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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.12.2016 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.12.2016 |
| Authorized Strengths for the 2nd Light Division (motorized) | ||||||||||
| Division Total |
Division Hqs. [4] |
Infantry Regiments |
Panzer Battalion |
Artillery Regiment |
Recon. Regiment |
Antitank Battalion |
Engineer Battalion |
Signal Company |
Service Units |
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Officers | 353 | 16 | 120 | 27 | 44 | 60 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| Government Service Officials | 106 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | 57 |
| Non-Commissioned Officers | 1,717 | 25 | 680 | 128 | 156 | 275 | 132 | 65 | 44 | 212 |
| Enlisted Men | 9,336 | 100 | 3682 | 479 | 997 | 1,530 | 551 | 525 | 131 | 1329 |
| Total Personnel | 11,512 | 152 | 4,498 | 638 | 1,203 | 1,872 | 708 | 610 | 179 | 1,640 |
| Weapons | ||||||||||
| Pistols | 3,293 | 42 | 1188 | 318 | 210 | 751 | 259 | 103 | 8 | 414 |
| Rifles | 7,856 | 106 | 3,310 | 320 | 993 | 1,121 | 461 | 507 | 171 | 867 |
| Sub-Machine Guns | 219 | – | 12 | 88 | – | 119 | – | – | – | – |
| Light Machine Guns [1] | 575 | – | 232 | 129 | 12 | 166 | 18 | 18 | – | – |
| Heavy Machine Guns | 62 | 2 | 48 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| 20mm AA Guns | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 37mm AT Guns | 51 | – | 12 | – | – | 3 | 36 | – | – | – |
| light (50mm) Mortars | 45 | – | 36 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (81mm) Mortars | 30 | – | 24 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| light (75mm) Infantry Guns | 20 | – | 16 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Infantry Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (105mm) Field Howitzers | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (105mm) Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Field Howitzers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20mm AFV Guns | 78 | – | – | 38 | – | 40 | – | – | – | – |
| 37mm AFV Guns | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 75mm AFV Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Armored Fighting Vehicles | ||||||||||
| Gun Tanks | 39 | – | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tanks [2] | 47 | – | – | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Armored Cars [3] | 127 | – | 12 | – | – | 115 | – | – | – | – |
| Total AFV | 213 | – | 12 | 86 | – | 115 | – | – | – | – |
| Motor Vehicles | ||||||||||
| Personnel Carriers | 607 | 11 | 188 | 18 | 104 | 91 | 72 | 31 | 41 | 51 |
| Load Carriers | 1,442 | 13 | 560 | 105 | 143 | 138 | 76 | 94 | 6 | 307 |
| Solo Motorcycles | 473 | 40 | 130 | 32 | 88 | 126 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 33 |
| Motorcycles with sidecars | 603 | 1 | 168 | 23 | 22 | 254 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 64 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle) | 83 | – | – | 48 | 24 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle) | 44 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | 7 |
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[1] LMG includes those mounted on AFV.
[2] Other tanks are command tanks, signal tanks, and MG-equipped tanks. [3] Armored Cars include command armored cars, signal armored cars, MG-equipped armored cars, and gun-equipped armored cars. [4] Including the Division Headquarters; the Motorcycle Messenger Platoon; and the Motorized Mapping Detachment. |
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