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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 02.08.02 |
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Austrian Armed Forces
Organization 1939 Infantry Division 11 March 1938 |
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| Infantry Division Units | ||||||
| Headquarters (Garrison)
Commander |
Infantry
(subordinate Battalions) |
Artillery
Regiment |
Antitank
Battalion |
Engineer
Battalion |
Signal
Battalion |
Supply
Battalion |
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1. Division (Vienna)
GM. Heinrich Stümpfl |
1. Inf.Rgt. (II.) [Note 1]
2. Inf.Rgt. (II., III.) [Note 2] 13. Inf.Rgt. (I., III.) III./12. Inf.Rgt. [Note 3] III./Tiroler-Jäger-Rgt. [Note 4] 2. Feldjäger-Btl. |
1. lei.Art.Rgt. | – | 1. Pion.Btl. | 1. Tel.Btl. | 1. DKF-Abt. |
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2. Division (Vienna)
FMLt. Theodor Haselmayer |
Garde-Btl.
3. Inf.Rgt. (I.–III.) 4. Inf.Rgt. (I., II.) [Note 5] 15. Inf.Rgt. (I.–III.) |
2. lei.Art.Rgt. | 2. Inf.Kan.Abt. | 2. Pion.Btl. | 2. Tel.Btl. | 2. DKF-Abt. |
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3. Division (St. Pölten)
GM. Valentin Feurstein |
5. Inf.Rgt. (I.–III.)
6. Inf.Rgt. (II., III.) 16. Inf.Rgt. (I., II.) [Note 6] |
3. lei.Art.Rgt. | 3. Inf.Kan.Abt. | 3. Pion.Btl. | 3. Tel.Btl. | 3. DKF-Abt. |
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4. Division (Linz)
GM. Anton Kienbauer |
8. Alpenjäger-Rgt (II., III.)
14. Inf-Rgt. (I.–III.) 17. Inf.Rgt. (I., II.) |
4. lei.Art.Rgt. | 4. Inf.Kan.Abt. | 4. Pion.Btl. | 4. Tel.Btl. | 4. DKF-Abt. |
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5. Division (Graz) [Note 7]
GM. Rudolf Schaffarz |
9. Alpenjäger-Rgt. (I.–III.)
10. Alpenjäger-Rgt. (I.–III.) 11. Inf.Rgt. (I., II.) I./Inf.Rgt. 1 [Note 1] |
5. lei.Art.Rgt. | 5. Inf.Kan.Abt. | 5. Pion.Btl. | 5. Tel.Btl. | 5. DKF-Abt. |
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6. Division (Innsbruck)
GM. Adalbert Szente |
Tiroler-Jäger-Rgt. (I., II.) [Note 4]
Tiroler-Landeschützen-Rgt. (I., II.) 4. Alpenjäger-Btl. III./Inf.Rgt. 4 [Note 5] |
6. lei.Art.Rgt. | – | – | 6. Tel.Btl. | 6. DKF-Abt. |
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7. Division (Klagenfurt)
GM. Eduard Barger |
7. Inf.Rgt. (I.–III.)
1. Alpenjäger-Btl. 3. Alpenjäger-Btl. 5. Alpenjäger-Btl. |
7. lei.Art.Rgt. | – | 7. Pion.Btl. | 7. Tel.Btl. | 7. DKF-Abt. |
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NOTES:
[1] I./Inf.Rgt. 1 detached from 1. Div. to 6. Div. [2] I./Inf.Rgt. 2 detached from 1. Div. to 8. Brigade [3] III./Inf.Rgt. 12 detached from 8. Brig. to 1. Div. [4] III./Tiroler-Jäger-Rgt. detached from 6. Div. to 1. Div. [5] III./Inf.Rgt. 4 detached from 2. Div. to 6. Div. [6] 16. Inf.Rgt. raised from IV./Inf.Rgt. 6 in March 1938. [7] Additional elements attached to the 5th Division were: - 2nd Motor Infantry Battalion (Mobile Division) - 3rd Motor Infantry Battalion (Mobile Division) - 1 battery/9th Motorized Artillery Regiment (Mobile Division) - half of one tank company of the Armored Battalion (Mobile Division) - 1st Antiaircraft Battalion (Air Defense Command) - 2nd Antiaircraft Battalion (Air Defense Command) |
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