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TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION I-EXPLANATION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYM-

BOLS --------------------------- ----------------------SECTION lI-MILITARY SYMBOLS

I. Headquarters of Higher Echelons______________________

II. Infantry:

A. Headquarters----------------------------------

B. Units-----------------------------------------

C. Weapons--------------------------------------

D. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organi-

zation---------------------------------

2. Examples of Map Symbols-----------------

III. Artillery :A. Headquarters----------------------

B. Units ------------------

C. Weapons:

1. Guns and Cannons_______________________

2. Howitzers ------------ ____---- - __--

3. Weapons of Foreign Origin ----------------D. Examples of Map Symbols_____________-_________

E. Miscellaneous_____________________------____----

IV. Cavalry and Reconnaissance:

A . H eadquarters_--- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

B . U n its _ - -- - --- -- - -- -- - --- - -- -- - -- --- - -- --

C. Vehicles-------- --------- --

D. Examples of Map Symbols______________________

V. Mountain:

A. Headquarters-------------------------

B. Units--------- ----------------------------

C. Groups:


zation ------------------- ------- ----

2. Examples of Map Symbols ----

III

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CONTENTS

VI. Panzer:

A. Headquarters-- ----------------- ------------

B. Units. --

C. Tanks..... --D. Groups:


zation - -

2. Example of Map Symbols------------------

E. Vehicles ----------------

VII. Engineer:

A. Headquarters_________---__-------------------

B. Units -

C. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagranatic Table of Organiza-

tion-- ----

2. Examples of Map Symbols--------------

VIII. Railway Engineer:

A. Headquarters --___-_--------B. Units---r-----------------------------------

IX. Fortress Engineer:

A. Headquarters---------------------------------

B. Units - - - - - - - -- - - - - ---------------

X. Technical:

A. Headquarters-------------------

B. Units- --

C. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization---

XI. Construction:A. Headquarters. ---------------------

B. Units..- --

XII. Road Construction:

A. Headquarters_____-_-------------B. Units-----------------------------------------

XIII. Signals:

A. Headquarters-------------------

B. Units:

1. Signal--------------

2. Telephone and Telegraph------------

3. R adio --------- - ---

4. Interception----------------------------

5. Miscellaneous______________-----__------

6. Propaganda--------------------------

C. Installations____~-_~-~-~~-

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XIII. Signals-Continued.

D. Sub-units:

1. Telephone, Telegraph, and Teletype: Page

a. D etachm ents-- -- ---- ----- ---- ---- 63

b. S tations-------------------------- - 65

c. Lines------------------------------ 65

2. Radio:

a. Detachments-------------------------66

b. Stations-------------------- ------ 67

c. Methods of Operation-------------- -67

3. Interception:a. Detachments ------------------------ 67b. Stations------- - ----------- - 68

4. Other Methods of Communication----_ ------- 68

5. Miscellaneous------------------------------69

XIV. Chemical:

A. Headquarters--------------------------------------70

B. Units------------------------------------------ 70

C. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-

tio n --- -- -- --- - --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- - 7 1

2. Examples of Map Symbols------------------ 72

XV. Transport:

A. Headquarters----------------------------------- 73

B. Units-------------------------------------------73

C. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-

tio n ------ ------------ -- ---- - - 74

2. Examples of Map Symbols------------------75

D. Trains of Combat Troops------------- --------- 75

XVI. Survey and Map Printing:

A. Headquarters --- -------------------- 76

B. Units--------------- ---------- -------------- 76

C. Installations ------------------------------------ 77XVII. Services:

A. Supply:

1. Headquarters----------------------------- 78

2. Units ---------------------- 80

3. Installations------------------------------ 82

B. Administrative:

1. Units------------------------------------ 85

2. Installations----------------------------- 86

VI CONTENTS

XVII. Services-Continued.C. Medical: Page

1. Headquarters------------------------------872. Units-------------------------------------883. Miscellaneous_-----------------------------90

D. Veterinary---------------------------------------90E. Postal:

1. Headquarters-------------------------------922. Units--------------------------------------92

F. Provost:1. Headquarters-------------------------------932. U nits- - - - - - - - - - - - - 93

XVIII. Miscellaneous:A. Tactical Boundaries -- - -- - - - - - ---- 94B. Railroads and Transpor_____________ 94C. Obstacles:

1. Mines-------------------------------------972. Miscellaneous ------------------------------- 98

D. River Crossing:1. Crossing Points_---------------------------1012. Bridges-----------------------------------102

E. Defensive Positions--------------------------------102F. Miscellaneous-------------------------------------105

XIX. Air:A. Higher Headquarters_-----------------------------106B. Flying Corps :

1. Headquarters_-----------------------------1072. Units-------------------------------------108

C. Signals :1. Headquarters_-----------__----------------1102. Units-------------------------------------110,3. Permanent Signals Ground Organization--- 1114. Miscellaneous-------------------------------111

D. Antiaircraft Artillery:1. Headquarters_-----------------------------1122. Units-------------------------------------1133. Weapons----------------------------------115

E. Parachute Units_---------------------------------116F. Air Bases-----------------------------------------116

APPENDIX I-Ground Panel Signals Used By Troops For Air Com-munication --------------------------------------------------- 117

APPENDIX II-Nonofficial Auxiliary Signs---------------------------120SECTION III-DOCUMENTS ---------------------------------- 125ADDENDA-----------------------------------------------------------143

SECTION I

Explanation of German Military Symbols

1. The German Armed Forces use military symbols toa wide extent on their maps and charts, on task forcetables of organization, on direction and location signposts in combat zones, and even on armament and equip-ment. A thorough knowledge of these symbols, as wellas the principles on which they are formulated, willassist intelligence personnel in making German identi-fications in combat.

2. German military symbols are designed to resemblethe armament and establishments which they represent.The more complicated symbols are simply a logical de-velopment of the simple basic ones. Once the systemof German military symbols is understood, intelligencepersonnel can deduce the meaning of unknown and newsymbols.

3. The system of German military symbols will beexplained by illustrative examples in the following para-graphs.

4. Particular attention is called to the symbols with athickened line. They represent a unit of companystrength.

5. Here is the basic German military symbol for a

heavy machine gun: By thickening the center line,

the symbol represents a Machine Gun Company: "

6. Herewith is the basic symbol for a gun: iji It will

1

2 GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

now be explained how this symbol is developed to repre-

sent the various types of guns and the organizations which

man them.

a. The basic symbol for an infantry howitzer (75-mm

Howitzer in the 13th Company of an Infantry Regiment)

is as follows: ~ By thickening the center line, the

symbol represents the Infantry Howitzer Company: jb. The basic gun symbol III ,with a forked base repre-

sents an antitank gun: j Likewise, the addition of a

circle represents an antiaircraft gun: _

c. The addition of an extra line to a gun symbol usually

indicates a larger caliber. Thus, a 75-mm infantry

howitzer: If' becomes a 150-mm infantry howitzer by

the addition of another line to the symbol: I Also,

the symbol for a 50-mm infantry mortar: .1z. becomes

the symbol for the 81-mm mortar: =Q-

7. A motorized unit is indicated by two small wheels

on the unit symbol: ~a A partially motorized

unit is represented by4 one wheel only: = Partially

EXPLANATION, OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS 3

Motorized Telephone Company. Self-propelled mounts are

represented by the symbol: Thus, = Anti-

tank Battalion Headquarters on Self-propelled Mount.

8. Command Posts or unit headquarters are shown by

flag symbols. The shape and marking of the flag de-

notes the size of the command. Thus:

~ General Headquarters.

F~ Army Group Headquarters.

p Army Headquarters.

~ Corps Headquarters.

~ Divisional Headquarters.

a Brigade Headquarters.

~ Regimental Headquarters.

B Battalion Headquarters.

r Company Commander.

9. Arms and Services have their own distinguishingsymbols:

9------ Air.

0 -------- Antiaircraft Artillery.

0-1----

I..

+----

a

GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

Antitank.

Armored.

Artillery.

Battalion Strength.

Cavalry and Reconnaissance.

Company Strength.

Construction.

Cyclist.

Depot or Park.

Engineer.

Fortress Engineer.

Half-tracked.

Medical.

Military Police.

Motorcycle.

Motorized.

Motor Transport.

Mountain.

Parachute.

EXPLANATION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

-- ¢ - Partly Motorized.

-- ----- Radio.

-------- Railway.

4---------Railway Engineer.

Ai _ Signal.

&------_ Smoke or Chemical Warfare Service.

------ Supply.

Q V Survey.

-------- Telephone.

Tracked (Self-propelled Mount).

7 --- - Traffic Control.

-Train.

- -- Transport Column.

fl------ Veterinary.

10. Basic Symbols for Weapons:

"'---------Machine Gun.

11 _- _ Mortar.

1 ----- Infantry Howitzer.

_ -Flame-Thrower.

---- Antitank Rifle.


9j_----Antitank Gun.

'1'----_ Field Gun.

I_ - - Field Howitzer.

I -- -- _Medium Gun (100 mm).

As previously indicated, these basic symbols can besupplemented by adding r - A 0. Each addi-

tion of, one of these signs indicates an increase in caliber:

j Heavy Machine Gun.

-: Heavy Mortar.

11. Basic symbols for weapons, symbols for arms andservices, and the flags of headquarters may all be com-bined. Here, for example, is an illustration of the flexi-bility and adaptability of the German system of military

symbols: This character represents a Mountain Artil-

lery -Battalion Headquarters. Note the combination of

three elements, e. g., (Battalion Headquarters),

11f (Artillery), and A (Mountain).

12. Supplementary letters which are used to showspecial employment (F, Gr, Ls, Sich, St, Str, Wa, etc.) are

always found on the left of the symbol, e. g. F Fortress

Engineer Regimental Headquarters.Other letters, used to denote the nature and organic as-

signment of a formation, arc found on the right of the

EXPLANA'T'ION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

symbol: A Motorized Army Signal Battalion Head-

quarters.In a few exceptional cases, the letters are found above,

below, or within the military symbol.13. Supplementary numbers.a. Headquarters of Armies, Divisions, Regiments, In-

dependent Battalions, Companies, etc. carry an arabicnumeral on the right side of the military symbol as -a

designation of the unit, e. g., 10th Infantry Regiment.

b. Headquarters of Army Corps and Battalions within

a Regiment are shown by the use of Roman numerals:

VIII Army Corps Headquarters.

?/67 2nd Battalion, 67th Infantry Regiment.

c. A figure below a military symbol sign indicates the

number of weapons in a unit or the tonnage capacity of

columnns, ferries, and bridges:

3 3 Light Machine Guns.

_ 2 Infantry Howitzers (75 mm).

14. It will be noticed that, in certain instances, there are

alternate military symbols for the same subject. This isin no wise a deviation from a consistent pattern, but rather

further testimony to the logic of the German system.

Some German commander, not knowing the precisesymbol, has put one together from well-known basic signs.


The resultant symbol is fully as comprehensible as theofficial one.

15. In the translation of German terms, an attempt hasbeen made to approximate, as closely as possible, equiva-lent units in the Army of the United States. In manyinstances, however, no equivalents exist, necessitating aliteral translation.

16. An effort has been made to employ only thoseGerman terms which are officially used to designate a par-ticular military symbol. The absence of German oppositemany of the symbols is explained by lack of authoritativenomenclature.

17. The following changes in nomenclature, arrivingtoo late for inclusion in this book, should be noted:

Infanterieregiment should read Grenadierregimentleichte Division should read Jagerdivision (except

"leichte Afrika-division").

SECTION II

Military Symbols

I. HEADQUARTERS OF HIGHER ECHELONS

Military Symbol German - U. S. Equivalent

Ob erkommando des General Headquarters

Heeres

Heeresgruppenkommando Army Group Headquar-

ters

Armeeoberkommando Army Headquarters

Korpskommando Corps Headquarters

Korpskommando (mot.) Motorized Corps Head-

quarters

Gebirgskorpskommando Mountain Corps, Had-

quartcrs

or Panzer Corps Headquar-

or *Panzerkorpskommando ters

Hoheres Kommando Headquarters of Force

Equivalent to a Corps

Befehishaber des Riick- Headquarters of Army

af. wirtigen Jleeressgebiets Group Rear Area (Com-

munications Zone)

Kommando einer Infan- Infantry Divisional Head-teriedivision quarters

Kommando einer Infan- Motorized Infantry Divi-

teriedivision (mot.) sional Headquarters

9


Military Symbol German

Komnando einer leichten

Inf anteriedivision

Kommando einer Sicher-

Sich rungsdivisionKommando einer Landes-

y ~ schfitzendivision

Kommando eiuer Gebirgs-division

Kommando einer Panzer-

division

Stab eines Artilleriekom-

Kommandant des Rilek-KAw rtjgen Armeegebietes

Stab einer Infanteriebri-gade

Stab eines

ers

Artilleriefiihr- I

Stab einer Kavalleriebri-

gade

Stab einer -Panzerbrigade

Stab ::einer Panzergrena-

dierbrigade

U. S. Equivalent

Light Infantry Divisional

Headquarters

Line of Communications

Divisional Headquarters

Local Defense Divisional

Headquarters

Mountain Divisional

Headquarters

Panzer Divisional

quarters

Head-

Corps or Army Artillery

Command Staff

Inspector of Fortifications

Headquarters of Army

Rear Area (Communi-

cations Zone)

Infantry Brigade Head-

quarters

Divisional Artillery Com-

mander's Headquarters

Cavalry Brigade Head-

quarters

Panzer Brigade Headquar-

ters

Motorized Rifle Brigade

Headquarters in Panzer

Division

V~

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Stab eines Kiistenartil-

leriekommandeurs

Stab eines Festungsartil-

F tr leriekommandeurs

Stab eines Eisenbahnpio-

nierkommand eurs

Stab eines Festungspio-

F nierkommandeurs

Oberbaustab

U. S. Equivalent

Coast Defense Artillery

Headquarters (Status of

Brigade)

Fortress Artillery Head-

quarters

Railway Engineer Head-

quarters

Fortress Engineer

quarters

Head-

Construction Staff (Status

of Brigade)

Higher Echelons Signal

Headquarters

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II. INFANTRY

A. Headquarters:


Stab eines Infanterieregi-

ments

Stab eines Sicherungsregi-

Sich ments.

Gr Stab eines Grenzwachtreg-

Cxr invents

Stab eines Landesschitz-

!s enregimentsStab e in e s Infanterieregi-

ments nts (mot.)

Stab eines Infanteriebatail-

ions

Stab eines Infanteriebatail-ions (mot.)

Stab eines Radfahrerbatail-

ions (tmot.)

Stab eines Sicherungsbatail-

Sich I ions

Stab eines Grenzwachtbatail-

Grr ions

Stab eines Landesschtitzen-

Ls bataillons

W Stab eines Wachbatailions

12

U. S. Equivalent

Infantry Regimental

Headquarters


Regimental Headquar-

ters

Frontier (Guard) Regi-

mental Headquarters

Local Defense Regimental

Headquarters

Motorized Infantry Regi-

mental Headquarters

Infantry Battalion Head-

quarters

Motorized Infantry Bat-

talion Headquarters

Bicycle Battalion Head-

quarters (Partly Mo-

torized)


Battalion Headquarters

Frontier (Guard) Battal-

ion Headquarters

Local Defense Battalion

Headquarters

Guard Battalion Head-

quarters

MILITARY SYMBOLS 13

Military Symbol German U. S. Equivalent

f Stab eines Feldersatzbatail- Replacement Battalion

Feld Ers ions Headquarters (In Field)

Stab eines Maschinenge- Motorized Machine Gun

wehrbataillons (mot.) Battalion Headquarters

~.Stab emi e s Kradschfttzen- Motorcycle Rifle Battalionbataillons Headquarters

Kompanieffthrer Company Commander

Kompaniefiuhrer (mot.) Company Commander

(Motorized Unit)

Kradschiutzenkompaniefii- Motorcycle Companyhrer Commander

Radfahrerschwadron- Bicycle Company Com-

f uhrer mander

B. Units:.

111 Schutzenkompanie Rifle Company

Schutzenkompanie (mot.) Motorized Rifle Company

Sich LI Sicherungskompanie Line of CommunicationsCompany

Gr0j Grenzwachtkompanie Frontier (Guard) Com-

pany

Ls III Landesschutzenkompanie Local Defense Company

Wa 11 Wachkompanie Guard Company

St Stabskompanie Headquarters Company

St Stabskompanie (mot.) Motorized Headquarters

Company



Schwere Kompanie (mot.)

Panzerabwehrkompanie

(mot.)

Maschinengewehrkom-* panie

® + Maschinengewehrkom-

, Grenzwacht-Maschinen-o Gr . gewehrkompanie

M. G. Kp., vierspannig

j.I JKraftrad-(Krad-) Ma-

or schinengewehrkom-

panie

Kradschiitzenkompanie

Leichte Kradschl tzen-

kompanie

Schwere Kradschfitzen-

kompanie

Radfahrerkompanie

h ®Sicherungs-Radfahrer-komp anie

Ia Wachradfahrerkompanie

Infanteriegeschuitzkoi-

paine

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Heavy Weap-

ons Company

Motorized Antitank Com-

pany

Machine Gun Company

Motorized Machine Gun

Company

Frontier (Guard) Machine

Gun Company

Machine Gun Company

With Vehicles Drawn

by Four Horses

Motorcycle Machine Gun

Company

Motorcycle Rifle Com-

pany

Light Motorcycle Rifle

Company

Motorcycle Heavy Weap-

ons Company

Bicycle Company


Bicycle Company

Guard Bicycle Company

Infantry Howitzer Com-

pany

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MILITARY SYMBOLS

H/lilita

II!

D

El

nLI

ry Symbol German

Inf ant eri eg e s cliii t z -

kompanie (mat.)

Schwere Infanteriege-

schfitzkompanie

Kradschuitzenzug

Kradmeldetrupp

Infanterie-Reiterzug

Nachrichtenzug bei Staben


(mot.)

Kraftradmeldezug (Krad-

meldezug)

Schiitzenzug

or ~f Granatwerferzug

Granatwerferzug (mot.)

Inf an terieponierzug

Infanteriepionierzug (mot.)

Panzerabwelirzug

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Infantry How-

itzer Company

Heavy Infantry Howitzer

Company on Self -pro-

pelled Mounts

Motorcycle Rifle Platoon

Motorcycle Detachment at

Regimental Headquar-

ters

Mounted Infantry Recon-

naissance Platoon

(Horse)

Headquarters Signal Pla-

toon

Motorized Headquarters

Signal Platoon

Motorcycle Messenger

Platoon

Rifle Platoon

Heavy Mortar Platoon

Motorized Heavy Mortar

Platoon

Infantry Combat Engineer

Platoon

Motorized Infantry Com-

bat Engineer Platoon

Antitank Platoon



S, Panzerabwehrzug (mot.)

Leichter Infanteriege-

schutzzug (mot.)

Schwerer Infanteriege-

_ schftzzug (mot.)


sch.utzzug auf Selbst-

fahrlafetten

_LL. Leichte Infanterieko-lonne

JkL. Leichte Infanterieko-lonne (mot.)

C. Weapons:

,I. Maschinengewehr or

Leichtes M. G.

T Leichtes M. G. in Stell-

ung

" . Schweres M. G.

Schweres M. G. in Stell-I ung.1. Leichter Granatwerfer

___ Schwerer Granatwerfer

Leich te s Infanteriege-± schlitz

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Antitank Pla-

toon

Motorized Light Infantry

Howitzer Platoon

Motorized Heavy Infantry

Howitzer Platoon

Heavy Infantry Howitzer

Platoon on. Self-pro-

pelled Mounts

Infantry Light Transport

Column

Infantry Light Transport

Column (Motorized)

Machine Gun or Light

Machine Gun

Light Machine Gun in

Position

Heavy Machine Gun

Heavy Machine Gun in

Position

Light Mortar (50 mm)

Heavy Mortar (81 mm)

Light Infantry Howitzer

(75 mm)

MILITARY SYMBOLS 17


Schweres Infanteriege- Heavy Infantry Howitzerschuitz (150 mm)

Panzerbiichse Antitank Rifle

Panzerbiichse 41 Antitank Rifle 41

2 cm Panzerabwehrge- 20-mm Antitank Gunschuitz

Panzerabwehrkanone(3.7 37-mm Antitank Gun

cm)

Panzerabwehrkanone (in 37-mm Antitank Gun in

Stellung) Position

4.7 cm Panzerabwehrge- 47-mm Antitank Gun

schtutz

4.7 cm Panizerabwehrge- 47-mm Antitank Gun

schiitz (Czech)

5 cm Pak/Flak 50-mm Antitank/Antiair-or craft Gun

7.5 cm Pak/Flak 75-mm Antitank/Antiair-iii craft Gun

7.62 cm Pak/Flak 76.2-mm Antitank/Anti-

aircraft Gun

i 8.8 cm Pak/Flak 88-mm Antitank/Antiair-craft Gun

18 GERMAN' MILITARY SYMBOLS

D. Groups:1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:


Infanteriebataillon Infantry Battalion (show-

inp comnomltion of 2

112 12

6 12

2. Examples of Map Symbols:

0 X/21 Infanteriebataillon

10 Maschinengewehrbataillon

KG J~J Infanterie -Marschko-

lonne

Marschkolonne M~1o-

torisierter Infanterie

4 Einzelner Schiitze

4"4 Feldposten, Spahtrupp

P1 FE . Feidwache

B Beoba.chtuugstelle

d Scuiitzeimest

64600%,." Schtltzen in Entwicklung

Rifle Companies, each

with 12 Light Machine

Guns and 3 Light Mor-

tars, 1 Heavy Weapons

Company, with 12

Heavy Machine Guns

and 6 Heavy Mortars)

Infantry Battalion (1st

Battalion. 21st Regi-

ment)

10th Motorized Machine

Gun Battalion

Infantry March Column

Motorized Infantry March

Column

Individual Rifleman

Patrol

Picket

Observation Post

Group of Entrenched

Riflemen

Deployed Riflemen

III. ARTILLERYA. Headquarters:


Stab enes Artillerieregi- Field Artillery Regimental

ments Headquarters

Stab eines Artillerieregi- Motorized Field Artillery

ments (not.) Regimental Headquar-ters

Stab eines reitenden Artil- Horse Artillery Regiment-

lerieregiments al Headquarters

Stab eines GebirgsartilL Mountain Artillery Regi-P lerieregiments mental Headquarters

Motorized Artillery Regi-

mental fHeadquarters inPanzer Division

Stab eines Kiistenartillerie- Coast Artillery Regimen-

regiments tal Headquarters

Stab eines Leichtgeschutz- Light Artillery Regimental

regiments Headquarters

Stab einer Artillerieabteil- Field Artillery Battalion)

ung Headquarters

Stab einer Artillerieabteil- Motorized Field Artillery

ung (mot.) Battalion Headquar-

ters

Stab einer reitenden Artil- Horse Artillery Battalion

lerieabteilung Headquarters

Stab einer Beobachtungs- Motorized Artillery Ob-

abteilung (mot.) servation Battalion

Headquarters

19



Stab einer Gebirgsartil-

I I lerieabteilung

Stab einer Sturmgeschtitz-abteilung

Stab einer Ki stenartil-

lerieabteilung

Stab einer Leichtgeschiitz-

abteilung

Batteriefiihrer

Stabsbatterie

Stabsbatterie (mot.)

Gebirgsstabsbatterie

Reitende Stabsbatterie

Stabsbatterie einer Beo-

bachtungsabteilung

(mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Mountain Artillery Bat-

talion Headquarters

Motorized Field Artillery


in Panzer Division

Assault Gun Battalion

Headquarters

Coast Artillery Battalion

Headquarters

Light Gun Battalion Head-

quarters

Battery Commander

Headquarters Battery


Battery

IIB. Units:

St

Headquarters

Headquarters Battery in

Horse Artillery Unit


Battery in a Motorized

or Panzer Unit


Battery of a Motorized

Artillery Observation

Battalion

Mountain

Battery

MILITARY SYMBOLS


1l, Stabsbatterie einer Sturm-

St geschuitzabteilung

Lichtmessbatterie (mot.)

uJ Beobachtungsbatterie(mot.)

Schallmessbatterie (mot.)

Vermess ungsbatt erie

(mot.)

Ballonbatterie (mot.)

Batterie L. F. H. (7.5 cm)

L. F. H. (16) Batterie in

Stellung (10.5 cm)

Batterie L. F. H. (18) in

Stellung (10.5 cm)

Batterie langer schweren

Feldhaubitzen

Batterie schwerer Haubit-

zen

Batterie Feldkanonen

U. S. Equivalent

Headquarters Battery of

an Assault Gun

Battalion

Motorized Flash Ranging

Battery

Motorized Artillery

servation Battery

Panzer Division)

Ob-

(in

Motorized Artillery Sound

Ranging Battery

Motorized Artillery

vey Battery

Motorized Balloon

tery

Sur-

Bat-

Light Field Howitzer Bat-

tery (75 mm)

Light Field Howitzer (16)

Battery in Position (105

mm)

Light Field Howitzer (18)

Battery in Position (105

mm)

Long Medium Field How-

itzer (13) Battery

I~

T

II

Howitzer (18)

Field Gun Battery

Medium

Battery

22 GERMAN MILITARY

Military Symbol Germanij Gebirgsbatterie

Reitende Batterie Feld-

kanonen

Reitende Batterie Feld-kanonen in Stellung

I Batterie 10 cm Kanonen

Batterie 21 cm Miirser

Nachrichtenzug des

Stabes eines Regi-

ments oder einer

Abteilung

ora,9 Wetterzug (mot.)

Vermessungszug (mot.)

Artillerievermsseungs-

trupp

Artillerieve rmessungs -trupp (mot.)

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

Mountain Battery

Horse Battery of Field

Guns

Horse Battery of Field

Guns in Position

100-mm Gun Battery

210-mm Mortar Battery

Regimental or Battalion

Headquarters Signal

Platoon

Motorized Meteorolog-

ical Platoon

Motorized Meteorolog-

ical Platoon (Air Cur-

rents and Air Pres-

sures)

Motorized Medium Cali-

bration Platoon

Motorized Artillery Sur-

vey Platoon

Artillery Survey Detach-

ment

Motorized Artillery Sur-

vey Detachment

s. 4o

ar

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Gebirgsartillerievermes-

s ungstrupp

~L ~Or Druckereitrupp (mot.)

Wettertrupp (mot.)

LA a t !I Leichte Artillerieko-lonne

A , J Leichte Artillerie-

c- a kolonne (mot.)

.JAa Leichte Gebirgsartillerie-

kolonne (mot.)

Kz Ili

11T

Kraftzug -Artilleriekol-

onne

sjT

C. Weapons:

1. Guns and Cannons:

iii , Feldkanone (7.5 cm)

U. S. Equivalent

Mountain Artillery Sur-

vey Detachment

Motorized Printing De-

tachment

Motorized Meteorologi-

cal Detachment

Motorized Light Calibra-

tion Detachment

Light Transport Column

of Artillery

Motorized Light Trans-

port Column of Artil-

lery


port Column of Moun-

tain Artillery

Tractor Drawn Artillery

Supply Column (Diesel)

Pack Supply Column of a

Light Artillery Battery

in a Motorized Divi-

sion

Pack Supply Column of a

Motorized Medium Ar-

tillery Battery in a

Motorized Division

Field. Gun. (75 mm)



F. K. 16 (7.5 cm)

F. K. 18 (7.5 cm)

Leichtgeschuitz

~ Sturmgeschutz (7

I 10 cm K.

t 10 cm K. 17

3 10.5 cm K. 18

T 15 cm K. 16 (mot

15 cm K. 18 (mot

7+o 15 cm K. 39 (mol

15 cm Eisenbahn

.5 cm)

Peschuitz

U. S. Equivalent

Field Cannon 16 (75 mm)

Field Gun 18 (75 mm)

Light Gun (75 mm)

Mountain Gun 15 (75 mm)

Mountain Gun 36 (75 mm)

Assault Gun (75 mm)

100-mm Cannon

100-mm Cannon 17 (or

new Model 17/04)

105-mm Cannon 18

C(oast Defense 120-mm

Cannon

Motorized 150-mm Can-

non 16

150-mm Cannon 18 (Mo-

torized)

150-mm Cannon 39 (Mo-

torized)

150-mm Cannon on Howitz-

er Mounting (Motorized)

150-mm Railway Gun

; >

; )

; >

Military Symbol

17 c

20.S

TEis

T

EE E1

EiE

St~

'ItI

cm Eis

3 em

chiitz

enbah

senbah

2. Howitzers:

L. F. H.

L.F.H.

lafette

MILITARY SYMBOLS 25

German U. S. Equivalent

170-mm Gun on Howitzer

Mounting (Motorized)

enbahngeschtitz .170-mm Railway Gun

Eisenbahnge- 203-mm Railway Gun

210-mm Gun 38 (Motor-

ized.

210-mm Gun. 39 (Motor-

ized)

ngeschiitz 12 Railway Gun 12

240-mm Gun (Motorized)

240-mm Railway Gun

(Theodor or Theodor-

Bruno)

280-mm Railway Gun

(Short, Long, or Heavy

Bruno Type)

ngeschiitz 5 Railway Gun 5

305-mm Fixed Gun

(10.5 cm) Light Field Howitzer (105

mm)

auf Selbstfahr- Light Field Howitzer on

Self-propelled Mount

26 GERMAN MILITARY


L. F. H. 16 (10.5 cm)

I L. F. H. 18 (10.5 cm)

S L. F. H. 18 (mot.)

OO

Tg.s. .H 13(15cmSS. F.H.1(mot.) (15 cm

SYMBOLS

V. S. Equivalent

Light Field Howitzer 16

(105 mm)


(105 mm)


(Motorized)

120-mm Howitzer

Medium Howitzer (150

mm)

Long Medium Field How-

itzer 13

Medium Field Howitzer

18 (150 mm) (Motor-

ized)

210-mm Howitzer (Motor-

ized)

Long 210-mm Howitzer

(Motorized)

210-mm How 18 (Motor-

ized)

240-mm Howitzer 39

(Motorized)


ized)

Howitzer M. 1 (Motor-

ized)


ized)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


"Gamma" Howitzer (Mo-

torized)

3. Weapons of Foreign Origin:

In the case of guns of foreign origin, the military symbol for the

appropriate caliber is used together with the letter showing the

country of origin.

10 cm K.

+o

15 cm K.

D. Examples of Map Symbols:

or \Artillerie-Marschkolonne

ij r/

1LA Armee-Beobachtungs-stelle

E. Miscellaneous :

4 Lichtmessstelle

4or Schallmessstelle

5039400-43 -- 3

100-mm Cannon (Czech)

Medium Howitzer (Polish)

150-mm Cannon (French)

Artillery March Column

1st Battalion, 1st Regi-

ment (Light Field How-

itzers)

Army Observation Post

Flash Ranging Station

Artillery Sound Ranging

Station

Warning Post

Wagon Lines

;I05:1 (1~P-7

IV. CAVALRY AND RECONNAISSANCE

A. Headquarters:


Stab eines Kavallerie-

(Reiter-) Regiments

Stab einer Aufklairungsab-

teilung einer Infanterie-

division

Stab einer Aufklirungsab-teilung einer Infanterie-division (tmot.)

Stab einer Aufklirungsab-

teilung einer Infanterie-division (mot.)

Stab eines Radfahrerba-

taillons (tmot.)

Stab einer Gebirgsaufklr-ungsabteilung

Panzerspah -

abteilung

Aufklirungs-

Fiihrer einer Schwadron

Fihrer einer Schwadron

(mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Horse Cavalry Regimental

Headquarters

Headquarters of Recon-

naissance Battalion of

Infantry Division

Headquarters of Partly

Motorized Reconnais-

sance Battalion of In-

fantry Division

Headquarters of Motor-

ized Reconnaissance

Battalion of Infantry

Division

Bicycle Battalion Head-

quarters (Partly Motor-

ized)

Headquarters of PartlyMotorized Reconnais-

sance Battalion of Moun-

tain Division

Headquarters of Armored-

Car Reconnaissance Bat-

talion

Troop Commander

Troop Commander (Mo-

torized)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Fiihrer einer M. G.-

Schwadron

Fiihrer einer Radfahrer-

schwadron

Fiihrer einer Panzerspaih-

schwadron

B. Units:

Reiterschwadron

Maschinengewehr-.o r schwadron.

Maschinengewehrs ch w a-

dron (mot.)

K av all erie - Geschiitz-iki schwadron.

Reiteraufklhrungs c h w a-

Radfahrerschwadron

A Radfahrer - Aufklrungs-schwadron.

Gebirgsradf ahrer-Auf klh-

rungsschwadron

~a' Panzersphhschwadron

Panz ersp ahschwadron

einer Panzeraufkll-

rungsabteilung

U. S. Equivalent

Machine Gun Troop Com-

mander

Bicycle Troop Comman-

der

Armored-Car Commander

Horse Cavalry Troop

Cavalry

Troop

Machine Gun

Motorized Cavalry

chine Gun Troop

Ma-

Cavalry Howitzer Troop

Horse Cavalry Reconnais-

sance Troop

Bicycle Troop

Bicycle - Reconnaissance

Troop

Mountain Bicycle Recon-

naissance Troop

Armored-Car Troop

Armored-Car Troop in

Armored Reconnais-

sance Battalion


Military Symbol German U. S.

S Kradsch~iitzenschwadron Motorcycle

Kradschutz enseliwadron Motorcycleeines Panzerverbandes Armored]

Schwerwaffenschwadron Motorized](mot.) ons Troop

Schwerwaffen - Radfahrer- Motorized]schwadron (mot.) ons Troop

Squadron

Gebirgs - Schwerwaffen- MotorizedSschiwadron (mot.) Heavy W

Schwerwaffenschwadron MotorizedIeines Panzerverbandes ons' Troo

Kavallerie-Panzerabwehr-. Caar n

Kavalere-Pnzeabwhr-Motorized.zug (mot.) tank Plat

1 ] Kavallerie-G eschii tz- Cavalry Ho~0! zug

SKavallerie-Pionier- Motorized(orzug (mot.) bat Engin

S Kavallerie - Nachrichten- Partly Mot(zug (tmot.) Signal Pla

_ Kavallerie- Motorized(O6r D or Nachrichten- Platoon

zug (mot.)

Nachrichtenzug einer MotorizedAufklarungsabteilung of a(mot.) Battalion

Equivalent

Troop

Troop in anFormation

Hleavy Weap-

Heavy Weap-of a Bicycle

Mo u nta ineapons Troop

[leavy Weap-p in an Ar-rmation

itank Platoon

Cavalry Anti-)On

vitzer Platoon

Cavalry Corn-~eer Platoon

)rized Cavalryatoon

Cavalry Signal

Signal PlatoonReconn aissan ce

MILITARY SYMBOLS

mbol GermanMilitary Sy

4

C. Vehicles:

Leichter Panzerspaihwagen

f Leichter Panzerspaihwagen

(Franzdsisch)

Schwerer Panzerspahwagen

D. Examples of Map Symbols:

6 Reiterposten

6 Reiterspahtrupp, Reiter-666 feldposten

Reiterfeidwache

6 Radfahrerfeldpo~6 fahrerspiihtruj

sten, Rad-PP

Panzerspaihzug

Kradschiitzenzug

Granatwerferzug (mot.)

Leichte Kavalleriekolonne

Leichte Panzerspaihko-

lonne

)))))))-> Bewegung von Kavallerie I Movement of Cavalry

U. S. Equivalent

Armored-Car Platoon

Motorcycle Rifle Platoon

Motorized Heavy MortarPlatoon

Light Cavalry TransportColumn

Light Transport Columnin an Armored-Car Unit

Light Armored-Car

Light Armored-Car(French)

Heavy Armored-Car

Heavy Armored-Car(With Radio)

Mounted Trooper

Cavalry Patrol

Cavalry Picket

Bicycle Patrol

32 GERMAN MILITARY


K aval-or errie-

Marsch-

kolonne

Kavallerie-(Reiter-) Regi-

ment

th Auf klrungsabteilung

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

Cavalry March Column

Horse Cavalry Regiment

Reconnaissance Battalion

V. MOUNTAINA. Headquarters:


Stab eines Gebirgsj tiger-

regiments

Stab eines Gebirgsj iger-

bataillons

f ahrer-Bataillons (tmot.)

P Stab einer Gebirgsflakar-

tillerieabteilung (tmot.)

i

B. Units:

Fiihrer einer Gebirgsj tiger-

kompanie

Fiihrer einer Gebirgsrad-

fahrerkompanie

Gebirgsj aigerkompanie

Gebirgsj agermaschinenge-

wehirkompanie

S;" Gebirgsstabskompanie

Gebirgsradfaahrerkompanie

U. S. Equivalent

Mountain Infantry Regi-

mental Headquarters

Mountain Infantry Bat-

talion Headquarters

Mountain Bicycle Battal-

ion Head quarters (Part-

ly Motorized)

Mountain Antiaircraft Ar-

tillery Battalion Head-


ized)

Mountain Rifle Company

Commander

Mountain Bicycle Com-pany Commander

Mountain Rifle Company

Machine Gun Company of

Mountain Infantry Bat-

talion

Mountain Headquarters

Company

Mountain Bicycle Com-

pany



Schwere Gebirgsradfahrer-

kompanie (mot.)

T Gebirgsflakbatterie (2 cm)(mot.)

Gebirgspan zerabwehr-

kompanie (mot.)

ti~II Gebirgsgranatwerf erzug

WZ Gebirgsgeschfttzzug

or Nachrichtenzug bei Staben-1 von Gebirgseinheiten

Gebirgsradf ahrerzug

L4± Leichte Gebirgskolonne

a Leichte Gebirgsj igerko-

lonne

U. S. Equivalent

Heavy Weapons Company

of a Mountain Bicycle

Battalion

Motorized Mountain Anti-

aircraft Artillery Bat-

tery (20 mm)

Motorized Mountain Anti-

tank Company

Mountain Heavy Mortar

Platoon

Mountain Howitzer Pla-

toon

Signal Platoon with Moun-

tain Units Headquarters

Mountain Bicycle Platoon

Light Mountain Transport

Column

Mountain Infantry Light

Transport Column

MILITARY SYMBOLS

C. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:

nbol German U. S. EquivalentMilitary Syr

4

U II~a le aI 1 'LLIi i " a d

J /i 8 Gebirgsj gerbataillon 1st Battalion, 138th Moun-tain Rifle Regiment

Gebirgsmarschkolon- March Column of Moun-ne tain Troops

Gebirgsj igerbataillon

Mountain Infantry Battalion Consisting of:

Battalion Headquarters -

3 Mountain Rifle Companies, each with:

12 Light Machine Guns

3 Light Mortars

2 Heavy Mortars

1 Mountain Machine Gun Company with

12 Heavy Machine Guns

1 Headquarters Company with

1 Engineer Platoon with 4 Light Machine

Guns

1 Signal Platoon

1 Howitzer Platoon with 2 Light Howitzers

2 Examples of Map Symbols

VI. PANZERA. Headquarters:


Stab eines Panzerregiments

Stab eines Panzergrena-

dierregiments (mot.)

g Stab einer Panzerabteilung

Stab einer Panzerflam-

menwerferabteilung

Stab einer Panzerabwehr-

abteilung auf Selbst-

falrlafetten

Stab eines Panzergrena-

dierbataillons (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Tank Regimental Head-

quarters

Infantry Regimental Head-

quarters (in Panzer Di-

vision).

Armored Infantry Regi-

mental Headquarters

'Artillery Regimental Head-


vision)

Tank Battalion Headquar-

ters

Armored Flamethrower


Antitank Battalion Head-

quarters on Self-pro-pelled Mounts

Infantry Battalion Head-


vision)

Armored Infantry Battal-

ion Headquarters

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military Symbol . German

Stab eines Kradschfitzen-

bataillons

Stab einer Aufkliirungsab-

teilung (mot.)

BIB. Uhnits:

Fiihrer einer Kompanie

der Kraftfahrkampf-

truppe

Fiihrer einer Panzerkom-

panie

Fiihrer einer Panzerfiam-menwerferkompanie

"~ Panzerabteilung

Zi Panzerabteilung

Or- Panzerabteilung

U. S. Equivalent

Motorcycle Rifle Battalion

Headquarters (in Pan-

zer Division)

Motorized Reconnaissance

Battalion Headquar-

ters (in Panzer Division)

Company Commander (in

Armored Force)

Armored Infantry Com-

pany Commander

Tank Company Command-

er.


Company Commander

Tank Battalion (3 Com-

panies)

Tank Battalion (2 Light

Companies, 1 Medium

Company)

Tank Battalion

Panzerabwehrabteilung Motorized Antitank Bat-

(mot.) talion

Aufkhirungsabteilung Motorized Reconnais-

(mot.) sauce Battalion

4$

38 GERMAN MILITARY


S Panzergrenadierbataillon(mot.)

Panzerkompanie

9 Leichte Panzerkompanie

g Mittlere Panzerkompanie

Panzerfla mmenwerfer-SF kompanie

~ Panzerstabskompanie

p~ Werkstattkompanie

Panzergrenadierkompanie

(mot.)

Schwere Kompanie (mot.)

Maschinengewehrkom-

~~ pane (mot.)

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Infantry Bat-

talion (in Panzer Di-

vision)

Tank Company

Light Tank Company

Medium Tank Company


Company

Armored Headquarters

Company

Armored Maintenance

Company

Motorized Company (in

Panzer Division)

Armored Infantry Com-

pany

Motorized Heavy WeaponsCompany (in Panzer Di-

vision)

Armored Heavy Weapons

Company

Motorized Machine Gun

Company (in Panzer Di-

vision)

Armored Machine Gun

Company

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Jnf anteriegeschiitzkom-

panie (mot.)

Stabskompanie (mot.)

6% Panzerabwehrkoinpanie

(mot.)

Panzerabwehrkompanie

auf Selbstfahrlafetten

g Kradschtzenkompanie

Siwere Kradschtzen-

S gkompanie

Kr ad mas chine ng ewe hr-V kompanie


schfitzzug (mot.)

Pionierzug (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Infantry How-

itzer Company (in Pan-

zer Division)


Company (in Panzer

Division)

Armored Headquarters

Company

Motorized Antitank Com-

pany (in Panzer Divi-

sion)

Antitank Company on

Self-propelled Mounts

(in Panzer Division)

Motorcycle Rifle Com-

pany (in Panzer Divi-

sion)

Motorcycle Heavy Weap-

ons Company (in Pan-

zer Division)

Motorcycle Machine Gun

Company (in Panzer

Division)

Motorized Heavy Infan-

try Howitzer Platoon


Motorized Combat Engi-

neer Platoon (in Panzer

Division)

GERMAN, MILITARY

German

40

Military A

I9-

C. Tani

t51

Symbol

Zug Panzerkampf-

wagen

Leichter Panzerzug

Werkstattzug


(mot.)

Panzernachrichtenzug

Panz er-Gel echtstross

Eisenbabn-Panzerzug

Panzerkampfwagen I

Panzerkampfwagen II

Panzerkampfwagen II

(Franzosisch)

Panzerkampfwagen III

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

Armored Combat Engi-

neer Platoon

Tank Platoon

Light Tank Platoon

Armored Maintenance

Platoon

Armored Recovery Pla-

toon

Motorized Signal Platoon


Armored Signal Platoon

Armored Signal Platoon

Armored Combat Train

Armored Train (Railway)

Tank, Mark I

Tank, Mark II

Tank, Mark II (French;

for Platoon Command-

er)

Tank, Mark III

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military

6i

Symbol German

Panzerbefehlswagen

Br Briickentraiger - Panze:kampfwagen

Panzerkampfwagen IV

D. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagramatic


'/3

- Panzerabteilhmg

Panzer-Marschko-

lonnne

1n Leichte Panzerkolonne

V. S. Equivalent

Command Tank

r- Bridge Laying Tank in

Armored Engineer Bat-

talion

Tk, Mark IV (for Com-

pany Commander)

Table of Organization:

Tank Battalion, Consist-

ing of:

Headquarters

Headquarters Com-

pany

Tank Battalion

2 Light Tank

Companies

1 Medium Tank

Company

Supply Train

Maintenance Com-

pany

1st Battalion, 3rd Infan-,

try Regiment (in Panzer

Division)

1st Battalion, 6th Tank

Regiment

March Column of

Units

Tank


of Armored Units

42 -GERMAN MILITARY

Military Symbol GermanE. Vehicles:4~Panzerspahkompanie16 Panzerspaiheinheiten

A~Panzerspaihwagen

zo( Mitti. Panzer-Fuuktrupp

S Ki. Panzer-Funktrupp

~4L. Panzerspah-Fumktrupp

S Stabs-Raupenfahrzeug Nr.251

0 =

~4Panzerspathwagen, 4 Raid-:bo rig-Nr. 260

Panzerspahiwagen, 4 Rad-Z6 rig-Nr. 261

S Panzerspahwagen 8 Rad-rig-Nr. 263

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

Armored-Car Company

Armored-Car Units

Armored-Car

Medium Panzer Radio De-tachment

Small Panzer Radio De-tachment

Light Armored-Car RadioDetachment

Special Headquarters Ve-hicle #251

4 Wheeled Armored-Car#260



VII. ENGINEERS

A.. Headquarters:


Stab eines Pionierregi-

ments

Stab eines Pionierregi-

ments (mot.)

Stab eines Pionierbatail-

ions (tmot.)

Stab eines Pionierbatail-ions (mot.)

Panzertruppe - Pionier-

bataillonor Pzerrpe-Poir

Stab eines Gebirgspionier-

bataillons

Stab eines Pionierbriicken-

bataillons (tmot.)

B. Units:

11

Kompanierfiihrer

Pionierkompanie

Pionierkompanie

einer

U. S. Equivalent

Combat Engineer Regi-

mental Headqnarters


neer Regimental Head-

quarters

Combat Engineer Battal-

ion Headquarters (Part-

ly Motorized)


neer Battalion Head-

quarters



quarters

Mountain Combat Engi-


quarters

Combat Engineer Bridg-

ing Battalion Headquar-

ters (Partly Motorized)

Combat Engineer Com-

pany Commander

Combat Engineer Com-

pany

503940 0-4 -- 4



f Pionierkompanie (mot.)

Gebirgspionierkompanie

Brfickenbaukompanie

Leichte Pionierkompai(mot.)

lie

Pionierpark

Panzertruppe-Pionierkom-

panie

Sturmbootkompanie

Pionier-Radfahrerkompa-nie

Pioniernachrichtenzug

(mot.)

Gebirgspionier - Nachrich-tenzug bei Staben(tmot.)

Kavalleriepionierzug(mot.)

U. S. Equivalent


neer Company


neer Company

Bridge Building Company

Light Motorized Combat

Engineer Company (In

Armored Unit)

Combat Engineer Supply

Depot Company


neer Company

Engineer Company (Ar-

mored Half-tracked Ve-

hicles) of an Armored

Engineer Battalion

Assault Boat Company

Combat Engineer Bicycle

Company


neer Signal Platoon


neer Signal Platoon

(Partly Motorized)


neer Platoon (Cavalry)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


A Pionierwerkstattzug(mot.)

Briickenkolonne

(mot.)(Briiko)

F

K3AI Kleine Pionierkolonne

(mot.)

- ' Leicht zerlegbares Briick-

engerit

Herbert-Brickengerit

U. S. Equivalent


neer Maintenance Pla-

toon

Motorized Bridging Col-

umnB

Bridging Column T


of Combat Engineers


port Column of Combat

Engineers

Motorized Lightport Column ofEngineers (in

Division)

Trans-

Combat

Panzer

Leichte Pionierkolonne

Leichte Pionierkolonne(mot.)

Leichte Pionierkolonne(mot.)

Leichte Gebirgspionierko-lonne (mot.)



Mountain Engineers



Engineers

Sectional Bridging Equip-

ment Unit

Sectional Bridging Equip-

ment Unit With Escort

"Herbert" Ponton Bridg-

ing Equipment Unit

-


Military Syl

H~

s.S.

nbol German

Schweres Schiffsbriicken-

gerat

Briickengeratkolonne. B

B1)- 4s-

KKB Kraftzug-Briickengerat-

B kolonne B (mot.)

Pioniergeraitstaffel (mot.)

C. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagrammatic


Pionierbataillon (mot.)

999

8

U. S. Equivalent

"Herbert" Ponton Bridg-

ing Equipment with Es-

cort

Heavy Boat Bridging

Equipment Unit

Heavy Boat Bridging

Equipment Unit with

Escort

Equipment Unit for B

Bridging Column

Equipment Unit for B

Bridging Column with

Escort

Tractor Echelon of a B

Bridging Column

Motorized Engineer Tool

Train


neer Battalion:

Headquarters

3 Motorized Engineer

Companies each with 9

Light Machine guns

Motorized "B" Bridging

Column



Engineers

MILITARY SYMBOLS



Pionierbataillon 36

J36

~ C ~ Pionier-Marschko-

lonne

U. S. Equivalent

36th Combat

Battalion

Engineer

March Column of Combat

Engineer Units

VIII. RAILWAY ENGINEER

A. Headquarters:

Symbol German


nier-Regiments (mot.)


nier-Bataillons (mot.)


fier - Brilekenbaubatail-

ions (tmot.)


nier-Baubataillons

Eisenbahnpionierkom-

panic (tmot.)

Eisenbahnpionierkom-

panie (mot.)

E isenb ahnpionier-Bau-

komp anie

Eisenbahnpionier - Pfeiler-[e] Pf' baukompanie -

'B Eisenbalnfernsprech-

kompanie

]1hlitary

IU. S. Equivalent

Motorized Railway

Engineer Regimental

Headquarters

Motorized Railway En-

gineer Battalion Head-

quarters

Partly Motorized Railway

Engineer Bridge Build-

ing Battalion Head-

quarters

Railway Engineer. Con-

struction BattalionHeadquarters

Partly Motorized Railway

Engineer Company


gineer Company.

Railway Construction

Company

Pile Driver Company

Railway Telephone Op-

erating Company

B. Units:

Ep

MILITARY SYMBOLS


±1 ~ Eisenbahn-Stellwerkkom-0St. paine

sIj Feld Feldbahnkompanie

Eisenbahnbetriebskom-

L7JBetr panie

Eisenbahn-Briickenbau-kompanie

~ Eisenbahnpionierpark

Eisenbahnpionier-Bau-L~1 kompanie

Eisenbahn-Pionierpark-

kompanie

A Pionierwerkstattzug

Fiihrer einer Seilbahn-

Sell kompanie

Seilbahntrupp

Ius

U. S. Equivalent

Railway Signals Company

Railway Engineer Water

Supply Company

Field Railway Company

Railway Operating Com-

pany

Company of a Railway

Bridge Building Bat-

talion

Depot Company of a Rail-

way Bridge Building

Battalion

Railway Engineer Con-

struction Company

Railway Engineer Depot

Company

Engineer Railway Shop

Platoon

Commander of a Cable

Railway Company

Cable Railway Detach-

ment

Section Concerned With

Underground Excava-

tion (Foundations of

Bridges, etc. on River

Beds)



Eisenbahnpionierkolonne

UW (mot.)

Eisenbahnbau-Pionier--a- kolonne

Eisenbahnpionierpark

Eisenbahnpionier-Bricke

U. S. Equivalent


gineer Transport Col-

umn

Partly Motorized Column

of a Railway Construc-

tion Battalion

Railway Engineer Supply

Park

Emergency Railway

Bridge

IX. FORTRESS ENGINEER

A. Headquarters:


Stab eines Festungspio-F nierregiments

Stab eines Festungspio-

,F nierbataillons

Stab eines Festungsbau-. Pionierbataillons

Festungsbau-Pionierkom-

panie

Betonbaukompanie

Festungspioniertechnische

Kompanie

F estungspionier-Park-

kompanie

Festungspionier-B auko-

lonne (mot.)

Festungsscheinwerf erzug

U. S. Equivalent

Fortress Engineer Regi-mental Headquarters

Fortress. Engineer (Sec-

tor) Battalion Head-

quarters)

Fortress Construction

Battalion Headquar-

ters


Company


(Concrete) Company

Rock Drilling Company

Tunneling Company

Technical Company

Fortress Engineer Depot

Company

Motorized Fortress Con-

struction Transport Col-

umn

Fortress Searchlight Pla-

toon

B. Units

FI1

F~

F J

FI

F

F1

GERMAIN MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military Symbol

F®

German

Festungspionierpark

Heim

Pi ~n

U. S. Equivalent

Military Geological Sec-

tion.

Fortress Engineer Supply

Park

Fortress Engineer Supply

Park (in Zone of In-

terior)

X. TECHNICALA. Headquarters:


Stab eines technischen Motorized Technical Bat-

r Bataillons (mot.) talion Headquarters

Motorized Technical Bat-

T MA talion (Gasoline "A")

Headquarters


TMB talion (Gasoline "B")Headquarters

B: Units:

Motorized Technical Com-

T pany (Electricity)


pany (Gas and Water)


pany (Mining, Exca-

vation)


pany (Mining, "Cut and

Cover" Construction)

Motorized Technical Co -

TAA pany (Gasoline "A")

Motorized Technical Conm-

T M pany (Gasoline "B")

Motorized Technical Pla-

toon (Gas and Water)


C. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:


El')','3Z

U. S. Equivalent


talion consisting of:

Headquarters

2 motorized Technical

Companies (Electric-

ity), each with 3 Light

Machine Guns


pany (Gas and Water)

with 3 Light Machine

Guns.

XI. CONSTRUCTION

A. Headquarters:


Kommandeur der Bautrup-

pen

Stab eines Baubataillons

B. Units:

Baukompanie

II1 Betonbaukompanie

___~ Baukolonne

~Z. Baukolonne (mot.)v-U

U. S. Equivalent

Commander of Construc-

lion Units

Construction Battalion

Headquarters

Construction Company

Construction (Concrete)

Company

Construction Transport

Column

Motorized Construction

Transport Column

55

XII. ROAD CONSTRUCTION

A. Headquarters:


Stab eines Strassenbauba-Str taillons

Stab eines Radfahrer-Stras-

Str ~ senbaubataillons

B. Units:

IIt 1 Strassenbaukompanie

strF-I] Strassenbaukompanie(tmot.)

R Radf ahrer- Strassenbau-

Str kompanie

str

U. S. Equivalent

Road Construction Battal-

ion Headquarters

Road Construction Battal-

ion (Bicycle) Headquar-

ters

Road Construction Com-

pany

Road Construction Coi

pany (Partly Motorized)

Bicycle Road Construc-

tion Company

Partly Motorized Equip-

ment Column of a Road

Construction Battalion

XIII. SIGNALSA. Headquarters:


Stab eines Fiihrungsnach-

Fu richtenregiments (mot.)

Stab eines Heeresnach-

richtenregiments (mot.)

Stab eines Nachrichten-

Aufklirungsregiments

(mot.)


regiments, z. b. V. (mot.)

Stab eines Panzer-Nach-

richtenregiments


Horchregiments (mot.)

Festungsnachrichten-

Kommandantur

Stab einer Fiihrungsnach-

richtenabteilung (mot.)

Stab einer Heeresnachrich-

tenabteilung (rnot.). ,.

U. S. Equivalent

General Headquarters Sig-

nal Regimental Head-

quarters (Motorized)

Army Group Signal Regi-

mental Headquarters

(Motorized)

Signal Intelligence Regi-

mental Headquarters

(Motorized)

Signal Regimental Head-

quarters (Independent)

(Motorized)

Panzer Army Signal Regi-

mental Headquarters

Signal Interception Regi-

mental Headquarters

(Motorized)

Fortress Signal Regi-

mental IHeadquarters

General I-eadquarters Sig-

nal Battalion Head-


Army Group Signal Bat-

talion Headquarters

(Motorized)

° H.Gr.

zb.V

cFU

tYH. Gr.



Stab einer Armeenach-

A richtenabteilung (mot.)

Stab einer Nacbrichten-

abteilung

Stab einer Korpsnachrieh-

K tenabteilung (mot.)

Stab einer Gcbirgskorps-

K Nachrichtenabteilung(tmot.)

z K

0

to

Stab einer Panzerkorps-

Nachrichtenabte i lung

(mot.)

Stab einer Infanteriedi-

D visions-Nachrichtenab-teilung (mot.)

Stab einer Divisionsnach-richtenabteilung (tmot.)

Stab einer Panzerdi-visions-N achrichten-

abteilung

Stab einer Gebirgsdi-

visions-Nachrichtenab-

teilung (tmot.)

Stab einer Horchnachrich-

tenabteilung (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Army Signal Battalion

Headquarters (Motor-

ized)

Signal Battalion Head-

quarters of an Armored

Unit

Corps Signal

Headquarters

ized)

Battalion

(Motor-

Mountain Corps Signal


(Partly Motorized)

Panzer Corps Signal Bat-

talion Headquarters

(Motorized)

Infantry Division Signal


(Motorized)

Infantry Division Signal


(Partly Motorized)

Panzer Division Signal


Mountain Division Sig-

nal Battalion Head-


ized)

Motorized Signal Inter-

ception Battalion Head-

quarters

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Stab einer Festungsnach-

richtenabteilung

Kompanieffihrer der Nach-

richtentruppe

B. Units:

1. Signal:

Nachrichtenkompanie

B Nachrichtenkompanie

(tmot.)

Gr. Grenznachrichtenkomp anieG r. (mot.)

IB Gebirgsnachrichtenkom-

panie (tmot.)

Grenzgebirgsnachrichten-Gr. ~ kompanie (tmot.)

Panzernachriehtenkom-panie

or IL Leichte Nachrichtenko-

lonne (mot.)

or Leichte Gebirgsnach-richtenkolonne

(mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Field Exchange Unit

Headquarters

Fortress Signal Battalion

Headquarters

Signal Company

mander

Com-

Signal Company

Signal Company (Partly

Motorized)

Frontier (Guard) Signal

Company (Motorized)

Mountain Signal Company

(Partly Motorized)

Mountain Frontier

(Guard) Signal Com-

pany (Partly Motorized)

Armored Signal Company

Light Signal Transport

Column (Motorized)

Light Mountain Signal

Transport Column (Mo-

torized)

Armored Light Signal

Transport Column (Mo-

torized)

50394°-43 5

Fr


2. Telephone and Telegraph:


Fernsprechkompanie

(tmot.)

Fernsprechkompanie

(mot.)

Gebirgsfernsprechkom-panie (tmot.)

Panzerf ernsprechkom-

panie

Fernsprechbaukompanie

(mot.)

Fernsprechbetriebskom-panie (mot.)

Fernschreiberkompani e(mot.)

Fernsprechbaukompanie(mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Telephone Company

(Partly Motorized)

Telephone Company (Mo-

torized)

Mountain Telephone

Company (Partly Mo-

torized)

Armored Telephone Com-

pany

Telephone Construction

Company (Motorized)

Field Cable(Motorized)

Company

Motorized Cable Com-

pany (Higher Echelons)

Telephone Installation

Dismantling Company

(Motorized)

Telephone Operating Com-

pany (Motorized)

Telegraph Construction

and Operating Company

(Motorized)

Teletype Company (Mo-

torized)

Line Building Company

(Motorized)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


3. Radio:

Funkkompanie (mot.)

Gebirgsfunkkompanie

or (tmot.)

Panzerfunkkompanie

4. Interception:

Horchkompanie (mot.)

Nachrichten-Aufkl -rungskompanie

~<Nachrichten-Aufkla-rungstrupp (mot.)

Kleiner Horchstellentrupp

Dolmetscherzug (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Carrier Frequency Com-

pany (Motorized)

Decimeter Wave Signal

Company (Motorized)

Motorized Screening and

Reconnaissance Com-

pany

Cable Detector Platoon

Radio Company

ized)

(Motor-

Mountain Radio Company

(Partly Motorized)

Armored Radio Company

Radio Beam (Direction

Finding) Company

(Motorized)

Signal Intercept Company

(Motorized)

Signal Intelligence Com-

pany

Motorized Signal Intelli-

gence Detachment

Radio Intercept Detach-

ment

Interpreter Platoon

(Motorized)

0I

U

U


5. Miscellaneous:


FI

Festungskab

F (mot.)

FLX Festungsfunkzu

-P Festungs-Me 1und Brieftaul

elbauzug

lehund-

benzug

et 1 Verstirkerwagen (mot.)

6. Propaganda:

Prop a gand akompanie

(mot.)

Propagandazug (mot.)

C. Installations:

Feldnachrichtenkomman-

dant

Nachrichtenpark

U. S. Equivalent

Fortress Cable Exchange

Company

Fortress Cable Construc-

tion Platoon (Motor-

ized)

Fortress Cable Burying

Platoon

Fortress Radio Platoon

Fortress Messenger Dog

and Carrier Pigeon Pla-

toon

Pack Supply Column (Sig-

nals)

Motorized Amplifying

Unit (Electric)

Propaganda Company

(Motorized)

Propaganda Platoon

(Motorized)

Rear Area Signals Head-

quarters

Field Signal Officer

Signal Equipment Depot

MILITARY


LIII Feldnachrichtenpark

5JI Funk- und Fernsprech

D. Signal Sub-Units:

1. Telephone, Telegraph, an

Teletype:

a. Detachments:

J Fernsprechgruppe (me

4~Leichte Fernsprechgru(mot.)

J~Schwere FernsprechgruS -- (mot.)

Leichter Fernsprechtr

(mot.)

Miittlerer Fernsprechtr

(mot.)

)Grosser Fernsprechti(mot.)

Fernsprechb autrupp

(mot.)

SYMBOLS 63

U: S. Equivalent

Field Signal Equipment

Depot

amt Signal Office

d

it.) "Motorized Line Mainte-

nance Squad

Lppe Motorized Light Line

Maintenance Squad

ippe Motorized Heavy Line

Maintenance Squad

upp Motorized Light Tele-

phone Line Maintenance

Detachment

-upp Motorized Medium Tele-


Detachment

'upp Motorized Heavy Tele-


Detachment

Motorized Field Cable De-

tachment

Motorized Field Cable De-

tachment (Higher Ech-

elons)

Motorized Telephone Con-

struction Detachment



S Fernsprechbetriebstrupp

(mot.)

Leichter Fernschreiber-

trupp (mot.)

Mittlerer Fernschreiber-

trupp (mot.)

S Schwerer Fernschreiber-

trupp (mot.)

WT Wechselstromtelegraphie-

trupp (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Buried Cable

Construction Detach-

ment

Motorized Telephone Op-erating Detachment

Motorized Repeater Sta-

tion Detachment

Motorized Carrier Fre-

quency Detachment

Motorized Decimeter

Wave Signal Detach-

ment

Motorized Decimeter

Wave Balancing De-tachment

Motorized Teletype In-

stallation Detachment

Motorized Teletype Equip-ment Detachment

Motorized Teletype De-

tachment

Motorized Light TeletypeDetachment

Motorized Medium Tele-

. type Detachment

Motorized Heavy Teletype

Detachment

Alternating Current Tele-

graph Detachment

(Motorized)

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military S ymbol German

b. Stations:

Fernsprechstelle

Fernsprechvermittlung

Fernschreiberstelle

c. Lines:

In line diagrams, the following colors arc used:

Green------InfantryRed------- Artillery

Brown ---- Divisional SignalsBlue_____-____ Corps Signals

Black________ Army and Army Group Signals

Einfachleitung Single Wire Circuit

O--0 Feldkabeleinfachleitung Field Cable Single WireCircuit

----- Doppelleitung Two-Wire Circuit

o--+-I- ~Feldkabeldoppelleitung Field Cable Two-Wire Cir-cuit

- -N-- 1Field Long Distance Cable

U. S. Equivalent

Cable Balancing Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Cable Jointing Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Cable Detector Detach-ment (Motorized),

Cable Burying Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Telephone Station

Telephone Exchange

Teletype Exchange

Repeater Station

z0

8V'1


Number Shown De-

notes the Pair

Number Received

For the Army

2. Radio:

a. Detachments:

Tornisterfunktrupp (mot.)

Leichter Funktrupp (mot.)

Leichter Gebirgsfunktrupp(mot.)

S Mittlerer Funktrupp(mot.)

Schwerer Funktrupp(mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Field Permanent Line

Field Cable (Higher Eche-

ions)

Field Cable With 2 Tele-

phones and 1 Teletype

Field Permanent Line

With 10 Carrier Tele-

phone and 6 TeletypeCircuits

Line Allocated From Ci-

vilian Post Office Sys-

tem

Cable Allocated From Ci-

vilian Post Office Sys-

tem

Decimeter Wave Circuit

Portable Radio Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Light Radio Detachment

(Motorized)

Light Mountain Radio De-

taclunent (Motorized)

Medium Radio Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Heavy Radio Detachment

(Motorized)

Military Symbol

---- + -

German

IOF 6T

c-9---3410

3653-4070-4072

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military S

/1/ Sender

/v' Empfalnger

c. Methods of Operation:

Fun klinie

Sternverkehr

Netzverkehr

3. Interception:

a. D etachments:

lorchtrupp (mot.)

Funkpeiltrupp (mot.)

67

Symbol German

Schliisseltrupp (mot.)

b. Stations:

Funkstelle

Funkstelle mit 30 Watt

Sender

Feste Funkstelle

U. S. Equivalent

Cipher Detachment (Mo-

torized)

Radio Station

30-Watt Radio Station

Fixed Radio Station

Transmitter

Receiver

Two-Station Net

Directed Net

Free Net

Radio Intercept Detach-

ment (Motorized)


Finding) Detachnent

(Motorized)

630Wv(8)

< _6 _l

ymbol

GERMAN MILITARY

German

68.

Military S

*>

4. Other Methods of Communi-

cation:

0< Blinker

aQ$ Blinkgerat (mot.)

( Blinkertrupp (mittel,

klein)

cX--- Blinkverbindung

X,( Meldehundtrupp

'. °'1.\. \ Meldehundverbindung

Lauschtrupp (mot.)

Horchtrupp (mot.)

b. Stations:

Horchstelle; Empfinger

Horchstelle

Feste Empf ingerstelle

Peilstelle

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

Radio Plotting Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Line Interception Detach-

ment (Motorized)

Listening Detachment

(Motorized)

Listening Post; Receiving

Set

Listening Station

Fixed Receiving Station


Finding) Station

Radio Plotting Station

Blinker

Motorized Blinker Signal

Equipment

Blinker Detachment (Me-

dium, Small)

Blinker Connection Be-

tween Two Points

Messenger Dog Detach-

ment

Messenger Dog Communi-

cation

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Phc

Ph(

0 Feste Brieftaubenstelle Fix

] Brief taubenstelle Cai

Abflugstelle Cai

-- Heeresbrieftaubenver- Caibindungc

5. Miscellaneous:.

MK Meldekopf Ad

M.s.Si. Meldesammeistelle Me

4 iochantenne Hi~

Bodenantenne

Rahmenantenne

Erde

Gr

Fr~

Gr

U. S. Equivalent

otophone Detachment

)tophone Communica-ion

ed Carrier Pigeon Loft

rrier Pigeon Loft

rrier Pigeon ReleasingPoint

rrier Pigeon Communi-cation

vanced Message Center

essage Center

gh Aerial

)und Aerial

tme Aerial

oundmLF,

XIV. CHEMICALA. Headquarters:Military Symbol GermanS Stab eines Nebelregiments

(mot.)

S Stab einer Nebelabteilung

(mot.)

Stab einer Entgiftungsab-

ER teilung (mot.)

Stab einer Strassen-Ent-

Eg giftungsabteilung (mot.)

B. Units:

Nebelwerfertrupp (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Smoke (Chem-

ical Warfare Service)

Regimental Headquar-ters

Motorized Smoke (Chem..

ical Warfare Service)Battalion Headquarters

Motorized Decontamina-

tion Battalion Head-

quarters

Motorized Road Decon-

tamination Battalion

Headquarters

Motorized Smoke-Laying

(Chemical Warfare

Service) Detachment

(Type 35)

Motorized Smoke Laying

(Chemical Warfare

Service) Detachment

(Type 40) (Tractor-

Drawn)


(Chemical Warfare

Service) Detachment

(Tractor-Drawn) (Type

d)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


t

5 Engiftungskompanie

(mot.)

~. Gasspiirerkompanie (mot.)

Strass en- Entgif tungs-

kompanie (mot.)

Leichte Nebelkolonne

(mot.)

Leichte Entgiftungskolon-ne (mot.)

C. Groups:

1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization:

Nebelabteilung Battalion Headquarterswith Signal Platoon and

Meteorological Platoon3 companies each with 8

Smoke Projectors (type

40) and 2 Light Ma-chine Guns

Str.

U. S. Equivalent


(Chemical Warfare

Service) Detachment

(Tractor-Drawn) (Type e)

Motorized Heavy Smoke

Laying (Chemical War-

fare Service) Detach-

ment


tion Company

Motorized Gas Sentry

Company (With Dogs)

Motorized Road Decon-

tamination Company


Light Transport Col-

umn


tion Light Transport

Column


,tion Equipment Light

Transport Column



Military Symbol

Tir,11German U. S. Equivalent

2nd Battalion, 51st Smoke

Regiment (Chemical

Warfare Service)

2nd Smoke Battalion (In-

dependent) (ChemicalWarfare Service)

104th Decontamination

Battalion

XV. TRANSPORTA. Headquarters:Military Symbol German U. S. Equivalent

Stab eines Kraftwagen- Motor Transport Regi-

° transportregiments mental Headquarters

Stab einer Kraftfahrab- Motor Transport Battal-

teilung ion Headquarters

Stab einer Kraftfahrabtei- Partly Motorized Trans-

lung (tmot.) port Battalion Head-

quarters

Stab einer Kraftfahrab- Motor Transport Battal-

teilung ion Headquarters

Motor Transport Battal-

ion Headquarters onSelf-propelled Mount

Stab einer Kraftwagen- Motor Transport Battal-

transportabteilung ion Headquarters (Troop

Carrying)

Fiihrer einer Kraftfahr- Transport Company Com-

kompanie mander

Fiihrer einer Kraftwagen- Motor Transport Com-

kompanie pany Commander

B. Units:

Kraftfahrkompanie Transport Company

~ Kraftfahrkoinpanie (mot.) Motor Transport Com-

'b -ttpany

Kraftwagentransportkom- Motor Transport Com-panie pany (Troop Carrying)

Motor Transport (Troop

Carrying) Company

73


Military Symbol

A V

German

Fahrschwadron

S Erkundungszug (mot.)

r2 Kraftfahrzug

Kf E

C. Groups:

Kraftfahrpark

1. Example of a Diagramatic


i h~

Ah Ah Ah Ah h

1111 1

U. S. Equivalent


Carrying) Company

(With Trailers)

Ammunition Motor Trans-

port Company (Half-

track) on Self-propelled

Mounts

Wagon Train

Motorized Reconnaissance

Platoon (Motor Trans-

port Battalion)


Carrying) Platoon


Carrying) Platoon (With

Trailers)

Motor Transport Park


Carrying) Headquarters

Consisting of:

Headquarters with Motor-

ized Reconnaissance Pla-

toon (with 1 Light Ma-

chine Gun)

5 Motor Transport (Troop

Carrying) Companies

(With Trailers), Each

With 6 Light MachineGuns

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Silitary Symbol

SI/60,2

German

D. 'Trains of Combat Troops:

VpfI

D;; JV or

Verpflegungstross

, 4, Verpflegungstrossor

.~(mot.)

VnI

Gep

Gep or

Gep

ep or

Gepaicktross

Gepacktross (mot.)

Gef. Stff GefechtsstaffelD<I~ef or ®3

If it is desired to show to which

arm the train belongs, the basic

sign of the arm must be added:

J Pioniergefechtsstaffel

B 3Ge

' Gef Panzergefechtsstaffel

U. S. Equivalent

1st Battalion, 602nd MotorTransport (Troop Car-

rying) Regiment

Column of Partly Motor-

ized Transport Units

(on the March)

Ration Train (Horse-

drawn)

Motorized Ration Train

Ration Train (Horse-

drawn), 1st Echelon

Motorized Ration Train

2nd Echelon

Baggage Train

drawn)

(Horse-.

Motorized Baggage Train

Combat Train

Combat Engineer Combat

Train

Panzer Combat Train.

50394O°-43 6

V

D;; Vi

XVI. SURVEY AND MA

A. Headquarters:


Vermessungskompanie

(mot.)

Vermessungs-Stabskom-

panie (mot.)

Druckereikompanie (mot.)

Vermessungstrupp (mot.)

P PRINTING

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Survey and

Map Reproduction Bat-

talion Headquarters

Motorized Survey Com-

pany


Company of a Motor-

ized Survey Unit

Motorized Printing Com-

pany

Motorized Mapping Com-

pany

Motorized Survey Platoon

Motorized Plotting Pla-toon

Motorized Constructional

Platoon

Motorized Photographic

Platoon

Motorized Signal Platoon

of a Motorized Survey

Unit

B. Units:

2st

10-1

Gig

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Druckereizug (mot.)

VQA

SPz. 0

C. Installations:

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Maintenance

Platoon of a Motorized

Survey Unit

Motorized Printing Pla-

toon

Motorized Map Printing

Office of an Army


Office of a Corps


Office of a Division

Panzer Division Motor-

ized Map Printing Office

Motorized Army Map De-

pot

General Headquarters

Map Depot

XVII. SERVICES

Color Scheme:

Supply--------- ----- Brown

Administrative -------------- Green

Medical------------------Light Red

Veterinary ------------------ Dark RedPostal_______________-______ Yellow

A. Supply:

1. Headquarters:

German

Stab eines Armeenach-

schubfiihrers

St a b eines Festungsnach-

schubfiihrers

Stab eines Korpsnach-

schubfiihrers

Stab des Quartiermeis-

ters

Riickw artige

Div. Stab

U. S. Equivalent

Service of Supply Head-

quarters of a Panzer.Army

Service of Supply Head-

quarters of an Army

Hea dquarters,

Parks

Army

Fortress Service of Sup-

ply Headquarters

Motorized Corps Service

of Supply Headquar-

ters

Headquarters, C o r p s

Service of Supply

Dienste Headquarters, Division

Rear Area Services

Military Symbol

F!

MILITARY SYMBOLS


- Stab eines Nachschub-

fiihrers

ffihrers (mot.)

- Divisions- Nach-

Sor IJ D schubfiihrer

S D ivision s-Nachschub-.

fulirer (tmot.)

D Divisions-Nac schub-

fiilhrer (mot.)

Stab einer Fahrkolonne

Stab einer Kraftfahrkolon-

Kol. ne (mot.)

- Stab eines Gebirgsbriga-denachschubfiihrers

Gebirgstrigernachschub-

fiirer

cKf. Inst

U. S. Equivalent

Headquarters of Service

of Supply Commander

(Horse)

Headquarters of Service

of Supply Commander

(Motorized)

Headquarters, Service of

Supply Commander in

Infantry Division

Division Service of Sup-

ply Headquarters

(Partly Motorized)

Division Service of Sup-

ply Headquarters (Mo-

torized)

Panzer Division 'Serviceof Supply Headquar-

ters

Headquarters of Horse

Supply Column

Headquarters of Motor-

ized Supply Column

Headquarters of Service of

Supply Command in

Mountain Brigade

Mountain Pack Battalion

Headquarters

Motorized Motor Truck

Repair Unit Headquar-

ters



Stab eines Nachschubfiih-

z.b. rers, z. b. V.

2. Units:

U1= Nachschubkompanie

Nachschubkompanie(mot.)

Gebirgsnachschubkom-panie

Gebirgsnachschubkom-panie (mot.)

Tankstelle (mot.)

Leichte Fahrkolonne

Fahrkolonne (30 T.)

U. S. Equivalent

Supply Headquarters (In-

dependent) (e. g., for

Port Duties)

Service of Supply Com-

pany

Motorized Service of

Supply Company

Mountain Service of Sup-

ply Company

Motorized Mountain Serv-

ice of Supply Company

Spare PartsTons)

Echelon (25

I;1

rE

Ers.

25

E rsa

Ins0t.

Verbl.

A o

2 cr~

Spare Parts Echelon (50Tons)

Tire Echelon

Tire Repair Echelon

Motorized Filling Station

Motorized Ethylizing Sec-tion

Gasoline Testing Section

Snow Plow Section

Light Column (17 Tons)

Horse Transport Column(30 Tons)

MILITARY SYMBOLS 81


Fahirkolonne fur Kavalle- Horse Transport Column

__, rieverbande (30 T.) for Cavalry Units (30

Tons)

° Gebirgsfahrkolonne (15T.) Horse Transport Column

for Mountain Units (15

Tons)

Grosse Fahrkolonne (60 Heavy Horse Transport

T.) Column (60 Tons)

O Kleine Kraftwagenkolonne Light 'Motor Transport

(30 T.) Column (30 Tons)

Pz.Ers. Motorized Tank Spare

Parts Column

Bergung Bergungskolonne Motorized Salvage Col-

umn

-T or Gebirgstragerkom- Mountain Pack Companypanie

Munitionskompanie Partly Motorized Ammu-

(tmot.) nition Company

set Betriebsstoffkompanie Motorized Motor Fuel-(mot.) Transport Company

I~ Werkstattkompanie (mot.) Motorized Maintenance

Company

Feld Feldwerkstattkompanie Motorized Field Mainte-

(mot.) nance Company

Motorized Recovery Com-

pany

Kfz.In t Motorized Motor Truck

Repair Company



Kvv - 5 7Kraftwagenwerkstatt-zug (mot.)

Wm. Waffenmeisterzug (mot.)

Pz.Jnst Waffenmeisterzug (mot.)

Gasszug fur den Gasschutz

Wasserversorgungskolon-

ne (mot.)

Grosse Kraftwagenkolon-

ne (60 T.)

Kleine Kraftwagenkolon-

ne ftar Betriebsstoff (25

cbm)

Grosse Kraftwagenkolon-

ne fiur Betriebsstoff (50

cbm)

3. Installations:

Infanteriepark

Artilleriepark

Gasschutzgeritpark

Pionierpark

U. S. Equivalent

Mobile Motor Repair Shop

Platoon

Motorized Ordnance Re-

pair Platoon

Tank Repair Platoon

Tractor Repair Platoon

Rail Trolley Platoon

Gas Protection Platoon

Motorized Water Trans-

port Column

Tank Spare Parts Echelon

Heavy Motor Transport

Column (60 Tons)

Light Motor Transport

Column for Fuel (25

Cubic Meters)

Heavy Motor, Transport

Column for Fuel (50

Cubic Meters)

Infantry Park

Artillery Park

Anti-Gas Equipment Park

Engineer Depot

Pz.Ers.

win.

rP1 i

MILITARY SYMBOLS


F p i Festungspionierpark

1 1 Nachrichtenpark

Kf. KraftfahrparkH

Hleeres-Kraftfahrpark

H Heeres-Kraftfahrpark

H Heeres - Kraftfahrpark

(mot.)

Heim leimats-Kraftfahrpark

0 Heergeraitpark

Ers.

TiI1Ers

IGI-KI

Ers.

1Z.K~

Ers.

P1 .Sp

U. S. Equivalent

Fortress Engineer Equip-

ment Depot

Signal Depot

Motor Transport Park

G e n e r a 1 Headquarters

Motor Transport Equip-

ment Depot

Partly Motorized General

Headquarters Motor

Transport Equipment

Depot

Motorized General Head-

quarters Motor Trans-

port Equipment Depot

Motor Transport Equip-

ment Depot (in Zone of

Interior)

Army Equipment Depot

Central Spare Parts Depot

Tank Spare Parts Depot

Caterpillar Tracks Depot

Tractor Spare Parts Depot

Armored.-Car Spare Parts

Depot

Tire Depot



R+Ers

Q or

a orM

a OrM

1 rMA or

Ms.st. or

Ger.

S.St. or

Beute

s.st.

Getang

S.St.

T

IMun Munitionslager derArmee

ua Umschlagstelle fur

Mun. Munition

a Ausgabestelle furMun. Munition -

.MA Heeresmunitionsan-stalt

Sammelstelle furS. St. MunitionMun.

Sammelstelle f u r

IS.St. GertGerat

Sammelstelle fur Beute

Sammeistelle fur Gefan-

gene

Ortsfeste Tankstelle

Tankstelle fur Einzelfahr-

zeuge (mot.)

Eisenbahntankstel e

U. S. Equivalent

Tire and Spare Parts De-

pot

Supply Depot for Supplies

Dropped by Air

Ammunition Dump (in

Forward Area)

Ammunition Transloading

Point

Ammunition Distributing

Point

Army Ammunition Load-

ing Factory

Ammunition Collecting

Dump

Equipment Collecting

Point

Captured Equipment Sal-

vage Depot

Prisoner of War Cage

Stationary Filling Station

Filling Station for Inidi-

vidual Vehicles (Motor-

ized)

Gasoline Distributing

Point

Railway Filling Station(Full)

a

MILITARY SYMBOLS

B. Administrative:

1. Units:


KZA Heereszeugamt

A.VpfI. Armeeverpflegungsamt

AVA Armeevcrpfiegungsamt

(mot.)

ABA Armeebekleidungsamt

(mot.)

pFI.A Divisionsverpflegungsamt

DVI Divisionsverpflegungsamt

(mot.)

FV1 Verpfiegungsamt, z.b.V.2.b.V.

VD Heeresverpflegungsamt

HUV

Nsch Nachschubverpflegungsamt

EJ or cr Baickereikompanie,nicht in Betrieb

(mot.)

47 Backereikompanie, in Be-trieb

U. S. Equivalent

Army Ordnance Depart-

ment

Army Ration Supply Of-

fice

Motorized. ' Army Ration

Supply Office

Motorized Army Clothing

Office

Divisional Supply Office

Motorized Divisional Sup-

ply Office

Motorized Supply Office

(Independent)

Permanent Army Supply

Office

Permanent Army Billeting

Office

Ration Supply Replace-

ment Office

Field Bakery Company

(Not in Operation)

Motorized Field Bakery

Company (Not in Oper-

ation)

Field Bakery Company

(in Operation)



k7J Schlichtereikompanie(mot.)

w or W. Kp Wirtschaftskompanie(tmot.)

Schlachtereizug, nicht in

Betrieb

or i Schlachtereizug, nicht'' in Betrieb (mot.)

4, Schlichtereizug, in Betrieb

2. Installations:

vpf I. A or AVL Armee-Verpflegun-gslager

K VL Korps-Verpflegungslager

V f rjy DVL Divisions- Verpfle-gungslager

IA DLI Armee-Bekleidungslager

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Slaughter Com-

pany

Railway Kitchen Com-

pany

Clothing Repair Train

Motorized Kitchen Com-

p any

Administrative Service

Company (or Economic

Functions Company)

(Partly Motorized)

Slaughter Platoon (Not in

Operation)

Motorized Slaughter Pla-

toon (Not in Operation)

Slaughter Platoon (in Op-

eration)

Depot Units

pot

Supply De-

Army Ration Supply De-

pot

Corps Ration Supply De-

pot

Divisional Ration Supply

Depot

Army Clothing Depot

.MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military Symbol GermanB Verpflegungsausgabestelle

Vpfl V

LZI D VerpflegungsumschlagstelleVpfI V

W Rauhafer-Sammelstelle

Rauhf.

vieh Viehpark

vp I. Verpflegungslager

C. Medical:

1. Headquarters:

b Stab einer Armeesanitaiitsab-

teilung (mot.)

R, Stab einer Kriegslazarettab-

L z teilung (mot.)

Stab einer Reservelazarett-

Ses.L. abteilung

Stab einer Krankentrans-

portabteilung

Stab einer Krankentrans-

portabteilung (mot.)

Stab eines Reservelaza-

Res.Lz. retts (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent

Ration Supply Distribut-

ing Point

Ration Supply Transload-

ing Point

Green Fodder Collecting

Depot

Cattle Enclosure

Ration Supply Depot

Medical Unit Headquar-

ters of Army (Motorized)

Evacuation Zone Hospital

Headquarters (Motor-

ized)

Motorized Reserve Hospi-

tal Battalion Headquar-

ters

Ambulance Battalion

Headquarters

Motorized Ambulance


Motorized Reserve Hospi-

tal Unit Headquarters


2. Units:


Krankenwagenkompani e

K rankenwagenkompanie(mot.)

1 Sanittskompanie

La Sanitaitskompanie (mot.)

t Sanitatshalbkompanie

Io G ebirgssanit tskompanie

(tmot.)0

,- Entgiftungskomp anie

(mot.)

k Krankenkraftwagenzug

E ] Iriegslazarett

flf Leichtkrankenkriegs-

lazarett

EB Feldlazarett

~ Feldlazarett (mot.)

ca Heimatlazarett

IHekn

U. S. Equivalent

Ambulance Company

Motorized Ambulance

Company

Medical Company

Motorized Medical

Company

Half Medical Company

Partly Motorized Moun-

tain Medical Company

Motorized Personnel De-

contamination Com-

pany

Motorized Ambulance

Platoon

Communications Zone

Hospital

Communication Zone Hos-

pital for Slightly

Wounded

Field Hospital

Motorized Field Hospital

Hospital in Zone of In-

terior

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military

.K

L. Z

G. z

XIn

Symbol German

Lazarettschiff

Leichtkranken-Lazarett-

schiff

Lazarettzug, leer

Leichtkrankenzug, belegt

Gemischter Lazarettzug

r j Sanitaitspark

Sanitatszweigpark

U. S. Equivalent

Hospital Ship

Hospital Ship for Slightly

Wounded

Hospital Train (Empty)

Train for Slightly Wound-

ed (Full)

Mixed Hospital Train

Quarantine Train

Medical Supply Depot

Branch Medical Supply

Depot

Composite Medical Sup-

ply Depot

On the March or in Billets

or Barracks:

Collecting Point for Sick


(Ambulance Unit)

Dispensary Station

Local Hospital

0

ItlZweig

Sammelsanitatspark

Auf dem Marsch und in

der Unterkunft:

Krankensammel-

punkt

Krankensammelstelle

Ortskrankenstube

Ortslazarett

Or


German

Cefecht:Verwundetennest

4

A13. Miscellaneous:

Leichtkrankenkriegslaza-

rett, eingesetzt

Kriegslazarett, eingesetzt

S orS

Res. or

Res.

D. Veterinary:

Feldlazarett, als

Seuchenlazarett

eing erichtet,

eingesetzt,

Reservelazarett,

eingesetzt

Military Symbol

Im

Communications

Hospital for

Wounded, (in

tion)

Zone

Slightly

Opera-

Communications Zone

Hospital (in Operation)

Field Hospital for Con-

tagious Disease, in Op-

eration

Reserve Hospital,eration

in Op-

Veterinary Company

U. S. Equivalent

In Combat:

First Aid Station

Regimental Dressing

Station

Ambulance Station

Main Dressing Sta-

tion

Collecting Station for

Slightly Wounded

Personnel Decontamina-

tion Center

Truppenverband-

platz

Wagenhalteplatz

Hauptverbandplatz

Leichtverwundeten-

sammelplatz

Entgiftungsplatz

Veterinairkompanie

MILITARY SYMBOLS


® Gebirgsvet erinrkompani

Pferdelazarett

Helm Heimatpf erdelazarett

OorCHeim

fl i Pferdepark

oj1 or Armeepferdepark

IID1D Divisionspferdepark

H or 0 HeimatpferdeparkHeim

or j Veterinairpark

He H e

L, Hauptpferdepark

_2t L. Veterinairkolonne

(mot.)

Pferdetransportzug

U. S. Equivalent

MountainVeterinary Com-

pany

Veterinary Hospital

Veterinary Hospital in

Zone of Interior

Horse Enclosure

Army Horse Enclosure

Divisional Horse Enclo-

sure

Horse Enclosure in Zone

of Interior

Remount Supply Depot

Veterinary Park

Veterinary Park in Zone

of Interior

Veterinary Supply Park

Main Veterinary Park

Veterinary Examination

Center

Light Veterinary Column

(Motorized)

Horse Transport Train

503940---43-7



Pf. Kr. Pferdekrankenkraftwagen-

kolonne (mot.)

Pferdeverbandplatz (Ge-

fecht)

Pferdekrankensammelplatz(Gefeclt)

Pferdekrankensammel-

punkt (Marsch und

Unterkunft)

E. Postal:

1. Headquarters:

2. Units:

SA Armee-Feldpostamt

Feldpostamt

F'eldpostamt (Mot.)'

U. S. Equivalent

Motorized Ambulance

Column for Horses

Dressing Station

Horses (Combat)

for

Collecting Station for

Sick and Wounded

Horses (Combat)


and Wounded Horses

(On March and in Can-

tonment)

Captured Horses

ing Point

Collect-

G en er al IHeadquarters

Field Postal Headquar-

ters

Army Field

quarters

Postal Head-

Army Post Office

Field Post Office

Motorized Field Post

Office

MILITARY SYMBOLS

F. Provost:

1. Headquarters:

German

KrK

O K or .Kdtr Ortskommandantur

Stab eines Feldgendarme-

riebataillons (mot.)

2.

W o.IJ-

g.;FPI

S SAbt

Ge:5S

Units:

Feldgendarm erie schwa -dron (mot.)

Feldgendarmeriekompanie

Wachkompanie

Feldgendarmerietrupp

Feldgendarmerietrupp(mot.)

Auskunftstelle

Military Syimbol

Gefangenensammellstelle I Prisoners' Collecting Point

U. S. Equivalent


Area Headquarters

Area Headquarters

Local Police Headquarters

(For Town or District)

Motorized Military Police


Motorized Traffic Control


Motorized Military Police

Troop

Military Police Company

Motorized Traffic ControlCompany

Guard Company

Military Police Detach-

ment

Motorized Military PoliceDetachment

Field Security Police

Special Field Unit

Information Office

XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS

A. Tactical Boundaries:


Heeresgruppegrenze

Armeegrenze

-. 00"00 Panzerarmeegrenze

0.00* Korpsgrenze

-I Divisionsgrenze

- Regimentsgrenze

Bataillons-usw. Grenze.

-- - Kompanie-usw. Grenze

. Zielgrenze

S+~ -4- Aufkhirungsgrenze

- - , , Hauptkampflinie

B. Railroads and Transport:

.tLlg. Wehrmachttransportleitung

VD Wehrmachtverkehrsdirektion

BvT Bevollmachtiger Transport-

offizier

U. S. Equivalent

Army Group Boundary

Army Boundary

Panzer Army Boundary

Corps Boundary

Divisional Boundary

Regimental Boundary

Battalion (or Equivalent

Unit) Boundary

Company (or Equivalent

Unit) Boundary

Target Boundary

Limit of Reconnaissance

Main Line of Resistance

Armed Forces Movement

Control

Armed Forces Traffic

Control

Chief Traffic Control

Officer (in Army Group

or Army Headquarters)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


e Ba Beauftragter Generalstabs-

offizier

T.O. Transportoffizier

T.VSt. Transportverbindungs-stab

ITrsp.Kdt Transportkommandantur

iAvsu( Ausladekommission

Bhf.Kdtr Bahnhofs - Kommandan-tur

Bhl.O Bahnhofsoffizier

Hf.O or Haf.O Hafenoffizier

wIst ' Weiterleitungsstelle

W B D Feldeisenbahn - Direkto-rat

F B Betr. Feldeisenbahn - Betriebs-amt

F B Masch Feldeisenbahn-Maschi-nenamt

F B8Werk Feldeisenbahn-Werkstht-tenamt

IFB Armee - Feldeisenbalndi-

A rektorat

FB Betr Armee - Feldeisenbahnbe-

4 triebsamt

F g Masch Armee- Feldeisenbahn-

A maschinenamt

U. S. Equivalent

Specially-Assigned General

'Staff Officer

Transportation Officer

Movement Liason Office

Movement Control Head-

quarters

Unloading Commission

Railway Transport Office

Railroad Station Office

Port Officer

Forwarding Station

Field Railway Directorate

Field Railway Operation

Office

Field Railway Engineering

Office

Field Railway Mainte-

nance Office

Army Railway Directorate

Army Railway Operation

Office

Army Railway Shop Bu-

reau



F B werk Armee - Feldeisenbaln-

A werkstattenamt

FW.St.A

W.StRKd

or Munitionzug

of 3 Verpflegungszug

ear:l or ibT Betrieb

M Dor MMehlzug

HC Haferzug

i Viehzug

WT rup pen tr(haltend)

Truppentrai

Fahrt)

S Leerzug (hal

Leerzug (in

MULM i~ Transpor

LM 7 .1 D 7. Info24 tdg. nach G

24 Zig

sstoffzug

an sp o r t z u g

isportzug (in

tend)

Pahrt)

tbewegung der

nteriedivision

egend Ulmmit

n tiglich

U. S. Equivalent

Army Railway Mainte-

nance Office

Field Waterways Units

Waterways Clearance

Headquarters

Ammunition Train

Ration Train

Motor Fuel Train

Pack Train

Flour Train

Oats Train

Cattle Train

Troop Train (Stationary)

Troop Train (On the

Move)

Empty Train (Stationary)

Empty Train (On the

Move)

7th Infantry Division

Moving by Rail to Ulm

(24 Trains a Day)

MILITARY SYMBOLS

mbol German

in einem Raum abgestellte

Vollzilge (72 Zilge)

Trink- und Trankanlage

Sammelbalnhof

CSpondou Ladebahnhof Spandau

Bremen Ausladebahnhof Bremen

N S A Armee-Ansladebabhnhof furNachschub

Nr Nachschnbsammelhafen

Armee-Ausladehafen ffir

N MMIA Nachschub

hstetti Ausadehafen fiir

stt schub, Stettin

6 Umschlaghafen

C. Obstacles:

1. Mines:

Nach-

* Tellermine

4. Tellermine gesprengt

S Schreckladung oder

Mine

Military Sy U. S. Equivalent

Area Containing 72 LoadedTrains

Drinking and Watering

Place

Railroad Collecting Point

Entraining Station (Span-

dau)

Detraining. Station (Bre-

men) (or Railhead)

Army Railhead

Supply Collection Port

Base Port

Supply Unloading Port,

Stettin

Reloading Port

Tellermine (Plate Mine)

Tellermine Destroyed

S-Mine or Booby-trap

Is.hq

98 GERMAN MILITARY


% Schreckladung oder S-

Mine gesprengt

4 Tj Tellerminen mit Briicken-

stangen

- Schnelleingesetzte Schrec-

kladung

2. Miscellaneous:

XXXXXx Drahthindernis

X XX X Thlichendralth indernisXX XX

*-*- Masehendralthindernis

f-4*f Stolperdraht

ar K- und 5- Rollen

xx y/xxx Starkstromsperre

SYMBOL'S

U. S. Equivalent

S-Mine or Booby-Trap De-

stroyed

Tellermines With Pressure

Bars

Emergency Tellermines

Connected by Bars

Quickly-laid Booby-trap

Tellermine Field (Buried:

With Marked Lane)

Mine Field (Laid on Sur-

face: With Marked

Lane)

Mine Field With Pressure

Plates (With Marked

Lane)

Anti-Personnel Mine Field

(With Marked Lane)

Wire Entanglement

Wire Entanglements

Wire Mesh Obstacle

Trip Wire

Concertina Wire

High Tension Wire

MILITARY SYMBOLS


- ± ® Zur Zerstorungvorbe-

reitet

i ~ Zerstort

Leichte Baumsperre

Leichte Baumsperre,

startS Schwere Baumsperre

zer-

Schwere Baumsperre, zer-

stort

Onoun Eisenbahn, zur Zerst6-

rung vorbereitet

AMM6 Ms Eisenbahn, zerstort

~ 1_Eisenba ahn-Grenzsperre

Q Nachrichtenstelle, zur Zer-

storung vorbereitet

8 Nachrichtenstelle, zerstort

0>

Arrow denotes Direction

of Interruption

Annnw A"

U. S. Equivalent

Prepared for Demolition

Demolished

Light Abatis (Tree

stacle) (Prepared

Demolition)

Ob-

for

Light Abatis (Demolished)

Heavy Abatis (Prepared

,for Demolition)

Heavy Abatis, (Demol-

ished)

Railway Line (Prepared

for Demolition)

Railway Line (Demol-

ished)

Railway Frontier Obstacle

Signals Installation (Pre-

pared for Demolition)

Signals Installation (De-

molished)

Signals Installation (For

Interruption in One Di-

rection)

Signals Installation (In-

terrupted in One Di-

rection)

Glacis



Barrikade aus Wagen, Stei-

nen, Balken, u.s.w.

nol Barrikade mit Durchlass

~L?* Drahtseilsperre

1 ff~t Pfahlsperre

. '' ° Panzerwagengraben

Abgeholzter Wald

Niedergelegtes Gehoft

Anstauung (blaue Farbe)

Stauanlage

U. S. Equivalent

Barricade Made of Wag-

ons, Stones, Earth-

works, and Agricultural

Implements

Barricade With Passage

for Own Traffic

Wire Cable Obstacle

Obstacle of Steel Girders

or Rails

Picket Obstacle

Antitank Ditch

(Close Country (Unsuit-

able for Tanks)

Felled Trees, Cleared For-

est

Farm Razed to the Ground

Flooded

Blue)

Dam

Area (Colored

Gas Contaminated

(Colored Yellow)

Area

Isolated Gas-Contaminated

Areas (Colored Yellow)

~81~-"

~~3~=~

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Zusetzen eines Durchlasses

oder einer Brtickenoff-

nung fiur Stauwerke

*000

U. S. Equivalent

Area or Individual Fea-

ture Blocked ThroughFire (Colored Red)

Block of a Sluice or Arch

to Form a Dam

Tank Obstacles (Blocks)

Tank Obstacles (Pickets)

Tank Obstacles (Drag

Chains)

Tank Obstacles ("Hedge-

hogs")

(Also see "Defensive Positions", Page 102)

D. River Crossing:

1. Crossing Points:

3. Crossing

Floats

With 3 Large

Crossing With 2 Ferries of

4-Ton Capacity

Crossing With 1 Ferry of16-Ton Capacity

101


2. Bridges:


Assault Bridge (or Foot-

bridge)

2 Two-Ton Bridge

Eight-Ton Bridge8

Thirty-Ton Bridge30

Sixteen-Ton Bridge (Un

16 der Construction)

tE. Defensive Positions:

Projected J Under Construction Completed

If fortified positions and battle headquarters are shown as com-

mand posts, the military symbol of the headquarters should be

inserted.

Armored Casemate With

Mechanical Installations

+P Armored Casemate With

Mechanical Installa-

tions and Antiaircraft

Traversing Turret

* A Armored Casemate With

Mechanical Installa-

tions and Gun Travers-

ing Turret

102

MILITARY SYMBOLS


* Armored Casemate With-

out Mechanical Instal-

lations

* j Armored Casemate With-


lations but With Infan-

try Observation Post

A Armored Casemate With-


lations but With Artil-

lery Observation Post

N Armored Casemate With-out Mechanical Instal-

lations but With Signals

Superstructure

Machine Gun Pillbox

(Casemate)

Double Machine Gun Pill-

box

f®''Double Machine Gun Pill-

box (Dual Directional)

-- IAntitank Post

SMachine Gun and Anti-

tank Post

S Panzerwagengrube Antitank Pit

Light Infantry Howitzer

Position

see Antiaircraft Artillery (88

mm) Position

103

OERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

ilitary Symbol German U. S. Equivalent

ij Position With Light How-

itzer in Turret

Battle Headquarters or

Dugout (Without Para-

pet)

fI Battle Headquarters. or

Dugout (With Parapet)

,,A Artilleriebeobachtungs- Field Artillery Observation

stelle Post

A Field Artillery Observation

Post (With Small Artil-

lery Observation Tower)

Battle Headquarters For

Infantry Observation

(In Pilibox)

Battle Headquarters For

Infantry Observation

(In Pillbox with Loop-

hole)

Light-Signalling Post

m N Dugout for Signals (Main

Exchange)

Dugout with Radio

n s Storage Battery Charging

Station

La Flash Spotting Post for

Artillery

m hi Ammunition Dugout

Medical Dugout

MILITARY SYMBOLS 1

Military Symbol

(cHI t 17 CM

A7

(E;7c

German

(Also see "Obstacles",

F. Miscellaneous:

S Ballonkompanie

[ Regimentsmusik

0 Pferd

Packpferd

U. S. Equivalent

Elevated Machine Gun

Post

Elevated Artillery Obser-

vation Post

Light Gun Emplacement

Heavy Gun Emplacement

Excavated Shelter (Tun-

neled or Roofed)

Communication Trench

Telephone Buried Cable

Buried Cable (Bomb Proof)

Buried Cable (Long Dis-

tance)

Telephone Lines (Above

Ground)

:Exchange (Cable Head)

Page 97.)

Balloon Company

Regiment Bugle Corps

Horse

Pack Horse

105

XIX. AIRA. Higher Headquarters:


c$ Oberbefehishaber

Luftwaffeder

Kommandierender

General der Luftwaffe

General der Luftwaffe

beim Oberkommando

der Heeres

Kommandur in einem

Luftgau

Hoherer Fliegerkomman-

deur

General der Luftwaffe bei

einer Armeegruppe


einer Armee

U. S. Equivalent

Headquarters of Com-

mander in Chief of the

Air Force

Headquarters of Com-

manding General of the

Air Forces

Headquarters of General

of the Air Force (for

Cooperation WithArmy)

Headquarters of a Com-

mander of an Air Dis-

trict

Antiaircraft Artillery

Corps Headquarters

Headquarters of Higher

Commander in the Air

Force (Air Divisional

Headquarters)

Air Force Commander

With an Army Group

("KOLUFT") (The

Letter of the Army

Group is Added)

Air Force Commander

With an Army ("KO-

LUFT") (The number

of the Army is Added)

MILITARY SYMBOLS



einer Panzerarmee

B. Flying Corps:

1. Headquarters;

Stab Aufk1arungsge-

schwader

Stab Kampfgeschwader

Stab Sturzkampfge-schwader

Stab Jagdgeschwader

Stab Zerstrergeschwa-

der

Stab Schlachtgeschwa-

der

U. S. Equivalent

Air Force Commander

With a Panzer Army

("KOLUFT" Panzer

Army)

Fighter Commander's

Headquarters With an

Air Fleet

Antiaircraft Artillery Bri-

gade Headquarters

Reconnaissance

Headquarters

Bombardment

Headquarters

Dive Bomber

Headquarters

Wing

Wing

Wing

Single-Engine Fighter

Wing Headquarters

Twin-Engine Fig h ter

Wing Headquarters

Ground Attack Wing

Headquarters

Mixed Reconnaissance

Group Headquarters

503940 -43- $

ok:.D~e~



Stab Fernaufklrungs-

Hgruppe

Stab Nahaufklirungs-

gruppe

Fliegerverbindungsoffi-

zier

Stab Kampfgruppe

c Stab Sturzkampfgruppe

Stab leichter Jagdgruppe

Stab Zerstirergruppe

o Stab Schlachtgruppe

2. Units:

U. S. Equivalent


Long Range Recon-

naissance Group Head-

quarters

Short Range Reconnais-

sance Group Head-

quarters

Group Commander's

Headquarters Attached.

to a Motorized Corps

Headquarters

Air Force Liaison Officer

at a Military Head-

quarters

Bomber Group

quarters

Dive " Bomber

Headquarters

Head-

Group

Single Engine Fighter

Group Headquarters

Twin Engine Fighter

Group Headquarters

Ground Attack

Headquarters

Group

Mixed Reconnaissance

Group

108

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Schlachtstaffel

Aufklarungsstaffel (K)

U. S. Equivalent


Long Range Reconnais-sance Group


sance Group

Army ReconnaissanceGroup Attached to a

Motorized Corps

Bomber Group

Dive Bomber Group

Fernaufklarungsgrupp e

Nahfaufklirungsgruppe

Kampfgruppe

Sturzkampfgruppe

Jagdgruppe

Zerstorergruppe

Schlachtgruppe

Kampfstaffel

Sturzkampfstaffel

Jagdstaffel

Zerstorerstaffel

Fighter

Fighter

34

Single Engine

Group

Twin Engine

Group

Ground Attack Group

Bomber Squadron

Dive Bomber Squadron

Single Engine Fighter

Squadron

Twin Engine Fighter

Squadron

Ground Attack Squadron

Bomber Reconnaissance

Squadron

109


German

iaufklarungsstaffel

Fernaufklhxungsstaffel

mi Nahaufklhxungsstaffel

Kiistenf ernauflkrungsstaf -,.

f el

~fT~ Kf:istennahaufkiarungstaffel(M)

~ Kiistenmebrzweckestaffel

(M)

C. Signals:

1. Headquarters:

~ Stab Luftnachrichtenab-H teilung

2. Units:

r H Luftnachrichtenabteilung

Military Symbol

Fen

U. S. Equivalent


Longe Range Recon-

naissance Squadron

Long Range Reconnais-

sance Squadron


sance Squadron

Army Co-operation Re-

connaissance Squadron

Attached to an Armored

Formation

Long Range Coastal Re-

connaissance Squadron

Short Range Coastal

Reconnaissance Squad-

ron (Naval Force)

Multi-Purpose Coastal

Squadron (Naval Force)

Air Signal Battalion

Headquarters (Army

Cooperation)

Air SignalBattalion (Army

Cooperation)

Air Signal Company With

a Panzer Army

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military

J

3. Permanent Signals

Organization:

Ground

Flugmeldabteilung

Flugwachkommando

Flugwache

Flugmeldekommando

4. Miscellaneous:.

Luftnachrichtengerat-

kolonne

U. S. Equivalent

Air Signal Telephone Op-

perating Company

Air Signal Telephone Com-

pany

Symbol German

Ln. Fernsprechbetriebs-

kompanie

Ln. Fernsprechkompanie

Ln. Funkkompanie

Luftnacbrichtenflugmelde-kompanie

Com-

Air Signal Aircraft Report-

ing Company

Aircraftion

Reporting Battal-

Terminal Exchange

Central Exchange

Relay Exchange

Aircrafttrol

Observation Pa-

Aircraft Sentry

Aircraft Reporting Center

Observer Section

Flight Control Headquar-

ters

Flight Control Post

Air Signal Equipment Col-

umn

Air Signal Radio

pany

0

a



Luftfunkstelle

S Peilstelle

D. Antiaircraft Artillery:

1. Headquarters:

Hoherer Kommandeur derr Flakartillerie

Stab Flakbrigade

Stab Flakregiment

Stab Flakgruppe)

(oder

Stab leichter Flakabteilung

Stab leichter Flakabteilung

(mot.)

Stab Flakabteilung oder

Stab Flakuntergruppe

U. S. Equivaleint

Air Force Radio Station

Radio Bearing (Direction

Finding) Station

Headquarters of HigherEchelons Antiaircraft

Artillery (Divisional

Sign. Not Yet Met

With, but Logical)

Antiaircraft Artillery Bri-

gade Headquarters

Antiaircraft Artillery Reg-

imental Headquarters

Light Antiaircraftlery Battalion

quarters

Artil-

Head-

Light Antiaircraft Artil-

lery Battalion Head-



lery Battalion Head-

quarters on Self-prd-

pelled Mounts

Antiaircraft Artillery Bat-

talion Headquarters (aMixed Battalion) (Also

Used to Designate a

Heavy Battalion, Which

is Much Less Common)

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Stab Flakabteilung (oder

Stab Flakuntergruppe)

(mot.)S Stab Eisenbahn-Flakab-5 teilung

Stab Ballonsperrabteilung

Stab Flaktransportabtei-lung

Stab Flakscheinwerferab-teilung

B Stab Flakscheinwerferab-teilung (mot.)

2. Units:

SFlakbatterie (2 cm) (mot.)

Flakbatterie (2 cm) aufSelbstfahrlafetten

Flakbatterie

(mot.)

(3. 7 cm)

Flakbatterie (5 cm) (mot.)

U. S. Equivalent


talion Headquarters

(Motorized)

Reserve Railway Antiair-

craft Artillery Battal-

ion Headquarters

Ballon Barrage Battalion

Headquarters

Antiaircraft TransportBattalion Headquarters

Antiaircraft Searchlight




(Motorized)

Motorized Antiaircraft Ar-

tillery Battery (20 mm)

Antiaircraft ArtilleryBat-

tery (20 mm) on Self-

Propelled Mounts

Motorized Antiaircraft

Artillery Battery (37

mm)

Motorized Antiaircraft Ar-

tillery Battery (50 mm)



Flak-Stabsbatterie

Luftsperrbatterie

iafe L. Flaktransportbatterie

SchY- 0 Flakscheinwerfertrans-

portbatterie

__22 'Flakkolonne (22 Tonnen)

1Q L. Flakkolonne (42 Ton-

42-T nen)

Flakkolonne (48 Tonnen)

. Flakscheinwerfertrupp

60 (Vier 60 cm Scheinwer-

4 fer)

Flakscheinwerfertrupp150 (Neun 150 cm Schein-

9 werfer) (mot.)

Flaknachrichtenzug

U. S. Equivalent


Company of a Motor-

ized Antiaircraft Artil-

lery Battery

Balloon Barrage Battery


lery Transport Battery


Transport Battery


lery Column (22 Tons

Capacity)


lery Column (42 Tons

Capacity)

Antiaircraft Artillery Col-

umn (48 Tons Capacity)


Section of 4 (600 mm)

Searchlights


Section of 9 (1,500 mm)

Searchlights (Motor-

ized)

Antiaircraft Signal Pla-

toon

MILITARY SYMBOLS


Q) Flakreserveeinheit

Befehlsstellebatterie

Befehlsstelle

zuges

einer Flak- I

eines Flak-

3. Weapons:

Leichte Flak (2 cm)

Leichte Flak (2 cm)

Selbstfahrlafette

auf

Leichte Flak (3.7 cm)

Schwere Flak (8.8 cm)

(Pak/Flak)

U. S. Equivalent

Reserve Antiaircraft Unit

(A Diagonal Stroke

Through the Circle at

Base of all Antiaircraft

Unit Signs Denotes

"Reserve")


tery Command Post

Antiaircraft Artillery Pla-

toon Command Post

Light Antiaircraft Gun (20

mm)


mm) on Self-Propelled

Mount

20-mm Antiaircraft Gun

(4 Barreled)


mm)

50-mm Antiaircraft Gun

Heavy Antiaircraft Gun

(88 mm) (Multipurpose

Gun Primarily for Anti-

aircraft)

'I ,I

115



Tl Schwere Flak (88 mm)(Pak/Flak) (mot.)

(See" Addenda", Page 143)

B. Parachute Units:

Stab einer Fallschirmji.-

gerabteiluing

S Fallschirmj gerkompanie

F. Air Bases:

Fliegerhorst

Seefliegerhorst

'A Ziviler Flughaf en

U. S. Equivalent


(88 mm) (Multipurpose

Gun Primarily for Anti-

aircraft) (Motorized)


(105 mm)

Parachute Rifle Battalion

Headquarters

Parachute Rifle Company

Permanent Air Force Sta-

tion

Naval Air Base

Civilian Airport

Operational Airdrome, 1st

Class

Operational Airdrome, 2d

Class

Airdrome

Prepared Airdrome

Dummy Airdrome

Advanced Landing Field

Alternative Landing Field

APPENDIX I

GROUND PANEL SIGNALS USED BY TROOPS FOR AIRCOMMUNICATION


Hauptquartier

Abwurfstelle

Nicht verstanden

Wir verstehen, ja

Feind bereitet Angriff vor

Feind greift an

jfI Stellung ist verlorenge-gangen

/II Feind links eingedrungen

- \ P eind rechts eingedrungen

Kampffront

V Nein

0 Wir sind eingeschlossen

U Unterstiitzung notwendig

U. S. Equivalent

Headquarters

Message-Dropping Point

Do Not Understand

Understand (Can Also

Mean "Yes")

Enemy Preparing Attack

Enemy is Attacking

Position is Lost

Enemy Has Penetrated on

Our Left

Enemy Has Penetrated on

Our Right

Front Line*

No

We Are Surrounded

Support Needed

YV

BH

18 RRAJ MAN MILITARY


Feindlicher ' Anklamme-

rungspunkt

oder

T Feindlicher Anklamme-rungspunkt

i--O Feindliche Batterien

N FeindlicherAngriff zuriick-

geschlagen

- - -Wir halten die Linie

11 1 Munition notig

1. Morsermunition nitig

s. Morsermunition ndtig

Artilleriemunition notig

Nebelgranaten notig

Pakmunition notig

20 mm Munition udtig

Lebensmittelvorraite ndtig

Wir gehen vor

SYM13OLS

U. S. Equivalent

Center of Enemy Resis-

tance

or

Center of Enemy Resis-

tance (Vertical Line

Points Towards It)

Enemy Batteries

Enemy Attack Repulsed

We Are Holding the Line.

Ammunition Needed (Ri-

fle, Machine Gun, Pis-

tol, Antitank Rifle,

Hand Grenade)

Light Mortar Ammunition

Needed

Heavy Mortar Ammuni-

tion Needed

Artillery (75 mm) Am-

munition Needed

Smoke Bombs Needed

(105 mm)

Antitank Ammunition (37

mm) Needed

20-mm Ammunition

Needed

Food Supplies Needed

We Advance (Are Ready

to Attack)

m

III

1ThTH-I

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Milit(

V

A

/r\

X

AAixL

ary Symbol German

Kein Feind

Feindlicher Widerstand

Feindlicher Widerstand,

1200 Meter

Feindlicher Widerstand,

1300 Meter

> Abwurfstelle fur Vorraite

Abwurfpiatz ftir Divisions-

stab

Abwurfplatz fur Regi-

mentsstab

Abwurfplatz fuir Batail-

lonsstab

Ausserste Not

+ IMedizinische Vorraite drin-

gend ndtig

Brennstoff nbtig

Funkausrfistung n6tig

Landungsmoglichkeit

Keine Landungsmoglich-

keit

U. S. Equivalent

No Enemy

Enemy Resistance

(Poiiter Indicates Situ-

ation of Enemy)

Enemy Resistance at

1,200 Meters

Enemy Resistance at

1,300 Meters

Point for Dropping Sup-

plies

Dropping Spot for Divi-

sional Command Post

Dropping Spot for Regi-

mental Command Post

Dropping Spot for Bat-

talion Command Post

Extreme Emergency!

(Only on Order of Bat-

talion or Higher Com-

mand)

Medical Supplies Urgently

Required

Motor Fuel Needed (Yel-

low Stripe)

Radio Equipment Needed

(Apparatus Destroyed)

Possibility of Landing

Here

No Place for Landing

1;IT

7

APPENDIX II

NON-OFFICIAL AUXILIARY SIGNS

In addition to the foregoing military symbols, there exists a

number of non-official, auxiliary signs. These representations

may be found in training manuals and instruction books by inde-

pendent authors, in military encyclopedias, in tactical books by

military writers, and in some German Army Regulations where the

symbols are not designated as "tactical."

Since the designers of these auxiliary signs worked independent-

ly, it follows that there can be no uniformity to the following

series. It' will be noted that two and sometimes three signs are

given for one subject, and even this does not -exhaust the possi-

bilities.

No attempt has been made to compile an extensive list of these

auxiliary signs. Only those most frequently encountered are

given here.

A. Personnel


Kompanieffhrer Company Commander

Komp-Truppfiuhrer Leader of Company Head-

quarters Detachment

About Size of Squad

Zugffihrer Platoon Leader

Zugtruppfihrer Leader of Platoon Head-

quarters Detachment

About Size of Half-

Squad

MILITARY SYMBOLS


j Gruppenfiihrer; Geschtitz-

fiihrer

4 Truppfiihrer (Stellv. Gr.

F.)

0P Truppfiibrer 1. Gr. W.

p ]Fihrer des Pz. B. Trupp

4 - Fernsprechtruppffihrer

6 Fii.hrer des Gefechtstrosses(auf Rad)

A (6'~R Rechnungsfiihrer

6 ~ BOberfeldwebel (auf Rad)

6S Schirrmeister

o Gewelrschfitze

d) Schfltze 1 in Pz. B. Trupp

o P Schiitze 2 in Pz. B. Trupp

Schiitze 1 beim 1. Gr. W.

Trupp

Schiitze 2 beim L. Gr. W.

Trupp

dj 1. M. G. Schtitze 1 (Richt-

schtitze)

U. S. Equivalent

Squad Leader; Gun Cor-

poral

Assistant Squad Leader

Leader of Light Mortar

Section

Leader of Antitank Rifle

Section

Leader of Telephone Oper-

ating Detachment

Leader of Combat Train

(on Bicycle)

Pay Sergeant

Master Sergeant

First Sergeant (Supply)

Rifleman

#1 Gunner in Antitank

Rifle Section

#2 Gunner in AntitankRifle Section

#1 Gunner with Light

Mortar Section

#2 Gunner (in Charge of

Loading) With Light

Mortar Section

1# Gunner on Light Ma-

chine Gun

122 GERMAN MILITARY


0 1. M. G. Schiitzen 2 -4

Richtschiitze

or 6Sanittsunteroffizier

®San San. Uffz. (auf Fahrrad)

Pf PferdewairterO Pf. or 0

Spf. Pferde irter(auf Fahrrad)

' jO w Waffen- und Gerats-Uffz.

, Fahrer

o Uffz. fur Nachrichten-N dienst

Fernsprecher

Fernsprecher 2

S6 Entfernunsmessm ann

Scherenfernrohrtriger

Munitionsschtitze

Messmann

SYMBOLS

U. S. Equivalent

#2 - 4 Gunner on Light

Machine Gun

Gunner

Medical Non-Commis-

sioned Officer

Medical Non-Commis-

sioned Officer (on Bi-

cycle)

Horse Holder

Horse Holder (on Bicycle)

Weapons and Instrument

Non-Commissioned Offi-

cer

Driver

Signal Non-Commissioned

Officer

Telephone Operator

Telephone Operator #2

Range Finder Operator

Battery Commander's

Telescope Carrier

Assistant Gunner (in

Charge of Loading)

Surveyor

0N

0Fe

0F2

0M

0ME

MILITARY SYMBOLS 123


o Wettermann MeteorologistWE

Melder beim Romp.- Company Messenger

Trupp

Q Melder beim Zugtrupp Platoon Runner or Or-derly

Spielmann beim Romp.- Company Bugler

Trupp

Spielmaun beim Zugtrupp Platoon Bugler

Qw Q Waffenmeistergehilfe Assistant Armorer

o H ® Handwerker Artisan

®. OK Koch Cook

0 v Verpflegungsmann Ration Man

Q ® Krankentrager Stretcher Bearer

B. Vehicles:

Krad (Kraftrad) Motorcycle

s. Krad mit Beiwagen Heavy Motorcycle with$ Sidecar

gl. Pkw. mit Zugvorrich- Cross Country Personnel

tung Carrier With Towing

Device

gl. Pkw. mit Pak Cross Country Personnel

Carrier With Antitank

Gun

50394°-43 9


Military SymbolS gl. Pkw

hainger

Germanmit Mun.-An-

Feldkfiche

U. S. Equivalent

Cross Country PersonnelCarrier With MunitionsTrailer

Field Kitchen

124

SECTION III

Copies of German Maps and Tables of Organiza-tion

The purpose of this section is to acquaint intelligencepersonnel with the form used by the Germans in publishingtheir maps and tables of organization and to provide theintelligence personnel with an opportunity to practiceinterpreting them.

125


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in Syd/A'm

Fahrslreckein km Minutefi

10 60 410 [30 24' 20 -1225 73,y 2~ 129 20 9 8.7 875 90 601 4' 36 .10 26,0 2g45 2i0o >816 45 14e 74 10 227 720 80 60 Y8 4A 34;5 611 270 24' 220 20 IB5 275 -025 150 '100 73' 60 50 /40 375 335 v 225 25" 20s 27s 2060 160120 90 72 60 5541S .900 3,6 3.0 60 240%2 21'35 2% 140 a12r 84' 7 6p 0 52.5 470 N2 34 5 35'd2S 29'90 24,0 Aso 720 96 60 69,o 60 53,0 48 ,, 4'4O'0 370 34/ 3245S 27078601>25' 109 90 'ro 625 En 14' '#9 46 42 .09 3!550 300 20 25 0 12 0 64c 75' 670 60' __ __046 4

55 33% 220 -,e 13. 109 82 S7,0 66 60 55 51 47 '4460 360 240 144''. 721 1030 90 6oo 72 65 60 65 52 44965 390 260 195 156 130 me4 67 70 76 'l 65 60 56 5270 '.'20 257 0 168 .9M, i o los- 930 8* 76 7V 65 60 56'X2 440 .ft7 22516 18 SW 290 '112S5 iooo 90 62 75 69 65 60

48n 90212410 292 9150 7020 ,070 96687 60 74" 7v 6.85 507 34N0255 204 170 17960 1275 1730 1293 65' 76 7 . 66'90 544 280 2712 216 180 154 0 12 ~0,0 106 98 90 8 78 ___

95' 570 35625 227*15240 94S120 14' 104 95674 62 76

100 600 400o 600 240 200 ro 1s' tao!o 117 109 1'0 92 67 60

Die Angaben 4iber L~ngen and Zeiten der' nachfolgend aufgefuhrtenEiniheiten bilden ainen Anhalt fur die iarschidngen bairn Fahrenund Halten. Hierbel sind bereits marsobtechnischa Einfliisse,'Ver'bands- and Einheitsabstande und zur Regelung des Marsohes ein=

gesetzte Fahrzeuge beruoksichtigt.

Die Einheiten des' Jnf.-Div. (mot) gleinhen vielfach daien der Ps.-Div., sodas nur die hiervon abweichenden Einheiten aufgefiihrt sind.

Ala Abstand ist berechnet: Ja Fahren Taohoabstand, mindeatens aber

2o is, is Halten 4 u. 20 is.

Als Abstand zwischen den Einheiten: Ja F'ahren 5o m, bei Geschwin=

digkeiten iiber 5o kme/Std., Tachoabstand, in Halten 25 a.

Ala Abstand zwischen den Verbtnden: 3m Fahren 25o a, is Halten 15o is.

Bai Nebel,Staub,Dunkelheit und unubersiohtlichen Wegen verringern

slob die Geschwindigkeiten und FahrseugastAnde erheblich. DieseEinflusse, sowie die jeweiligen Karpfverluste und Marschausfllemsjsen in jedem ainzelnen Fall bei Benutzung des' Taballa beruicksich=tigt warden.

126

DOCUYMENTS 127

Marschldngen im Oivisicnsverband

Ges At Div auf geso'h(ossenemA~arsch fi S Marschgn mit 20tlin. Qhbstandzwischen den Marwchgr'

71m Hae stndmBe, 10 Km /Std Bel 25Km/Std Fhzuas n

120 Km 12Std 170 Km 75fd 120Km

Fecitende Truppe einer Pz Div. auf dem Marsrh in 't Marschgn mit 20 Miin.Qbstand zwist-/en den Marschgr (ohne Sicheiungsabstande )

Bei 10. Km /Std. Bei 25Km /S/c F'aheg it2n

90 Km 9$Std 130 Km 5 Std. 9 Km

Ges. Zncf Div. (mat.) auf gesr/i/ossenem Marsdhi;n 5Marsrhgn mit 20Mi.abstandzwisrhen den Marschgn.

Be; 10 Km I Std. Bei 25 Km / Std. Fahr zeugabstsand.

90 Km 93/cf. 150 Km 6 Std. 90/iKm

Fechtende Trpp einer 2nf 'Div. (mat.) auf'dem Marsch in I4 Marchgr mit 20Mmn.Qbddad zwischen den Marschgn (ohne Sicherungsabstande)

Be, 90 Km / Std . Bei 25 Km /3Sc. Fa hrzeuga astand.

70 Km 73)'d 110 Km 4 Std 70/tm

Die Gesamtldnren der Pz.-Div.sowie der Jnf.-Div.(mot) ergeben sichunter Beruaksioeitigung dessen,da0 die gesamte 'Div. auf einer Strafe

eiften l~ngeren Marsch ztwllckzulegen hat.Es rind daher suchi dieitikwrtigen Dienste, sowie Gef.Tr.II and Kolonnen nit eingerech-

net. Nicht eingerechnet sind Feidgend., sowie 1o % aller Fhrzg., tiefuri Ei'kundung, Mdelde- und Absperrdienst eingesetzt sind.

Die £echtende Trappe dler Ps.-Div. and Jnf.-Div.(mot) lot hier noshohne taictisohe Abstande berechnet. Um die Idarsohlflngen der Div. in

Vornarsch mit Sich-.Abst. zu erhalten, milssen die ieiweiligen Maruch-gr.-Abst~nde, Bowie die Anzail der bereits eingesetzten Truppen(A.A., Flac usw.) berUaksichtigt wierden.

JFar Melde-, Erkundungs- u. Absperrdienst, sowie durch Weglassen desGei'.ir.II and der Kolonnen sind die Sinheiten'sz 2o % verlciirzt.


Hf m t 2m Fa&r,' iftor n 27m FaM'i7, m,t50m FoahrO£nheit -m' abl0d mnd Finwit m Qt,'t7, ant Einhed t a natowd ,

hw .0w10 2SK..,trd OW w.ikw0 ZJkt,"tid 080 601- , fmm m ,n m 111 mm ,n m Mm rit IM 77

____Marsch(angen der Truppenteite elner Pcnzerdiv/sionOiv.'b. 550 Y00 it 240O 6 Schtz. Brig. 14030 an26 40 no NabchrCbt. 1000 joo 18 ow 1vFeidgend. T 200 700 t;s 10,o 25 SS'tz.Brig. Stb iso zoo is 400 '7 Funk-kp 400 1100 6,3' 1400 55'

Sdtfz Rb4 560 15 80 16000 4s Fernsro-kp 401 tow 45 14070 35

/*tR p .( a ) 600015 it c oo 604 &9ifz Rgf S~b. 500 150009 2000 S 7Nadir Rd. 55 150 2 4001 1

Pl.Rgt i'b. 24to 600 5 1 25 &Ats8/. 2400 5000.30 790 1

Pzabt 20o0 5300 33 6330 s Sdtz. BtI. Sb. 200 ,V ?is so I,2 1.Flak- aft 1500 i 28 6 75

PsA.3 .Si 950 2,3' 007 ;s, Shtz. kp. '600 > 6 iso00 3 cm Baffr. 40 120 7 1904 ' C.bSi.K o10065503, 36wp 4810 71031 7rB 0018 6 7,5 450 ,

I.Ps./f(4' 38711006 1,010 J M6. Kp. '50 1 W7 tw0o, 1.5 !Flak-io. 150 150 2,5 500 ;2

oik. As p. 330 1000 6 100 31. %.Kfof. AV 450 2,5 600 IS

W*oktt p ,55t 1500 9 2000 $ I~wi r popoen 55003* 0 w 605

1.//t Pr 101 15 4102,s_600 115 Kmds*Is.Bft! 22007380 W w1ao as S4b.Dtv dMro0Fk r 0 40 $ 60015t

Krozdsthtz. /(o. 400 7300 8 180' 4,5

71!' Rgt 5400 t5000 80 Igoo 4s krad.M. Hp. 450 1500 9 2005 MhchtS DlIrS/ 1405 60 200 .10

Qdf. tSfb 150 350 2 50 2 _____ kKwKol Wo 330 2 400 1

10k. B. Bad'r ion 7'0110 2907 55 CQu/)t. (26*' 780 4300 50 7500 1, gr. Kw. kol. 9v0 i 600 2

1. Gdf.Cbf 14g 11 320 80 M 1 Pro. 6,i-Kp. Aw 0 55 s 1.60 3 f~zc/osch Aa. 214 600 4s' 70 2

. BaM'. .wo 5023, 20031. tO. 0. (o! 130 4102 600 15 Pe*4promt 50 - 1 300 q

S3 (2'f 06/. 7600 3930 22 5007 12 Sari L6we o od 1 $0 00 00 4 10

S. Bdfr. 151 100 6 I133 3 I 8f Is. 2 W30 1 a H cn2 r Kw. 3. W e LA 60

I. Ort. HoI 20o sos 3 0 2 Pe. A: p 4001000 s 1400 3,5 San. Kp 20 W63#11M

P' Hp. 15V 0 0_5 IS80 3 Verw Dienste 431 73 6/r 7 6'

Ps. 3dabt. 75004500 256200 15 BrlicAi, 8. 350 900 55 12olo 3 Versol. mt 130 3971 a 400

&z.76fg. Kp. , 300 90 45210 3 Briicko( 1530 90045 1217 3 8acteret-kp 1.0 48 ,sa5 f

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Captured 75-mm Anti-aircraft Gun M 36(French)

Barrage Gun (Caliberto be Shown on Rightof Symbol)

Reserve 88 mm Anti-aircraft Gun

Fixed Medium Antiair-craft Gun

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