Modern
West German Mountain Troop Brigade

1968-75 Germany

List G119M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Mountain Troop Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 AR/SMG squads, OP/Air Liaison Team

    3 Companies@

      CHQ: 1 AR squad
      3 platoons@ 4 AR squads, 3 GPMG, 3x 84mm M2 Carl Gustav

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 AR/SMG squad
      1 battery: 6x 120mm Tampella mortars, 7x Kraka
      1 A/T Battery: 6x Kraka/Cobra ATGW

    1 High Altitude Recce Platoon: 3 AR/SMG squads, 3 GPMG

Panzerjager Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x Spz-22-3, 2 AR squads, 2 Jeeps

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 1x Spz-22-3
      2 platoons@ 4x Jagdpanzer Rakete

    3 Companies@

      CHQ: 1x Jagdpanzer Kanone
      3 platoons@ 5x Jagdpanzer Kanone

2. Brigade Support

Brigade HQ: 4 AR/SMG squads, OP/Air Liaison Team, 6 lorries with:

1 Recce Platoon: 3 Sections@ 2x Spz-11-2

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 4 AR/SMG squads, 6 lorries, 3 OP Teams
    3 batteries@ 6x 105mm M56 pack howitzers, 8 trucks or pack mules

1 AA Company:

    CHQ: 1 SMG squad, 2 Jeeps
    2 batteries@ 6x 20mm FK20, 6 light trucks

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 1 AR squad, 1x M113 or truck
    3 platoons@ 3 AR/engineer squads, 4 GPMG, 1x 84mm M2 Carl Gustav, 4x M113 or trucks

1 Transport Company: 115 men, mules and ponies

4 Reinforcement Companies@

    CHQ: 1 AR/SMG squad, 1 lorry BT2
    3 platoons@ 3 AR/SMG squads, 2 lorries

3. Notes


a) Radios are in all squads and AFV.
b) Infantry have 1-6x Panzerfaust-44 disposable LAW per squad.
c) The two Mountain Troop Brigades each have three Battalions and one Panzerjager Battalion, and together with a Panzer Brigade (List G114M) form the 1st Mountain Division.
d) Can use Divisional support from List G114M, and Corps support from List G115M.


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