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German Army
1st Mountain Division
In accordance with the 1939/40 Mobilization Plan
KStN
   Mountain Infantry Regiment Headquarters
     Mountain Infantry Antitank Company
     Mountain Light Infantry Column (mot)
    Mountain Infantry Battalion Headquarters
      Mountain Infantry Company
      Mountain Heavy Company
      Heavy Mountain Company
         • Headquarters, Heavy Mountain Company
         • Mountain Infantry MG Platoon
         • Mountain Infantry Engineer Platoon  
 Authorized Strengths for the
1st Mountain Division
  
     1.
Geb.Div. 
    Personnel
Officers    640   
Officials (Beamten)    91   
Non-Commissioned Officers    3,032   
Enlisted Men    21,193   
Total Personnel    24,956   
    Animals
Light Draught Horses    1,836   
Heavy Draught Horses    12   
Riding Horses    1,333   
Pack Animals    4,224   
Total Animals    7,405   
    Non-Motorized Vehicles
Horse-Drawn Wagons & Carts    1,007   
Vehicles (misc.)    37   
Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle)    6   
Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle)    84   
Total Non-Motorized Vehicles    1,134   
    Motor Vehicles
Personnel Carriers    394   
Load Carriers & Prime Movers    793   
Armored Vehicles    —   
Solo Motorcycles    391   
Motorcycles with Sidecars    345   
Total Motor Vehicles    1,903   
    Weapons
Pistols    5,708   
Rifles    17,568   
Sub-Machine Guns    —   
Light Machine Guns [1]    396   
Heavy Machine Guns    96   
20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns    12   
37mm Anti-Tank Guns    72   
50mm Light Mortars    81   
81mm Heavy Mortars [1]    54   
75mm Light Mountain Infantry Guns    18   
75mm Mountain Guns    36   
150mm Heavy Field Howitzers    12   
    [1] At this time, 81mm mortars were considered as heavy equipment.
 
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