German's Armed Forces at Height of War
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kpxriceboy
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German's Armed Forces at Height of War
I was wondering... during the height of Germany's power, how many soldiers did Germany have? When did it have the most soldiers in its history? Also, generally speaking, what does a "division" consist of? How many people/planes/tanks/equipment etc...
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Jason Pipes
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Check out the following link for all the info you could want regarding #rs in the Wehrmacht during WWII:
http://www.feldgrau.com/stats.html
As for a division, it depended on the type of division and the time period, but very generally speaking there were between 10,000 and 16,000 men per unit. The numbers of weapons and equipment varied to such a degree depending on the type of division and the time frame it is literally impossible to suggest even a general list. People here spend their entire research hours working on that very question.
http://www.feldgrau.com/stats.html
As for a division, it depended on the type of division and the time period, but very generally speaking there were between 10,000 and 16,000 men per unit. The numbers of weapons and equipment varied to such a degree depending on the type of division and the time frame it is literally impossible to suggest even a general list. People here spend their entire research hours working on that very question.
What's in a division
What kind of division? Infantry, armor, mountain, artillery, grenadiere, a
light infantry division, a fully motorized infantry division, and on and on.
You must think along the line of specialties, because every division has a particular mission and its ToE (Table of Organization) differs from another.
Then there are the front-line divisions and the support divisions, the garrison divisions, the Landwehr divisions.
Decide, and then search the various parts and parcels of Feldgrau; you will be surprised how much Jason has in store for you. Joscha
light infantry division, a fully motorized infantry division, and on and on.
You must think along the line of specialties, because every division has a particular mission and its ToE (Table of Organization) differs from another.
Then there are the front-line divisions and the support divisions, the garrison divisions, the Landwehr divisions.
Decide, and then search the various parts and parcels of Feldgrau; you will be surprised how much Jason has in store for you. Joscha
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sid guttridge
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A division was basically defined as the smallest formation in which all arms of service are normally included in its composition. i.e. it will comprise infantry, artillery, engineers, etc. The proportions and numbers vary from country to country and with the type of division. Jason's range of 10,000 - 16,000 men is a good middling estimate.
Strictly speaking any military organisation of divisional size and above is a "formation" and any military organisation comprising a single arm of below divisional size is a "unit".
(It should be mentioned that a grey area exists at brigade level. Some armies had Mixed Brigades including troops of more than one arm, which are arguably "formations", whereas others had brigades of a single arm, which were technically "units".)
Strictly speaking any military organisation of divisional size and above is a "formation" and any military organisation comprising a single arm of below divisional size is a "unit".
(It should be mentioned that a grey area exists at brigade level. Some armies had Mixed Brigades including troops of more than one arm, which are arguably "formations", whereas others had brigades of a single arm, which were technically "units".)