15th Army Group (UK/US)

[K.Kocjancic]

I'm looking info on OoB and staff officers (CiC, CoS,...) of this Army Group.

TIA!

Regards,
K

[Brad Hunter]

I would suggest the following:

“U.S. Army Order of Battle: Mediterranean and Europe, 1942-1945,” W. Victor Madej,
ISBN: 0941052265

“15th Army Group History, 16 December 1944 – 2 May 1945,” ISBN: 0898391288

[Andy H]

15th Army Group [ of AFHQ, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- Fifth Army (American)
- Eighth Army (British)
- 8th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 62nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 22nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 31st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-2bty]
- 568th Searchlight Battery [-1trp]
- 48th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
- 66th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 59th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 12th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 535th Searchlight Battery [-1sec]
- 52nd Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
- 55th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
- Number 1 Field Radar Operations Group
- 54th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room

Fifth Army (American) [ of 15th Army Group, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- II Corps (American)
- IV Corps (American)
- 85th Infantry Division (American)
- 92nd Infantry Division (American)
- Fifth Army Artillery
- 630th Automatic Weapons Battalion
- Fifth Army Engineer Headquarters
- 1338th Engineer Combat Group
- 169th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 182nd Engineer Combat Battalion
- 185th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1168th Engineer Combat Group
- 92nd Engineer General Service Regiment
- 175th Engineer General Service Regiment
- 224th Engineer General Service Regiment
- 226th Engineer General Service Regiment
- 1554th Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion

II Corps (American) [ of Fifth Army, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- 6th South African Armoured Division
- 34th Infantry Division (American)
- 88th Infantry Division (American)
- 91st Infantry Division (American)
- Legnano Combat Group (Italian)
- 91st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
- 752nd Tank Battalion
- 757th Tank Battalion
- 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- II Corps Artillery
- 15th Observation Battalion
- 178th Field Artillery Group
- 248th Field Artillery Battalion
- 527th Field Artillery Battalion
- 765th Field Artillery Battalion
- 12th Battery, 54th [Brit] Super Heavy Regiment
- A Battery, 530th Field Artillery Battalion
- 77th Field Artillery Group
- 173rd Field Artillery Battalion
- 631st Field Artillery Battalion
- 936th Field Artillery Battalion
- 423rd Field Artillery Group
- 178th Field Artillery Battalion
- 536th Field Artillery Battalion
- 985th Field Artillery Battalion
- 11th Battery, 54th [Brit] Super Heavy Regiment
- 71st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 209th Anti-Aircraft Group
- 401st Gun Battalion
- 403rd Gun Battalion
- 105th Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled)
- 432nd Automatic Weapons Battalion (Self-Propelled)
- B Battery, 360th Searchlight Battalion
- II Corps Engineers
- 19th Engineer Combat Group
- 401st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 402nd Engineer Combat Battalion
- 39th Engineer Combat Group
- 404th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 643rd Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1755th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company

IV Corps (American) [ of Fifth Army, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- 1st Armored Division (American)
- 1st Infantry Division, Brazilian Expeditionary Force
- 10th Mountain Infantry Division (American)
- 679th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 751st Tank Battalion
- 760th Tank Battalion
- 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- IV Corps Artillery
- 7th Army Group Royal Artillery
- 178th Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 2nd Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 253rd Battery, 17th Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 8th Survey Regiment [-1bty,-1trp]
- 26th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 53rd Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
- 424th Field Artillery Group
- 633rd Field Artillery Battalion
- 403rd Field Artillery Battalion
- 328th Field Artillery Battalion
- 910th Field Artillery Battalion
- C Battery, 360th Searchlight Battalion
- II Corps Engineers
- 1108th Engineer Combat Group
- 235th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 255th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 337th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 23rd Italian Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1029th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company

Eighth Army (British) [ of 15th Army Group, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- 2 Polish Corps
- V Corps (British)
- X Corps (British)
- XIII Corps (British)
- 6th British Armoured Division
- 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group (British)
- 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)
- 7th Queen's Own Hussars
- 1st Special Demolition Squadron (Popski's Private Army)
- 10th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
- F Reconnaissance Squadron (Italian)
- Royal Artillery
- A Field Radar Regiment
- 8th Survey Regiment [1trp]
- 2nd Calibration Troop
- A Special Calibration Section
- 12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 8th Polish Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-1bty]
- 55th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-1bty]
- 57th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [1bty]
- 7th Polish Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-1bty]
- 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 3rd Carpathian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment [1bty]
- 5th Kresowa Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment [1bty]
- 23rd Battery, 7th Italian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 49th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
- 831st Italian Searchlight Platoon
- Royal Engineers
- 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade
- 51st Royal Tank Regiment
- 1st Armoured Engineer Regiment [u/c V Corps]
- 2nd Armoured Engineer Regiment
- 170th Chief Engineer Works
- 1st Canadian Drilling Company
- 82nd Workshop and Park Company [-4sec]
- 16th Army Group Royal Engineers
- 25th Road Construction Company, South African Engineer Corps
- 173rd Army Field Park Company
- 21st General Headquarters Troops
- 228th Field Company
- 562nd Field Company
- 579th Field Company
- 1210th General Headquarters Troops
- 102nd Field Company
- 107th Field Company
- 754th Field Company
- 466th Indian Corps Troops, Indian Engineers
- 1st Field Company
- 14th Field Company
- 97th Field Company
- 301st Field Corps Park Company
- 20th Army Group Royal Engineers (Airfields)
- 14th Airfield Construction Group
- 15th Airfield Construction Group
- 69th Airfield Construction Group
- 24th Army Group Royal Engineers
- Commander Royal Engineer Roads
- South African Engineer Corps
- 21st Field Company, South African Engineer Corps
- 27th Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers
- 803rd Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers
- 857th Quarrying Company, Royal Engineers
- 156th Commander Royal Engineer Works
- 567th Army Troops Company
- 288th Works Section
- 291st Works Section
- 171st Tunneling Company
- 567th Army Troops Company (Palestinian)
- 1st Camouflage Company (Palestinian)
- 41st Harbour Construction Company, South African Engineer Corps [-1sec]
- Headquarters Oil Storage and Pipeline Construction Group
- 723rd Artisan Works Company
- 1st Pipeline Operation and Maintenance Unit
- 2nd Pipeline Operation and Maintenance Unit
- 36th Works Company, South African Engineer Corps
- 863rd Mechanical Equipment Company
- 139th Mechanical Equipment Company
- 86th (Army) Area
- 1st Armoured Delivery Regiment
- 200th Armoured Delivery Regiment

2 Polish Corps [ of Eighth Army, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division
- 5th Kresowa Infantry Division
- Artillery
- 1st Polish Survey Regiment
- 7th Polish Anti-Tank Regiment [-1bty]
- 663rd Polish Air OP Squadron
- 567th Searchlight Battery [-1trp]
- 8th Polish Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery [1bty]
- Army Group Polish Artillery
- 10th Polish Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 11th Polish Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 12th Polish Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 13th Polish Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 78th [Brit] Medium Regiment (5.5in) *
- 9th Polish Medium Regiment (Mixed)
- 10th Engineering Battalion *
- 11th Signals Battalion *

V Corps (British) [ of Eighth Army, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- 8th Indian Infantry Division
- 56th Infantry Division (British)
- 78th Infantry Division (British)
- Cremona Combat Group (Italian)
- Royal Artillery
- 54th Super Heavy Regiment [-2bty]
- 5th Survey Regiment
- 57th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-1bty]
- 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 651st Air OP Squadron
- 654th Air OP Squadron
- 323rd Searchlight Battery
- 17th Field Regiment [1bty]
- 57th Anti-Tank Regiment [1bty]
- 55th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [1bty]
- 1st Army Group, Royal Artillery
- 4th Medium Regiment (5.5in) [-1sec]
- 26th Medium Regiment (4.5in) [-1trp]
- 58th Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 70th Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 80th Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 75th Heavy Regiment (Mixed)
- 125th Meteorological Section
- 2nd Army Group, Royal Artillery
- 5th Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 73rd Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 74th Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 76th Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 102nd Medium Regiment (5.5in)
- 61st Heavy Regiment (Mixed)
- 127th Meteorological Section
- Royal Engineers
- V Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
- 42nd Field Company
- 564th Field Company
- 565th Field Company
- 751st Field Company
- 215th Corps Field Park Company
- 22nd Mechanical Equipment Platoon
- 586th Army Field Company
- 85th Company, South African Engineer Corps (Camouflage) [1det]
- 22nd Army Group, Royal Engineers
- Headquarters Eighth Army Troops, Royal Engineers
- 561st Army Field Company
- 587th Army Field Company
- 585th Army Field Company
- Headquarters South African Corps Troops, South African Engineer Corps
- 1st Field Company
- 11th Field Company
- 13th Field Company
- 22nd Field Company
- 31st Road Construction Company
- 1st Armoured Engineer Regiment (ex 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade)
- 3rd Field Regiment
- 52nd Field Regiment
- 53rd Field Regiment
- 64th Field Regiment
- 24th Field Regiment (Self-Propelled)
- 4th Mahratta Anti-Tank Regiment
- Indian Engineers
- 7th Field Company
- 66th Field Company
- 69th Field Company
- 47th Field Park Company

X Corps (British) [ of Eighth Army, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- Jewish Infantry Brigade Group
- Friuli Combat Group (Italian)
- Royal Artillery
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
- 200th Field Regiment
- 75th Medium Regiment
- 57th Anti-Tank Regiment
- 1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [1bty]
- 567th Searchlight Battery [1trp]
- 655th Air OP Squadron [1flt]
- Royal Engineers
- X Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
- 242nd Field Company
- 558th Field Company
- 258th Corps Field Park Company
- 8th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

XIII Corps (British) [ of Eighth Army, 9 Apr 1945 ]
- 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division
- 10th Indian Infantry Division
- Folgore Combat Group (Italian)
- Royal Artillery
- 3rd Survey Regiment
- 655th Air OP Squadron [-1flt]
- 57th Field Regiment [1bty,1trp]
- 6th Army Group, Royal Artillery
- 66th Medium Regiment (4.5in)
- 75th Heavy Regiment (Mixed) [2sec]
- 126th Meteorological Section
- 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-1bty]
- 51st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 11th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 51st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment [-1bty]
- 47th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
- Royal Engineers
- XIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
- 56th Field Company
- 577th Army Field Company
- 578th Army Field Company
- 576th Corps Field Park Company

all from http://www.milhist.net/ordbat/15armygroup.html

[K.Kocjancic]

Thanks!

Regards,
Klemen

[C.GILLONO]

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