Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Section VI. ORGANIZATION DATA 30. INFANTRY DIVISION: REORGANIZATION TREND There is evidence that the German Army is reorganizing its infantry 'division. The reasons for this trend are a manpower shortage due to attrition, the necessity for preparing for a twofront war, and, possibly, new tactical concepts. The possibilities are that the number of battalions in the infantry regiment will be reduced from three to two, or that the regiments themselves will be reduced within the division from three to two. As a result, the average strength of the division will be reduced to approximately 13,000 officers and enlisted men. It is probable also that the number of squads in the rifle platoon will be reduced from four to three. A consequence of this reduction may be a sizable reduction of the strength of special troops, artillery, and services. There are indications also that the reconnaissance battalion and the antitank battalion may be merged in one mobile battalion. The exigencies of warfare on the Eastern Front compelled the Germans, in the winter of 1941-42, to organize special ski units for counterattack, patrolling, and defense against guerrilla warfare. These units were GHQ troops and were known originally as Jagdkommandos (raiding detachments), but now they are called Jdger battalions. To carry out the same kind of combat missions, the infantry divisions formed provisional battalions patterned on the GHQ ski battalions. Both the GHQ and the provisional battalions evidently proved satisfactory, and after the winter season the Germans decided to retain them as shock troops. They were then motorized in order to preserve their mobility, In forming these units, the composition of the division is altered as little as possible. The provisional units have now acquired the designation of Divisioms-Bataillons (divisional battalions), and their primary mission is counterattack. It is likely that they will be employed very flexibly for rapid employment by the division commander to meet critical situations. The divisional battalion consists of three companies of picked riflemen and one heavy-weapons company. In some divisions this unit may replace the reconnaissance battalion. 78
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