Organization of the
German Motorised Infantry Battalion
1938 to 1942
This short examination looks
at the Battalion as would be found in the Motorised Infantry Regiments of a
Motorised Infantry Division, and can be roughly divided into the following periods;
1.
The immediate pre-war years of 1937-1938 and
the Battalion as seen in 1939-1940.
2.
The reorganization of the Battalion in
February 1941.
3.
The final organization intended specifically
for Motorised Infantry, before they moved onto the same set of KStN tables used
by Panzer Grenadier units from late 1943 onwards.
Below are links to the files
that make up this study. The first is a
narrative of the Battalion organization and how it evolved between 1938 and
1942. There are then separate files
detailing in full the information as found in the multiple Kriegsstärkenachweisung
(KStN) tables issued for such units.
These gave the authorised numbers of personnel, transport and weapons
for the unit at full strength.
All files in the below links
are in PDF.
Organization of the
Motorised Infantry Battalion 1938 to 1942
Motorised Infantry Battalion
October 1937 Reconstruction from minimal contemporary sources
Motorised Infantry Battalion
February 1941 Reconstruction from contemporary sources
Motorised Infantry Battalion
November 1941
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