World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 22.01.2010

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

 

Vol. 3/V Military Government, Security, and Provost Marshal Forces; Prisoner-Of-War Administration 22 June 1941 New

Contents The Author General Introduction How to Read the Charts Germans Units and Symbols Organizational Symbols Abbreviations Order of Battle Armed Forces Governor Armed Forces Governor of the Netherlands Military Governor of Belgium and Northen France Military Governor of France Military Commander in the General Government Chief of the Military Government District Commandant of Greater Paris Military Government Area Headquarters (Administrative) Military Government Commandants Secret Field Police Group Commander of the Army Group Rear Area • Headquarters, Commander of the Army Group Rear Area • Motorized Signal Battalion • Security Regiment • Service Units Commandant of the Army Rear Area Infantry Division (Occupation) (15th Welle) • Headquarters, Infantry Division (Occupation) (15th Welle) • Infantry Regiment (Occupation) • Artillery Battalion (Occupation) (15th Welle) • Engineer Company (Occupation) • Semi-Motorized Infantry Division Signal Company • Service Units Security Division • Headquarters, Security Division • Reaction Group • Service Units Replacement Brigade (16th Welle) • Infantry Regiment (Occupation) Motorized Military Police Battalion Motorized Military Police Section Traffic Control Battalion Forward Collection Point Guard Battalion Military District Commander for Prisoners-of-War Regional Commandant for Prisoners-of-War Separate Headquarters, Militia Division Separate Headquarters, Militia Regiment Militia Battalion Prisoner-of-War Forward Collection Camp Prisoner-of-War Camp for Officers Prisoner-of-War Camp for Enlisted Men Prisoner-of-War Construction and Labor Battalion Prisoner-of-War Roofer Battalion & Prisoner-of-War Glazier Battalion Headquarters, Motorized Police Regiment Police Rifle Battalion Bibliography Annexes     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