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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 3rd 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 | 332 | 16 | 103 | 27 | 44 | 56 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| Government Service Officials | 105 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | 57 |
| Non-Commissioned Officers | 1,616 | 25 | 607 | 128 | 156 | 247 | 132 | 65 | 44 | 212 |
| Enlisted Men | 8,719 | 100 | 3,328 | 479 | 997 | 1,267 | 551 | 525 | 131 | 1,329 |
| Total Personnel | 10,772 | 152 | 4,052 | 638 | 1,203 | 1,578 | 708 | 610 | 179 | 1,640 |
| Weapons | ||||||||||
| Pistols | 3,109 | 42 | 1093 | 318 | 210 | 662 | 259 | 103 | 8 | 414 |
| Rifles | 7,300 | 106 | 2,959 | 320 | 993 | 916 | 461 | 507 | 171 | 867 |
| Sub-Machine Guns | 223 | – | 10 | 88 | – | 125 | – | – | – | – |
| Light Machine Guns [1] | 533 | – | 220 | 129 | 12 | 136 | 18 | 18 | – | – |
| Heavy Machine Guns | 62 | 2 | 56 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 20mm AA Guns | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 37mm AT Guns | 54 | – | 12 | – | – | 6 | 36 | – | – | – |
| light (50mm) Mortars | 42 | – | 36 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (81mm) Mortars | 24 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (75mm) Infantry Guns | 12 | – | 8 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Infantry Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (105mm) Field Howitzers |
24 | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (105mm) Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Field Howitzers |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20mmAFV 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] | 131 | – | 10 | – | – | 121 | – | – | – | – |
| Weapons Total | 217 | – | 10 | 86 | – | 121 | – | – | – | – |
| Armored Fighting Vehicles | ||||||||||
| Personnel Carriers | 595 | 11 | 187 | 18 | 104 | 80 | 72 | 31 | 41 | 51 |
| Load Carriers | 1,368 | 13 | 484 | 105 | 143 | 140 | 76 | 94 | 6 | 307 |
| Solo Motorcycles | 492 | 40 | 216 | 32 | 88 | 77 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 33 |
| Motorcycles with sidecars | 606 | 1 | 255 | 23 | 22 | 170 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 64 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle) | 83 | – | – | 48 | 24 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle) | 52 | — | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | 24 | — | 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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