In November 1942, the Wehrmacht had deployed, under the command of Friedrich Paulus, the Sixth Army, composed of:
IV Army Corps
* 29th Motorized Infantry Division
* 397th Infantry Division
* 361st Infantry Division
VIII Army Corps
* 76th Infantry Division
* 113th Infantry Division
XI Corps
* 44th Infantry Division
* 375th Infantry Division
* 384th Infantry Division
XIV Army Corps
* 3rd Motorized Infantry Division
* 60th Motorized Infantry Division
* 16th Armored Division
LI Corps
* 71st Infantry Division
* 49th Infantry Division
* 94th Infantry Division
* 100th Fighter Division
* 295th Infantry Division
* 305th Infantry Division
* 389th Infantry Division
* 14th Armored Division
* 24th Armored Division
Luftwaffe
* IV Air Fleet
* IX Div. of DA (ground troops)
VIII Air Corps
5th Organization Sappers (Troops Below Ground)