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==Order of battle for 6–15 March 1945== These are the main units that were a part of the Army Groups/Front which saw combat in Operation Spring Awakening.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|author=Aleksei Maksim|title=Tomb of the Panzerwaffe The Defeat of the 6th SS Panzer Army in Hungary 1945|author2=Isaev Kolomiets|publisher=Helion & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-1-909982-16-1|location=Moscow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Horváth|first=Gábor|title=Bostonok a Magyar Égen és Földben (1944–1945)|publisher=Self-Published|year=2013|location=Szolnok}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lexicon der Wehrmacht|url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TsAMO – pamyat-naroda (memory of the people)|url=https://pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/}}</ref>{{sfn|Számvéber|2017|p={{page needed|date=May 2021}}}} Please note that the units below are subordinate to the commanding structure under which they spent the most time during the offensive. Units during the final months of the war were very prone to location reassignments as the front situation evolved. Reserve units are not included in the list. {{Col-begin}}{{Col-break}}{{Flagicon|Nazi Germany|variant=1935}}'''German Forces''' – '''[[Army Group South]]''' * [[6th Army (Wehrmacht)|'''6th Army''']] (Army Group Balck) ** ''' III Panzer Corps''' *** 1st Panzer Division **** I./Pz.Rgt 24 (Panther Ausf. G, e.g. '''No. 121''' at Börgönd) **** Pz.Art.Rgt 73 (Pz.IV, Pz.Beob.Wg.IV) *** 3rd Panzer Division **** Pz.Rgt 6 (Panther Ausf. G, e.g. '''No. 200''', Pz.IV, e.g. '''No. 723''') **** Pz.Art.Rgt 75 (Pz.Beob.Wg. III, Wespe, e.g. '''No. 508, 510''') *** 6th Panzer Division *** s.Pz.Abt 509 (Tiger II.) *** Sturm.Pz.Abt. 219 (Brummbär) *** 356th Infantry Division ** '''IV SS Panzer Corps''' *** 3rd SS Panzer Division '''Totenkopf''' **** SS-Pz.Rgt 3 (Panther Ausf. G, Pz.IV, Tiger I.) ***** SS-Pz.Jg.Abt 3 (Pz.IV L/70(V) *** Heers-Sturm. Art. Brig. 303 (StuG III, e.g. '''No. 3202, 3212''' at Lake Balaton-E) *** 5th SS Panzer Division '''Wiking''' **** SS-Pz.Rgt 5 (Panther Ausf. A, -D, Pz.IV Ausf. J, StuG.IV) * '''[[6th SS Panzer Army]]''' ** Beute-Pz. Verband Jaguar (captured T-34/85, e.g. -in diamond- '''No. A/99''') ** '''I SS Panzer Corps''' *** 1st SS Panzer Division '''Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler''' **** SS-Pz.Rgt 1 (Panther Ausf. G, e.g. '''No. 121, 212, 213''', Pz.IV Ausf. J) ***** SS-Pz.Jg.Abt 1 (Pz.IV L/70(V) ***** s.SS-Pz.Abt 501 (Tiger II.) *** 12th SS Panzer Division '''Hitlerjugend''' **** SS-Pz.Rgt 12 (Panther Ausf. G, Pz.IV Ausf. J, Flakpanzer IV 'Wirbelwind') ***** SS-Pz.Jg.Abt 12 (Pz.IV/L70) ***** s.H.Pz.Jg.Abt 560 (Jagdpanther, e.g. '''No. 102''' at Tés) *** 25th Hungarian Infantry Division **** 20th Royal Hungarian Sturm. Artillery (Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer, e.g. '''K-022, K-025''' at Balatonszabadi) ** '''II SS Panzer Corps''' *** 2nd SS Panzer Division '''Das Reich''' **** SS-Pz.Rgt 2 (Panther Ausf. G, Pz.IV Ausf. J, StuG III.) *** 9th SS Panzer Division '''Hohenstaufen''' **** SS-Pz.Rgt 9 (Panther Ausf. G, e.g. '''AJ9''' at Vilonya, Pz.IV, StuG III., StuG 40 Ausf. G, e.g. '''No. 712''' at Devecser) *** 23rd Panzer Division **** Pz.Rgt 23 (Panther, Pz.IV, JPz.IV/L70(A), e.g. '''No. 454''' at Szentkirályszabadja) **** Pz.Jg.Abt 128 (Pz.IV/70(V) *** 44th Volksgrenadier Division '''Reichsgrenadier-Division Hoch- und Deutschmeister''' ** '''I Cavalry Corps''' (Mainly horses) *** 3rd Cavalry Division **** Pz.Jg.Abt 69 (StuH 42) *** 4th Cavalry Division * '''[[2nd Panzer Army]]''' ** '''LXVIII Corps''' *** 1st Gebirgs Division *** 13th Waffen-Gebirds der SS Division '''Handschar''' *** 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division '''Reichsführer-SS''' *** 71st Infantry Division ** '''XXII Gebirgs Corps''' *** 2nd Hungarian Tank Division *** 118th Jäger Division * '''[[Luftflotte 4]]''' ** II./JG 51 (Bf 109G) ** II./JG 52 (Bf 109G) ** I./JG 53 (Bf 109G, Bf 108) ** I, III./SG 2 (Fw 190F, Ju 87G – 10.(Pz)/SG 2) ** I, II, III./SG 10 (Fw 190F/G) ** I./NSGr 5 (Go 145A, Ar 66D) ** I./NSGr 10 (Ju 87D) ** I./NAGr 14 (Bf 109G) ** Stab/JG 76 *** JGr.101 – Royal Hungarian Air Force (Bf 109G, Fi 156) *** 102 – Royal Hungarian Air Force (Fw 190F) '''[[Army Group E]]''' – subordinate to '''[[Army Group F]]''' until March 25, 1945 * '''LXXXXI Corps''' ** 1st Cossack Division ** 11th Luftwaffe Field Division ** 104th Jäger Division ** 297th Infantry Division {{Col-break}}{{Flagicon|Soviet Union|variant=1936}}'''Soviet Forces – [[3rd Ukrainian Front]]''' * '''Independent Separate Units''' (Temporarily transferred from other Fronts) ** 209th Self-prop. Artillery Brigade *** 1951st Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100, markings: 4xx, e.g. white '''415''' (Chassis No.: 41195) *** 1952nd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100, markings: 4xx) *** 1953rd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100, markings: 4xx, e.g. white '''480''' (Chassis No.: 41184) *** Separate Recce. Company (T48/SU-57, e.g. U.S.A. 4021593 and Harley-Davidson 42WLA motorcycle, e.g. U.S.A. 679183 at Simontornya) * '''[[4th Guards Army]]''' ** '''20th Guards Rifle Corps''' *** 5th Guards Airborne Division **** 13th Guards Airborne Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) *** 7th Guards Airborne Division *** 80th Guards Rifle Division **** 85th Guards Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) *** 84th Rifle Division **** 122nd Separate Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) ** '''21st Guards Rifle Corps''' *** 7th Guards Airborne Division **** 8th Separate Guards Air-landing Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) *** 41st Guards Rifle Division **** 44th Guards Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) *** 62nd Guards Rifle Division **** 69th Guards Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M, e.g. '''No. 140, 142''') *** 69th Guards Rifle Division **** 75th Guards Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) *** [[252nd Rifle Division]] **** 310th Separate Self-prop. Artillery Battalion (SU-76M) ** '''31st Guards Rifle Corps''' *** [[4th Guards Rifle Division]] *** [[34th Guards Rifle Division]] *** [[40th Guards Rifle Division]] ** '''23rd Tank Corps''' *** 3rd Tank Brigade (T-34/85, markings: B -in diamond- and xx, e.g. white, new '''B 28''' / old '''B-143''' at Tükröspuszta) *** 39th Tank Brigade (T-34/85, markings: Г -in diamond- and xx, e.g. white '''Г 67''' at Bőnyrétalap) *** 135th Tank Brigade (T-34/85, markings: Д -in diamond- and xx, e.g. white '''Д 56''') *** 207th Self-prop. Artillery Brigade **** 912nd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100, ~ e.g. red '''Г-146''' in Vienna) **** 1004th Self-Prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100) **** 1011th Self-Prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100) *** 56th Mechanized Brigade *** 1443rd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (ISU-122) *** 366th Guards Heavy Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (ISU-152, captured Hummels, e.g. white '''No. 51*, 53*''' near Balatonaliga) * '''[[26th Army (Soviet Union)|26th Army]]''' ** '''30th Rifle Corps''' *** [[21st Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|21st Rifle Division]] *** [[36th Guards Rifle Division]] *** [[68th Guards Rifle Division]] *** [[155th Rifle Division]] *** 1202nd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-76M, No. '''411083, 411662''') ** '''104th Rifle Corps''' *** 66th Guards Rifle Division **** 22nd Separate Training Tank Regiment (T-34, and a single, old KV-1S) *** [[93rd Rifle Division (June 1942 formation)|93rd Rifle Division]] *** 151st Rifle Division ** ''' 135th Rifle Corps''' *** 74th Rifle Division *** [[233rd Rifle Division]] *** [[236th Rifle Division]] ** '''18th Tank Corps''' *** 110th Tank Brigade (T-34/85, markings: 4xx, e.g. red '''408''', Chassis No.: 412085) *** 170th Tank Brigade (T-34/85, markings: 5xx, e.g. red '''545''', Chassis No.: 4121591) *** 181st Tank Brigade (T-34/85, markings: 6xx, e.g. red '''667''', Chassis No.: 4121023) *** 32nd Guards Mechanical Brigade **** 52nd Separate Tank Regiment (T-34) *** 208th Self-prop. Artillery Brigade **** 1016th Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100) **** 1068th Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100) **** 1922nd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100, markings: C-xx, e.g. red '''C-47''', Chassis No.: 411101) *** 363rd Guards Heavy Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (Markings: Battery No., 0, Gun No. For example: ISU-122S, '''No. 303''', Chassis No.: 41222, or ISU-152, '''No. 401''', Chassis No.: 41264) *** 78th Separate Mechanized Motorcycle Battalion (T-34, motorcycles) *** 1438th Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-76M, e.g. white '''B-946''', Chassis No.: 411591) *** 1694th Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment (M-17 halftrack) * '''[[27th Army (Soviet Union)|27th Army]]''' ** '''35th Guards Rifle Corps''' *** 3rd Guards Airborne Division *** 78th Rifle Division *** 163rd Rifle Division ** '''37th Guards Rifle Corps''' *** 108th Rifle Division *** 316th Rifle Division *** 320th Rifle Division ** [[1st Guards Fortified District]] ** '''1st Guards Mechanized Corps''' *** 1st Guards Mechanized Brigade (BA-64, M3A1 Scout Car, e.g. white '''146''', Chassis No.: U.S.A. 6089987) **** 18th Guards Tank Regiment (M4A2(76)W Sherman, markings: '1xx', e.g. white '''139''' (Chassis No.: U.S.A. 3080899) *** 2nd Guards Mechanized Brigade (BA-64, e.g. white '''No. 249''') **** 19th Guards Tank Regiment (M4A2(76)W Sherman, markings: '2xx', e.g. white '''223''' (Chassis No.: U.S.A. 3080689) *** 3rd Guards Mechanized Brigade (BA-64, e.g. Chassis No.: 74566) **** 20th Guards Tank Regiment (M4A2(76)W Sherman, markings: '3xx' (e.g. Chassis No.: U.S.A. 3080508) *** 9th Guards Tank Brigade (M4A2(76)W Sherman, markings: '9xx', e.g. white '''959''' (Chassis No.: U.S.A. 30116426) *** 382nd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100) *** 1453rd Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100) *** 1821st Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-100, markings: 6xx, e.g. white '''No. 603''' in Vienna) *** 11th Guards Separate Motorcycle Battalion * [[57th Army (Soviet Union)|'''57th Army''']] ** '''6th Guards Rifle Corps''' *** 10th Guards Airborne Rifle Division *** 20th Guards Rifle Division *** 61st Guards Rifle Division ** '''64th Rifle Corps''' *** 73rd Guards Rifle Division *** 113th Rifle Division *** 299th Rifle Division **** 864th Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-76M) *** 1201st Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-76M) ** 3rd Guards Motorcycle Regiment ** 53rd Motorcycle Regiment ** '''5th Guards Cavalry Corps''' *** 11th Guards Cavalry Division (71st Tank Regiment: T-34, M4A2(75)W Sherman) *** 12th Guards Cavalry Division (54th Tank Regiment: T-34) *** 63rd Cavalry Division (60th Guards Tank regiment: M3 Lee, Valentine Mk. IX., e.g. white '''No. 213, 221, 231, 232''') *** 1896th Self-prop. Artillery Regiment (SU-76M) * '''[[17th Air Army]]''' ** 136th Ground Attack Air Division *** 210th Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) – 1 long diagonal tail stripe, e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 35''', S/N: 11926 *** 715th Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) – 1 long, 1 short diagonal tail stripe, e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 31''', S/N: 18819118 *** 989th Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) – 1 long, 2 short diagonal tail stripes, e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 19''', S/N: 10586 ** 189th Ground Attack Air Division *** 615th Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik), e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 35''', S/N: 10807 *** 639th Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik), e.g. IL-2m3, S/N: 1889403 *** 707th Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik), e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 1''', S/N: 18825124 ** 306th Ground Attack Air Division *** 672nd Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) – White diagonal tail-cap, e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 18''', S/N: 1875788 *** 951st Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) – White diagonal tail-cap with 1 short diagonal stripe, e.g. IL-2m3, '''No. 210''', S/N: 1874898 ** 10th Guards Ground Attack Air Division *** 165th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) *** 166th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) *** 167th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) ** 194th Fighter Air Division *** 56th Fighter Air Regiment (La-5F, La-5FN) *** 530th Fighter Air Regiment (La-5F, La-5FN) *** 848th Fighter Air Regiment (La-5F, La-5FN) ** 236th Fighter Air Division *** 267th Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b,-3,-9) *** 117th Guards Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b,-9) *** 168th Guards Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b,-9) ** 288th Fighter Air Division (HQ: Yak-3) *** 611th Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b,-3,-9D, DD, M) – White diagonal tail stripe with a wide bar on the rudder *** 659th Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-3, -9D, DD, M, T) – Long white arrow on fuselage *** 866th Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-3) *** 897th Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b,-3,-9D, DD, M, T) ** 295th Fighter Air Division *** 31st Fighter Air Regiment (La-5F, La-5FN,-7FN) – Lightning bolt on fuselage, diagonal tail stripe *** 116th Fighter Air Regiment (La-5F, La-5FN) – Lightning bolt on fuselage, diagonal tail stripes *** 164th Fighter Air Regiment (La-5F, La-5FN) – Lightning bolt on fuselage, diagonal tail stripes ** 244th Bomber Air Division (Douglas A-20 Boston) *** 260th Bomber Air Regiment (A-20B, C, G, J, UA-20C Boston) – Lightning emblem on the nose *** 449th Bomber Air Regiment (A-20B, C, G UA-20C Boston) – Bomb dropping seagull emblem on the nose *** 861st Bomber Air Regiment (A-20B, C, G, J UA-20C Boston) ** 262nd Night Bomber Air Division *** 370th Night Bomber Air Regiment (Po-2) *** 371st Night Bomber Air Regiment (Po-2) *** 993rd Night Bomber Air Regiment (Po-2) *** 97th Guards Night Bomber Air Regiment (Po-2) ** 39th Separate Air Reconnaissance Regiment (Pe-2R, Yak-9D, M, R) * '''[[5th Air Army]]''' (Units involved, due to temporary bad weather/fog over some 17th Air Army airfields. Pulled from 2nd Ukrainian Front.) ** 7th Guards Ground Attack Air Division *** 130th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) *** 131st Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) ** 12th Guards Ground Attack Air Division *** 187th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) *** 188th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) *** 190th Guards Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) ** 264th Ground Attack Air Division *** 235st Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) – white tail cap *** 451st Ground Attack Regiment (IL-2m3 Sturmovik) ** 279th Fighter Air Division *** 92nd Fighter Air Regiment (La-5) *** 192nd Fighter Air Regiment (La-5) *** 486th Fighter Air Regiment (La-5) ** [[6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division|6th Guards Fighter Air Division]] *** 31st Guards Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b, -9) *** 73rd Guards Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b, -9) *** 85th Guards Fighter Air Regiment (Yak-1b, -9) ** 14th Guards Fighter Air Division *** 177th Guards Fighter Air Regiment (La-5) *** 178th Guards Fighter Air Regiment (La-5) *** 179th Guards Fighter Air Regiment (La-7) ** 218th Bomber Air Division *** 48th Bomber Air Regiment (A-20G Boston) – red tail cap *** 452nd Bomber Air Regiment (A-20G Boston) – white tail cap *** 453rd Bomber Air Regiment (A-20G Boston) – dark blue tail cap * '''[[18th Air Army]]''' (Unit involved, bombers operated at night. Pulled from former soviet long-range air force.) ** 15th Guards Bomber Air Division *** 14th Guards Bomber Air Regiment (B-25D, J Mitchell) *** 238th Guards Bomber Air Regiment (B-25D, J Mitchell) *** 251st Guards Bomber Air Regiment (B-25D, J Mitchell) ** 53rd Bomber Air Division (Li-2 cargo planes, etc.) * '''[[1st Bulgarian Army]]''' ** ''' 3rd Army Corps''' *** 8th Infantry Division *** 10th Infantry Division *** 12th Infantry Division ** '''4th Army Corps''' *** 3rd Infantry Division *** 11th Infantry Division *** 16th Infantry Division *** 1st Separate Tank Battalion (Pz.IV Ausf. H) * '''[[3rd Army (Yugoslav Partisans)]]''' ** '''12th Army Corps''' *** 16th Infantry Division *** 51st Infantry Division {{Col-end}}
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