GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES

GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES

Volume 2/I MECHANIZED ARMY DIVISIONS and WAFFEN-SS UNITS

(1.05.1940)

THE GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES

1/I 01.09.39 Mechanized Army Formations and Waffen-SS Formations (3rd Revised Edition) 1/II-1 01.09.39 1st and 2nd Welle Army Infantry Divisions 1/II-2 01.09.39 3rd and 4th Welle Army Infantry Divisions 1/III 01.09.39 Higher Headquarters -- Mechanized GHQ Units -- Static Units (2nd Revised Edition) 2/I 10.05.40 Mechanized Army Formations and Waffen-SS Formations (2nd Revised Edition) 2/II 10.05.40 Higher Headquarters and Mechanized GHQ Units (2nd Revised Edition) 3/I 22.06.41 Mechanized Army Divisions - (2nd Revised Edition) 3/II 22.06.41 Higher Headquarters and Mechanized GHQ Units (2nd Revised Edition) 4/I 28.06.42 Mechanized Army Divisions - (2nd Revised Edition) 4/II 28.06.42 Mechanized GHQ Units and Waffen-SS Formations 5/I 04.07.43 Mechanized Army Formations 5/II 04.07.43 Higher Headquarters and Mechanized GHQ Units 5/III 04.07.43 Waffen-SS Higher Headquarters and Mechanized Formations

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GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES

by Leo W.G. Niehorster

Volume 2/I MECHANIZED ARMY DIVISIONS and WAFFEN-SS UNITS

(1.05.1940)

GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES Volume 2/I

MECHANIZED ARMY DIVISIONS and WAFFEN-SS UNITS (1.05.1940)

1st Edition published by Verlag Dr. Niehorster 1990 2nd, Completely Revised Edition published by The Military Press in 2004

Reprinted by The Military Press in 2007 This and prior editions ? by Leo W.G. Niehorster

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CONTENTS

Mechanized Army Divisions and Waffen-SS Units

1 Contents 2 The Author 3 General Introduction 4 How to Read the Charts 5 Germans Units and Symbols 6 Organizational Symbols 8 Abbreviations 9 Order of Battle 10 1. Panzer-Division 11 2. Panzer-Division 12 3. Panzer-Division 13 4. Panzer-Division 14 5. Panzer-Division 15 6. Panzer-Division 16 7. Panzer-Division 17 8. Panzer-Division 18 9. Panzer-Division 19 10. Panzer-Division 20 Headquarters, Panzer Division + Commanders 21 Panzer Brigade & Tank Strengths 22 Panzer Regiment (Sonder) (1. PzRgt) 23 Panzer Battalion (Sonder) (33. PzRgt) 24 Panzer Regiment (Sonder)(Czech) (10. + 11. PzRgt) 25 Panzer Battalion (Sonder)(Czech) (65. + 67. PzAbt) 26 Panzer Regiment (Sonder) (modified) (2., 3., 4., 7., 8. PzRgt) 27 Panzer Regiment (5., 6., 15., 31., 35., 36. PzDiv) 28 Panzer Battalion (II./33. PzRgt) 29 Panzer Regiment (Czech) (25. PzRgt) 30 Panzer Battalion (Czech) (66. PzAbt) 31 Motorized Infantry Brigade & OB Infantry units 32 Armored Infantry Regiment (1. S-Rgt) 33 Motorized Infantry Regiment (2. + 3. S-Rgt) 34 Motorized Infantry Regiment (6., 7., 12., 13. S-Rgt) 35 Motorized Infantry Regiment (33., 69., 86. S-Rgt) 36 Motorized Infantry Regiment (4. + 8. S-Rgt) 37 Motocycle Battalion (1. + 2. + 3. PzDiv) 38 Motocycle Battalion (6. + 8. PzDiv) 39 Motocycle Battalion (7. PzDiv) 40 Artillery Regiment (motorized) 42 Antitank Battalion (motorized) 43 9th Reconnaissance Regiment (motorized) 44 ReconnaissanceBattalion(motorized)

45 CombatEngineerBattalion(motorized) 46 Divisional Signal Battalion (motorized) 47 Divisional Services (motorized) 48 2. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 49 13. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 50 20. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 51 29. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert) 52 Headquarters, Infantry Division + Commanders 53 Infantry Regiment (motorized) 54 Artillery Regiment (motorized) 55 Antitank Battalion (motorized) 56 Reconnaissance Battalion (motorized) 57 Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized) 58 Divisional Signal Battalion (motorized) 59 Divisional Services (motorized) 60 LSSAH-Standarte (motorized) 62 SS-Verf?gungs Division (mot) 63 Headquarters, SS-Division (motorized) 64 SSInfantryRegiment(motorized) 65 SSArtilleryRegiment(motorized) 66 SS Antitank Battalion (motorized) 67 SSReconnaissanceBattalion 68 SS Engineer Battalion (motorized) 69 SS Signal Battalion (motorized) 70 SSDivisionalServices(motorized) 71 SS-Totenkopf Division (mot) 72 Headquarters, SS-Totenkopf Division (motorized) 73 SS-Totenkopf Infantry Regiment (motorized) 74 SS Artillery Regiment (motorized) 76 SS Antitank Battalion (motorized) 77 SS Reconnaissance Battalion 78 SS Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized) 79 SS Signal Battalion (motorized) 80 SS Divisional Services (motorized) 81 SS Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion (motorized) 82 Bibliography

i IntroductiontoMotorVehicles ii NumberedMotorizedSoftskinVehicles iv SpecialMotorizedVehicles x Military Trailers and Special Military Trailers xiii Horse-DrawnVehicles:Wagons,Carts,Sleds xv Ranks and Billet Groups of the German Army xvi German Military Personnel Job Descriptions

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