German Cavalry Brigade

1944

by Jeff Glasco

Troop Quality: EXPERIENCED, (Recon Battalion: VETERAN)
Morale 8 (Recon Battalion 9)

BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, with:

    1 Command Stand
    1 Car
    1 Staff Radio Truck

2 CAVALRY REGIMENTS, each with:

    HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, with:
      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      1 Staff Radio Light Truck
      1 150L11 Infantry Gun
      1 Gun Crew Stand (DS)
      1 Medium Truck
      1 Cavalry Engineer Stand
      1 75LA6 AT Gun
      1 Gun Crew Stand
      1 Limber

    2 CAVALRY BATTALIONS, each with:

      HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, with;
        1 Cavalry Command Stand
        1 Staff Radio Wagon
        2 Cavalry RzPzB, Stands

      3 CAVALRY COMPANIES, each with:

        1 Command MMG Cavalry Stand
        2 Cavalry Infantry Stands

      1 CAVALRY MACHINE GUN COMPANY, with:

        1 Command Cavalry Stand
        3 Cavalry MMG Stands

      1 HEAVY COMPANY, with:

        3 8cm Mortar Stands (DS)
        3 Wagons

    ANTITANK BATTALION, with:

      HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, with:
        1 Command Stand
        1 Kubelwagon
        1 Staff Radio Light Truck

      3 ANTITANK COMPANIES, each with:

        1 Command StuG IIIG
        1 StuGIIIG

      1 ANTIAIRCRAFT COMPANY, with:

        2 20L113 AA Guns
        2 Gun Crew Stands
        2 Light Trucks

    RECON BATTALION, with:

      HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, with:
        1 Command Stand
        1 Kubelwagon
        1 Staff Radio Light Truck
        1 SdKfz 234/4
        2 Gun Crew Stands
        2 20L113 AA Guns
        2 Light Trucks

      MOTORIZED COMPANY, with;

        1 Command Weapons Stand
        3 Recon Infantry Stands
        1 75L18 Infantry Gun
        1 Gun Crew Stand
        3 Medium Trucks

      ARMORED COMPANY, with:

        1 Command Weapons Stand
        3 Recon Infantry Stand
        4 SdKfz 250/1
        1 SdKfz 250/6

    ARTILLERY REGIMENT, with:

      HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, with:
      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      1 Staff Radio Light Truck

    2 LIGHT ARTILERY BATTALIONS, each with;

      1 Command Stand
      1 FO Stand
      2 Kubelwagons
      3 1051-30 howitzers
      3 Gun Crew Stands (DS)
      3 Medium Trucks

    RECOILLESS GUN BATTALION, with:

      1 Command Stand
      1 Kubelwagon
      3 75L10 Recoilless Guns
      3 Gun Crew Stands
      3 Light Trucks

    HEAVY MORTAR COMPANY, with:

      1 Command Stand
      1 Forward Observer Stand
      2 Kubelwagons
      2 12 cm mortars
      2 Gun Crew Stands (DS)
      2 Medium Trucks

    ENGINEER COMPANY, with:

      1 Command Weapons Stand
      3 Engineer Stands
      3 Medium Trucks

Notes

1. Company Designations: All companies are numbered consecutively within the regiment or battalion.

2. Integral Antitank Weapons: All cavalry infantry, infantry, engineer, and command stands have Panzerfausts.

3. Cavalry Stands: The German cavalry units acted as mounted infantry rather than traditional cavalry. Only those units indicated as Cavalry (Infantry) stands may fire while mounted.

4. Unit Identifications: Between February and May of 1944 several strong cavalry regiments operating under Army Group Center were organized into the 3rd and 4th Kavallerie Brigaden (Cavalry Brigades). At the end of February, 1945, they were upgraded to divisional status.

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