11. Armee strength, late June 1941

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Hello,

Does anyone know how many German soldiers were fielded by this army in Romania late June 1941 or early July 1941 (just before launching its attack, operation "München", against USSR)?
Thank you for any help provided.
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No one has any idea about the manpower strength of 11. Armee at the start of "Barbarossa" and/or "München"?
In my idea, it was between 150 and 200 000 (seven full-strength infantry divisions* in three army corps** with CS and CSS units - roughly 120 000 in the divisions, plus an unknown amount for the headquarters and the supporting corps and army units). But if someone has some credible evidence of such a figure...

* 22., 50., 72., 76., 170., 198. and 239. Infanterie-Divisionen, not taking into account 46. Infanterie-Division which arrived during the first half of July.
** XI., XXX. and LIV. Armeekorps.

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[Jeff Leach]

I have looked at a lot of the 11th Army's records and never seen a total strength statistic. Depending on the day you would still have elements of the 46, 50, 72 and 73 I.D.s still arriving. On certain days the 239 I.D. was under Romanian control. Depending on the day, you have a variety of Romanian forces under control. During Operation Munich, you have initially four German divisions attacking with five more divisions arriving over the next 20 days or so. It would probably be easier to count the number of divisions and supporting units in the various stages.

[Art]

viewtopic.php?f=76&t=159323&p=1393218
In a similar way the average strength in July 41 was recorded as about 175 000 men.

[CNE503]

Excellent, that's perfect.
Thanks a lot Art!
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