Designations
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- Location: Worcestershire UK
For someone to be so definite and then renege on it all by saying "I based it on the British Army" is toss mate. Not going to war with you on this one but you've dropped into a forum here inhabited by some very serious and quite knowledgeable geezers. The original question was rhetorical and aimed at sparking a debate betwen us to firm up our knowledge. FeldJager had it spot on and his subsequent answer to you defines it more.352nd wrote:squads are 10 men (sometimes known as sections) lead by a corporal
platoons are 30 men lead by a junior leftenant
companies are 120 men and sometimes a field gun and halftrack and likly to have a motorbike and or kubel attached to them lead by a captain
battalions are 1500 men with a one or two field guns and several motorbikes and kubels lead by a leftenant coronel or coronel
regiments are 6000 men with a large regiment gun and several smaller field guns and several vehicles, lead by a leftenant or major general
and divisions are 12000 up again with many field guns and vehicles. there usually about four or five regiments. lead by a coronel general or general of the wehrmacht
Definitely not wishing to knock your confidence or diss you but bear in mind - you always need to be able to reference your claims or they won't stand up....... Carry on that man!