Panzer Army Africa (DAK) at 2nd ALAMEIN (CSO)

Panzer Armee Afrika (CSO)

(commanded by Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel) (Lieutenant-General (General der Panzertruppe) Georg Stumme was in command at the start of the battle in Rommel’s absence on sick leave)

Comd car or SdKfz 250 [Greif] (C3,Vet,LaMd), Signals Truck [or captured Dorchester] (C3,Vet,Ld), 20mm Flak Truck (S3,Vet,Lad) Ambulance Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Armd Car (R3,Vet,Lad) + 2 Recce Markers (Lad)

Army troops

German 90th Light Afrika Division

(Brigadier-General (Generalmajor) Ernst Strecker)

Comd car (C3,Reg,Lad), Signals Truck (C3,Reg,Ld),  Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Engineer Truck (E3,Reg,HaLd) + 2 Engineer markers (HaLd)

  • 190th Pz Battalion – PzII or PzIII (F3,Vet,Mad)

  • 190th Pz Recce Battalion – SdKfz 222 (R3,Vet,Lad) + 2 Recce markers (Lad)

  • 155th Panzergrenadier Regiment (with 707th Heavy Infantry Gun Company)  Comd Sdkfz 250, 251 or 263 + 3.7cm Pak (C3,Vet,Lad), Sdkfz 251 (F3,Vet,Lad), Truck (F3,Vet,Lad) + 15cm sIG 33 Inf How (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 200th Panzergrenadier Regiment (with 708th Heavy Infantry Gun Company) Comd car + 3.7cm Pak (C3,Vet,Lad), 2 Truck (F3,Vet,Lad), + 15cm sIG 33 Inf How (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 361st Panzergrenadier Regiment (The 361st was formed in theatre from former French Foreign Legionnaires of German origin) – Comd car + 3.7cm Pak (C3,Vet,Lad), 2 Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 190th Artillery Regiment –  Sdkfz 11 Tow + 10.5cm Gun (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 190th Anti-tank Battalion – Sdkfz 10 Tow + 5cm or 7.62cm Pak 36(r) Gun (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • under command: Force 288 (Panzergrenadier Regiment Afrika, the three battalions listed after this are not part of this 8-to-10 company detachment)

    • 605th Anti-tank Battalion – Diane Sdkfz6 [1942] (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 190th Engineer Battalion – Opel Blitz (E3,Vet,HaLd) + 2 Engineer markers (HaLd)

164th Light Afrika Division

(Major-General (Generalleutnant) Carl-Hans Lungershausen)

  • Comd car (C3,Vet,Lad), Signals Truck (C3,Reg,Ld),  Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Ambulance (L3,Lnoncom)

  • 125th Infantry Regiment –  Comd car + 3.7cm Pak (C3,Vet,Lad), 2 Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 382nd Infantry Regiment (>Jul’42) –  Comd car + 3.7cm Pak (C3,Vet,Lad), 2 Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 433rd Infantry Regiment –  Comd car + 3.7cm Pak (C3,Vet,Lad), 2 Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 220th Artillery Regiment – Sdkfz 11 Limber + 10.5cm Gun (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 220th Pioneer Battalion – Opel Blitz (E3,Vet,HaLd) + 2 Pioneer stands (HaLd)

  • 220th Anti-tank Battalion – Pak 37 5cm + Limber (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 220th Reconnaissance Battalion – SdKfz 222 or 233 (R3,Vet,Lad)

  • 609th Anti-aircraft Battalion – SdKfz 10/4 2cm 30 + ammo trailer (S2,Vet,Lad)

Ramcke (2nd) Parachute Brigade

(Brigadier-General (Generalmajor) Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke) – Comd (C3,Vet,Lad), Signals (C3,Vet,Ld)

  • 1st Bn 2nd Parachute Regiment – Parachute Infantry (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 1st Bn 3rd Parachute Regiment – Parachute Infantry (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 2nd Bn 5th Parachute Regiment – Parachute Infantry (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • Lehrbattalion Burkhardt – Parachute Infantry (F3,Vet,Lad)
  • Parachute Artillery Battery – 10.5cm Leichtgeshutz 40 or 7.5cm Gebirgsgeschutz 36 + Kettenrad limber (S3,Vet,MaLd)
  • Parachute Anti-tank Battalion – 7.5cm PaK 40 or 5cm PaK 38 or  7.5cm Leichtgeshütz 40 + Limber (S3,Vet,MaLd)
  • Parachute Pioneer Battalion – 3  (E1,,Vet,HaLd) Pioneer

 

Deutches Afrika Korps DAKpalm

(Major-General (Generalleutnant) Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma)
Comd car (C3,Vet,Lad), Signals Truck [or captured Dorchester] (C3,Vet,Lad),  Ambulance Truck (L3,Lnoncom)
HQ DAK
  • 33 and 3 Motorcycle Battalions DAK 6 (R1,Vet,Lad) M/Cs or M/C combos

3 and 33 Kradshutz Abteilung

  • DAK Artillery –  Sdkfz 7 Limber + 21cm Gun (S2,Vet,HaLd)

DAK Artillery. 21cm Gun

  • DAK 605 Panzerjaeger Abteilung(Battalion)* [To 90 Lt Div] – Panzerjäger 1b 4.7cm (S3,Vet, Lad)[1941 onwards] or Diane Sdkfz6 [1942] + Limber (S3,Vet,Mad)

DAK 605 Panzerjaeger Abteilung

DAK 606 Flak Abteilung

  • 33rd/II Luftwaffe Flak Abteilung –  Flak 8.8cm + SdKfz 7 tow (S2,Vet,HaLd)

DAK Artillery. 33rd/II and 606 Flak Abteilung

  • Grosstransportraum – Famo SdKfz 9 limber (L3,Reg,Ld), Sonder Anhänger 116 (L3,Reg,Ld),  a variable number of trucks, Axis and captured

DAK Grosstransportraum

15th Panzer Division

(Brigadier-General (Generalmajor) Gustav von Vaerst)

  • Comd car (C3,Vet,Lad), Signals Sdkfz 222, 232 or 263  (C3,Vet,Ld), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld)
  • 8th Panzer Regiment – Comd PzII or III (C3,Vet,Mad), 2 PzIII (F3,Vet,Mad)
  • 115th Panzergrenadier Regiment – Comd Sdkfz 250, 251 or 263 (C3,Vet,LaMd),  Sdkfz 251 (F3,Vet,LaMd), Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)

  • 33rd Artillery Regiment – Saurer Sdkfz 254 or Sdkfz 253 + 15cm Gun (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 33rd Pz Recce Battalion – Sdkfz 222 or 233 (R3,Vet,Lad) + 2 Recce markers (Lad)

  • 33rd Anti-tank Battalion – PaK 38 (r) 7.62cm + Sdkfz 11 (or 10) (S3,Vet,MaLd)

  • 33rd Pioneer Battalion – Pioneer SdKfz 251/7 (E3,Vet,HaLd) + 2 Pioneer markers (HaLd)

21st Panzer Division

(Brigadier-General (Generalmajor) Heinz von Randow)

Comd car (C3, Vet, Lad), Signals Sdkfz 222 or 232 [or captured Dorchester or SdKfz 263] (C3,Vet, Ld),  Engineer truck (E3,Vet,Ld) + 2 (HaLd) Engineer markers, Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld),  Ambulance Sdkfz 251 (L3,Lnoncom), Workshop Truck (L3,Vet,Ld)

  • 5th Panzer Regiment – Comd PzII (C3,Vet,Mad), PzIII (F3,Vet,Mad), Pz IV (F3,Vet,Mad)
  • 104th Panzergrenadier Regiment – Comd Sdkfz 250, 251 or 263 (C3,Vet,LaMd), Sdkfz 251 (F3,Vet,LaMd), Truck (F3,Vet,Lad)
  • 155th Artillery Regiment – Comd  Sdkfz 253 +  Lorraine Schlepper  15cm (S3,Vet,Mad)
  • 3rd Aufklärungs Battalion – Sdkfz 222 or 233 (R3,Vet,Lad) + 2 recce markers (Lad)
  • 39th Anti-tank Battalion – PaK 38 5cm + Sdkfz 10 Limber (S3,Vet,Mad)
  • 200th Pioneer Battalion – Pioneer SdKfz 251/7  (E3,Vet,HaLd) + 2 (HaLd) Engineer markers

136 Infantry Division Giovani Fascisti (Young Fascists)

 

Comd car (C3,Con,Lad), Signal van (C3,Con,Ld),  Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Con,Ld)

  • 136 Infantry Regiment – Comd car (C3,Con,Lad), 2 Rifle Trucks (F3,Con,Lad)
  • 3rd Recce Battalion Lancieri di Monferrato – AB41 A/c (R3,Reg,Lad)+ 2 recce markers (Lad)
  • 136 Artillery Regiment – 65/17 or 75/27 or 100/17 Portee (S3,Reg,MaLd), Comd Car/Limber (L3,Reg,Ld)
  • 125 Pioneer Battalion – Truck (E3,Reg,MaLd) + 2 (MaLd) Pioneer markers

The original sources are as below, with NQM Orbats added, modified by Nierhorster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle provided the framework as a cut and paste.