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German Army
2nd 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
2nd Mountain Division
   2.
Geb.Div.
    Personnel   
Officers    459   
Service Officials (Beamten)    85   
Non-Commissioned Officers    2,128   
Enlisted Men    14,516   
Total Personnel    17,188   
    Animals   
Light Draught Horses    1,222   
Heavy Draught Horses    12   
Riding Horses    973   
Pack Animals    2,638   
Total Animals    4,845   
    Non-Motorized Vehicles   
Horse-Drawn Wagons & Carts    659   
Vehicles (misc.)    48   
Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle)    6   
Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle)    31   
Total Non-Motorized Vehicles    707   
    Motor Vehicles   
Personnel Carriers    253   
Load Carriers & Prime Movers    618   
Solo Motorcycles    298   
Motorcycles with Sidecars    231   
Total Motor Vehicles    1,437   
    Weapons   
Pistols    4,012   
Rifles    11,825   
Sub-Machine Guns    —   
Light Machine Guns [1]    275   
Heavy Machine Guns    72   
20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns    —   
37mm Anti-Tank Guns    48   
50mm Light Mortars    66   
81mm Heavy Mortars [1]    36   
75mm Light Mountain Infantry Guns    12   
75mm Mountain Guns    16   
150mm Heavy Field Howitzers    8   
    [1] At this time, 81mm mortars were considered as heavy equipment.
 
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