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Balkenkreuz GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES Balkenkreuz

Compiled by Leo W.G. Niehorster
 
Vol. 2/I
Mechanized Army Division and Waffen-SS Units
10 May 1940

(2nd Revised Edition)
This second edition has been thoroughly revised, amended, and updated. It now includes the divisional support services as well as the 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 a 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 10 May 1940

  1. Panzer-Division
  2. Panzer-Division
  3. Panzer-Division
  4. Panzer-Division
  5. Panzer-Division
  6. Panzer-Division
  7. Panzer-Division
  8. Panzer-Division
  9. Panzer-Division
10. Panzer-Division
Headquarters, Panzer Division + Commanders
Panzer Brigade & Tank Strengths
Panzer Regiment (Sonder) (1. PzRgt)
Panzer Regiment (Sonder) (33. PzRgt)
Panzer Regiment (Sonder)(Czech) (10. + 11. PzRgt)
Panzer Battalion (Sonder)(Czech) (65. + 67. PzAbt)
Panzer Regiment (Sonder) (modified) (2., 3., 4., 7., 8. PzRgt)
Panzer Regiment (5., 6., 15., 31., 35., 36. PzDiv)
Panzer Battalion (II./33. PzRgt)
Panzer Regiment (Czech) (25. PzRgt)
Panzer Battalion (Czech) (66. PzAbt)
Motorized Infantry Brigade & OB Infantry units
Armored Infantry Regiment (1. S-Rgt)
Motorized Infantry Regiment (2. + 3. S-Rgt)
Motorized Infantry Regiment (6., 7., 12., 13. S-Rgt)
Motorized Infantry Regiment (33., 69., 86. S-Rgt)
Motorized Infantry Regiment (4. + 8. S-Rgt)
Motocycle Battalion (1. + 2. + 3. PzDiv)
Motocycle Battalion (6. + 8. PzDiv)
Motocycle Battalion (7. PzDiv)
Artillery Regiment (motorized)
Antitank Battalion (motorized)
9th Reconnaissance Regiment (motorized)
Reconnaissance Battalion (motorized)
Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized)
Divisional Signal Battalion (motorized)
Divisional Services (motorized)

  2. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert)
13. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert)
20. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert)
29. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert)
Headquarters, Infantry Division + Commanders
Infantry Regiment (motorized)
Artillery Regiment (motorized)
Antitank Battalion (motorized)
Reconnaissance Battalion (motorized)
Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized)
Divisional Signal Battalion (motorized)
Divisional Services (motorized)

LSSAH-Standarte (motorized)
SS-Verfügungs Division (mot)
Headquarters, SS-Division (motorized)
SS Infantry Regiment (motorized)
SS Artillery Regiment (motorized)
SS Antitank Battalion (motorized)
SS Reconnaissance Battalion
SS Engineer Battalion (motorized)
SS Signal Battalion (motorized)
SS Divisional Services (motorized)
SS-Totenkopf Division (mot)
Headquarters, SS-Totenkopf Division (motorized)
SS-Totenkopf Infantry Regiment (motorized)
SS Artillery Regiment (motorized)
SS Antitank Battalion (motorized)
SS Reconnaissance Battalion
SS Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized)
SS Signal Battalion (motorized)
SS Divisional Services (motorized)
SS Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion (motorized)

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
 
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