World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 16.10.2005

GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES Compiled by Leo W.G. Niehorster

 

Vol. 1/I Mechanized Army Divisions and Waffen-SS Units 1 September 1939 (3rd Revised Edition)

The third edition has been thoroughly revised, amended, and updated. It now includes the divisional support services as well as the supply trains of the all units and headquarters. Text (originally done on an IBM Composer), layout, and the drawings (originally done by hand), have been redone on computer. New units have been added.

Contents The Author General Introduction How to Read the Charts Germans Units and Symbols Organizational Symbols Abbreviations Order of Battle of the German Army on 1 September 1939 1. Panzer-Division 2. Panzer-Division 3. Panzer-Division 4. Panzer-Division 5. Panzer-Division 1. leichte Division (motorisiert) 2. leichte Division (motorisiert) 3. leichte Division (motorisiert) 4. leichte Division (motorisiert) Headquarters, 10. Panzer-Division Headquarters, Panzer Division & Light Mechanized Division Panzer Brigade Panzer Brigade (Sonder) Panzer Battalion (Sonder)(LTM 35) Panzer Battalion (truck-borne) Panzer Battalion (truck-borne)(LTM 38) Motorized Infantry Brigade & OB Infantry units Motorized Infantry Regiment (1. – 3. Pz. Div.) Motorized Infantry Regiment (4. & 5. Pz., 2. & 4. lei. Div) Motorized Infantry Regiment (1. & 3. lei. Div.) Anti-Tank Battalion Motorized Artillery Regiment Motorized Reconnaissance Regiment Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized) Divisional Signal Battalion (motorized) Divisional Support Services (motorized)   2. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 13. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 20. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 29. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) Headquarters, Infantry Division Anti-Tank Battalion Infantry Regiment (motorized) Artillery Regiment (motorized) Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized) Divisional Signal Battalion (motorized) Divisional Support Services (motorized) SS Units – authorized organization SS-Standarte (mot) SS-Artillery Standarte (mot) SS-Light Antiaircraft Battalion SS-Reconnaissance Battalion SS-Engineer Battalion SS-Signal Battalion Bibliography Annex     Introduction to German soft-skinned motor vehicles     German numbered motorized soft-skinned vehicles     German special military vehicles     German military trailers and special military trailers     German horse-drawn vehicles: wagons – carts — sleds     German Army ranks and Stellengruppen (billet groups)     German military personnel job descriptions