German Mountain Division

Command Decision Order of Battle

by Jeff Glasco

Troop Quality:

    Veteran 1939-1943
    Experienced (Recon Battalion Veteran) 1944-1945

Morale:

    9 (Recon Battalion 10) 1939-1943
    8 (Recon Battalion 9) 1939-1943

DIVISION HEADQUARTERS

    1 Command Stand
    1 Staff Car
    1 Staff Radio Medium Truck

2 MOUNTAIN REGIMENTS, each with:

    HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      1 Staff Radio Light Truck
      1 Recon Bicycle SMG Stand

    INFANTRY GUN/BRIDGING COMPANY (No. 17)

      1 15cmL11 Infantry Gun
      1 Gun Crew Stand (ds)
      1 Medium Truck
      1 Medium Supply Truck
      1 Engineer Stand
      1 Light Truck
      1 Medium Bridge
      1 Medium Truck with Trailer

    ANTI-TANK COMPANY (No. 16)

      3 37mmL45 AT Guns
      3 Gun Crew Stands
      3 Limbers

    3 MOUNTAIN INFANTRY BATTALIONS, each with;

      HEADQUARTERS
        1 Command Stand
        1 Staff radio Wagon

      3 RIFLE COMPANIES; each with;

        1 Command Stand
        3 Infantry Stands
        1 Weapons Stand

      MACHINE GUN COMPANY;

        3 MMG Stands
        1 8cm Mortar Stand (ds)

      HEAVY COMPANY

        1 75mmL12 Infantry Gun
        1 Gun Crew Stand
        1 Limber
        1 Engineer Stand

ARTILLERY REGIMENT

    REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
      1 Command Stand
      1 Staff Car
      1 Staff Radio Truck

    2 LIGHT ARTILLERY BATTALIONS, each with

      1 Command Stand
      1 Forward Observer
      2 Kubelwagens
      2 75mmL18 Guns
      2 Gun Crew Stands (ds)
      2 Limbers

    1 LIGHT ARTILLERY BATTALION, with

      1 Command Stand
      1 Forward Observer
      2 Kubelwagens
      3 105mmL28 Howitzers
      3 Gun Crew Stands (ds)
      3 Limbers

    1 MEDIUM ARTILLERY BATTALION, with

      1 Command Stand
      1 Forward Observer
      2 Kubelwagens
      2 150mmL30 Howitzers
      2 Gun Crew Stands (ds)
      2 Heavy Tractors
      1 Medium Supply Truck

RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, with

    HEADQUARTERS
      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      1 Staff Radio Light Truck

    2 BICYCLE COMPANIES: each with;

      1 Command Bicycle Stand
      3 Recon Bicycle Stands
      1 Bicycle Weapons Stand

    1 HEAVY COMPANY

      1 37mmL45 AT Gun
      1 Gun Crew Stand
      1 Light Truck
      1 8cm Mortar Stand (ds)
      1 Medium Truck

ANTITANK BATTALION

    HEADQUARTERS
      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      1 Staff Radio Light Truck

    2 COMPANIES, each with:

      3 37mmL45 AT Guns
      3 Gun Crew Stands
      3 Light Trucks

ENGINEER BATTALION

    HEADQUARTERS
      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      1 Staff Radio Light Truck

    3 COMPANIES, each with:

      1 Command Stand
      3 Engineer Stands
      2 Medium Trucks

    1 COMPANY, with

      2 Engineer Stands
      2 Medium Trucks
      1 Medium Bridge
      1 Medium Truck with Trailer

NOTES

1. COMPANY DESIGNATIONS

All companies are numbered consecutively with the regiment or battalion. In the Infantry Regiments companies 1-5 are in the First (Ist) battalion, 6-10 in the Second (IInd) Battalion, etc. The Antitank Company is No. 16, while the Infantry Gun/Bridging Company is No. 17

2. INTEGRAL ANTITANK WEAPONS

All infantry, engineer, recon, and command stands have the following integral antitank weapons:

    1939-1940: PzB 39
    1941-1942: M SS 41
    1943-1945: Panzerfausts

3. ANTITANK GUN IMPROVEMENT

In 1942 all 37mmL45 AT Guns were replaced by the 50mmL60 AT Guns. In 1943, the 50mmL60 AT Guns in the Divisional AT Battalion were replaced by 75mmL46 AT Guns.

4. In 1942, all infantry regiments have only two battalions in the field. Though not official, it was widely practiced in late 1941 as a means of keeping the remaining battalions at near full strength. The Antitank and Infantry Gun/Bridging Companies are still numbered 16 and 17, though companies 11 to 15 were vacant.

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