12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - Order of Battle June 1944

Order of Battle June 1944

• Divisional HQ
  • Brigadeführer Fritz Witt (Killed in action 14 June 1944)
  • Oberführer Kurt Meyer (from 14 June 1944)
  • Sturmbannführer Hubert Meyer (from 6 September 1944)
  • Brigadeführer Fritz Kraemer (from 24 October 1944)
  • Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas (from 13 November 1944 - 8 May 1945)

• 25th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Hitlerjugend, Standartenführer Kurt Meyer (until 14 June 1944), Obersturmbannführer Karl-Heinz Milius (from 14 June 1944)
• I. Battalion, Sturmbannführer, Hans Waldmüller (Killed in action 8 September 1944)
  • 1st Company
  • 2nd Company
  • 3rd Company
  • 4th (Heavy) Company
• II. Battalion, Sturmbannführer Hans Scappini (Killed in action 7 June 1944)
  • 4 x Companies as per I.Btn
• III. Battalion, Obersturmbannführer Karl-Heinz Milius (until 14 June 1944), Obersturmbannführer Fritz Steiger (from 14 June 1944)
  • 4x Companies as per I.Btn
• 13th (Panzerabwehrkanone) Company, Erwin Kaminski
• 14th Flak Company, Hauptsturmführer Brantl
• 15th Reconnaissance Company, Horst von Büttner (Killed in action 8–9 June 1944)
• 16th (Pionier) Company, Emil Werner

• 26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment Hitlerjugend, Standartenführer Wilhelm Mohnke
• I. Battalion, Sturmbannführer Bernhard Krause
  • 1st Company
  • 2nd Company
  • 3rd Company
  • 4th (Heavy) Company
• II. Battalion, Sturmbannführer Bernhard Siebken
  • 4x Companies as per I.Btn
• III. Battalion, Sturmbannführer Erich Olboeter
  • 4x Companies as per I.Btn
• 13th (Panzerabwehrkanone) Company, Obersturmführer Polanski
• 14th Flak Company, Obersturmführer Martin Stolze
• 15th Reconnaissance Company, Obersturmführer Bayer
• 16th (Pionier) Company, Obersturmführer Trompke

• 12th SS Panzer Regiment, Obersturmbannführer Max Wünsche
• I. Battalion (66+ x Panther tanks), Sturmbannführer Arnold Jürgensen
  • 1st Company
  • 2nd Company
  • 3rd Company
  • 4th Company
  • Repair Company
• II. Battalion (96 x Panzer IV), Sturmbannführer Karl-Heinz Prinz
  • 5th Company
  • 6th Company
  • 7th Company
  • 8th Company
  • 9th Company
  • Repair Company

• 12th SS Artillery Regiment, Sturmbannführer Fritz Schröder
• I. Battalion (12 x Wespe SP-Artillery, 6 x Hummel SP-Artillery)
• II. Battalion (18 x 105 mm LeFH 18 (towed howitzers))
• III. Battalion (12 x 150 mm SFH (towed heavy howitzers), 4 x 105 mm Kanone (towed howitzers))

• 12th SS Motorcycle Regiment

• 12th SS Reconnaissance Battalion, Sturmbannführer Gerhard Bremer
  • 1st Company, Obersturmführer Peter Hansmann
  • 2nd Company, Obersturmführer Walter Hauck
  • 3rd Company, Obersturmführer Keue
  • 4th Company, Obersturmführer Heinz Beiersdorf
  • 5th (Heavy) Company, Hauptsturmführer Gerd von Reitzenstein

• 12th SS Panzerjäger Battalion, Sturmbannführer Jacob Hanreich
  • 1st Battery
  • 2nd Battery

• 12th SS Werfer Battalion, Hauptsturmführer Willy Müller
  • I Battery (4 x 150 mm Nebelwerfer)
  • II Battery (4 x 150 mm Nebelwerfer)
  • III Battery (4 x 150 mm Nebelwerfer)

• 12th SS Flak Battalion, Hauptsturmführer Rudolf Fend
  • I Battery (4 x 88mm flak gun)
  • II Battery (4 x 88 mm flak gun)
  • III Battery (4 x 88 mm flak gun)
  • IV Battery (9 x 3.7 cm FlaK 43)

• 12th SS Pioneer Battalion, Sturmbannführer Siegfried Müller
  • 1st Company
  • 2nd Company
  • 3rd Company
  • Motorised Bridging Unit

• 12th SS Panzer Signals Battalion, Hauptsturmführer Erich Pandel

• 12th SS Instandsetzungs, Hauptsturmführer Artur Manthey

• 12th SS Nachschub Truppen, Hauptsturmführer Rudolf Kolitz

• 12th SS Wirtschafts Battalion

• 12th SS Fuhrerbewerber Lehrgange

• 12th SS War Reporter platoon (mot)

• 12th SS Feldgendarmerie Company

• 12th SS Field post office

• 12th SS Medical Battalion, Sturmbannführer Rolf Schulz M.D.