FORMATIONS (TO&E), PART 3
World War II, Infantry
Division, 1939 - 1940:
Division Commander
Division HQ
Supplies Company
3 Infantry Regiments
Light Detachment
Jaeger Company
Cavalry Company
Machinegun Platoon
Field artillery Regiment
3 Artillery Battalions (usually 2 with light field guns and 1 with light howitzers)
3 Artillery Batteries (in each Arty Battalion)
2 Engineer Companies
2 Signal Companies
(Detached Antitank-gun Company - 4 or 6 antitank-guns) (*)
(*) Notice: Each division received one of these Detached Antitank-gun Companies by February of 1940, so many divisions didn't have this company before that.
Infantry Regiment, 1939 - 1940:
Regimental Commander
Regimental HQ (12 men)
Command Office
Supplies Office
Supplies Company (169 men)
Supplies Platoon (41 men)
Signal Platoon (55 men)
Engineer Platoon (45 men)
Field kitchen unit (27 men)
3 Infantry Battalions
In each Infantry Battalion:
Battalion Commander
Battalion HQ (6 men)
Jaeger Platoon
Supplies Company (118 men)
3 Infantry Companies (191 men in each)
Machinegun Company (154 men, 12 x HMG)
Mortar Company (83 men, 4 x 81 mm or 82 mm mortars)
HQ Platoon
2 Mortar Platoons (2 x 81mm/82 mm mortar in each platoon)
Supplies Platoon
Regimental Column
Infantry Company, 1939 - 1940:
Company Commander (pistol)
Command Squad
Battle Messengers
Corporal (rifle)
4 men (rifles)
Observer Sec
Corporal (rifle)
3 men (rifles)
Gas Protection Sec
Corporal (rifle)
3 men (rifles)
Messenger Officer (rifle)
4 Rifle Platoons, in each platoon:
Command Squad
Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant (pistol or/and SMG)
Sergeant (rifle)
2 men (messengers) (rifles)
2 Rifle Squads, 10 men in each squad:
Corporal (rifle)
9 men (SMG + 8 rifles)
2 LMG Squads, 7 men in each squad:
Corporal (rifle)
6 men (LMG + 5 rifles)
Division, 1941:
Division Commander
Division HQ
Supplies Company
3 Infantry Regiments
All Infantry Regiments 3 Battalion strong
Light Detachment
Field artillery Regiment (= 3 artillery battalions = 36 field guns/howitzers)
Heavy Artillery Battalion (= 12 field guns or howitzers)
Engineer Battalion
Signal Battalion
AT-Gun Company (6 x antitank-gun)
Military Police Platoon
AAMG Company (typically: 6 x 20-mm anti-aircraft gun + 6 x 7.62-mm anti-aircraft machinegun)
Field Kitchen Company
Ambulance Platoon
Field post office
Clothing depot
Field hospital
Ammunition supply Company
Vehicle repair shop for horse vehicles
Field hospital for horses
Truck Company
Motor vehicle repair shop
Fuel supply unit
Infantry Regiment, 1941:
Regimental Commander
Regimental HQ
Supplies Platoon
Jaeger Platoon
Engineer Platoon
Signal Platoon
HQ Platoon
Mortar Platoon (mix of 81mm and 120mm mortars)
AT-Gun Company (6 x antitank-gun)
Regimental (horse) vehicle column
3 Infantry Battalions
In each Infantry Battalion:
Battalion Commander
Battalion HQ
Jaeger Platoon
3 Infantry Companies
Mortar Platoon (3 x 81 mm or 82 mm mortars)
Machinegun Company (12 x HMG)
Regimental strength:
Total: 3,616 men
Regimental weaponry:
Notice: Weaponry changed a lot from 1941 to 1944, the largest change happened in amount of submachineguns, in which the average number climbed to over 500 in summer of 1944. At the same time amount of rifles decreased as submachineguns replaced them.
Infantry Company, 1941 - 1942:
Company Commander (pistol)
Command Squad
Battle Messengers
Corporal (rifle)
4 men (rifles)
Gas protection Sec
Corporal (rifle)
3 men (rifles)
Antitank Squad
Sergeant (SMG)
8 men (4 anti-tank rifles, 8 rifles)
horse man (horse + cart) (rifle)
3 Rifle Platoons (4th Platoon usually only on paper), in each rifle platoon:
Command Squad
Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant (pistol and/or SMG)
Sergeant (rifle)
2 men (messengers) (rifles)
4 Rifle Squads, 9 men in each squad:
Corporal (rifle)
8 men (LMG + SMG + 6 rifles)
Division, 1942 - 1943:
Division Commander
Division HQ
Supplies Company
3 Infantry Regiments
1 of Infantry Regiments 3 Battalions strong
2 of Infantry Regiments 2 Battalions strong
Field artillery Regiment (=3 artillery battalions = 36 guns)
Heavy Artillery Battalion (= 12 guns)
Engineer Battalion
Signal Battalion
AT-Gun Company (6 x antitank-gun)
Military Police Platoon
AAMG Company
Field Kitchen Company
Ambulance Platoon
Field post office
Clothing depot
Field hospital
Ammunition supply Company
Vehicle repair shop for horse vehicles
Field hospital for horses
Truck Company
Motor vehicle repair shop
Fuel supply unit
Infantry Regiment, 1942 - 1943:
Regimental Commander
Regimental HQ
Supplies Platoon
Jaeger Platoon
Engineer Platoon
Signal Platoon
HQ Platoon
Mortar Company (6 - 9 x 120mm mortars)
AT-Gun Company (6 x antitank-gun)
Regimental (horse) vehicle column
2 or 3 Infantry Battalions
In each Infantry Battalion:
Battalion Commander
Battalion HQ
Jaeger Platoon
3 Infantry Companies
Mortar Platoon (3 x 81 mm or 82 mm mortars)
Machinegun Company (12 x HMG)
Infantry Company, 1943 - 1944:
Company Commander (pistol)
Command Squad
Battle Messengers
Corporal (rifle)
4 men (rifles)
Gas protection Sec
Corporal (rifle)
3 men (rifles)
Antitank Squad
Sergeant (SMG)
8 men (4 AT-rifles/satchel charges/panzerfausts, rifles)
horse man (horse + cart/sledge) (rifle)
3 Rifle Platoons (4th Platoon usually only on paper), in each rifle platoon
Command Squad
Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant (pistol and/or SMG)
Sergeant (SMG)
2 men (messengers) (rifles)
4 Rifle Squads, 9 men in each squad
Corporal (SMG)
8 men (LMG + SMG + 6 rifles)
Division, 1944:
Division Commander
Division HQ
Supplies Company
2 Infantry Regiments
Both Infantry Regiments 3 Battalions strong
Detached (infantry) Battalion
Field artillery Regiment (= 3 artillery battalions = 36 guns/howitzers)
Heavy Artillery Battalion (= 12 guns/howitzers)
Heavy Mortar Company (120 mm mortars)
Engineer Battalion
Signal Battalion
2 AT-Gun Companies (6 x antitank-gun in each company)
Military Police Platoon
AAMG Company
Field Kitchen Company
Ambulance Platoon
Field post office
Clothing depot
Field hospital
Ammunition supply Company
Vehicle repair shop for horse vehicles
Field hospital for horses
Truck Company
Motor vehicle repair shop
Fuel supply unit
Infantry Regiment, 1944:
Regimental Commander
Regimental HQ
Supplies Platoon
Jaeger Platoon
Engineer Platoon
Signal Platoon
HQ Platoon
Mortar Company (6 - 9 x 120mm mortars)
AT-Gun Company (6 x antitank-gun)
Regimental (horse) vehicle column
3 Infantry Battalions
In each Infantry Battalion:
Battalion Commander
Battalion HQ
Jaeger Platoon
3 Infantry Companies
Mortar Platoon (3 x 81mm or 82mm mortars)
Machinegun Company (12 x HMG)
Mortar Company of Infantry Regiment, 1939 - 1940:
Company Commander (pistol)
Command Squad
2 men (messengers) (rifles)
Anti-chemical weapons NCO (rifle)
2 men (anti-chemical weapons men) (rifle)
2 Mortar Platoons, in each Mortar Platoon:
Platoon leader (pistol)
Messenger (runner) (rifle)
2 FO (Fire Orders) Squads, in each FO Squad:
FO NCO (pistol/rifle)
Aiming circle NCO (rifle)
3 signal men (rifles)
2 Mortar Squads (one 81 mm or captured 82mm mortar per Squad), in each Mortar Squad:
Squad leader (rifle)
Traverse setting soldier (rifle)
Elevation setting soldier (rifle)
Assistant aiming soldier (rifle)
Soldier loading the mortar (rifle)
3 Soldiers taking care of ammunition (rifles)
Mortar vehicle (horse towed cart/sledge)
Ammmunition vehicle (horse towed cart/sledge)
Supplies Platoon
Company Sergeant-Major (pistol)
Company Clerk (rifle)
Supplies NCO (rifle)
Medical NCO (rifle)
Provisions man (rifle)
2 Cooks (rifles + field kitchen)
Shoemaker
Field kitchen vehicle (horse towed cart/sledge)
Provisions and animal feed vehicle (horse towed cart/sledge)
Supplies vehicle (horse towed cart/sledge)
Mortar Platoon of Infantry Battalion belonging to Infantry Regiment, 1941:
Command Squad
Lieutenant (pistol)
2 men (messengers) (2 rifles)
3 Mortar Squads (One 81mm mortar / Squad)
Sergeant (rifle)
FO Squad
Lance Sergeant (rifle)
3 men (3 rifles)
Telephone men
Corporal (rifle)
4 men (4 rifles)
Mortar crew
Corporal (rifle)
7 men (7 rifles)
Vehicle crew
Horseman (horse + cart) (rifle)
Machinegun Company, 1939 - 1940:
Company commander (pistol)
HQ Squad
FO NCO (rifle)
Measuring Team
Measuring NCO (rifle)
4 measuring men (rifles)
2 rangefinder men (rifles)
3 messengers (runners) (rifles)
Signal Team
NCO + 3 men (rifle)
Anti-chemical weapons team
3 men (rifles)
3 Machinegun Platoons, in each MG-platoon:
Platoon leader (pistol)
2 messengers (runners) (rifles)
1st Machinegun Half-Platoon
Half-Platoon leader (rifle)
2 Machinegun Squads, in each MG-squad:
Corporal (rifle)
4 men (3 rifles + pistol + 1 MMG)
Driver of MG-vehicle (horse with carts/sledge + rifle)
2nd Machinegun Half-Platoon
Half-Platoon leader (rifle)
2 Machinegun Squads, in each MG-squad:
Corporal (rifle)
4 men (3 rifles + pistol + 1 MMG)
Driver of MG-vehicle (horse with carts/sledge + rifle)
Supplies Platoon
Company Sergeant major (pistol)
Clerk (rifle)
Medics
Medical NCO (pistol)
2 medics (pistols)
Ammunition Supply Team
Weapons NCO (rifle)
Gunsmith (rifle)
24 ammunition bearers (rifles)
3 Drivers for ammunition vehicles (3 horses with carts/sledges + rifles)
Supplies Squad
Supplies NCO (rifle)
Supply column and veterinarian NCO (rifle)
Provisions man (food supplies)(rifle)
2 cooks (rifles, field kitchen, towing horse)
Shoemaker (rifle)
Tailor (rifle)
2 drivers of food supplies vehicles (2 horses with carts/sledges + rifles)
Driver of supplies vehicle (horse with carts/sledge + rifle)
Machinegun Company, August 1942:
Command Squad
Captain (pistol)
Sergeant (rifle)
Corporal (rifle)
6 men (6 rifles)
Signal Team
Lance Sergeant (rifle)
4 men (4 rifles)
3 Machinegun Platoons, in each MG-platoon:
Lieutenant (pistol and rifle or SMG)
2 men (messengers) (2 rifles)
1st Machinegun Half-Platoon
Sergeant (rifle)
2 Machinegun Squads, in each MG-squad:
Corporal (rifle)
5 men (4 rifles + pistol + 1 MMG)
2nd Machinegun Half-Platoon
Sergeant (rifle)
2 Machinegun Squads, in each MG-squad:
Corporal (rifle)
5 men (4 rifles + pistol + 1 MMG)
Antitank Platoon
Lieutenant (SMG)
2 men (messengers) (SMG + rifle)
4 Antitank Squads, in each Squad:
Lance Sergeant (SMG)
9 men (AT-rifle, 9 rifles)
(Notice: Non-battle elements left off).
Machinegun Company, 1944:
Command Squad
Captain (pistol)
Sergeant (SMG)
Lance Sergeant (rifle)
6 men (6 rifles)
Signal Team
Lance Sergeant (rifle)
4 men (4 rifles)
3 Machinegun Platoons, in each MG-platoon:
Lieutenant (pistol and rifle or SMG)
2 men (messengers) (2 rifles)
1st Machinegun Half-Platoon
Sergeant (rifle)
2 Machinegun Squads, in each squad
Lance Sergeant (rifle)
5 men (4 rifles + pistol + 1 MMG)
2nd Machinegun Half-Platoon
Corporal (SMG)
2 Machinegun Squads, in each squad:
Corporal (rifle)
5 men (4 rifles + pistol + 1 MMG)
Antitank Platoon
Lieutenant (SMG)
2 men (messengers) (SMG + rifle)
4 Antitank Squads, in each Squad:
Corporal (SMG)
9 men (AT-rifle/satchel charges/panzerfausts/panzerschrecks and 9 rifles)
(Notice: Non-battle elements left off).
Brigade, 1943 - 1944:
(TO&E of 15th, 19th, 20th and 21st Brigade)
Brigade HQ
4 Infantry Battalions
AT-Gun Company (6 x at-gun)
Mortar Company (4 - 9 x 120 mm mortars)
Artillery Battalion
Heavy Artillery Battalion
Signal Company
Engineer Company
Supply Column
2 Field Hospital Units