The Complete WWII German
Infantry Regiment

Complete German
Recon/Motorcycle Battalion

by Tom Harris

If there is one unit that the TO&E changed again and again, it was the Recon Battalions. The Germans continually modified it throughout the war, so there are multitude of items needed. I have included the Motorcycle Battalions here due to their equipment. The complete recon battalion needs the following stands:

    4 Command
    9 Infantry
    5 MMG
    1 Single Stand Gun Crew
    3 Weapon
    2 Double Stand Gun Crew
    6 SMG
    22 Patrols
    1 Engineer
    1 Engineer with F/T

The following mounted stands are needed:

    3 Cavalry SMG
    2 Bicycle Weapons
    2 Bicycle Command
    1 Bicycle MMG
    6 Bicycle SMG
    3 Bicycle Infantry
    5 Motorcycle MMG
    10 Motorcycle Infantry
    3 Motorcycle Weapon
    4 Motorcycle Command
    1 8cm Mortar
    1 28mmTB ATR

The complete recon battalion needs the following weapons:

    1 37L45 AT Gun
    1 75L12 Infantry Gun
    1 50L60 AT Gun
    1 75L46 AT Gun

The complete recon battalion needs the following vehicles:

    2 Kubelwagons
    1 Sd.Kfz 251/2
    5 Kettenkards
    1 SdKfz 251/9
    2 Light Trucks
    1
    SdKfz 251/10
    2 Medium Trucks
    1 SdKfz 234/1 S/R
    1 Truck S/R
    1 SdKfz 234/1
    1 Limber
    3 SdKfz 234/2
    6 SdKfz 250/1
    1 SdKfz 234/3
    1 SdKfz 250/6
    1 SdKfz 234/4
    1 SdKfz 250/7
    1 SdKfz 231 8 rad.
    3 SdKfz 250/9
    1 SdKfz 231 8 rad. S/R
    2 SdKfz 250/10
    1 SdKfz 233
    6 SdKfz 251/1
    3 SdKfz 222

The Complete WWII German Infantry Regiment

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