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The Army's combat formations comprise two Panzer (armoured) divisions and the lighter Rapid Forces Division. There are five heavy brigades and half a light infantry brigade in the two panzer divisions. Battalions and regiments are directly subordinate to brigades or to divisions as divisional troops. Regiments are rare. German infantry ...
German military unit and formation stubs (172 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Germany" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Infantry units and formations of Germany (2 C, 2 P) M. Military administrative corps of Germany ... Units and formations of the German Army (1956–present) (4 C, 12 P)
By March 1954 the Blank Office had finished plans for a new German army. Plans foresaw the formation of six infantry, four armoured, and two mechanised infantry divisions, as the German contribution to the defense of Western Europe in the framework of a European Defence Community. [3]
The basic tactical formation was the division. A standard Imperial German division was organised into: Division HQ; Two infantry brigades organised into a brigade HQ and two regiments each (either of the line or light infantry), A cavalry brigade organised into a brigade HQ and two regiments; An artillery brigade organised into an HQ and two ...
This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments [1] before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, Lehr Infantry Battalion). Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th Century, while others were only formed as late as October 1912. [2]
The designation "Light" (leichte in German) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and ...
Pages in category "Lists of military units and formations of Germany" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .