Published: 04 March 2011Last Updated: 07 April 2012The Oberbefehlshaber Niederlande (also known as Festung Holland) was formed on 7 April 1945 from the 25. Armee. Generaloberst Blaskowitz surrendered his command to the Allies at Wageningen on 6 May 1945.
Commanders
Generaloberst Johannes Blaskowitz (7 Apr 1945 – 4 May 1945)
Chiefs of Staff
Generalleutnant Paul Reichelt (7 Apr 1945 – 6 May 1945)
Operations Officers (Ia)
Oberst Paul Müncheberg (7 Apr 1945 – 6 May 1945)
Order of battle (12 Apr 1945)
At the disposal of OB Niederlande
– Stab 331. Infanterie-Division
(Tactical components assigned directly to OB Niederlande)
– Divisionsstab z.b.V. 617
– 219. Infanterie-Division
– 703. Infanterie-Division
XXX. Armeekorps z.b.V.
– 249. Infanterie-Division
– Brigadestab z.b.V. 20
– 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division “Landstorm Nederland”
LXXXVIII. Armeekorps
– 346. Infanterie-Division (most)
– 361. Infanterie-Division
– 6. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division
– 149. Feldausbildungs-Division
Order of battle (25 Apr 1945)
Subordinated directly to OB Niederlande
– Höhere SS und Polizeiführer Niederlande
LXXXVIII. Armeekorps
– 6. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division
– 346. Infanterie-Division
Armeeabteilung Kleffel (XXX. z.b.V.) (subordinated to OB Niederlande)
At the disposal of Armee-Abteilung Kleffel
– 361. Volks-Grenadier-Division
– 34. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division “Landstorm Nederland”
Korps-Abteilung Diestel
– 63. Infanterie-Division
– 11. Marine-Infanterie-Division
– Brigade z.b.V. 20
Kommando Küstenverteidigung
– 703. Infanterie-Division
– 219. Infanterie-Division
– 249. Infanterie-Division
Kommandierenden Admiral in den Niederlanden
– Kommandant der Seeverteidigung Westfriesland
– Kommandant der Seeverteidigung Ostholland
– Kommandant der Seeverteidigung Mittelholland
Notable members
Johannes Blaskowitz (Generaloberst who as Oberbefehlshaber Ost sent an official memorandum to Hitler complaining about atrocities of the SS-Totenkopfverbände in Poland 1939)
Sources used
Research by Shawn Bohannon
Reference material on this unit
– None known at this time –
