Reich

OKW [ober kommand de "wehrmact" all]
OKH ["Heer" ground /wehrmact], OKL [luft], OKM [mariner]

(Theater Front)

Army Group 		[Heersgruppe]
Army 			[Armee 	   [AOK]	/Panzerarmee (orignally 'PzGruppen _sir name_')]
('Sir Name Group' [very temp])
Corps 			[ArmeeKorp [AK] 	/Panzerkorp [PzK]]
Divison			[	   [ID (RD) /PzD]
~Brigade		[(TB)]
Regimant Group 		[regimente [IR(RR)] 	/[PzR]]
Battallion 		[abteilung - Bataillon]
Company Battery 	[Kompanie]
~Column
Platoon Detachment 	[zug]
Squad Section		[gruppe]
Team			[halb-zug - halb-grup]
~Undertermined size /temporary provision

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Staffel
(Detachment) An elastic designation for several components under a headquarters section, these components being from section to platoon size. Often this was merely an administrative grouping, and the components were distributed to other sub-units in combat. It could either have its own small headquarters section, or one of the components' leaders could carry out a dual function.

Kolonne
(Column) An independent transportation unit, varying from company to platoon size, transporting equipment or supplies such as a bridge column (which in fact did not actually build the bridge it was transporting), or even as a light 'infantry' column (which consisted of a set number of horse-drawn vehicles capable of transporting a fixed tonnage).

*Zug
(Platoon) An independent unit or the typical main sub-division of companies and batteries. Usually, the 1st and 2nd platoons in each company-sized unit, and also of independent platoons, were lead by a lieutenant, while the other platoons were headed by a senior NCO.

Trupp
(lit. Troop; Section) A small unit, equipped with specialized equipment; it could also be used as the designation for a headquarters echelon unit (Kompanie-Trupp: Company Headquarters; Zug-Trupp: Platoon Headquarters, etc.).

The units indicated below were not depicted as separate symbols.

Halb-Zug
(lit.: Half-Platoon) Some platoons, for example HMG Platoons, could be divided into two parts.

*Gruppe
(Squad, Section) This was normally the smallest sub-unit that existed in the German Army. In this work, the word "Squad" has only been used for infantry and reconnaissance infantry units. All other units of this size have been designated as "Sections".

Halb-Gruppe
(lit. Half-Squad, i.e. Team) In the case of infantry and reconnaissance units, squads could be broken down into two parts. Infantry and reconnaissance squads were built up around the squad LMG. Where only one LMG was provided, the LMG team provided cover while the other team was the movement element. Where two LMG were available, the teams covered each other in turns. Reconnaissance teams, on the other hand, were trained to work independently, although they too could function as a squad.

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Principles:

Unit size = "3+1" (3 reg + 1 hev/special); or 2&1 + 1

up calibre means up level. Ie 50mm is ko's mrt, 81mm is btn's mrt, 120mm is rgt's mrt, generally.

TO&E- one=heavy/new and two=light/old

(4 reg ko on paper, but one (often '3rd') always rotated in Germany.)

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Specials diseminated from above. Eg one 'police Div' assigned to entire Barbarossa; broken down to... one rgt attached to each Heersgrp; one btn to each Armee; one Ko to each Korp; etc. Same principle for Pioniers (engineers) et al; But multi divisions to one heersgrp (eg 9 Divs to Barbarossa, 3 divs to ea Heersgrp etc).

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>PzD = [16,000men, 135-209 tanks, 25 armoured cars, 192 guns incl 53 AT Weapons]
supp btns- (all mot)
  recon, pnr, signal, replacements, motorcycle Inf

AA battery {co} (towed mot) -					[Flak]
   2 _x_ 20mm MG canon (single and dual)
   1 _x_ Multi 20mm MG canon (dual and quad)

Art Rgt (self propelled Howz) 					[Art Rgt, later 'Pz Art' Rgt]

Tank Destroyer btn (towed mot) - 				[Panzerjaager (/Zeroster) Abteilung, later 'Jagdpanzer' Abt]
   37mm ATG Co _X2_ (2 zug of 4ATG ea)				[PAK]
   50mm ATG Co (1 zug of 3ATG)
[later Tank Hunter Btn (incl tracked heavy destroyers and on foot 'hunters')]

Tnk Rgt								[Panzer]
 Tk btn _X1, 2 or 3_ -
    PIII Co _X2_ (incl MkII, Flamm)
    MkIV Co (1940=shrt 75, 1942=long 75: [Feb]F1, [May]F2, [Sept]G)

One Inf Bgd (mot.)						[Schutzen Bdg]
  -one IR (2 btn, 1 btn is Mot.) 				[Shtz Rgt, later PzGn Rgt]
  -one IR (2 btn)

)()()()()()()(

PzBgd = no internal supp; ie dependent on Inf, Art and supp btns(recon /Intel)

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1942 PzD:

    * 17,089 men
    * 28  Pz IV (short 7.5cm guns, long 7.5cm guns later in the year) medium tanks
    * 119  Pz III (mostly 5 cm guns) medium tanks
    * 3  JgPz II (7.5cm guns) tank destroyers
    * 6  15cm FH18/40 towed medium howitzers
    * 18  10.5cm leFH18 towed light howitzers
    * 3  10.5cm K18 towed cannons
    * 4  15cm sIG 33 towed infantry guns
    * 6  15cm self-propelled sIG infantry guns
    * 24  5cm Pak39 towed antitank guns
    * 12  3.7cm Pak 35 antitank guns
    * 16  7.5cm leIG18 towed infantry guns
    * 82  8.1cm mortars
    * 48  5cm mortars
    * 8  8.8cm Flak 36 towed antiaircraft guns
    * 24  3.7cm Flak 36 towed antiaircraft guns
    * 20  2cm towed antiaircraft guns
    * 542 machineguns
    * 72  SdKfz. 222, 231 and 232 armored cars
    * 1,524 Trucks

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Panzer Grenadier Div
 Div HQ staff (maps, civilian law, maintain, interrogate/intel etc)
 Div HQ Escort
   rifle platoon 
   motorcycle platoon 
   heavy machinegun/mortar platoon 
   infantry gun Platoon 
   heavy Anti-tank platoon 
   self-propelled FlaK Platoon 
   mixed Anti-Tank (Panzerjger) platoon.
 MP (NCOs or higher)
 Kriegsberichter (correspondants propaganda)


-Panzergrenadier Regiment I
  Rgt HQ
     Headquarters company
       signals platoon 
       pioneer platoon 
       motorcycle platoon 
  I. Battalion (w/ Hlftrk)
   HQ
    1. Rifle Ko
    2. {as above}
    3. {as above}
    4. Hev Company
  II. Battalion (truck) {as above}
  III. Battalion {as above}
  IV. (Heavy) Battalion
    16. (FlaK) Company 
    17. (Infantry Gun) Company 
    18. (Panzerjger) Company 
        1st Platoon self-propelled

-Panzergrenadier Regiment II {as above}


-Artillery Regiment
HQ 
HQ Battery 
Observation Battery 
Self-propelled light FlaK platoon
 
I. Battalion 
Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon 
1. Battery - 4 x l. FH. 18 (105 mm) howitzers 
2. Battery - 4 x l. FH. 18 (105 mm) howitzers 
3. Battery - 4 x s. FH. (150 mm) 18 howitzers
 
II. Battalion 
Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon 
4. Battery - 6 x Wespe SP (105 mm) howitzers 
5. Battery - 6 x Wespe SP (105 mm) howitzers 
6. Battery - 6 x Hummel (150 mm) howitzers
 
III. Battalion 
Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon 
7. Battery - 4 x s. FH. (150 mm) 18 howitzers 
8. Battery - 4 x s. FH. (150 mm) 18 howitzers 
9. Battery - 4 x K 18 10 cm howitzers
 
IV. Battalion - formed upon reorganization 
Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon 
10. Battery - 105 mm howitzers 
11. Battery - 105 mm howitzers 
12 Battery - 6 x Nebelwerfer
 
Armoured Observation Battery 
Sound Ranging Platoon 
2 x Flash Spotting Platoon 
Survey Platoon 
Warning Platoon 
2 x Analysis Platoons


-Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion 
Reorganizations in June 1943 involved renumbering the 3.7 FlaK batteries 1 and 2, and the addition of 6 Battery

1. Battery - 3.7 cm self propelled 
2. Battery - 3.7 cm self propelled 
3. Battery - 4 x 8.8 cm - halftracked prime movers 
4. Battery - 4 x 8.8 cm - halftracked prime movers 
5. Battery - 4 x 8.8 cm - halftracked prime movers 
6. Battery - Quadruple anti-aircraft guns


-Panzerjger (Anti-Tank) Battalion

1. (Self Propelled) Company
1. Platoon - 3 x Marder 
2. Platoon - 3 x Marder 
3. Platoon - 3 x Marder
 
2. Company 
4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun 
4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun 
4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun
 
3. Company
4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun 
4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun 
4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun






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226 panzergrenadier battalions in the whole of the German Army, Luftwaffe and Waffen SS in September 1943; only 26 were equipped with armoured half tracks, or just over 10 percent.

Full equip:
Panzerlehrdivision (orig education)
Grodeutschland (w/ correspondants)

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>Inf Div [17,734 men]
Div HQ
 Supply, medical, veterinary, mail, and police
 one communications unit  
 one pioneer battalion 
 one field replacement battalion 

one artillery regiment -
  three battalions -
     three batteries {co's}

one Panzerjager battalion -
     three companies (twelve 3.7cm guns)

three infantry regiments with staff, communications units 
  three battalions - 
     three companies (light MG) 
     one heavy MG company 
  one PAK company (mot.) 
  one artillery company 
  one reconnaissance unit 


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>Inf Div 1939-42
-Div HQ (staff, mapping, POW)
-Integral Supp:

Recon Abt (sm btn) -
  mounted (sm co)
  bic
  armor recon (2x Sdk221)
  Hev co -
     AT zug (3x 3.7c PAK 36)
     Inf zug (incl 2x 75 leIG 18)

Art Rgt (most horse-towed)
 Rgt HQ staff
 Obs Btn
 Art Btn 'leicht'
     batt = 4x 10.5c leFH 18
     batt = {as above}
     batt = [4x better gun]
 Art Btn {as above}
 Art Btn {as above}
 Art Btn 'Schwere'
     batt = 4X 15.0c sFH 18
     batt = {as above}
     batt = [4x better gun]

Pioner Btn
 HQ 'pltn'
    pnr Ko
    pnr Ko
    pnr Ko
    Bridge column (mot)

AT btn
 HQ 'pltn'
    AT Ko (12x 37mm Pak 36)??
    AT Ko
    AT Ko
    AA ko (12x 20mm MG)
    
-Inf Rgt [3x]
/Schutz Regiment =
 ~Rgt HQ
  -Abt =
    HQ (30 men)
    .Sch Ko =
      HQ (12 men)
       Inf zug (HQ-6, 3x grpn-10)
       Inf zug
       Inf zug
       sZug =
         HQ Gruppe (4 men)
          GW Gruppe (3x 5c, 9 men)
	  MG Gruppe (3x MG, 12 men)
    .Sch Ko {as above}
    .Sch Ko {as above}
    .sKo =
      HQ zug (8 men)
       MG zug (6x MG, 30 men)
       GW zug (6x 8c, 30 men)
  -Abt {as above}
  -Abt {as above}
  -sAbt =
    .MG ko
       8x HMG
       6x 8.c GW {"granatwerfer"}
    .IG ko =
       2x 7.5c leIG 18 {"LeichtInfanterieGeschutz"}
       2x 7.5c leIG 18
       2x 7.5c leIG 18
       2x 15.c sIG 33 {"SchwereInfanterieGeschutz"}


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Later war assets went down from 3 to 2 or Btn to Co strength. Eg 3 btn to 2 btn (per rgt), 1 recon _co_ per Div.
But later war tank btn's sometimes went up to 4 co (paper strength); Tank brigades spiked up.

company =180 men; later = 80men.

-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

Infantry divisions were raised in waves: series of divisions with a standardized "table of organization and equipment". In general the later waves (i.e., the higher-numbered divisions) were of lower quality than the earlier ones. Gren and Fallsh were elites and had heavy TO&E; at end 1942 all shutzen called "Grenadiers" arbitrarilly.

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Series (TO&E principles):

-Shutz, Gren/ Fallshirm, Volks (late) [eg 2 SMG zug, 1 rifl zug]
-Pz [unit],  SS Pz [Unit]

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Inf kompanie: HQ & 1st pltn = officers, other pltns NCOs

Armour Kompanie: HQ & 1st, 2nd pltn = officers, 3rd pltn NCOs

Second-in-Command = 2i/c

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HQ Intel counts shoulder patches, analyses tech, interrogates [flanks? deployment? mission?]

-Howitz (4 tubes per battery [=co])
-ATG
-AA 20mm MG single dual quad


Inf Btn
1 HQ 'pltn' (repair, med)
3x Inf cpn +

4th cpn heav wep-

 Rif=
 2x HMG pltn (6x MG42s ea)
 1 Mtr pltn (8x 81mm)
 3x lePak (+ 1 LMG tm)

 Gren=
 2x HMG pltn
 1 Mtr pltn

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Inf Cpn
1 HQ (radio, ATR)
3x Inf pltn +

4th pltn-

 Rif=
 4th pltn- ATR plt of 3 teams total

 Gren=
 4th pltn- HMG, Mtr tms

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Inf pltn
1 ATR (motorcycle) or 1X le mtr

 Rif=
 3-4 squads of 9 men (with one LMG)

 Gren=
 3 squads of 8 men (two LMG) in 2 tms 

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Tank Btn
1 HQ 'cpn' = 3 tnks [001, 002 = cpn, pltn, unit (numbered deceptively: eg '004, 005')]

3 Tank cpn

1 Sp Cpn = (29 lt vehicles)
Pltns:
-pinr (kuplwgn) [411]
-recon          [421]
-scout (mtr cyc)[431]
-AA             [441]

1 workshop repar[R11] 
1 supply        [s11] (attached to HQ)

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Tank Cpn
1 HQ 'pltn'   = 2 tnks                    [301] 
3 Pltn        = 4 tnks ea                 [322]
1 light or destroyer pltn = 4 tnks [3L2 or 3D2]

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heavy tanks: (Schwere translates to Heavy)
-'41
start with '1' before cpn    = [1311 =3rd cpn (heavy), 1st pltn, 1 unit]
-'43
start with 'S' ('Schwere')   = [S11  =Heavy cpn, 1st pltn, 1st unit]

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	    PzR-3/4p(pinr) /1 (2  3)     [kublewagon, Hlftrk]
	    PzR-3/4r(recon)/1  2 (3  4)  [Hlftrk]
	    PzR-3/4s(scout)/1 (2)	 [motorcycle kuplewagon]
	    PzR-3/4AA/1  2  3 (4)

	    PzR-3/[5]R1(repair)/1  2  (3)
	    PzR-3/[5]S1(supply)/1  2  3 (4)

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GOOD COMPANY
"case blau"

3PzD
June 1942=
('SUD'6AOK-XXXX/3PzD/)PzR6-I/3-2[/]1~4

('SUD'6AOK-XXXX/3PzD/)PgR394-II/1-1[/]1~3

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-Pz Bdg 5
-PzR 6

Inf bdg 3 
-RR 394
-RR3 (was "eberswald")
MotCyc Rfl Btn

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August 1942=
'A'1PzA-XXXX/3.

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24PzD
June 1942=
('SUD'4PzA-reserves/24PzD/)PzR24-II/21[/]1-4

July 1942=
('SUD'4PzA-XXXXVIII/24PzD/)PzR24-II/21[/]1-4

August 1942=
('B'6AOK-XXIV/24PzD/)PzR24-I/21[/]1-4

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american way:
506th(2) B(3) d[og]f[ace]/1 2 3 (4) [506th Rgt, 2 btn, B(II) company, 3rd Platoon]


FOW (fog of war) = "1 PGn/1"

FOW (fog of war) = "1 med tank/1"





