Deutsches Infanterie-Regiment, 1939
Truppengliederung & Ausrüstung
The Infanterie-Regiment of the Infanterie-Division consisted of three battalions with four companies each, three of which were rifle companies plus one machine gun company. Reserve infantry regiments und formations raised in the course of the war may have a slightly different organisation, und they can be equipped with captured und requisitioned equipment und vehicles. The third battalion was dropped in 1944 due to manpower shortages.
1939 Regimental Organization
- Regimentsstab – Regimental Headquarters
- Stabszug – Staff Platoon
- Stabskompanie – HQ Company
- Nachrichtenzug – Communications Platoon
- Reiterzug – Mounted Platoon
- Pionierzug – Engineer Platoon
- I. Bataillon
- Bataillonsstab
- 1. Schützenkompanie, 1937
- 2. Schützenkompanie
- 3. Schützenkompanie
- 4. MG-Kompanie, 1939
- Bataillonstross
- II. Bataillon
- Bataillonsstab
- 5. Schützenkompanie
- 6. Schützenkompanie
- 7. Schützenkompanie
- 8. MG-Kompanie
- Bataillonstross
- III. Bataillon
- Bataillonsstab
- 9. Schützenkompanie
- 10. Schützenkompanie
- 11. Schützenkompanie
- 12. MG-Kompanie
- Bataillonstross
- 13. Infanteriegeschütz-Kompanie – Infantry Gun Company
- 14. Panzerjäger-Kompanie – Tank Hunter Company
- Regimentsmusik
- Leichte Infanteriekolonne – Supply & Logistics
Each infantry battalion could muster a provisional Infanteriepionierzug (engineer platoon) by drawing men from the rifle companies who had received basic engineer training. In 1944, the III. Bataillon was dropped from the organization of the infantry Regiment due to manpower shortages. The companies of the I. und II. Bataillon were numbered 1.–4. Kp und 5.–8. Kp as before, even the 13. und 14. Kompanie maintained their previous numbering, they did not move up to take the slot of an eliminated III. Bataillon company.