! Order of battle of 2 February 1943 !  

The final surrender part III

 

(Northern pocket at 11.00 am)

 

During the night of 1–2 February, Karl Strecker sent out one of the last

 telegrams from Stalingrad :

 

"XI. Armeekorps and assigned divisions have fought to the end. 

Long live Germany.”

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Army Corps commander and his Corps assigned to the German 6th  Army

 

Northern pocket

XI. Armeekorps  

General der Infanterie  

Karl Strecker

 

Division commanders or acting division commanders and their divisions assigned to XI Army Corps of the 6th Army 

 

XI. Armeekorps  

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16. Panzer Division

  Generalleutnant

Günther Angern  

  60. Infanterie  Division (mot)

Oberst i.G.

Hans-Adolf von Arenstorff-Oyle  

24. Panzer Division

Generalleutnant

    Arno von Lenski    

 

 

 113. Infanterie Division Generalleutnant  

Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin  

305. Infanterie Division  

Oberst 

Albrecht Czimatis

389. Infanterie Division  

Generalmajor  

Erich Magnus 

 

and

Generalmajor

  Martin Lattmann  

9.Flak Division (mot)

Oberstleutnant i.G.

Richard Haizmann

Acting commanders.

Sick

Surrendered to the Russians including Army Corps and Divisions 

Missing in action (probably suicide)

 

Remark : 

Oberst i.G Hans-Adolf von Arenstorff-Oyle was promoted Generalmajor while in captivity on 1 October 1943.

Remnants of the 9th Flak Division went in captivity on 31 January and 2 February. The commander of the division

Oberstleutnant i.G. Richard Haizmann himself went on 2 February 1943 in captivity.