German 6th Army in 1940 - von Reichenau

Hi All

Does anyone have any info on the Order of Battle for German 6th Army (part of Army Group B under Gen. Bock) in 1940. They went through Belgium-Louvain, Brussels then France towards the coast. Plenty of info for 6th Army later on, Stalingrad etc but not for 1940. Any help much appreciated. Can't find anything in my library in any kind of detail, or online.

Thanks
Gary

 

10th May 1940

SIXTH ARMY: [AOK 6]:
(Generaloberst Walter von Reichenau)
AOK Reserves:
61 Inf.Div. (destined for IV AK.)
216 Inf.Div. (destined for IX AK.)
255 Inf.Div.
XVI (16) Armeekorps (mot.)
(Gen.d.Cav. Erich Hoepner)
3 Pz.Div.
HGrp.Reserves:
20 Inf.Div. (mot.)
I (01) Armeekorps (AOK Reserve):
(Gen.Lt. Kuno von Both)
1 Inf.Div.
11 Inf.Div.
223 Inf.Div.
IV (04) Armeekorps:
(Gen.d.Inf. Viktor von Schwedler)
Stab Art.Regts.-69- 627- 787 (mot.)
4 Pz.Div.
18 Inf.Div.
35 Inf.Div.
7 Inf.Div.
IX (09) Armeekorps:
(Gen.d.Inf. Hermann Geyer)
Stab Art.Regt.- 617 (mot.)
30 Inf.Div.
56 Inf.Div.
XI (11) Armeekorps:
(Gen.Lt. Joachim von Kortzfleish)
Stab Art.Regt.- 606 (mot.)
14 Inf.Div.
31 Inf.Div.
19 Inf.Div.
XXVII (27) Armeekorps:
(Gen.d.Inf. Alfred Wager)
Stab Art.Regts.-614- 783 (mot.)
253 Inf.Div.
269 Inf.Div.



(Source: Axis History Factbook: Axis Order of Battle 10 May 1940 )


Multiple AOK 6 OOB (Scroll down) - Lexikon der Wehrmacht - 6. Armee

 

Excellent. Thanks for that. Do you know if there are any details anywhere on the routes these units actually took?

 

Hope this helps, its from another forum member:



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Certainly does help. Many Thanks. Gary.

 

You can find a pretty detailed breakdown of the OOB on Leo Niehorster's site here:

6. Armee, Heeresgruppe B, 10.05.1940

Click on any shaded Corps symbol to dig down for its own organisation chart.

There is a link at the bottom of the page to show what each symbol means.

For a TOE of each major unit follow this link:

German Armed Forces Organizations, 10.05.40

Hope that helps.

 

Excellent. Just spent the last 4 hours on Leo Niehorster's site.
Thanks
Gary