- For the Steel Division: Normandy 44 unit see SD:Ersatztruppen
Ersatztruppen is a German Infantry unit in Steel Division II.
Background[ | ]
Ersatztruppen are replacement troops from Feldersatz-Bataillon of the Wehrmacht, pressed into front line service in Eastern Front and Western Front. These troops were straight out off basic training in Germany or divisional support troops and were placed in the Divisional Feldersatz-Bataillon to get trained in area of operations, weapons handling, tactics before being sent to their units. Feldersatz-Bataillon was planned to receive personnel transfer companies (Marsch-Kompanien), batteries (Marsch-Batterien) or battalions (Marsch-Bataillone) from the Replacement Army. As their purpose is training replacement soldiers for line units, rather than participating in direct combat, they understandably lack the training necessary to withstand the pressures of combat. In that same measure of they are not equipped for competing with the majority of Allied infantry. The losses of infantry forced the German Divisions to use replacements and converted non infantry soldiers in a front line service.
Some of Sperrverband Kessel kampfgruppe has alarm battalions made up of various type of soldiers.
Some of Kampfgruppen-Bataillons of Festung Dünkirchen was made up of various German formations that found themselves in Dunkirk.
Kampfgruppe von Tettau commanded Artillerie Regiment 184. This regiment was destroyed in Normandy and was rebuilding in Wageningen area when the Operation Market Garden happenED and sent to contain the Airborne landing serving as infantry.
Available Transport[ | ]
| Panzerdivision Tatra | Kampfgruppe von Tettau | Festung Dünkirchen | Sperrverband Kessel | 5. Panzer | 9. Panzer | 20. Panzer | 21. Panzer | 26. Panzer | 116. Panzer | 25. Panzergrenadier | Gruppe Harteneck | 78. Sturm | 14. Infanterie | 122. Infanterie | 28. Jäger | 352. Infanterie | 20.Panzergrenadier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opel Blitz | 200 | 300 | 300 | 80 | 200 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 120 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 150 | 120 | 80 | |
| ZiS-5V | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| DMA | 160 | 20 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| Laffly S‑35T | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| RSO | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sd.Kfz. 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kfz. 70 | 24 | 300 |