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. 2/II Higher Headquarters – Mechanized GHQ 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 Pictograms Depicting Individuals and Vehicles Ranks and Billet Groups of the German Army Abbreviations Order of Battle of the German Army on 10 May 1940 Army Group Headquarters Army Headquarters Army Signal Regiment Army Medical Regiment Infantry Corps Motorized Corps Reduced-Strength Corps Corps Signal Battalion (motorized) Motorized Corps Signal Battalion (motorized) Reduced-Strength Corps Signal Battalion (motorized) Corps Transport Battalion (motorized) Corps Combat Engineer Battalion (motorized) 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade Inf.Rgt. Grossdeutschland (mot) 900th Motorized Demonstration Regiment MG-Battalion (motorized) Light Antiaircraft Company Light Antiaircraft Battalion Self-Propelled Heavy Infantry Gun Company Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion Motorized Antitank Battalion Self-Propelled Antitank Battalion Motorized Heavy Antitank Battalion Self-Propelled Heavy Antitank Company 40th Independent Tank Battalion 403rd Bicycle Battalion Headquarters, Higher Artillery Commander (motorized) (Harko) Headquarters, Artillery Commander (motorized) (Arko) Headquarters, Special Artillery Regiment (motorized) GHQ Motorized Artillery Battalions – Order of Battle Light Artillery Battalion (motorized) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (s. FH & 10cm Kan.) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (15cm Kan.) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (21cm Mörs.) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (21cm Kan.) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (24cm K3) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (24cm K(t)) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (24cm Haub.)(t) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (30.5cm Mörs.) Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) (35,5cm Mörs & 42cm Haub) Assault Gun units Artillery Observation Battalion (motorized) Artillery Observation Balloon Battery (motorized) Special Regiment Headquarters for Chemical Troops Rocket Launcher Battalion (motorized) Decontamination Battalion (motorized) Headquarters, Motorized Special Engineer Regiment Combat Engineer Bataillon (motorized) Type B Bridge Column (mot) Blocking Column (motorized) Survey Company (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