Ober Ost[1]
G. Šapoka, Laužų kaimo tragedija sovietiniais metais
NKVD prison massacres in Vilnius
Order of Battle of Army Group Centre
editIn mid-July 1944
Order of Battle for the Battle of Vilnius
editThe Battle of Vilnius was fought from 5 July to 13 July 1944 between the Soviet Union and the Home Army against Nazi Germany.
Antano Verkelio monografiją „Kas sugriovė Vilnių“
Improvised Battalions in the Battle
Wo sind sie geblieben - Wilna 1944
Interesting source[3] A[4] B[5] C psl. 3–8
German forces in Vilnius at the start of the battle from
According to Glantz:[6]
- 14th ID (remnants),
- 299th ID (remn.),
- 221st Security Division (remn.)
- 391st SD,
- sub-units of the 170th ID, 765th and 671st Mountain Rifle Brigades,
- 712th Grenadier Regiment (from 416 ID),
- 9th SS Police Regiment,
- 11th, 12th and 16th Sapper Battalions,
- 236th Security (from 51st Security Regiment of the 201st SD) and 644th Construction Battalions (Maybe 644th Fortress Battalion? [a])
German garrison:
editThe German garrison of Fester Platz Vilnius had 12-15,000 men under the command of Luftwaffe Major-General Reiner Stahel consisted of:
- 761st Grenadier Brigade (from Korpsabteilung D),
- 399th Grenadier Regiment (from the 170th ID),
- 1067th Grenadier Rgt. (elements)
- 16th SS Police Regiment
- 16th Parachute Rgt. (elements)
- II./240th Artillerie Rgt. (from the 170th ID)
- 256th Panzerjäger-Abteilung (from the 256th ID)
- 296th Flak-Abteilung (from the 7th Panzer Division)
Relief force:
edit- 6th Panzer Division:
- Kampfgruppe Pössl
- I./Panzerregiment Großdeutschland
- 500th SS Parachute Battalion and 16th Parachute Regiment (2 companies)
- II.(Spw.)/114th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 3.(Sfl.)/76th Panzer Artillery Regiment
- Kampfgruppe Stahl
- 114th Panzergrenadier Regiment (I. and III.)
- 2.(Sfl.)/76th Panzer Artillery Regiment
- Kampfgruppe Pössl
- Hinze, Rolf (1987). Das Ostfront-Drama 1944: Rückzugskämpfe Heeresgruppe Mitte. Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 9783613011380.
- Michaelis, Rolf. Das SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600.
- Paul, Wolfgang (1984). Brennpunkte. Die Geschichte der 6. Panzerdivision (1. leichte) 1937-1945. Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3764812911.
- Jung, Hans-Joachim. Panzer Soldiers for "God, Honor, Fatherland". The history of Panzerregiment Großdeutschland.
- Schadewitz, Michael. Panzer-Regiment 11, Panzer-Abteilung 65, Panzer-Ersatz- und Ausbildungsabteilung 11 1939-1945.
- Munoz, Antonio J. (1991). Forgotten Legions: Obscure Combat Formations of the Waffen-SS. ISBN 978-0873646468.
- ↑ "Ober Ost – Deutsche Besatzungsherrschaft im Baltikum während des Ersten Weltkrieges". zms.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "Der Ausbruch aus dem Kessel von Vilnius im Juli 1944". zms.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "Kovos dėl Vilniaus 1944 liepą" (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ↑ S. Zapotoczny Jr, Walter (2017-12-17). Strafbattalion: Hitler's Penal Battalions. Fonthill Media.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Voruta (2011-07-15). "Vilniaus tvirtovės griūtis". Voruta (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ Glantz, David (2004-08-02). Belorussia 1944: The Soviet General Staff Study. Routledge. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-134-26674-6.