Size Symbols
The following symbols placed either in boundary or above the rectangle, or circle inclosing the identifying arm or service symbols indicate the size of military organization:
Squad | |
Section | |
Platoon | |
Company, troop battery, Air Force flight | |
Battalion, cavalry squadron, or Air Force squadron | |
Regiment or group; combat team (with abbreviation CT following identifying numeral) | |
Brigade, Combat Command of Armored Division, or Air Force Wing | |
Division or Command of an Air Force | |
Corps or Air Force | |
Army | |
Group of Armies |
EXAMPLES
The letter of number to the left of the symbol indicated the unit designation; that to the right, the designation of the parent unit to which it belongs. Letters or numbers above or below boundary lines designate the units separated by lines:
Company A, 137th Infantry | |
8th Field Artillery Battalion | |
Combat Command A, 1st Armored Division | |
Observation Post, 23d Infantry | |
Command Post, 5th Infantry Division | |
Boundary between 137th and 138th Infantry |
Weapons
Machine gun | |
Gun | |
Gun battery | |
Howitzer or Mortar | |
Tank | |
Self-propelled gun |
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Last updated 26 September 2006 |