German Units
As of 23 August, 1944 the German units directly involved with fights in Warsaw were divided into:
- Kampfgruppe Rohr (commanded by general major Rohr)
- Kampfgruppe Reinefarth (commanded by SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Reinefarth)
- Sturmgruppe Dirlewanger (commanded by SS-Oberführer der Reserve Oskar Dirlewanger)
- Sturmgruppe Reck (commanded by major Reck)
- Sturmgruppe Schmidt (commanded by colonel Schmidt)
- various support and backup units
- Warsaw Garrison (Group of Warsaw Commandant) commanded by lieutant general Stahel
A large section of the forces on the "German" side were, according to Norman Davies (p284), drawn from "'collaborationist forces'" including Russians who had left in the Tzar's era and Azeris. All of these forces, however, were clearly subject to the control of the German war machine
Read more about this topic: List Of Military Units In The Warsaw Uprising
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