WWII
German Cavalry Division
mid 1944-1945

All Fronts

List G19 (A)

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Cavalry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, horses, 2 GPMG
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 6 GPMG, 1 Pzshreck, horses
        1 platoon: 2x 8.1cm mortars, 2 MMG, horses
      1 Battery: 6x 8.1cm Gr34, horses, OP team

    Divisional Recce Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 GPMG, 4 trucks
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 3x Sdkfz 251, 3 rifle sqds, 3 GPMG
        3 platoons@ 4x Sdkfz 251, 4 rifle sqds, 3-6 GPMG, 1 Panzershreck
        1 platoon: 3x PAK40, 4x Sdkfz 251/4, 2x Sdkfz 251/2
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 234/1
        4 platoons@ 3x Sdkfz 234/1
        1 platoon: 3x Sdkfz 234/3
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, 1 GPMG
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4-8 GPMG, 1-3 Pzshrecks, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 2x 8.1cm Gr34, 3x PAK40, 6 trucks, 3MMG, 4 GPMG, 1x 20mm Flak38, 1 radio truck

2. Regiment Support

    Cavalry Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 3 GPMG, 6 trucks, 3 kubels with up to:
      1 A/T platoon: 4x PAK40 or PAK36r, 5 trucks, 4 GPMG
      1 Engineer platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, 1 flamegun, 3 trucks

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:
      1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 6 GPMG, 1-3 flameguns, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 2-3 MMG, 2x 8.1cm Gr34, trucks
      2 Artillery Battalions@
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, 2 OP teams, 2 GPMG
        2 batteries@ 6x 10.5cm FH18M, horses, 4 GPMG
      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, 3 OP teams, 2 GPMG
        3 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18, horses, 2 GPMG
      1 Mortar Battalion:
        BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, horses
        2 batteries@ 4x 12cm Gr42, horses, OP team, 4 GPMG
      1 A/T Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        4 platoons@ 3x PAK40, 3 trucks, 1 GPMG
      2 A/T Companies@
        CHQ: 2x StuG IIIG
        2 platoons@ 4x StuG IIIG

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and CHQ, and in recce PHQ.
    b) Infantry may have Panzerfaust 30 or 60 or 100 from Oct'44. All sqds can have Panzerwurfmine A/T grenades instead.
    c) The division has 2 Cavalry Regiments each of 2 battalions, and was sometimes called a brigade up to March 1945, then called a division. d) In April 1945, the two cavary divisions transferred themselves to the Western Front.


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