by John Mulholland

WEHRKREIS IV – HQ: Dresden.

Divisions Affiliated with Wkr.IV:
4 Mtn, 14 Pz, 14, 18 Pz, 24, 39, 56, 87, 94, 134, 154, 174, 223, 256, 255, 275, 280, 294, 304, 336, 372, 384, 404 Rep, 464 Rep, 557, 568, 704

Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen IV (Commander of Replacement Troops, Wkr.IV.)
- Aug.1939: Formed in Dresden.
Div.Nr.154 (154.Replacement and Training Division)
Home Station: Leipzig.
- Nov.1939: Formed as 154.Division from the staff of Kommandeur der Ersatztruppen IV.
- 27 Dec.1939: Renamed Div.Nr.154, it was responsible for all Replacement and Training duties in Wkr.IV until Div.Nr.174 was formed in June of 1940.
- 15 Sep.1942: Restructured as the 154.Res.Div. and sent to the Generalgouvernement while its Replacement units were absorbed by the newly formed Div.Nr.404.
- Oct.1944: Reorganized as the 154.Feldausbildungsdivision while serving with HGrp.”A” in the northern Ukraine.
- Mar.1945: 154.Fld-Ausb.Division’s Training duties were taken over by Div.Nr.404 when the 154th was upgraded to full Infanteriedivision status.
Order of Battle – Jun.1940 :
Inf.Ers.Reg.4 (Inf.Ers.Btl.10, 192)
Inf.Ers.Reg.223 (Inf.Ers.Btl.171, 344, 385)
Inf.Ers.Reg.255 (Inf.Ers.Btl.103, 425, 455)
Inf.Ers.Reg.256 (Inf.Ers.Btl.32, 52, 234, 256)

Div.Nr.174 (174.Replacement and Training Division)
Home Station: Chemnitz / Lublin.
- 10 Jun.1940: Formed as Div.Nr.174 to assist Div.Nr.154 with its extra Replacement and Training duties.
- 15 Sep.1942: Restructured as the 174.Res.Div. and sent to the Generalgouvernement. Its Replacement duties were taken over by the newly created Div.Nr.464.
- Jul.1944: Upgraded and renamed 26.Infanteriedivision, its Training functions reverted back to Wkr.IV.
Order of Battle – Mar 1940 :
Inf.Ers.Reg.14 (Inf.Ers.Btl.11, 53, 101, 173)
Inf.Ers.Reg.24 (Inf.Ers.Btl.102, 394, 456, 475)
Inf.Ers.Reg.209 (Inf.Ers.Btl.31, 185, 304, 476)

Div.Nr.404 (404.Replacement and Training Division)
Home Station: Dresden.
- 24 Oct.1939: Formed as Div.Stb.z.b.V.404 in Dresden.
- 25 Sep.1942: Upgraded to Div.Nr.404 after taking control of the Replacement functions of the departing 154.Res.Div.
- Mar.1945: Took over the Training duties of the 154.Fld-Ausb.Div. after it was made an Infanteriedivision.
- Apr.1945: Split into Ers.Div.404 (serving with AOK 7) and Ausb.Div.404 (serving with PzAOK 4), both under Heeresgruppe Mitte (Army Group Centre).
Div.Stb.z.b.V.404
Order of Battle - Mar.1940:
Ldschtz.Btl.351, 353, 357, 359, 360, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 371, 372, 375, 377, Ldschtz.Ers.Btl.4
Div.Nr.404
Order of Battle – Dec.1943 :
Gren.Ers.Reg.524 (Gren.Ers.Btl.171, 192, 475, 514)
Gren.Ers.Reg.544 (Gren.Ers.Btl.385, 425, 440, 455)
Gren.Ers.Reg.554 (Gren.Ers.Btl.32, 234, 414, 476, 513)

Div.Nr.464 (464.Replacement and Training Division)
Home Station: Chemnitz.
- 23 Sep.1942: Formed as Div.Nr.464 to take over the Replacement duties of the departing 174.Res.Div. when it moved to the Generalgouvernement.
- Mar.1945: Renamed Ausbildungsdivision 464, it served with PzAOK 4 of HGrp.Mitte.
Order of Battle – Dec.1943 :
Gren.Ers./Ausb.Reg.14 (Gren.Ers.Btl.11, 53, 63, 465)
Gren.Ers.Reg.534 (Gren.Ers.Btl.31, 102, 185, 304, 456)


OTHER ERSATZHEER UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEHRKREIS:

Div.Stb.z.b.V.423 (Special Administrative Division Staff)
- 25 Oct.1939: Formed
- Aug.1940: Renamed Oberfeldkommandantur 393.

Div.Stb.z.b.V.431 (Special Administrative Division Staff)
- 20 Oct.1939: Formed in Wkr.IV and later transferred to Wkr.XXI.
- Mar.1943: The division was officially dissolved.
Order of Battle - Mar.1940:
Ldschtz.Reg.53 (Ldschtz.Btl.475, 476, 821)
Ldschtz.Reg.103 (Ldschtz.Btl.254, 308, 814)

Div.Stb.z.b.V.454 (Special Administrative Division Staff)
- 01 Jun.1940: Formed
- Oct.1940: Renamed Div.Stb.z.b.V.412 of Wkr.XII.

Div.Stb.z.b.V.539 (Special Administrative Division Staff)
- 15 Oct.1939: Formed in Prague by renaming the Landesschützen-Kommandeurs I. Its staff was used to form the Wehrmachts-Bevollmächtigten “Bohemia – Moravia” along with Div.Stb.540 of Wkr.XVII.
Order of Battle - Mar.1940:
Ldschtz.Reg.72 (Ldschtz.Btl.504, 618, 822, 373, 374)

Div.Stb.z.b.V.609 (Special Administrative Division Staff)
- 26 Jan.1945: Formed, by order of the O.K.H., in Dresden.
- Feb.1945: Transferred to Breslau, Wkr.VIII.

Fld-Ers.Div. “A” (Field Replacement Division “A”)
- Aug.1941: Formed, in Wkr.IV, to assist with the Replacements to the Ostheer (literally “East Army”).
- Oct.1941: Unit returned to Wkr.IV and was dissolved, later to be reformed in Jan.1942.
Order of Battle – 1941 :
Feldersatz-Regiment A/1
Feldersatz-Regiment A/2
Feldersatz-Regiment A/3
Feldersatz-Regiment A/4
Feldersatz-Regiment A/5

Kommandeur der Schnelletruppen IV (Commander of Mobile Troops, Wkr.IV.)
- May 1942: Formed in Dresden from Stab Schützen-Ersatz-Regiment.4 (Staff: 4th Rifle [Infantry] Replacement Regiment). It was subordinated directly to Wkr.IV to supply Replacement and Training functions for the mobile troops of Wkr.IV.
-  Mar.1943: Renamed Kommandeur der Panzertruppen.IV.
- Apr.1944: Kdr.d.Pz.Trpn.IV became Kdr.d.Pz.Trpn.IX and, thus, was lost to Wkr.IV.