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Last updated 15 March 2006
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AGF Study, NO. 8: Reorganization of Ground Troops for Combat
Annex II
THE ARMORED DIVISION
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I.
1 Mar 1942 |
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III.
24 Jan 1945 |
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Entire Division |
14,620 |
10,937 |
10,670 |
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Division Headquarters |
185 |
164 |
174 |
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Hq.&Hq.Co., Combat Command "A" |
61 |
93 |
90 |
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Hq.&Hq.Co., Combat Command "B" |
61 |
91 |
88 |
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Hq., Reserve Command |
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8 |
8 |
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Armored Component |
4,848 |
2,187 |
2,100 |
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2 Armored Regiments, each: |
2,424 |
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Hq.&Hq. Company |
172 |
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Reconnaissance Company |
202 |
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Service Company |
191 |
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Maintenance Company |
188 |
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Tank Battalion (Medium)(two) |
599 |
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Hq.&Hq. Company |
152 |
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Tank Company (Medium)(three) |
149 |
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Tank Battalion (Light) |
473 |
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Hq.&Hq. Company |
143 |
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Tank Company (Light)(three) |
110 |
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3 Tank Battalions, each: |
729 |
700 |
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Hq.&Hq. Company |
147 |
140 |
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Service Company |
119 |
115 |
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Tank Company (Medium)(three) |
122 |
117 |
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Tank Company (Light)(three) |
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97 |
94 |
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Infantry Component |
2,389 |
3,003 |
2,985 |
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Armored Infantry Regiment |
2,389 |
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Hq.&Hq.Company |
138 |
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Service Company |
151 |
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Armored Infantry Bn. (three) |
700 |
1,001 |
995 |
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Hq.&Hq. Company |
166 |
173 |
169 |
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Service Company |
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75 |
73 |
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Rifle Company |
178 |
251 |
251 |
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Artillery Component |
2,127 |
1,623 |
1,625 |
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Hq.Division Artillery |
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21 |
95 |
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Armored Field Artillery |
709 |
534 |
510 |
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Hq.&Hq.Battery |
173 |
111 |
106 |
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Service Battery |
152 |
93 |
89 |
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Firing Battery (three) |
128 |
110 |
105 |
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Auxiliary Units |
2,127 |
1,623 |
1,625 |
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Division Hq. Company |
111 |
138 |
115 |
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Division Service Company |
160 |
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Band |
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58 |
58 |
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Signal Company |
256 |
302 |
293 |
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Reconnaissance Battalion |
872 |
935 |
894 |
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Engineer Battalion |
1,174 |
693 |
660 |
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Division Trains |
1,948 |
1,373 |
1,318 |
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Hq.&Hq.Company |
159 |
103 |
99 |
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Maintenance Battalion |
873 |
762 |
732 |
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Supply Battalion |
414 |
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Medical Battalion |
502 |
417 |
400 |
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Military Police Platoon |
91 |
87 |
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Attached Medical |
414 |
261 |
254 |
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Attached Chaplain |
14 |
8 |
8 |
Principle Equipment |
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Medium Tanks |
232 |
186 |
195 |
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Light Tanks |
158 |
77 |
77 |
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Howitzers, 105-mm., self-propelled |
54 |
54 |
54 |
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cal.30 Machine Guns |
291 |
465 |
434 |
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cal.50 Machine Guns |
103 |
404 |
382 |
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cal.45 Submachine Guns |
2,160 |
2,803 |
2,811 |
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Carbines |
6,042 |
5,286 |
5,051 |
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cal.30 Rifles |
1,628 |
2,063 |
2,040 |
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Antitank Rocket Launchers |
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607 |
609 |
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Carriers, Half-track |
733 |
501 |
466 |
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Vehicles, all types (except |
3,630 |
2,653 |
2,276 |
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Last updated 15 March 2006
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