World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 26.09.2011

German Army Organizations 1 September 1939

Army Armeekorps Infanterie-Division (1. Welle) Infanterie-Division (2. Welle) Infanterie-Division (3. Welle) Infanterie-Division (4. Welle) 1. Gebirgs-Division 2. Gebirgs-Division 3. Gebirgs-Division

Army Armeekorps (motorisiert) 1. Panzer-Division 2. Panzer-Division 3. Panzer-Division 4. Panzer-Division 5. Panzer-Division 1. leichte Division (mot) 2. leichte Division (mot) 3. leichte Division (mot) 4. leichte Division (mot) Stab, 10. Panzer-Division Panzerverband Kempf 2. Infanterie-Division (mot) 13. Infanterie-Division (mot) 20. Infanterie-Division (mot) 29. Infanterie-Division (mot) 1. Kavallerie-Brigade

Army Infantry Inspecorate   Rifle Company Type a   Rifle Company Type b   Mixed Militia Rifle Company   Machine Gun Company Type a   Machine Gun Company Type b Cavalry Inspectorate   Cavalry Bicycle Company Mobile Troops Inspectorate   Motorcycle Rifle Company   Motorcycle Rifle Company Type a   Motorized Heavy Company      • Company Headquarters Detachment      • Antitank Platoon (motor towed)      • Infantry Gun Platoon (motor towed)      • Motorized Engineer Platoon      • Motorized Mortar Platoon Engineer Inspectorate   Engineer Company   Militia Engineer Company   Engineer Company (mot)   Light Engineer Company (mot)

Reconnaissance Units Infantry Inspectorate   Reconnaissance Battalion (1st & 2nd Wave ID)   Reconnaissance Battalion (3rd & 4th Wave ID)   Reconnaissance Battalion (motorized) ID (mot)   Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Mtn Div)   Reconnaissance Battalion (2nd & 3rd Mtn Div) Cavalry Inspectorate   1st Bicycle Battalion Mobile Troops Inspectorate   1st Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion      3rd Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion      4th Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion      5th Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion      7th Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion      8th Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion      7th Motorized Reconnaissance Regiment      8th Motorized Reconnaissance Regiment      9th Motorized Reconnaissance Regiment