Organization of German

Rear Area Command and Security Forces

15 May 1941

Army Corps South

Signals:
221st Signals Battalion
807th Motorized Signals Company
808th Motorized Signals Company
29/644th (non-mot) Telephone Communications Company
221st Light (mot) Signals Supply Train
Reserve Group:
4th Bicycle Regiment
613th & 614th Battalions, each with
3 Bicycle Companies (3-50mm mortars, 2 HMGs,
9 LMGs, ea)(mortars & HMGs added later)
8/221st (mot) Cavalry Platoon (3-50mm mortars, 2 HMGs,
9 LMGs)(added later)
2/221st (mot) Panzerjäger Company (13-37mm & 6 LMGs)
221st Bicycle Company (2 HMGs & 9 LMGs)
221st Panzer Company (added later)
Other:
692nd (mot) Military Police Battalion,
3 Companies (6 LMGs ea)
221st Veterinary Company
712th Ambulance Column
221st Field Hospital (later deleted)
874th Light (mot) Supply Column
8/221st Light (mot) POL Supply Column
221st (mot) Maintenance Company
868th (mot) Field Post Office (added later)
766th Quartermaster Detachment (added later)
Army Corps Middle
Signals:
213th Signals Battalion
804th Motorized Signals Company
805th Motorized Signals Company
27/644th (non-mot) Telephone Communications Company
221st Light (mot) Signals Supply Train
Reserve Group:
2nd Bicycle Regiment
1st & 2nd Battalions, each with
3 Bicycle Companies (3-50mm mortars, 2 HMGs,
9 LMGs, ea)
2/213th (mot) Panzerjäger Battalion (13-37mm & 6 LMGs)
213th Bicycle Company (2 HMGs & 9 LMGs)
1/222nd Panzer Regiment (3 light armored companies)
(added later)
3/511th Light Armored Car Company (added later)
Other:
690th (mot) Military Police Battalion,
3 Companies (6 LMGs ea)
213th Veterinary Company
708th Ambulance Column
213th Field Hospital (later deleted)

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 825th Light (mot) Supply Column
8/213th Light (mot) POL Supply Column
213th (mot) Maintenance Company
758th (mot) Field Post Office (added later)
745th Quartermaster Detachment (added later)
Army Corps North
Signals:
207th Signals Battalion
802nd Motorized Signals Company
803rd Motorized Signals Company
28/644th (non-mot) Telephone Communications Company
207th Light (mot) Signals Supply Train
Reserve Group:
3rd Bicycle Regiment
619th & 620th Security Battalions, each with
3 Bicycle Companies (9 LMGs ea)
1/207th (mot) Panzerjäger Company (13-37mm & 6 LMGs)
221st Bicycle Company (2 HMGs & 9 LMGs)
Other:
691st (mot) Military Police Battalion,
3 Companies (6 LMGs ea)
207th Veterinary Company
702nd Ambulance Column
207th Field Hospital (later deleted)
730th Light (mot) Supply Column
8/207th Light (mot) POL Supply Column
207th (mot) Maintenance Company
336th (mot) Field Post Office (added later)
785th Quartermaster Detachment (added later)

The American Historical Association for the Study of War Documents and the
National Archives and Records Service (National Archives Microcopy No. T-78,
Roll 404.).

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