Statistics

Divisional Strength by Quarter, Germany

 

  Mediterranean Eastern Front Northwest Europe
  Pz Mot Inf TOT Pz Mot Inf TOT Pz Mot Inf TOT
1941                        
1941, Mar 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
1941, Jun 2 - - 2 17 14 90 121 - - - -
1941, Sep 2 1 - 3 19 15 103 137 - - - -
1941, Dec 2 1 - 3 19 15 106 140 - - - -
                         
1942                        
1942, Mar 2 1 - 3 21 15 127 163 - - - -
1942, Jun 2 1 - 3 20 16 135 171 - - - -
1942, Sep 2 2 - 4 20 15 135 170 - - - -
1942, Dec 3 2 1 6 21 14 142 177 - - - -
                         
1943                        
1943, Mar 4 2 2 8 16 15 143 174 - - - -
1943, Jun 1 2 1 4 16 14 147 177 - - - -
1943, Sep 4 5 9 18 16 12 151 179 - - - -
1943, Dec 2 4 11 17 24 9 140 173 - - - -
                         
1944                        
1944, Mar 2 4 17 23 23 9 140 172 - - - -
1944, Jun 2 5 18 25 18 9 133 160 8 2 45 55
1944, Sep 1 3 21 25 21 10 103 134 10 4 42 56
1944, Dec 1 3 21 25 21 13 116 154 10 4 58 72
                         
1945                        
1945, Mar 1 2 19 22 32 15 132 179 5 4 55 64
                         
PEAK 1 3 23 27 24 10 151 185 10 4 58 72

 

Notes:

(1) All figures for end of month.

(2) The Mediterranean campaign is North Africa until March 1943 and Italy thereafter.

(3) Mediterranean figures for June 1943 only include divisions in Sicily.

Source: John Ellis, The World War II Databook.

Last modified: 10 December 2022