It is best to be precise in the establishment and number of divisional combat units in Germany in Wo

World War I. The four German regiments had more than 20,000 infantry divisions, and the division commander was a major general.

Each brigade has 4 infantry regiments, and the brigade commander has the rank of brigadier general. The infantry regiment consisted of 4 battalions with the rank of colonel. Each battalion has 4 companies, and the battalion commander has the rank of lieutenant colonel. Each company usually has 100 men, and the company commander has the rank of major or captain. There are 2-3 platoons per company.

The German artillery regiment was 72 guns, and the Germans were the only ones armed with mortar guns.

And the Maxim heavy machine gun.

The density of the German army was the largest, about 24 per division.

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The German Army in World War II was divided into divisions of the following attributes, and the formation varied:

1. The establishment of German infantry divisions.

The German infantry divisions of 17,000 men, armed with flamethrowers and anti-tank guns, were often at the vanguard of storms. The infantry battalion is divided into three companies of 140 men and one heavy company of 200 men and service detachments.

The infantry regiment support** is: 24 heavy machine guns, 107 light machine guns, 334 submachine guns, 4 120mm mortars, 6 81mm mortars, 2 150mm infantry guns, 6 75mm infantry guns, 3 75mm anti-tank guns, 36 light anti-tank guns**.

2. German motorized division.

The German motorized division had an establishment of 15,000 men, and at the beginning of the war there were 2 infantry regiments with 3 battalions each, 1 artillery regiment and 1 battalion each of reconnaissance, signaling, engineering, anti-tank and anti-aircraft artillery, as well as the usual service team, with 16,400 people and 2,800 vehicles.

In 1942, a tank battalion was added, and in the later period, it was generally a self-propelled artillery battalion. In 1944, the number of personnel was officially reduced to 14,738.

3. German Panzer Division.

The German Panzer Division had a strength of 13,000 men and consisted of 2 tank regiments, which consisted of 2 4-company (32-tank) tank battalions. In addition, there are 561 reserve vehicles and departments at all levels, but they are generally less than full capacity, with an average of more than 320 vehicles.

Most of the tank models were Type I and II light tanks, but they were armed with machine guns or 20mm guns, some Czech Type 38 tanks and a small number of Type III and IV tanks. The Panzer Division had two fully motorized infantry regiments, later renamed "Panzergrenadiers".

4. German Airborne Division.

The German airborne division has an establishment of 22,000 people, under the jurisdiction of 2 mixed infantry and artillery brigades, 3 paratrooper regiments, 4 battalion-level brigades plus artillery, anti-tank and engineering detachments, 1 company with 3 to 4 platoons, each containing 3 to 4 teams of 8-12 people, and is automatically widely equipped.

.The units directly under the division headquarters include a command company, a cartographic platoon, a reconnaissance battalion, an engineer battalion, a motorized infantry battalion, a sanitary battalion, a recruit battalion, and a logistics department. 2.

Three infantry regiments, each of which included direct units of the regimental headquarters and three infantry battalions. 3.The artillery regiment has a light artillery battalion and a heavy artillery battalion.

The total strength was about 17,000 men.

**Armament: 3,681 pistols, 12,609 rifles, 321 submachine guns, 90 anti-tank guns, 425 light machine guns, 110 heavy machine guns, 84 50 mm mortars, 54 81 mm mortars, 20 75 mm guns, 36 105 mm light howitzers, 12 150 mm heavy howitzers, 9 flamethrowers, 2 armored vehicles, 530 motorcycles, 394 cars, 536 horse-drawn carriages, 500 bicycles.

Infantry and armored divisions are different.

Nazi Germany Infantry Division Formation in 1942:

Personnel: Officer 518

Civilian 102

Sergeant 2573

Soldier 13667

Total 16860

**Equipment: 3,681 pistols.

Rifles 12,609 pcs.

321 submachine guns.

Anti-tank guns 90 pcs.

425 light machine guns.

110 heavy machine guns.

50 mm mortars 84 pieces.

81-mm mortars 54 pcs.

75 mm guns 20 pieces.

36 105-mm light howitzers.

150 mm heavy howitzers 12 pcs.

9 flamethrowers.

2 armored vehicles.

530 motorcycles.

394 cars.

Carriages 536 cars.

500 bicycles.

In 1942, the number of armored divisions was slightly smaller.

Personnel: Officers 407 Civilian 101 Sergeants 2112 Soldiers 9197 Total 11817 **Armament: Anti-tank guns 30 light machine guns 174 heavy machine guns 46 50mm mortars 36 81mm mortars 18 37mm PAK36 anti-tank guns 36 50mm PAK38 anti-tank guns 14 75mm infantry guns 10 105mm light howitzers 24 150mm heavy howitzers 4 20mm anti-aircraft guns 12 37mm anti-aircraft guns 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, 4 tanks, 152 Marder III Ausf M, 3 armored vehicles, 96 motorcycles, 1300 cars, 510 carriages, 1462 vehicles.

The Great Germanic Division can be said to be a super division, as if it should be 20,000 in memory. Even combat vehicles were available, and there was even a separate heavy tank battalion.

The German division during the war was about 20,000 people, and when the Soviet Union was raided, the Soviet division was 9,000 people, because it was not a wartime establishment.

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In 1944, the German infantry division was about 12,352 people, with division headquarters, communications battalion, anti-tank battalion, engineer battalion, and division baggage team, and 3 infantry regiments, each infantry regiment had 2 battalions, a total of 6 battalions.

Among them, one division belongs to an artillery regiment, under the jurisdiction of three battalions of 12 105 mm howitzers and one battalion of 12 150 mm heavy howitzers.

The divisional combat defense battalion has 1 motorized combat defense company with 12 75mm combat defense guns, 1 assault artillery company with 10-14 assault guns, or a 38-ton destroyer combat vehicle company; 1 motorized anti-aircraft battery of 12 20-mm or 37-mm anti-aircraft guns.

In addition to the above heavy **, a total of more than 10,000 rifles, 321 submachine guns, more than 200 assault rifles, more than 100 general-purpose machine guns, 128 mortars of various types, 9 flamethrowers, 530 motorcycles, 394 cars, 536 carriages, and 500 bicycles were issued.