9th Army Order of Battle (15 April)
The order of battle was largely the same as that of the forces being assembled for the expected offensive although the Army subordinations were changed several times. They come from Zhukov at the Oder: The Decisive Battle for Berlin by Tony Le Tissier.
- CI Army Corps
- 5th Jäger division
- 606th Infantry division
- 309th "Berlin" Infantry division
- XXXIX Panzer Corps (LVI Panzer Corps)
- 25th Panzergrenadier division
- Müncheberg Panzer division
- XI SS Panzer Corps
- 9th Fallschirmjäger division
- 20th Panzergrenadier division
- 303rd "Döberitz" Infantry division
- 169th Infantry division
- 712th Infantry division
- Kurmark Panzergrenadier division
- V SS Mountain Corps
- 286th Infantry division
- 32nd SS "30. Januar" Panzergrenadier division
- 391st Security division
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- Frankfurt Fortress troops
- 600th Russiche Infantry division (Russian "volunteers")
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