hospital
 * 1st Platoon 542nd Ambulance Battalion
 * 2nd Platoon 542nd Ambulance Battalion
 * 673rd Decon Medical Company
 * 530th Medical Park
 * 551st Casualty Transport Battalion
 * 610th Military Hospital
 * 1st Military Hospital Company
 * 2nd Military Hospital Company
 * 4th Light Casualty Company
 * 3rd Light Casualty Company