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German Army
Infantry Division (2nd Wave)
In accordance with the 1939/40 Mobilization Plan
KStN
  Infantry Regiment Headquarters (Reich) I>or
  Infantry Regiment Headquarters (East Prussia)
     Infantry Gun Company
     Infantry Antitank Company (mot)
     Infantry Horse Platoon
     Light Infantry Column
    Headquarters, Infantry Battalion (Reich) I>or
    Headquarters, Infantry Battalion (East Prussia)
        Rifle Company Type a (Reich) I>or
        Rifle Company Type a (East Prussia)
        Machine Gun Company Type a
 
Unit Numbering of the 2. Welle Infantry Divisions
Inf. Div.  Inf. Rgt.  Inf. Rgt.  Inf. Rgt.  Art. Rgt.  Hvy. Art.Bn.  Recon. Bn.  Antitank Bn.  Engr. Bn.  Signal Bn.  Service Units 
52.    163    181    205    152    152     152       152    152    152     
56.    171    192    234    156    156     156       156    156    156     
57.    179    199    217    157    157     157       157    157    157     
58.    154    209    220    158    158     158       158    158    158     
61.    151    162    176    161    161     161       161    161    161     
62.    164    183    190    162    162     162       162    162    162     
68.    169    188    196    168    168     168       168    168    168     
69.    159    193    236    169    169     169       169    169    169     
71.    191    194    211    171    171     171       171    171    171     
73.    170    186    213    173    173     173       173    173    173     
75.    172    202    222    175    175     175       175    175    175     
76.    178    203    230    176    176     176       176    176    176     
78.    195    215    238    178    178     178       178    178    178     
79.    208    212    226    179    179     179       179    179    179     
86.    167    184    216    186    186     186       186    186    186     
87.    173    185    187    187    187     187       187    187    187     
   
Organizations as mobilized:
Standard 2nd Welle Infantry Divisions were: 52., 56., 62., 69., 73., 78., 79., 86., 87.

Deviating from the norm were:

The 57. Infanterie-Division (Reich):
   only 2 antitank companies;
   all four artillery battalions had only two batteries.
Note that this division was not indicated as deviating by the Mobilization Plan, so that the figures might be slightly off as not all KStN are available.

The 58. Infanterie-Division (Reich):
   bicycle company had three light mortars, personnel numbers unchanged.

The 68. Infanterie-Division (Reich):
   all light field howitzers were le. FH Model 16, not le. FH Model 18.

The 71. Infanterie-Division (Reich):
   bicycle company had three light mortars, personnel numbers unchanged.

The 75. Infanterie-Division (Reich):
   bicycle company had three light mortars, personnel numbers unchanged.

The 76. Infanterie-Division (Reich):
   all light field howitzers were le. FH Model 16, not le. FH Model 18.

In East Prussia: The 61. Infanterie-Division (Ostpreussen):
   infantry, artillery, and engineer company trains mainly horse-drawn;
   antiaircraft company present in the antitank battalion;
   light artillery battalions had one 32-ton horse-drawn transport column each;
   heavy artillery battalion had three 18-ton horse-drawn transport columns;
   1 motorized and 7 horse-drawn (30-ton) transport columns;
   workshop platoon instead of a company;
   horse-drawn supply company;
   horse-drawn baker company;
   only one motor ambulance platoon;
   horse-drawn field hospital.  
 
Authorized Strengths for the 2. Welle Infantry Divisions
   Standard
Inf.Div.		 57.
Inf.Div.		 58., 71., 75.
Inf.Div.		 61.
Inf.Div.
    Personnel
Officers    491    471    491    530   
Officials (Beamten)    98    98    98    97   
Non-Commissioned Officers    2,273    2,159    2,273    2,453   
Enlisted Men    12,411    11,718    12,411    13,86   
Total Personnel    15,273    14,446    15,273    16,940   
    Animals
Light Draught Horses    2,120    1,728    2,120    3,962   
Heavy Draught Horses    913    913    913    869   
Riding Horses    1,821    1,661    1,821    2,103   
Total Animals    4,854    4,302    4,854    6,934   
    Non-Motorized Vehicles
Horse-Drawn Wagons and Carts    823    755    823    1,557   
Vehicles (misc.)    41    41    41    37   
Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle)    7    7    7    2   
Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle)    87    75    87    98   
    Total Non-Motorized Vehicles    958    878    958    1,694   
   Motor Vehicles
Personnel Carriers    393    388    393    396   
Load Carriers & Prime Movers    509    483    509    297   
Armored Vehicles    3    3    3    3   
Solo Motorcycles    307    296    307    296   
Motorcycles with Sidecars    190    185    190    171   
Total Motor Vehicles    1,402    1,355    1,402    1,163   
    Weapons
Pistols    3,801    3,681    3,801    4,007   
Rifles    10,828    10,121    10,828    12,311   
Sub-Machine Guns    3    3    3    3   
Light Machine Guns    345    345    345    345   
Heavy Machine Guns    114    114    114    114   
20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns    —    —    —    12   
37mm Anti-Tank Guns    75    63    75    75   
50mm Light Mortars    —    —    3    —   
81mm Heavy Mortars [1]    —    —    —    —   
75mm Light Infantry Guns    26    26    26    26   
150mm Heavy Infantry Guns    —    —    —    —   
105mm Light Field Howitzers    36    24    36    36   
150mm Heavy Field Howitzers    12    8    12    12   
   Standard
Inf.Div.		 57.
Inf.Div.		 58., 71., 75.
Inf.Div.		 61.
Inf.Div.
    [1] At this time, 81mm mortars were considered as heavy equipment.
 
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