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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I-EXPLANATION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYM- Parea
BOLS --------------------------- ---------------------- 1
SECTION lI-MILITARY SYMBOLS
I. Headquarters of Higher Echelons______________________ 9
II. Infantry:
A. Headquarters---------------------------------- 12
B. Units----------------------------------------- 13
C. Weapons-------------------------------------- 16
D. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organi-
zation--------------------------------- 18
2. Examples of Map Symbols----------------- 18
III. Artillery :
A. Headquarters---------------------- 19
B. Units ------------------ 20
C. Weapons:
1. Guns and Cannons_______________________ 23
2. Howitzers ------------
- ____---- __-- '25
3. Weapons of Foreign Origin ---------------- 27
D. Examples of Map Symbols_____________-_________ 27
E. Miscellaneous_____________________------____---- 27
IV. Cavalry and Reconnaissance:
A . H eadquarters_--- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 28
B . U n its _ - -- - --- -- - -- -- - --- - -- -- - -- --- - -- -- 29
C. Vehicles-------- --------- -- 31
D. Examples of Map Symbols______________________ 31
V. Mountain:
A. Headquarters------------------------- 33
B. Units--------- ---------------------------- 33
C. Groups:
zation -------------------------- ---- 35
2. Examples of Map Symbols ---- 35
III
CONTENTS
VI. Panzer: Page

A. Headquarters-- ----------------- ------------ 36
B. Units. -- 37
C. Tanks.....-- 40
D. Groups:
zation - - 41
2. Example of Map Symbols------------------ 41
E. Vehicles ---------------- 42
VII. Engineer:
A. Headquarters_________---__------------------- 43
B. Units - 43
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagranatic Table of Organiza-
tion-- ---- 46
2. Examples of Map Symbols-------------- 47
VIII. Railway Engineer:
A. Headquarters ___-_-------- -- 48
B. Units---r----------------------------------- 48
IX. Fortress Engineer:
A. Headquarters--------------------------------- 51
B. Units - - - - - - - -- - - - - --------------- 51
X. Technical:
A. Headquarters------------------- 53
B. Units- -- 53
C. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization--- 54
XI. Construction:
A. Headquarters. 55
---------------------
B. Units..- -- 55
XII. Road Construction:
A. Headquarters_____-_------------- 56
B. Units----------------------------------------- 56
XIII. Signals:
A. Headquarters------------------- 57
B. Units:
1. Signal-------------- 59
2. Telephone and Telegraph------------ 60
3. R adio --------- - --- 61
4. Interception---------------------------- 61
5. Miscellaneous______________-----__------ 62
6. Propaganda-------------------------- 62
C. Installations____~-_~-~-~~- 62
CONTENTS V
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 ------------------------ 67
b. 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-
tion --- -- -- --- - --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- - 71
2. Examples of Map Symbols------------------ 72
XV. Transport:
A. Headquarters----------------------------------- 73
B. Units-------------------------------------------73
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-
tion ------ ------------ -- ---- - - 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 ------------------------------------ 77
XVII. 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------------------------------87
2. Units-------------------------------------88
3. Miscellaneous_-----------------------------90
D. Veterinary---------------------------------------90
E. Postal:
1. Headquarters-------------------------------92
2. Units--------------------------------------92
F. Provost:
1. Headquarters-------------------------------93
2. Units- - - - - - - - - - - - - 93
XVIII. Miscellaneous:
A. Tactical Boundaries -- - -- - - - - - ---- 94
B. Railroads and Transpor_____________ 94
C. Obstacles:
1. Mines-------------------------------------97
2. Miscellaneous ------------------------------- 98
D. River Crossing:
1. Crossing Points_---------------------------101
2. Bridges-----------------------------------102
E. Defensive Positions--------------------------------102
F. Miscellaneous-------------------------------------105
XIX. Air:
A. Higher Headquarters_-----------------------------106
B. Flying Corps :
1. Headquarters_-----------------------------107
2. Units-------------------------------------108
C. Signals :
1. Headquarters_-----------__----------------110
2. Units-------------------------------------110,
3. Permanent Signals Ground Organization--- 111
4. Miscellaneous-------------------------------111
D. Antiaircraft Artillery:
1. Headquarters_-----------------------------112
2. Units-------------------------------------113
3. Weapons----------------------------------115
E. Parachute Units_---------------------------------116
F. Air Bases-----------------------------------------116
APPENDIX I-Ground Panel Signals Used By Troops For Air Com-
munication --------------------------------------------------- 117
APPENDIX II-Nonofficial Auxiliary Signs---------------------------120
SECTION III-DOCUMENTS ---------------------------------- 125
ADDENDA-----------------------------------------------------------143
SECTION I
Explanation of German Military Symbols

1. The German Armed Forces use military symbols to
a wide extent on their maps and charts, on task force
tables of organization, on direction and location sign
posts in combat zones, and even on armament and equip-
ment. A thorough knowledge of these symbols, as well
as the principles on which they are formulated, will
assist intelligence personnel in making German identi-
fications in combat.
2. German military symbols are designed to resemble
the armament and establishments which they represent.
The more complicated symbols are simply a logical de-
velopment of the simple basic ones. Once the system
of German military symbols is understood, intelligence
personnel can deduce the meaning of unknown and new
symbols.
3. The system of German military symbols will be
explained by illustrative examples in the following para-
graphs.
4. Particular attention is called to the symbols with a
thickened line. They represent a unit of company
strength.
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: j

b. 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.
Battalion Headquarters.
B
r Company Commander.
9. Arms and Services have their own distinguishing

symbols:
9------ Air.
0 -------- Antiaircraft Artillery.
GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS
Antitank.
Armored.
Artillery.
Battalion Strength.
Cavalry and Reconnaissance.

0-1----
Company Strength.
Construction.
I.. Cyclist.
Depot or Park.
+---- Engineer.
Fortress Engineer.
Half-tracked.
Medical.
a
Military Police.
Motorcycle.
Motorized.
Motor Transport.
Mountain.
Parachute.
EXPLANATION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS
-- ¢ - Partly Motorized.
-- ----- Radio.
-------- Railway.
4---------Railway Engineer.
A
i _ Signal.
&------_ Smoke or Chemical Warfare Service.
------ Supply.
V
Q 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 be
supplemented 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 and
services, 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 show
special 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 arabic
numeral 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 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 is
in 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 precise
symbol, has put one together from well-known basic signs.
The resultant symbol is fully as comprehensible as the

official one.
15. In the translation of German terms, an attempt has
been made to approximate, as closely as possible, equiva-
lent units in the Army of the United States. In many
instances, however, no equivalents exist, necessitating a
literal translation.
16. An effort has been made to employ only those
German terms which are officially used to designate a par-
ticular military symbol. The absence of German opposite
many of the symbols is explained by lack of authoritative
nomenclature.
17. The following changes in nomenclature, arriving
too late for inclusion in this book, should be noted:
Infanterieregiment should read Grenadierregiment
leichte 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-

ters
or *Panzerkorpskommando
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 U. S. Equivalent
Komnando einer leichten Light Infantry Divisional

Inf anteriedivision Headquarters
Kommando einer Sicher- Line of Communications
Sich rungsdivision Divisional Headquarters
Kommando einer Landes- Local Defense Divisional
y ~ schfitzendivision Headquarters
Kommando eiuer Gebirgs- Mountain Divisional

division Headquarters
Kommando einer Panzer- Panzer Divisional Head-

division quarters
Stab eines Artilleriekom- Corps or Army Artillery

Command Staff
Inspector of Fortifications
Kommandant des Rilek- Headquarters of Army

KAw rtjgen Armeegebietes Rear Area (Communi-
cations Zone)
Stab einer Infanteriebri- Infantry Brigade Head-

gade
V~
quarters
Stab eines Artilleriefiihr- I Divisional Artillery Com-

ers mander's Headquarters
Stab einer Kavalleriebri- Cavalry Brigade Head-

gade quarters
Stab einer -Panzerbrigade Panzer Brigade Headquar-

ters
Stab ::einer Panzergrena- Motorized Rifle Brigade

dierbrigade Headquarters in Panzer
Division
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Stab eines Kiistenartil- Coast Defense Artillery
leriekommandeurs Headquarters (Status of
Brigade)
Stab eines Festungsartil- Fortress Artillery Head-
F tr leriekommandeurs quarters
Stab eines Eisenbahnpio- Railway Engineer Head-

quarters
nierkommand eurs
Stab eines Festungspio- Fortress Engineer Head-
F nierkommandeurs quarters
Oberbaustab Construction Staff (Status

of Brigade)
Higher Echelons Signal

Headquarters
5039443-2
II. INFANTRY
A. Headquarters:
Stab eines Infanterieregi- Infantry Regimental
ments Headquarters
Stab eines Sicherungsregi- Line of Communications

Sich ments. Regimental Headquar-
ters
Gr Stab eines Grenzwachtreg- Frontier (Guard) Regi-

Cxr invents mental Headquarters
Stab eines Landesschitz- Local Defense Regimental

Headquarters
!s enregiments
Stab e in e s Infanterieregi- Motorized Infantry Regi-
ments
nts (mot.) mental Headquarters
Stab eines Infanteriebatail- Infantry Battalion Head-

ions quarters
Stab eines Infanteriebatail- Motorized Infantry Bat-

ions (mot.) talion Headquarters
Stab eines Radfahrerbatail- Bicycle Battalion Head-

ions (tmot.) quarters (Partly Mo-
torized)
Stab eines Sicherungsbatail- Line of Communications
Sich I ions Battalion Headquarters
Stab eines Grenzwachtbatail- Frontier (Guard) Battal-

Grr ions ion Headquarters
Stab eines Landesschtitzen- Local Defense Battalion

Ls bataillons Headquarters
Guard Battalion Head-

W Stab eines Wachbatailions
quarters
12
MILITARY SYMBOLS 13

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 Battalion

bataillons Headquarters
Kompanieffthrer Company Commander
Kompaniefiuhrer (mot.) Company Commander

(Motorized Unit)
Kradschiutzenkompaniefii- Motorcycle Company
hrer Commander
Radfahrerschwadron- Bicycle Company Com-

f uhrer mander
B. Units:.
111 Schutzenkompanie Rifle Company
Schutzenkompanie (mot.) Motorized Rifle Company
Sich LI Sicherungskompanie Line of Communications

Company
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.) Motorized Heavy Weap-
ons Company
Panzerabwehrkompanie Motorized Antitank Com-

(mot.) pany
* Maschinengewehrkom-
panie
Machine Gun Company
Motorized Machine Gun

®+ Maschinengewehrkom- Company
, Grenzwacht-Maschinen- Frontier (Guard) Machine

o . Gr gewehrkompanie Gun Company
M. G. Kp., vierspannig Machine Gun Company

With Vehicles Drawn
by Four Horses
j.I JKraftrad-(Krad-) Ma- Motorcycle Machine Gun

or schinengewehrkom- Company
panie
Kradschiitzenkompanie Motorcycle Rifle Com-

pany
Leichte Kradschl tzen- Light Motorcycle Rifle

kompanie Company
Schwere Kradschfitzen- Motorcycle Heavy Weap-

kompanie ons Company
Radfahrerkompanie Bicycle Company
h ®Sicherungs-Radfahrer- Line of Communications

komp anie Bicycle Company
Guard Bicycle Company

Ia Wachradfahrerkompanie
Infanteriegeschuitzkoi- Infantry Howitzer Com-

paine pany
MILITARY SYMBOLS
H/lilita ry Symbol German U. S. Equivalent

Inf ant eri eg e s cliii t z - Motorized Infantry How-
kompanie (mat.) itzer Company
Schwere Infanteriege- Heavy Infantry Howitzer

II!
schfitzkompanie Company on Self-pro-
pelled Mounts
Kradschuitzenzug Motorcycle Rifle Platoon
Kradmeldetrupp Motorcycle Detachment at

Regimental Headquar-
ters
Infanterie-Reiterzug Mounted Infantry Recon-

naissance Platoon
(Horse)
D Nachrichtenzug bei Staben Headquarters

toon
Signal Pla-
Nachrichtenzug bei Staben Motorized Headquarters

(mot.) Signal Platoon
Kraftradmeldezug (Krad- Motorcycle Messenger

meldezug) Platoon
El Schiitzenzug Rifle Platoon
~f Heavy Mortar Platoon

nLI or Granatwerferzug
Granatwerferzug (mot.) Motorized Heavy Mortar

Platoon
Inf an terieponierzug Infantry Combat Engineer

Platoon
Infanteriepionierzug (mot.) Motorized Infantry Com-

bat Engineer Platoon
Panzerabwelirzug Antitank Platoon


S, Panzerabwehrzug (mot.) Motorized Antitank Pla-
toon
Leichter Infanteriege- Motorized Light Infantry

schutzzug (mot.) Howitzer Platoon
Schwerer Infanteriege- Motorized Heavy Infantry

_ schftzzug (mot.) Howitzer Platoon
Schwerer Infanteriege- Heavy Infantry Howitzer

sch.utzzug auf Selbst- Platoon on. Self-pro-
fahrlafetten pelled Mounts
_LL. Leichte Infanterieko- Infantry Light Transport

lonne Column
JkL. Leichte Infanterieko- Infantry Light Transport

lonne (mot.) Column (Motorized)
C. Weapons:
,I. Maschinengewehr or Machine Gun or Light

Leichtes M. G. Machine Gun
T Leichtes
ung
M. G. in Stell- Light Machine
Position
Gun in
". Schweres M. G. Heavy Machine Gun
I Schweres
ung
M. G. in Stell- Heavy
Position
Machine Gun in
.1. Leichter Granatwerfer Light Mortar (50 mm)
___ Schwerer Granatwerfer Heavy Mortar (81 mm)
Leich te s
± schlitz
Infanteriege- Light
(75 mm)
Infantry Howitzer
MILITARY SYMBOLS 17
Schweres Infanteriege- Heavy Infantry Howitzer

schuitz (150 mm)
Panzerbiichse Antitank Rifle
Panzerbiichse 41 Antitank Rifle 41
2 cm Panzerabwehrge- 20-mm Antitank Gun

schuitz
37-mm Antitank Gun

Panzerabwehrkanone(3.7
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
Rifle Companies, each
with 12 Light Machine
Guns and 3 Light Mor-
112 12
tars, 1 Heavy Weapons
Company, with 12
6 12 Heavy Machine Guns

and 6 Heavy Mortars)
2. Examples of Map Symbols:
Infantry Battalion (1st

0 X/21 Infanteriebataillon Battalion. 21st Regi-
ment)
10th Motorized Machine

10 Maschinengewehrbataillon
Gun Battalion
KG J~J Infanterie -Marschko- Infantry March Column

lonne
Marschkolonne M~1o- Motorized Infantry March
torisierter Infanterie Column
4 Einzelner Schiitze Individual Rifleman
4"4 Feldposten, Spahtrupp Patrol
Picket
P1 FE . Feidwache
Observation Post
B Beoba.chtuugstelle
d Scuiitzeimest Group of Entrenched

Riflemen
64600%,." Schtltzen in Entwicklung Deployed Riflemen

III. ARTILLERY
A. 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 in
Panzer 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- Mountain Artillery Bat-
I I lerieabteilung talion Headquarters
Motorized Field Artillery

Battalion Headquarters
in Panzer Division
Stab einer Sturmgeschtitz- Assault Gun Battalion

abteilung Headquarters
Stab einer Ki stenartil- Coast Artillery Battalion

lerieabteilung Headquarters
Stab einer Leichtgeschiitz- Light Gun Battalion Head-

abteilung quarters
Batteriefiihrer Battery Commander

II
B. Units:
Stabsbatterie Headquarters Battery
Stabsbatterie (mot.) Motorized Headquarters

Battery
Gebirgsstabsbatterie Mountain Headquarters

Battery
St
Reitende Stabsbatterie Headquarters Battery in

Horse Artillery Unit
Motorized Headquarters
Battery in a Motorized
or Panzer Unit
Stabsbatterie einer Beo- Motorized Headquarters

bachtungsabteilung Battery of a Motorized
(mot.) Artillery Observation
Battalion
MILITARY SYMBOLS

1l, Stabsbatterie einer Sturm- Headquarters Battery of
St geschuitzabteilung an Assault Gun
Battalion
Lichtmessbatterie (mot.) Motorized Flash Ranging

Battery
Motorized Artillery Ob-

uJ Beobachtungsbatterie
(mot.) servation Battery (in
Panzer Division)
Schallmessbatterie (mot.) Motorized Artillery Sound

Ranging Battery
Vermess ungsbatt erie Motorized Artillery Sur-

(mot.) vey Battery
I~ Ballonbatterie (mot.) Motorized Balloon Bat-

tery
Batterie L. F. H. (7.5 cm) Light Field Howitzer Bat-

tery (75 mm)
T L. F. H. (16) Batterie in Light Field Howitzer (16)

Stellung (10.5 cm) Battery in Position (105
mm)
Batterie L. F. H. (18) in Light Field Howitzer (18)

Stellung (10.5 cm) Battery in Position (105
mm)
Batterie langer schweren Long Medium Field How-

Feldhaubitzen itzer (13) Battery
Batterie schwerer Haubit- Medium Howitzer (18)

zen Battery
Batterie Feldkanonen Field Gun Battery
II
ij
Military Symbol
Gebirgsbatterie
German U. S.
Mountain Battery
Equivalent
Reitende Batterie Feld- Horse Battery of Field

kanonen Guns
Reitende Batterie Feld- Horse Battery of Field

kanonen in Stellung Guns in Position
100-mm Gun Battery
I Batterie 10 cm Kanonen
Batterie 21 cm Miirser 210-mm Mortar Battery
Nachrichtenzug des Regimental or Battalion

Stabes eines Regi- Headquarters Signal
ments oder einer Platoon
Abteilung
Motorized Meteorolog-
ora,9 Wetterzug (mot.)
ical Platoon
Motorized Meteorolog-
ical Platoon (Air Cur-
rents and Air Pres-
sures)
Motorized Medium Cali-

s. 4o
bration Platoon
Vermessungszug (mot.) Motorized Artillery Sur-

vey Platoon
Artillerievermsseungs- Artillery Survey Detach-

ar
trupp ment
Artillerieve rmessungs - Motorized Artillery Sur-

trupp (mot.) vey Detachment
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Gebirgsartillerievermes- Mountain Artillery Sur-

s ungstrupp vey Detachment
~L ~OrDruckereitrupp (mot.) Motorized Printing De-

tachment
Wettertrupp (mot.) Motorized Meteorologi-

cal Detachment
Motorized Light Calibra-

tion Detachment
LA a t !I Leichte Artillerieko- Light Transport Column

lonne of Artillery
A , J Leichte Artillerie- Motorized Light Trans-

c- a kolonne (mot.) port Column of Artil-
lery
.JAa Leichte Gebirgsartillerie- Motorized Light Trans-

kolonne (mot.) port Column of Moun-
tain Artillery
Kz Ili Kraftzug -Artilleriekol- Tractor Drawn Artillery

onne Supply Column (Diesel)
11T
Pack Supply Column of a
Light Artillery Battery
in a Motorized Divi-
sion
Pack Supply Column of a

sjT Motorized Medium Ar-
tillery Battery in a
Motorized Division
C. Weapons:
1. Guns and Cannons:
iii , Feldkanone (7.5 cm) Field. Gun. (75 mm)


F. K. 16 (7.5 cm) Field Cannon 16 (75 mm)
F. K. 18 (7.5 cm) Field Gun 18 (75 mm)
Leichtgeschuitz Light Gun (75 mm)
Mountain Gun 15 (75 mm)
Mountain Gun 36 (75 mm)
~ Sturmgeschutz (7 .5 cm) Assault Gun (75 mm)
I 10 cm K.
100-mm Cannon
t 10 cm K. 17 100-mm Cannon 17 (or

new Model 17/04)
3 10.5 cm K. 18 105-mm Cannon 18
C(oast Defense 120-mm
T
Cannon
15 cm K.
16 (mot ; > Motorized 150-mm Can-
non 16
15 cm K. 18 (mot ; ) 150-mm Cannon 18 (Mo-

torized)
7+o 15 cm K. 39 (mol; > 150-mm Cannon 39

torized)
(Mo-
150-mm Cannon on Howitz-

er Mounting (Motorized)
Peschuitz 150-mm Railway Gun

15 cm Eisenbahn
MILITARY SYMBOLS 25

170-mm Gun on Howitzer
Mounting (Motorized)
cm Eis enbahngeschtitz .170-mm Railway Gun

17 c
3 em Eisenbahnge- 203-mm Railway Gun
20.Schiitz
210-mm Gun 38 (Motor-
ized.
210-mm Gun. 39 (Motor-
T ized)
enbah ngeschiitz 12 Railway Gun 12
Eis
240-mm Gun (Motorized)
T
240-mm Railway Gun
(Theodor or Theodor-
Bruno)
280-mm Railway Gun

(Short, Long, or Heavy
EE E1
Bruno Type)
senbah ngeschiitz 5 Railway Gun 5

EiE
305-mm Fixed Gun

St~
2. Howitzers:
'It L. F. H. (10.5 cm) Light Field Howitzer (105

mm)
I L.F.H.
lafette
auf Selbstfahr- Light Field Howitzer
Self-propelled Mount
on
Military Symbol German V. S. Equivalent

Light Field Howitzer 16
L. F. H. 16 (10.5 cm) (105 mm)
I L. F.
H. 18 (10.5 cm) Light
(105 mm)
Field Howitzer 18
S L.F.H.18 (mot.) Light Field Howitzer 18

(Motorized)
120-mm Howitzer
Medium Howitzer (150

mm)
Long Medium Field How-
Tg.s. .H13(15cm
OO
itzer 13
Medium Field Howitzer

SS. F.H.1(mot.) (15 cm
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. 100-mm Cannon (Czech)
Medium Howitzer (Polish)

+o
15 cm K. 150-mm Cannon (French)
D. Examples of Map Symbols:
05:1 or ;I
(1~P-7
\
Artillerie-Marschkolonne Artillery March Column
1st Battalion, 1st Regi-

ij r/ ment (Light Field How-
itzers)
Army Observation Post

1LA Armee-Beobachtungs-
stelle
E. Miscellaneous :
4 Lichtmessstelle Flash Ranging Station
4or Schallmessstelle
Artillery
Station
Sound Ranging
Warning Post
Wagon Lines
5039400-43 -- 3
IV. CAVALRY AND RECONNAISSANCE
A. Headquarters:
Stab eines Kavallerie- Horse Cavalry Regimental
(Reiter-) Regiments Headquarters
Stab einer Aufklairungsab- Headquarters of Recon-

teilung einer Infanterie- naissance Battalion of
division Infantry Division
Stab einer Aufklirungsab- Headquarters of Partly

teilung einer Infanterie- Motorized Reconnais-
division (tmot.) sance Battalion of In-
fantry Division
Stab einer Aufklirungsab- Headquarters of Motor-

teilung einer Infanterie- ized Reconnaissance
division (mot.) Battalion of Infantry
Division
Stab eines Radfahrerba- Bicycle Battalion Head-

taillons (tmot.) quarters (Partly Motor-
ized)
Stab einer Gebirgsaufklr- Headquarters of Partly

ungsabteilung Motorized Reconnais-
sance Battalion of Moun-
tain Division
Panzerspah - Aufklirungs- Headquarters of Armored-
abteilung Car Reconnaissance Bat-
talion
Fiihrer einer Schwadron Troop Commander
Fihrer einer Schwadron Troop Commander (Mo-

(mot.) torized)
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Fiihrer einer M. G.- Machine Gun Troop Com-
Schwadron mander
Fiihrer einer Radfahrer- Bicycle Troop Comman-

schwadron der
Fiihrer einer Panzerspaih- Armored-Car Commander

schwadron
B. Units:
Reiterschwadron Horse Cavalry Troop
Cavalry Machine Gun

Maschinengewehr-
.o r schwadron. Troop
Maschinengewehrs ch w a- Motorized Cavalry Ma-

dron (mot.) chine Gun Troop
K av all erie - Geschiitz- Cavalry Howitzer Troop

iki schwadron.
Reiteraufklhrungs c h w a- Horse Cavalry Reconnais-
sance Troop
Radfahrerschwadron Bicycle Troop
Radfahrer - Aufklrungs- Bicycle - Reconnaissance

A schwadron. Troop
Gebirgsradf ahrer-Auf klh- Mountain Bicycle Recon-

rungsschwadron naissance Troop
~a' Panzersphhschwadron Armored-Car Troop
Panz ersp ahschwadron Armored-Car Troop in

einer Panzeraufkll- Armored Reconnais-
rungsabteilung sance Battalion

S Kradsch~iitzenschwadron Motorcycle Troop
Kradschutz enseliwadron Motorcycle Troop in an

eines Panzerverbandes Armored] Formation
Schwerwaffenschwadron Motorized] Hleavy Weap-
(mot.) ons Troop
Schwerwaffen - Radfahrer- Motorized] Heavy Weap-
schwadron (mot.) ons Troop of a Bicycle
Squadron
Gebirgs - Schwerwaffen- Motorized Mo u nta in
Sschiwadron (mot.) Heavy W eapons Troop
Schwerwaffenschwadron MotorizedI [leavy Weap-
eines Panzerverbandes ons' Troo p in an Ar-
rmation
Kavallerie-Panzerabwehr-. Caar nitank Platoon
Kavalere-Pnzeabwhr-Motorized. Cavalry Anti-
zug (mot.) tank Plat )On
1] Kavallerie-G eschii tz- Cavalry Ho~vitzer Platoon
0! zug
SKavallerie-Pionier- Motorized( Cavalry Corn-

orzug (mot.) bat Engin ~eer Platoon
S Kavallerie - Nachrichten- Partly Mot( )rized Cavalry

zug (tmot.) Signal Plaatoon
O6r D
_
or
Kavallerie-
Nachrichten-
zug (mot.)
Motorized( Cavalry Signal
Platoon
Nachrichtenzug einer Motorized Signal Platoon

Aufklarungsabteilung of a Reconn aissan ce
(mot.) Battalion
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military Sy mbol German U. S. Equivalent
4 Panzerspaihzug Armored-Car Platoon
Kradschiitzenzug Motorcycle Rifle Platoon
Granatwerferzug (mot.) Motorized Heavy Mortar

Platoon
Leichte Kavalleriekolonne Light Cavalry Transport
Column
Leichte Panzerspaihko- Light Transport Column
lonne in an Armored-Car Unit
C. Vehicles:
Leichter Panzerspaihwagen Light Armored-Car
f Leichter Panzerspaihwagen Light Armored-Car

(Franzdsisch) (French)
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen Heavy Armored-Car
Heavy Armored-Car
(With Radio)
D. Examples of Map Symbols:
6 Reiterposten Mounted Trooper
6 Reiterspahtrupp, Reiter- Cavalry Patrol

666 feldposten
Cavalry Picket
Reiterfeidwache
6 Radfahrerfeldpo~ sten, Rad- Bicycle Patrol

6 fahrerspiihtruj PP
)))))))-> Bewegung von Kavallerie I Movement of Cavalry

K aval- Cavalry March Column
or errie-
Marsch-
kolonne
Kavallerie-(Reiter-) Regi- Horse Cavalry Regiment

ment
th Aufklrungsabteilung
Reconnaissance Battalion
V. MOUNTAIN
A. Headquarters:
Stab eines Gebirgsj tiger- Mountain Infantry Regi-
regiments mental Headquarters
Stab eines Gebirgsj iger- Mountain Infantry Bat-

bataillons talion Headquarters
Mountain Bicycle Battal-

f ahrer-Bataillons (tmot.) ion Head quarters (Part-
P Stab einer Gebirgsflakar-

tillerieabteilung (tmot.)
ly Motorized)
Mountain Antiaircraft Ar-

tillery Battalion Head-
quarters (Partly Motor-
ized)
Fiihrer einer Gebirgsj tiger- Mountain Rifle Company

i kompanie Commander
Fiihrer einer Gebirgsrad- Mountain Bicycle Com-

fahrerkompanie pany Commander
B. Units:
Gebirgsj aigerkompanie Mountain Rifle Company
Gebirgsj agermaschinenge- Machine Gun Company of

wehirkompanie Mountain Infantry Bat-
talion
S;" Gebirgsstabskompanie Mountain Headquarters

Company
Gebirgsradfaahrerkompanie Mountain Bicycle Com-

pany

Schwere Gebirgsradfahrer- Heavy Weapons Company
kompanie (mot.) of a Mountain Bicycle
Battalion
T Gebirgsflakbatterie (2 cm)
(mot.)
Motorized Mountain Anti-
aircraft Artillery Bat-
tery (20 mm)
Gebirgspan zerabwehr- Motorized Mountain Anti-

kompanie (mot.) tank Company
ti~II Gebirgsgranatwerf erzug Mountain Heavy Mortar

Platoon
WZ Gebirgsgeschfttzzug Mountain Howitzer Pla-

toon
or Nachrichtenzug bei Staben Signal Platoon with Moun-

-1 von Gebirgseinheiten tain Units Headquarters
Gebirgsradfahrerzug Mountain Bicycle Platoon
L4± Leichte Gebirgskolonne Light Mountain Transport

Column
a Leichte Gebirgsj igerko- Mountain Infantry Light

lonne Transport Column
MILITARY SYMBOLS
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:
Military Syrnbol German U. S. Equivalent
Gebirgsj igerbataillon
Mountain Infantry Battalion Consisting of:
Battalion Headquarters -
4 3 Mountain Rifle Companies, each with:
12 Light Machine Guns
'LL1 3 Light Mortars

IiiI " ad
U II~a lea
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
J /i 8 Gebirgsj gerbataillon 1st Battalion, 138th Moun-

tain Rifle Regiment
Gebirgsmarschkolon- March Column of Moun-
ne tain Troops
VI. PANZER
A. Headquarters:
Stab eines Panzerregiments Tank Regimental Head-

quarters
Stab eines Panzergrena- Infantry Regimental Head-

dierregiments (mot.) quarters (in Panzer Di-
vision).
Armored Infantry Regi-

mental Headquarters
'Artillery Regimental Head-

quarters (in Panzer Di-
g Stab einer Panzerabteilung

vision)
Tank Battalion Headquar-

ters
Stab einer Panzerflam- Armored Flamethrower

menwerferabteilung Battalion Headquarters
Stab einer Panzerabwehr- Antitank Battalion Head-

abteilung auf Selbst- quarters on Self-pro-
falrlafetten pelled Mounts
Stab eines Panzergrena- Infantry Battalion Head-

dierbataillons (mot.) quarters (in Panzer Di-
vision)
Armored Infantry Battal-

ion Headquarters
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military Symbol . German U. S. Equivalent

Stab eines Kradschfitzen- Motorcycle Rifle Battalion
bataillons Headquarters (in Pan-
zer Division)
Stab einer Aufkliirungsab- Motorized Reconnaissance

teilung (mot.) Battalion Headquar-
ters (in Panzer Division)
Fiihrer einer Kompanie Company Commander (in

der Kraftfahrkampf- Armored Force)
truppe
Armored Infantry Com-

pany Commander
Fiihrer einer Panzerkom- Tank Company Command-

panie er.
Fiihrer einer Panzerfiam- Armored Flamethrower

menwerferkompanie Company Commander
BI
B. Uhnits:
"~ Panzerabteilung Tank Battalion (3 Com-

panies)
Zi Panzerabteilung Tank Battalion (2 Light

Companies, 1 Medium
Company)
Or- Panzerabteilung Tank Battalion
4$ Panzerabwehrabteilung
(mot.)
Aufkhirungsabteilung
Motorized Antitank Bat-
talion
Motorized Reconnais-
(mot.) sauce Battalion
S Panzergrenadierbataillon Motorized Infantry Bat-

(mot.) talion (in Panzer Di-
vision)
Panzerkompanie Tank Company
9 Leichte Panzerkompanie Light Tank Company
g Mittlere Panzerkompanie Medium Tank Company
Panzerfla mmenwerfer- Armored Flamethrower

SF kompanie Company
~ Panzerstabskompanie Armored Headquarters

Company
p~ Werkstattkompanie Armored
Company
Maintenance
Panzergrenadierkompanie Motorized Company (in

(mot.) Panzer Division)
Armored Infantry Com-

pany
Schwere Kompanie (mot.) Motorized Heavy Weapons

Company (in Panzer Di-
vision)
Armored Heavy Weapons

Company
Maschinengewehrkom- MotorizedMachine Gun

~~ pane (mot.) Company (in Panzer Di-
vision)
Armored Machine Gun
Company
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Jnf anteriegeschiitzkom- Motorized Infantry How-
panie (mot.) itzer Company (in Pan-
zer Division)
Stabskompanie (mot.) Motorized Headquarters
Company (in Panzer
Division)
Armored Headquarters
Company
6% Panzerabwehrkoinpanie Motorized Antitank Com-

(mot.) pany (in Panzer Divi-
sion)
Panzerabwehrkompanie Antitank Company on

auf Selbstfahrlafetten Self-propelled Mounts
(in Panzer Division)
g Kradschtzenkompanie Motorcycle Rifle Com-

pany (in Panzer Divi-
sion)
Siwere Kradschtzen- Motorcycle Heavy Weap-

S gkompanie ons Company (in Pan-
zer Division)
Kr ad mas chine ng ewe hr- Motorcycle Machine Gun

V kompanie Company (in Panzer
Division)
Schwerer Infanteriege- Motorized Heavy Infan-

schfitzzug (mot.) try Howitzer Platoon
(in Panzer Division)
Pionierzug (mot.) Motorized Combat Engi-

neer Platoon (in Panzer
Division)
40 GERMAN, MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military ASymbol German U. S. Equivalent

Armored Combat Engi-
neer Platoon
Zug Panzerkampf- Tank Platoon

I9- wagen
Leichter Panzerzug Light Tank Platoon
Werkstattzug Armored Maintenance

Platoon
Armored Recovery Pla-

toon
Nachrichtenzug bei Staben Motorized Signal Platoon

(mot.) (in Panzer Division)
Armored Signal Platoon
Panzernachrichtenzug Armored Signal Platoon
Panz er-Gel echtstross Armored Combat Train
Eisenbabn-Panzerzug Armored Train (Railway)
C. Tani
Panzerkampfwagen I Tank, Mark I
Panzerkampfwagen II Tank, Mark II
Panzerkampfwagen II Tank, Mark II (French;

(Franzosisch) for Platoon Command-
t51 er)
Panzerkampfwagen III Tank, Mark III

MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military Symbol German V. S. Equivalent

Panzerbefehlswagen Command Tank
6i
r- Bridge Laying Tank in
Br Briickentraiger - Panze:
kampfwagen Armored Engineer Bat-
talion
Panzerkampfwagen IV Tk, Mark IV (for Com-

pany Commander)
D. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagramatic 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-,
'/3 try Regiment (in Panzer
Division)
- Panzerabteilhmg 1st Battalion, 6th Tank

Regiment
Panzer-Marschko- March Column of Tank

lonnne Units
1n Leichte Panzerkolonne Light Transport Column

of Armored Units
42 -GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

E. Vehicles:
4~Panzerspahkompanie Armored-Car Company
16 Panzerspaiheinheiten
Armored-Car Units
A~Panzerspaihwagen Armored-Car
zo( Mitti. Panzer-Fuuktrupp

Medium Panzer Radio De-
tachment
S Ki. Panzer-Funktrupp Small Panzer Radio De-

tachment
~4L. Panzerspah-Fumktrupp Light Armored-Car Radio
Detachment
S Stabs-Raupenfahrzeug Nr. Special Headquarters Ve-
251 hicle #251
0 =
~4Panzerspathwagen, 4 Raid- 4 Wheeled Armored-Car

:bo rig-Nr. 260 #260
Panzerspahiwagen, 4 Rad- 4 Wheeled Armored-Car

Z6 rig-Nr. 261 #261
S Panzerspahwagen 8 Rad- 8 Wheeled Armored-Car
rig-Nr. 263 #263
VII. ENGINEERS
A.. Headquarters:
Stab eines Pionierregi- Combat Engineer Regi-
ments mental Headqnarters
Stab eines Pionierregi- Motorized Combat Engi-

ments (mot.) neer Regimental Head-
quarters
Stab eines Pionierbatail- Combat Engineer Battal-

ions (tmot.) ion Headquarters (Part-
ly Motorized)
Stab eines Pionierbatail- Motorized Combat Engi-

ions (mot.) neer Battalion Head-
quarters
Panzertruppe - Pionier- Armored Combat Engi-

bataillon neer Battalion Head-
or Pzerrpe-Poir quarters
Stab eines Gebirgspionier- Mountain Combat Engi-

bataillons neer Battalion Head-
quarters
Stab eines Pionierbriicken- Combat Engineer Bridg-

bataillons (tmot.) ing Battalion Headquar-
ters (Partly Motorized)
Kompanierfiihrer einer Combat Engineer Com-

Pionierkompanie pany Commander
B. Units:
Pionierkompanie Combat Engineer Com-

11 pany
503940 0-4 -- 4

f Pionierkompanie (mot.) Motorized Combat Engi-
neer Company
Gebirgspionierkompanie Mountain Combat Engi-

neer Company
Brfickenbaukompanie Bridge Building Company
Leichte Pionierkompai lie Light Motorized Combat

(mot.) Engineer Company (In
Armored Unit)
Pionierpark Combat Engineer Supply

Depot Company
Panzertruppe-Pionierkom- Armored Combat Engi-

panie neer Company
Engineer Company (Ar-

mored Half-tracked Ve-
hicles) of an Armored
Engineer Battalion
Sturmbootkompanie Assault Boat Company
Pionier-Radfahrerkompa- Combat Engineer Bicycle

nie Company
Pioniernachrichtenzug Motorized Combat Engi-

(mot.) neer Signal Platoon
Gebirgspionier - Nachrich- Mountain Combat Engi-

tenzug bei Staben neer Signal Platoon
(tmot.) (Partly Motorized)
Kavalleriepionierzug Motorized Combat Engi-

(mot.) neer Platoon (Cavalry)
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Motorized Combat Engi-
A Pionierwerkstattzug
(mot.) neer Maintenance Pla-
toon
Briickenkolonne (Briiko) Motorized Bridging Col-

(mot.) umnB
Bridging Column T
F
Leichte Pionierkolonne Light Transport Column

of Combat Engineers
Leichte Pionierkolonne Motorized Light Trans-

(mot.) port Column of Combat
Engineers
Leichte Pionierkolonne Motorized Light Trans-

- (mot.) port Column of Combat
Engineers (in Panzer
Division)
Leichte Gebirgspionierko- Motorized Light Trans-

lonne (mot.) port Column of Combat
Mountain Engineers
K3AI Kleine Pionierkolonne Motorized Light Trans-

(mot.) port Column of Combat
Engineers
-' Leicht zerlegbares Briick- Sectional Bridging Equip-

engerit ment Unit
Sectional Bridging Equip-

ment Unit With Escort
Herbert-Brickengerit "Herbert" Ponton Bridg-

ing Equipment Unit
Military Syl nbol German U. S. Equivalent
H~ "Herbert" Ponton Bridg-

ing Equipment with Es-
cort
Schweres Schiffsbriicken- Heavy Boat Bridging

s.S.
gerat Equipment Unit
Heavy Boat Bridging

Equipment Unit with
Escort
Briickengeratkolonne. B Equipment Unit for B

B1)-
4 Bridging Column
s-
Equipment Unit for B
Bridging Column with
Escort
KKB Kraftzug-Briickengerat- Tractor Echelon of a B

B kolonne B (mot.) Bridging Column
Pioniergeraitstaffel (mot.) Motorized Engineer Tool

Train
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic
Table of Organization:
Pionierbataillon (mot.) Motorized Combat Engi-

neer Battalion:
Headquarters
3 Motorized Engineer
Companies each with 9
8 Light Machine guns
999
Motorized "B" Bridging

Column
Motorized Light Trans-
port Column of Combat
Engineers
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Pionierbataillon 36 36th Combat Engineer

J36 Battalion
~ C ~ Pionier-Marschko- March Column of Combat

lonne Engineer Units
VIII. RAILWAY ENGINEER
A. Headquarters:
]1hlitary Symbol German U. S. Equivalent
Stab eines Eisenbahnpio- Motorized Railway

nier-Regiments (mot.) Engineer Regimental
I Stab eines Eisenbahnpio-

nier-Bataillons (mot.)
Headquarters
Motorized
gineer
Railway
Battalion Head-
En-
quarters
Stab eines Eisenbahnpio- Partly Motorized Railway

fier - Brilekenbaubatail- Engineer Bridge Build-
ions (tmot.) ing Battalion Head-
quarters
Stab eines Eisenbahnpio- Railway Engineer. Con-
nier-Baubataillons struction Battalion
Headquarters
B. Units:
Eisenbahnpionierkom- Partly Motorized Railway
Ep panic (tmot.) Engineer Company
Eisenbahnpionierkom- Motorized Railway En-

panie (mot.) gineer Company.
E isenb ahnpionier-Bau- Railway Construction

komp anie Company
Eisenbahnpionier - Pfeiler- Pile Driver Company

[e] Pf' baukompanie -
'B Eisenbalnfernsprech- Railway Telephone Op-

kompanie erating Company
MILITARY SYMBOLS

±1 ~ Eisenbahn-Stellwerkkom- Railway Signals Company
0St. paine
Railway Engineer Water
Supply Company
Field Railway Company

sIj Feld Feldbahnkompanie
Eisenbahnbetriebskom- Railway Operating Com-

L7JBetr panie pany
Eisenbahn-Briickenbau- Company of a Railway

kompanie Bridge Building Bat-
talion
~ Eisenbahnpionierpark Depot Company of a Rail-

way Bridge Building
Battalion
Eisenbahnpionier-Bau- Railway Engineer Con-

L~1 kompanie struction Company
Eisenbahn-Pionierpark- Railway Engineer Depot

kompanie Company
Engineer Railway Shop
A Pionierwerkstattzug Platoon
Fiihrer einer Seilbahn- Commander of a Cable

Sell kompanie Railway Company
Seilbahntrupp Cable Railway Detach-

ment
Section Concerned With

Ius Underground Excava-
tion (Foundations of
Bridges, etc. on River
Beds)

Eisenbahnpionierkolonne Motorized Railway En-
UW (mot.) gineer Transport Col-
umn
Eisenbahnbau-Pionier- Partly Motorized Column

-a- kolonne of a Railway Construc-
tion Battalion
Eisenbahnpionierpark Railway Engineer Supply

Park
Eisenbahnpionier-Bricke Emergency Railway

Bridge
IX. FORTRESS ENGINEER
A. Headquarters:

Stab eines Festungspio- Fortress Engineer Regi-
F nierregiments mental Headquarters
Stab eines Festungspio- Fortress. Engineer (Sec-

,F nierbataillons tor) Battalion Head-
quarters)
Stab eines Festungsbau- Fortress Construction

. Pionierbataillons Battalion Headquar-
ters
B. Units
Festungsbau-Pionierkom- Fortress Construction
FI1 panie Company
Betonbaukompanie Fortress Construction

(Concrete) Company
Rock Drilling Company

F~
Tunneling Company
F J
Festungspioniertechnische Technical Company

Kompanie
FI F estungspionier-Park- Fortress Engineer Depot
kompanie Company
F
Festungspionier-B auko- Motorized Fortress Con-
lonne (mot.) struction Transport Col-
F1 umn
Festungsscheinwerf erzug Fortress Searchlight Pla-

toon
GERMAIN MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military Geological Sec-
F®
tion.
Festungspionierpark Fortress Engineer Supply

Park
Heim Fortress Engineer Supply

~n
Pi Park (in Zone of In-
terior)
X. TECHNICAL
A. 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:

talion consisting of:
Headquarters
2 motorized Technical
El')','
3Z 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- Commander of Construc-
pen lion Units
Stab eines Baubataillons Construction Battalion

Headquarters
B. Units:
Baukompanie Construction Company
II1 Betonbaukompanie Construction (Concrete)

Company
___~ Baukolonne Construction Transport

Column
~Z. Baukolonne (mot.) Motorized Construction

v-U
Transport Column
55
XII. ROAD CONSTRUCTION
A. Headquarters:
Stab eines Strassenbauba- Road Construction Battal-

Str taillons ion Headquarters
Stab eines Radfahrer-Stras- Road Construction Battal-

ion (Bicycle) Headquar-
Str ~ senbaubataillons
ters
B. Units:
IIt 1 Strassenbaukompanie Road Construction

pany
Com-
Road Construction Coi

strF-I] Strassenbaukompanie
(tmot.) pany (Partly Motorized)
Radf
R ahrer- Strassenbau- Bicycle Road Construc-
Str kompanie tion Company
Partly Motorized Equip-

str
ment Column of a Road
Construction Battalion
XIII. SIGNALS
A. Headquarters:
Stab eines Fiihrungsnach- General Headquarters Sig-
Fu richtenregiments (mot.) nal Regimental Head-

quarters (Motorized)
Stab eines Heeresnach- Army Group Signal Regi-

richtenregiments (mot.) mental Headquarters
° H.Gr.
(Motorized)
Stab eines Nachrichten- Signal Intelligence Regi-

Aufklirungsregiments mental Headquarters
(mot.) (Motorized)
Stab eines Nachrichten- Signal Regimental Head-
zb.V regiments, z. b. V. (mot.) quarters (Independent)

(Motorized)
Stab eines Panzer-Nach- Panzer Army Signal Regi-

richtenregiments mental Headquarters
Stab eines Nachrichten- Signal Interception Regi-

Horchregiments (mot.) mental Headquarters
(Motorized)
Festungsnachrichten- Fortress Signal Regi-

Kommandantur mental IHeadquarters
Stab einer Fiihrungsnach- General I-eadquarters Sig-

cFU richtenabteilung (mot.) nal Battalion Head-
Stab einer Heeresnachrich- Army Group Signal Bat-
tYH. Gr. tenabteilung (rnot.). ,. talion Headquarters

(Motorized)

Stab einer Armeenach- Army Signal Battalion
A richtenabteilung (mot.) Headquarters (Motor-
ized)
Stab einer Nacbrichten- Signal Battalion Head-

abteilung quarters of an Armored
Unit
Stab einer Korpsnachrieh- Corps Signal Battalion

K tenabteilung (mot.) Headquarters (Motor-
ized)
Stab einer Gcbirgskorps- Mountain Corps Signal

K Nachrichtenabteilung
Stab einer Panzerkorps- Panzer Corps Signal Bat-

zK Nachrichtenabte i lung talion Headquarters
(mot.) (Motorized)
Stab einer Infanteriedi- Infantry Division Signal
D visions-Nachrichtenab-
teilung (mot.) (Motorized)
Stab einer Divisionsnach- Infantry Division Signal

richtenabteilung (tmot.) Battalion Headquarters
(Partly Motorized)
Stab einer Panzerdi- Panzer Division Signal

visions-N achrichten- Battalion Headquarters
0
abteilung
Stab einer Gebirgsdi- Mountain Division Sig-
to visions-Nachrichtenab-
teilung (tmot.)
nal Battalion
quarters (Partly Motor-
Head-
ized)
Stab einer Horchnachrich- Motorized Signal Inter-

tenabteilung (mot.) ception Battalion Head-
quarters
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Field Exchange Unit
Headquarters
Stab einer Festungsnach- Fortress Signal Battalion

Fr richtenabteilung Headquarters
Kompanieffihrer der Nach- Signal Company Com-

richtentruppe mander
B. Units:
1. Signal:
Nachrichtenkompanie Signal Company
B Nachrichtenkompanie Signal Company (Partly

(tmot.) Motorized)
Frontier (Guard) Signal

Gr. G r. Grenznachrichtenkomp anie
(mot.) Company (Motorized)
IB Gebirgsnachrichtenkom- Mountain Signal Company

panie (tmot.) (Partly Motorized)
Grenzgebirgsnachrichten- Mountain Frontier

Gr. ~ kompanie (tmot.) (Guard) Signal Com-
pany (Partly Motorized)
Panzernachriehtenkom- Armored Signal Company

panie
Leichte Nachrichtenko- Light Signal Transport

or IL
lonne (mot.) Column (Motorized)
Light Mountain Signal

or Leichte Gebirgsnach-
richtenkolonne Transport Column (Mo-
(mot.) torized)
Armored Light Signal

Transport Column (Mo-
torized)
50394°-43 5
2. Telephone and Telegraph:

Fernsprechkompanie Telephone Company
Fernsprechkompanie Telephone Company (Mo-

(mot.) torized)
Gebirgsfernsprechkom- Mountain Telephone

panie (tmot.) Company (Partly Mo-
torized)
Panzerf ernsprechkom- Armored Telephone Com-

panie pany
Fernsprechbaukompanie Telephone Construction

(mot.) Company (Motorized)
Field Cable Company

(Motorized)
Motorized Cable Com-
pany (Higher Echelons)
Telephone Installation
Dismantling Company
(Motorized)
Fernsprechbetriebskom- Telephone Operating Com-

panie (mot.) pany (Motorized)
Telegraph Construction
and Operating Company
(Motorized)
Fernschreiberkompani e Teletype Company (Mo-

(mot.) torized)
Fernsprechbaukompanie Line Building Company

(mot.) (Motorized)
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Carrier Frequency Com-
pany (Motorized)
Decimeter Wave Signal

0I Company (Motorized)
Motorized Screening and

Reconnaissance Com-
pany
Cable Detector Platoon
3. Radio:
U Funkkompanie (mot.) Radio

ized)
Company (Motor-
Gebirgsfunkkompanie Mountain Radio Company

or (tmot.) (Partly Motorized)
Panzerfunkkompanie Armored Radio Company
Radio Beam (Direction

Finding) Company
(Motorized)
4. Interception:
U Horchkompanie (mot.) Signal Intercept Company

(Motorized)
Signal Intelligence Com-

Nachrichten-Aufkl -
rungskompanie pany
~<Nachrichten-Aufkla- Motorized Signal Intelli-

rungstrupp (mot.) gence Detachment
Kleiner Horchstellentrupp Radio Intercept Detach-

ment
Dolmetscherzug (mot.) Interpreter Platoon

(Motorized)
5. Miscellaneous:

Fortress Cable Exchange
FI Company
Festungskab elbauzug Fortress Cable Construc-

F (mot.) tion Platoon (Motor-
ized)
Fortress Cable Burying

Platoon
Fortress Radio Platoon

FLX Festungsfunkzu
lehund- Fortress Messenger Dog

P
- Festungs-Me 1
und Brieftaul benzug and Carrier Pigeon Pla-
toon
Pack Supply Column (Sig-

nals)
et 1 Verstirkerwagen (mot.) Motorized Amplifying

Unit (Electric)
6. Propaganda:
Prop a gand akompanie Propaganda Company

(mot.) (Motorized)
Propagandazug (mot.) Propaganda Platoon

(Motorized)
C. Installations:
Rear Area Signals Head-

quarters
Feldnachrichtenkomman- Field Signal Officer
dant
Nachrichtenpark Signal Equipment Depot

MILITARY SYMBOLS 63
Military Symbol German U: S. Equivalent
LIII Feldnachrichtenpark Field Signal Equipment

Depot
5JI Funk- und Fernsprech amt Signal Office
D. Signal Sub-Units:
1. Telephone, Telegraph, an d
Teletype:
a. Detachments:
J Fernsprechgruppe (meit.) "Motorized Line Mainte-

nance Squad
4~Leichte Fernsprechgru
(mot.)
Lppe Motorized Light
Maintenance Squad
Line
S --
J~Schwere Fernsprechgru
(mot.)
ippe Motorized Heavy
Maintenance Squad
Line
Leichter Fernsprechtrupp Motorized Light Tele-

(mot.) phone Line Maintenance
Detachment
Miittlerer Fernsprechtr-upp Motorized Medium Tele-

(mot.) phone Line Maintenance
Detachment
)Grosser (mot.)
Fernsprechti'upp Motorized Heavy
phone Line Maintenance
Tele-
Detachment
Motorized Field Cable De-

tachment
Motorized Field Cable De-

tachment (Higher Ech-
elons)
Fernsprechb autrupp Motorized Telephone Con-

(mot.) struction Detachment

Motorized Buried Cable
Construction Detach-
ment
S Fernsprechbetriebstrupp Motorized Telephone Op-

(mot.) 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
Leichter Fernschreiber- Motorized Light Teletype

trupp (mot.) Detachment
Mittlerer Fernschreiber- Motorized Medium Tele-

trupp (mot.) . type Detachment
S Schwerer Fernschreiber- Motorized Heavy Teletype

trupp (mot.) Detachment
WT Wechselstromtelegraphie- Alternating Current Tele-

trupp (mot.) graph Detachment
(Motorized)
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military S ymbol German U. S. Equivalent

Cable Balancing Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Cable Jointing Detach-

ment (Motorized)
Cable Detector Detach-

ment (Motorized),
z b. Stations:
Cable Burying Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Fernsprechstelle Telephone Station
0 Fernsprechvermittlung Telephone Exchange
8 Fernschreiberstelle Teletype Exchange
V'1 Repeater Station
c. Lines:
In line diagrams, the following colors arc used:

Green------Infantry
Red------- Artillery
Brown ---- Divisional Signals
Blue_____-____ Corps Signals
Black________ Army and Army Group Signals
Einfachleitung Single Wire Circuit

O--0 Feldkabeleinfachleitung Field Cable Single Wire
Circuit
----- Doppelleitung Two-Wire Circuit
o--+-I- ~Feldkabeldoppelleitung Field Cable Two-Wire Cir-
cuit
- -N-- 1Field Long Distance Cable

---- + - Field Permanent Line
Field Cable (Higher Eche-

ions)
Field Cable With 2 Tele-

phones and 1 Teletype
IOF 6T Field Permanent Line
With 10 Carrier Tele-
phone and 6 Teletype
Circuits
c-9--- Line Allocated From Ci-

3410
Number Shown De- vilian Post Office Sys-
notes the Pair tem
Number Received Cable Allocated From Ci-

3653-4070-4072
For the Army vilian Post Office Sys-
tem
Decimeter Wave Circuit
2. Radio:
a. Detachments:
Tornisterfunktrupp (mot.) Portable Radio Detach-

ment (Motorized)
Leichter Funktrupp (mot.) Light Radio Detachment

(Motorized)
Leichter Gebirgsfunktrupp Light Mountain Radio De-

(mot.) taclunent (Motorized)
S Mittlerer
(mot.)
Funktrupp Medium Radio
ment (Motorized)
Detach-
Schwerer Funktrupp Heavy Radio Detachment

(mot.) (Motorized)
MILITARY SYMBOLS 67
Military SSymbol German U. S. Equivalent
Schliisseltrupp (mot.) Cipher Detachment (Mo-

torized)
b. Stations:
Funkstelle Radio Station
630Wv
(8)
Funkstelle mit 30 Watt 30-Watt Radio Station
Sender
Feste Funkstelle Fixed Radio Station
/1/ Sender Transmitter
/v' Empfalnger Receiver
c. Methods of Operation:
Funklinie Two-Station Net
Sternverkehr Directed Net
Netzverkehr Free Net
< _6 _l
3. Interception:
a. D etachments:
lorchtrupp (mot.) Radio Intercept Detach-

ment (Motorized)
Funkpeiltrupp (mot.) Radio Beam (Direction

Finding) Detachnent
(Motorized)
68. GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military S ymbol German U. S. Equivalent

Radio Plotting Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Lauschtrupp (mot.) Line Interception Detach-

*> ment (Motorized)
Horchtrupp (mot.) Listening Detachment

(Motorized)
b. Stations:
Horchstelle; Empfinger Listening Post; Receiving

Set
Horchstelle Listening Station
Feste Empf ingerstelle Fixed Receiving Station
Peilstelle Radio Beam (Direction

Finding) Station
Radio Plotting Station
4. Other Methods of Communi-

cation:
0< Blinker Blinker
aQ$ Blinkgerat (mot.)

Motorized Blinker Signal
Equipment
( Blinkertrupp (mittel, Blinker Detachment (Me-

klein) dium, Small)
cX--- Blinkverbindung Blinker Connection Be-

tween Two Points
X,( Meldehundtrupp Messenger Dog Detach-

ment
'. °'1.\. \ Meldehundverbindung Messenger Dog Communi-

cation
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Phcotophone Detachment
Ph( )tophone Communica-

ion
0 Feste Brieftaubenstelle Fix ed Carrier Pigeon Loft

] Brief taubenstelle Cai rrier Pigeon Loft
Abflugstelle Cai rrier Pigeon Releasing
Point
-- Heeresbrieftaubenver- Cairrier Pigeon Communi-
bindungc cation
5. Miscellaneous:.
MK Meldekopf Ad vanced Message Center
M.s.Si. Meldesammeistelle Meessage Center
4 iochantenne Hi~gh Aerial
Bodenantenne Gr )und Aerial
Rahmenantenne Fr~tme Aerial
mLF, Erde Gr ound

XIV. CHEMICAL
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol German
S Stab eines Nebelregiments
U. S. Equivalent
Motorized Smoke (Chem-
(mot.) ical Warfare Service)
Regimental Headquar-
ters
S Stab einer Nebelabteilung Motorized Smoke (Chem..

(mot.) ical Warfare Service)
Stab einer Entgiftungsab- Motorized Decontamina-
ER teilung (mot.) tion Battalion Head-

quarters
Stab einer Strassen-Ent- Motorized Road Decon-

Eg giftungsabteilung (mot.) tamination Battalion
Headquarters
B. Units:
Nebelwerfertrupp (mot.) 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

(Chemical Warfare
Service) Detachment
(Tractor-Drawn) (Type e)
t
Motorized Heavy Smoke

Laying (Chemical War-
fare Service) Detach-
ment
5 Engiftungskompanie Motorized Decontamina-

(mot.) tion Company
~. Gasspiirerkompanie (mot.) Motorized Gas Sentry

Company (With Dogs)
Str. Strass en- Entgif tungs- Motorized Road Decon-

kompanie (mot.) tamination Company
Leichte Nebelkolonne Motorized Smoke Laying

(mot.) Light Transport Col-
umn
Leichte Entgiftungskolon- Motorized Decontamina-

ne (mot.) tion Light Transport
Column
Motorized Decontamina-
,tion Equipment Light
Transport Column
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization:
Nebelabteilung Battalion Headquarters

with Signal Platoon and
Meteorological Platoon
3 companies each with 8
Smoke Projectors (type
40) and 2 Light Ma-
chine Guns

2nd Battalion, 51st Smoke
Tir,11 Regiment (Chemical
Warfare Service)
2nd Smoke Battalion (In-

dependent) (Chemical
Warfare Service)
104th Decontamination
Battalion
XV. TRANSPORT
A. Headquarters:
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 on
Self-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

A V Carrying) Company
(With Trailers)
Ammunition Motor Trans-

port Company (Half-
track) on Self-propelled
Mounts
Fahrschwadron Wagon Train
SErkundungszug (mot.) Motorized Reconnaissance

Platoon (Motor Trans-
port Battalion)
r2 Kraftfahrzug Motor Transport (Troop

Carrying) Platoon

Carrying) Platoon (With
Trailers)
Kf EKraftfahrpark Motor Transport Park
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagramatic
Table of Organization:
Carrying) Headquarters
i h~ Consisting of:
Headquarters with Motor-
ized Reconnaissance Pla-
Ah Ah Ah Ah h toon (with 1 Light Ma-
1111 1 chine Gun)
5 Motor Transport (Troop
Carrying) Companies
(With Trailers), Each
With 6 Light Machine
Guns
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Symbol
Silitary German U. S. Equivalent
1st Battalion, 602nd Motor
SI/60,2 Transport (Troop Car-
rying) Regiment
Column of Partly Motor-

ized Transport Units
(on the March)
D. 'Trains of Combat Troops:

VpfI
Verpflegungstross Ration Train (Horse-
D;; JV or drawn)
, 4, Verpflegungstross Motorized Ration Train

or
V .~(mot.)
D;; Vi Ration Train (Horse-
drawn), 1st Echelon
Motorized Ration Train

VnI
2nd Echelon
Gep
Gepaicktross Baggage Train (Horse-.
Gep or
drawn)
Gep Motorized Baggage Train

Gepacktross (mot.)
ep or
Gef. Stff Gefechtsstaffel Combat Train

D<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 Combat Engineer Combat

B 3Ge Train
' Gef Panzergefechtsstaffel Panzer Combat Train.
50394O°-43 6
XVI. SURVEY AND MAP PRINTING
A. Headquarters:
Motorized Survey and
Map Reproduction Bat-
talion Headquarters
B. Units:
Vermessungskompanie Motorized Survey Com-
(mot.) pany
Vermessungs-Stabskom- Motorized Headquarters

2st
panie (mot.) Company of a Motor-
ized Survey Unit
Druckereikompanie (mot.) Motorized Printing Com-

10-1
pany
Motorized Mapping Com-

pany
Vermessungstrupp (mot.) Motorized Survey Platoon
Motorized Plotting Pla-

Gig toon
Motorized Constructional
Platoon
Motorized Photographic
Platoon
Motorized Signal Platoon

of a Motorized Survey
Unit
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Motorized Maintenance
Platoon of a Motorized
Survey Unit
Druckereizug (mot.) Motorized Printing Pla-

toon
Motorized Map Printing

VQA Office of an Army

Office of a Corps

Office of a Division
Panzer Division Motor-

SPz. 0
ized Map Printing Office
C. Installations: Motorized Army Map De-

pot
General Headquarters
Map Depot
XVII. SERVICES
Color Scheme:
Supply--------- ----- Brown
Administrative -------------- Green
Medical------------------Light Red
Veterinary ------------------ Dark Red
Postal_______________-______ Yellow
A. Supply:
1. Headquarters:

Service of Supply Head-
quarters of a Panzer.
Army
Stab eines Armeenach- Service of Supply Head-

schubfiihrers quarters of an Army
Hea dquarters, Army

Parks
St a b eines Festungsnach- Fortress Service of Sup-

schubfiihrers ply Headquarters
F!
Stab eines Korpsnach- Motorized Corps Service

schubfiihrers of Supply Headquar-
ters
Stab des Quartiermeis- Headquarters, C o r p s

ters Service of Supply
Riickw artige Dienste Headquarters, Division

Div. Stab Rear Area Services
MILITARY SYMBOLS

- Stab eines Nachschub- Headquarters of Service
fiihrers of Supply Commander
(Horse)
Headquarters of Service
ffihrers (mot.) of Supply Commander
(Motorized)
- Divisions- Nach- Headquarters, Service of

IJ D schubfiihrer Supply Commander in
Sor
Infantry Division
S Division s-Nachschub-. Division Service of Sup-

fulirer (tmot.) ply Headquarters
(Partly Motorized)
D Divisions-Nac schub- Division Service of Sup-

fiilhrer (mot.) ply Headquarters (Mo-
torized)
Panzer Division 'Service

of Supply Headquar-
ters
Stab einer Fahrkolonne Headquarters of Horse

Supply Column
Stab einer Kraftfahrkolon- Headquarters of Motor-

Kol. ne (mot.) ized Supply Column
- Stab eines Gebirgsbriga- Headquarters of Service of

denachschubfiihrers Supply Command in
Mountain Brigade
Gebirgstrigernachschub- Mountain Pack Battalion

fiirer Headquarters
Motorized Motor Truck

Repair Unit Headquar-
cKf. Inst
ters

Stab eines Nachschubfiih- Supply Headquarters (In-
z.b. rers, z. b. V. dependent) (e. g., for
Port Duties)
2. Units:
U1= Nachschubkompanie Service of Supply Com-

pany
Nachschubkompanie Motorized Service of

I;1 (mot.) Supply Company
Gebirgsnachschubkom- Mountain Service of Sup-

rE panie ply Company
Gebirgsnachschubkom- Motorized Mountain Serv-

panie (mot.) ice of Supply Company
Ers. Spare Parts Echelon (25

25 Tons)
E rsa Spare Parts Echelon (50
Tons)
Tire Echelon
Ins0t. Tire Repair Echelon
Tankstelle (mot.) Motorized Filling Station
Verbl. Motorized Ethylizing Sec-

tion
Ao Gasoline Testing Section
2cr~ Snow Plow Section

Leichte Fahrkolonne Light Column (17 Tons)
Fahrkolonne (30 T.) 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
or -T Gebirgstragerkom- Mountain Pack Company

panie
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- Mobile Motor Repair Shop

zug (mot.) Platoon
Wm. Waffenmeisterzug (mot.) Motorized Ordnance Re-

pair Platoon
Pz.Jnst Waffenmeisterzug (mot.) Tank Repair Platoon
Tractor Repair Platoon
Rail Trolley Platoon
Gasszug fur den Gasschutz Gas Protection Platoon
Wasserversorgungskolon- Motorized Water Trans-

ne (mot.) port Column
Pz.Ers.
Tank Spare Parts Echelon
win.
Grosse Kraftwagenkolon- Heavy Motor Transport

ne (60 T.) Column (60 Tons)
Kleine Kraftwagenkolon- Light Motor Transport

ne ftar Betriebsstoff (25 Column for Fuel (25
cbm) Cubic Meters)
Grosse Kraftwagenkolon- Heavy Motor, Transport

ne fiur Betriebsstoff (50 Column for Fuel (50
cbm) Cubic Meters)
3. Installations:
r Infanteriepark Infantry Park
Artilleriepark Artillery Park

P1 i
Gasschutzgeritpark Anti-Gas Equipment Park
Pionierpark Engineer Depot

MILITARY SYMBOLS

Fortress Engineer Equip-
F pi Festungspionierpark
ment Depot
1 1 Nachrichtenpark Signal Depot
Kf. Kraftfahrpark Motor Transport Park

H G e n e r a 1 Headquarters
Hleeres-Kraftfahrpark
Motor Transport Equip-
ment Depot
H Heeres-Kraftfahrpark Partly Motorized General

Headquarters Motor
Transport Equipment
Depot
H Heeres - Kraftfahrpark Motorized General Head-

(mot.) quarters Motor Trans-
port Equipment Depot
Heim leimats-Kraftfahrpark Motor Transport Equip-

ment Depot (in Zone of
Interior)
0 Heergeraitpark Army Equipment Depot
Ers. Central Spare Parts Depot

TiI1
Ers Tank Spare Parts Depot
IGI-KI Caterpillar Tracks Depot
Ers. Tractor Spare Parts Depot

1Z.K~
Ers. Armored.-Car Spare Parts

P1 .Sp Depot
Tire Depot
R+Ers
Tire and Spare Parts De-
pot
Supply Depot for Supplies

Dropped by Air
IMun Munitionslager der Ammunition Dump (in

Q or
Armee Forward Area)
or ua Umschlagstelle fur Ammunition Transloading

a
M Mun. Munition Point
a Or a Ausgabestelle fur Ammunition Distributing

M Mun. Munition - Point
1 or
rMA .MA Heeresmunitionsan- Army Ammunition Load-
stalt ing Factory
M Sammelstelle fur Ammunition Collecting

s.st. or S. St. Munition Dump
Mun.
Ger. Sammelstelle fu r Equipment Collecting

S.St. or IS.St. Gert Point
Gerat
Beute Sammelstelle fur Beute Captured Equipment Sal-

s.st. vage Depot
Getang Sammeistelle fur Gefan- Prisoner of War Cage

S.St. gene
Ortsfeste Tankstelle Stationary Filling Station
T Tankstelle fur Einzelfahr- Filling Station for Inidi-

zeuge (mot.) vidual Vehicles (Motor-
ized)
a Gasoline Distributing
Point
Eisenbahntankstel e Railway Filling Station
(Full)
MILITARY SYMBOLS
B. Administrative:
1. Units:

KZA Heereszeugamt Army Ordnance Depart-
ment
A.VpfI. Armeeverpflegungsamt Army Ration Supply Of-

fice
AVA Armeevcrpfiegungsamt Motorized. ' Army Ration

(mot.) Supply Office
ABA Armeebekleidungsamt Motorized Army Clothing

(mot.) Office
pFI.A Divisionsverpflegungsamt Divisional Supply Office
DVI Divisionsverpflegungsamt Motorized Divisional Sup-

(mot.) ply Office
FV1 Verpfiegungsamt, z.b.V. Motorized Supply Office

2.b.V.
(Independent)
VD Heeresverpflegungsamt Permanent Army Supply

Office
Permanent Army Billeting

HUV
Office
Nsch Nachschubverpflegungsamt Ration Supply Replace-

ment Office
Field Bakery Company

EJ or cr Baickereikompanie,
nicht in Betrieb (Not in Operation)
Motorized Field Bakery

Company (Not in Oper-
(mot.) ation)
47 Backereikompanie, in Be- Field Bakery Company

trieb (in Operation)

Motorized Slaughter Com-
k7J Schlichtereikompanie
(mot.) pany
Railway Kitchen Com-
pany
Clothing Repair Train
Motorized Kitchen Com-

p any
w or W.Kp Wirtschaftskompanie Administrative Service

(tmot.) Company (or Economic
Functions Company)
(Partly Motorized)
Schlachtereizug, nicht in Slaughter Platoon (Not in

Betrieb Operation)
Motorized Slaughter Pla-

or i Schlachtereizug, nicht
'' in Betrieb (mot.) toon (Not in Operation)
4, Schlichtereizug, in Betrieb Slaughter Platoon (in Op-

eration)
2. Installations:
Depot Units Supply De-

pot
vpf I. A or AVL Armee-Verpflegun- Army Ration Supply De-

gslager pot
KVL Korps-Verpflegungslager Corps Ration Supply De-

pot
V f rjy DVL Divisions- Verpfle- Divisional Ration Supply

gungslager Depot
IADLI Armee-Bekleidungslager Army Clothing Depot

.MILITARY SYMBOLS

B Verpflegungsausgabestelle Ration Supply Distribut-
Vpfl V ing Point
Ration Supply Transload-

LZI D Verpflegungsumschlagstelle
ing Point
VpfI V
W Rauhafer-Sammelstelle Green Fodder Collecting
Rauhf. Depot
vieh Viehpark Cattle Enclosure
vp I. Verpflegungslager Ration Supply Depot
C. Medical:
1. Headquarters:
b Stab einer Armeesanitaiitsab-

teilung (mot.)
Medical Unit Headquar-
ters of Army (Motorized)
R, Lz
Stab einer Kriegslazarettab-
teilung (mot.)
Evacuation Zone Hospital
Headquarters (Motor-
ized)
Stab einer Reservelazarett- Motorized Reserve Hospi-

tal Battalion Headquar-
Ses.L. abteilung
ters
Stab einer Krankentrans- Ambulance Battalion

portabteilung Headquarters
Stab einer Krankentrans- Motorized Ambulance

portabteilung (mot.) Battalion Headquarters
Stab eines Reservelaza- Motorized Reserve Hospi-
Res.Lz. retts (mot.) tal Unit Headquarters

2. Units:
Ambulance Company
Krankenwagenkompani e
K rankenwagenkompanie Motorized Ambulance
(mot.) Company
Medical Company
1 Sanittskompanie
La Sanitaitskompanie (mot.) Motorized
Company
Medical
Half Medical Company

t Sanitatshalbkompanie
Io G ebirgssanit tskompanie
(tmot.)
Partly Motorized Moun-
tain Medical Company
0
,- Entgiftungskomp anie Motorized Personnel De-

(mot.) contamination Com-
pany
Motorized Ambulance
k Krankenkraftwagenzug
Platoon
Communications Zone
E ]Iriegslazarett
Hospital
flf Leichtkrankenkriegs- Communication Zone Hos-

lazarett pital for Slightly
Wounded
EB Feldlazarett Field Hospital
~ Feldlazarett (mot.) Motorized Field Hospital
ca Heimatlazarett Hospital in Zone of In-
IHekn terior
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Hospital Ship
Lazarettschiff
Leichtkranken-Lazarett- Hospital Ship for Slightly

schiff Wounded
.K
Lazarettzug, leer Hospital Train (Empty)

L. Z
Leichtkrankenzug, belegt Train for Slightly Wound-

ed (Full)
Gemischter Lazarettzug Mixed Hospital Train
Quarantine Train
G. z
XIn
Medical Supply Depot
0 r j Sanitaitspark
Sanitatszweigpark Branch Medical Supply

Or Itl Depot
Zweig
Sammelsanitatspark Composite Medical Sup-

ply Depot
Auf dem Marsch und in On the March or in Billets

der Unterkunft: or Barracks:
Krankensammel- Collecting Point for Sick
punkt
Krankensammelstelle Collecting Point for Sick

(Ambulance Unit)
Ortskrankenstube Dispensary Station
Ortslazarett Local Hospital


Im Cefecht: In Combat:
Verwundetennest First Aid Station
Truppenverband- Regimental Dressing

platz Station
Ambulance Station
4 Wagenhalteplatz
Hauptverbandplatz Main Dressing Sta-

tion
A1 Leichtverwundeten-
sammelplatz
Collecting Station for
Slightly Wounded
Personnel Decontamina-
Entgiftungsplatz
tion Center
3. Miscellaneous:
Leichtkrankenkriegslaza- Communications Zone

rett, eingesetzt Hospital for Slightly
Wounded, (in Opera-
tion)
Kriegslazarett, eingesetzt Communications Zone

Hospital (in Operation)
Feldlazarett, als Field Hospital for Con-

S or Seuchenlazarett tagious Disease, in Op-
S eing erichtet, eration
eingesetzt,
Reservelazarett, Reserve Hospital, in Op-

Res. or eingesetzt eration
Res.
D. Veterinary:
Veterinairkompanie Veterinary Company

MILITARY SYMBOLS

MountainVeterinary Com-
® Gebirgsvet erinrkompani pany
Pferdelazarett Veterinary Hospital
Helm Heimatpf erdelazarett Veterinary Hospital in

OorC Zone of Interior
Heim
fl i Pferdepark Horse Enclosure
Army Horse Enclosure

oj1
or Armeepferdepark
Divisional Horse Enclo-

IID1D Divisionspferdepark
sure
Horse Enclosure in Zone

H or 0 Heimatpferdepark
Heim of Interior
Remount Supply Depot
Veterinary Park
or j Veterinairpark
Veterinary Park in Zone

He H e
of Interior
Veterinary Supply Park
L, Hauptpferdepark Main Veterinary Park
Veterinary Examination
Center
_2t L. Veterinairkolonne Light Veterinary Column

(mot.) (Motorized)
Pferdetransportzug Horse Transport Train
503940---43-7

Pf. Kr. Pferdekrankenkraftwagen- Motorized Ambulance
kolonne (mot.) Column for Horses
Pferdeverbandplatz (Ge- Dressing Station for

fecht) Horses (Combat)
Pferdekrankensammelplatz Collecting Station for

(Gefeclt) Sick and Wounded
Horses (Combat)
Pferdekrankensammel- Collecting Point for Sick

punkt (Marsch und and Wounded Horses
Unterkunft) (On March and in Can-
tonment)
Captured Horses Collect-

ing Point
E. Postal:
1. Headquarters:
G en er al IHeadquarters
Field Postal Headquar-
ters
Army Field Postal Head-

quarters
2. Units:
SA Armee-Feldpostamt Army Post Office
Feldpostamt Field Post Office
F'eldpostamt (Mot.)' Motorized Field Post

Office
MILITARY SYMBOLS
F. Provost:
1. Headquarters:
Military Syimbol German U. S. Equivalent
Line of Communications
Area Headquarters
KrK Area Headquarters
OK or .Kdtr Ortskommandantur Local Police Headquarters

(For Town or District)
Stab eines Feldgendarme- Motorized Military Police

riebataillons (mot.) Battalion Headquarters
Motorized Traffic Control

2. Units:
Feldgendarm erie schwa - Motorized Military Police
dron (mot.) Troop
Feldgendarmeriekompanie Military Police Company
Motorized Traffic Control

Company
Wo. Wachkompanie Guard Company

IJ-
Feldgendarmerietrupp Military Police Detach-
ment
Feldgendarmerietrupp Motorized Military Police

(mot.) Detachment
g.;FPI Field Security Police
S SAbt Special Field Unit
Auskunftstelle Information Office

Ge:5S
Gefangenensammellstelle I Prisoners' Collecting Point

XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Tactical Boundaries:
Heeresgruppegrenze Army Group Boundary
Armeegrenze Army Boundary
-. 00"00 Panzerarmeegrenze Panzer Army Boundary
0.00* Korpsgrenze Corps Boundary
-I Divisionsgrenze Divisional Boundary
- Regimentsgrenze Regimental Boundary
Bataillons-usw. Grenze. Battalion (or Equivalent

Unit) Boundary
-- - Kompanie-usw. Grenze Company (or Equivalent

Unit) Boundary
. Zielgrenze Target Boundary
S+~ -4- Aufkhirungsgrenze Limit of Reconnaissance
- - , , Hauptkampflinie Main Line of Resistance
B. Railroads and Transport:
Armed Forces Movement

.tLlg. Wehrmachttransportleitung
Control
VD Wehrmachtverkehrsdirektion Armed Forces Traffic

Control
BvT Bevollmachtiger Transport- Chief Traffic Control

offizier Officer (in Army Group
or Army Headquarters)
MILITARY SYMBOLS

e Ba Beauftragter Generalstabs- Specially-Assigned General
offizier 'Staff Officer
T.O. Transportoffizier Transportation Officer
Movement Liason Office

T.VSt. Transportverbindungs-
stab
ITrsp.Kdt Transportkommandantur Movement Control Head-
quarters
iAvsu( Ausladekommission Unloading Commission
Bhf.Kdtr Bahnhofs - Kommandan- Railway Transport Office

tur
Bhl.O Bahnhofsoffizier Railroad Station Office
Hf.O or Haf.O Hafenoffizier Port Officer
wIst ' Weiterleitungsstelle Forwarding Station
W
BD Feldeisenbahn
rat
- Direkto- Field Railway Directorate
Field Railway Operation

FB Betr. Feldeisenbahn - Betriebs-
amt Office
Field Railway Engineering

FB Masch Feldeisenbahn-Maschi-
nenamt Office
FB8Werk Feldeisenbahn-Werkstht- Field Railway Mainte-

tenamt nance Office
IFB Armee - Feldeisenbalndi- Army Railway Directorate

A rektorat
FB Betr Armee - Feldeisenbahnbe- Army Railway Operation

4 triebsamt Office
F g Masch Armee- Feldeisenbahn- Army Railway Shop Bu-

A maschinenamt reau
FB werk Armee - Feldeisenbaln- Army Railway Mainte-

A werkstattenamt nance Office
FW.St.A Field Waterways Units
W.StRKd Waterways Clearance

Headquarters
Ammunition Train
or Munitionzug
of 3 Verpflegungszug Ration Train
ear:l or ibT Betrieb sstoffzug Motor Fuel Train
Pack Train
Flour Train
M Dor MMehlzug
HC Haferzug Oats Train
i Viehzug Cattle Train
WT ruppen tr (haltend)
an sp o r t z u g Troop Train (Stationary)
Truppentrai isportzug (in Troop Train (On the

Fahrt) Move)
S Leerzug (hal tend) Empty Train (Stationary)
Leerzug (in Pahrt) Empty Train (On the

Move)
i~ MULMTranspor
tbewegung der 7th Infantry Division
LM 7 .1 D
7. Info nteriedivision Moving by Rail to Ulm
24 tdg. nach G egend Ulmmit (24 Trains a Day)
24 Zig n tiglich
MILITARY SYMBOLS

in einem Raum abgestellte Area Containing 72 Loaded
Vollzilge (72 Zilge) Trains
Trink- und Trankanlage Drinking and Watering

Place
Is.hq Sammelbalnhof Railroad Collecting Point
CSpondou Ladebahnhof Spandau Entraining Station (Span-

dau)
Bremen Ausladebahnhof Bremen Detraining. Station (Bre-
men) (or Railhead)
NS A Armee-Ansladebabhnhof fur Army Railhead

Nachschub
Supply Collection Port

Nr Nachschnbsammelhafen
Armee-Ausladehafen ffir Base Port
NMMIA Nachschub
fiir Nach- Supply Unloading Port,

hstetti Ausadehafen
stt schub, Stettin Stettin
6 Umschlaghafen Reloading Port
C. Obstacles:
1. Mines:
* Tellermine Tellermine (Plate Mine)
4. Tellermine gesprengt Tellermine Destroyed
S Schreckladung oder S-Mine or Booby-trap

Mine
98 GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOL'S
% Schreckladung oder S- S-Mine or Booby-Trap De-

Mine gesprengt stroyed
4 Tj Tellerminen mit Briicken- Tellermines With Pressure

stangen Bars
Emergency Tellermines
Connected by Bars
- Schnelleingesetzte Schrec- Quickly-laid Booby-trap

kladung
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)
2. Miscellaneous:
XXXXXx Drahthindernis Wire Entanglement
X XX X Thlichendralth indernis Wire Entanglements

XX XX
*-*- Masehendralthindernis Wire Mesh Obstacle
f-4*f Stolperdraht Trip Wire
ar K- und 5- Rollen Concertina Wire
xx y/xxx Starkstromsperre High Tension Wire

MILITARY SYMBOLS

- ± ® Zur Zerstorungvorbe- Prepared for Demolition
reitet
i ~ Zerstort Demolished
Leichte Baumsperre Light Abatis (Tree Ob-

stacle) (Prepared for
Demolition)
Leichte Baumsperre, zer- Light Abatis (Demolished)

start
S Schwere Baumsperre Heavy Abatis (Prepared
,for Demolition)
Schwere Baumsperre, zer- Heavy Abatis, (Demol-

stort ished)
Onoun Eisenbahn, zur Zerst6- Railway Line (Prepared

rung vorbereitet for Demolition)
AMM6 Ms Eisenbahn, zerstort Railway Line (Demol-

ished)
~ 1_Eisenba ahn-Grenzsperre Railway Frontier Obstacle
Q Nachrichtenstelle, zur Zer- Signals Installation (Pre-

storung vorbereitet pared for Demolition)
8 Nachrichtenstelle, zerstort Signals Installation (De-

molished)
0> Signals Installation (For

Interruption in One Di-
Arrow denotes Direction rection)
of Interruption Signals Installation (In-

terrupted in One Di-
rection)
Glacis
Annn
w A"

Barrikade aus Wagen, Stei- Barricade Made of Wag-
nen, Balken, u.s.w. ons, Stones, Earth-
works, and Agricultural
Implements
nol Barrikade mit Durchlass Barricade With Passage

for Own Traffic
~L?* Drahtseilsperre Wire Cable Obstacle
Obstacle of Steel Girders

or Rails
1 ff~t Pfahlsperre Picket Obstacle
. '' ° Panzerwagengraben Antitank Ditch
(Close Country (Unsuit-

able for Tanks)
Abgeholzter Wald Felled Trees, Cleared For-

est
Niedergelegtes Gehoft Farm Razed to the Ground

~81~
-" Anstauung (blaue Farbe) Flooded Area (Colored
Blue)
~~3~=~ Stauanlage Dam
Gas Contaminated Area

(Colored Yellow)
Isolated Gas-Contaminated
Areas (Colored Yellow)
MILITARY SYMBOLS 101

Area or Individual Fea-
ture Blocked Through
Fire (Colored Red)
Zusetzen eines Durchlasses Block of a Sluice or Arch

oder einer Brtickenoff- to Form a Dam
nung fiur Stauwerke
*000 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 With 3 Large

Floats
Crossing With 2 Ferries of

4-Ton Capacity
Crossing With 1 Ferry of

16-Ton Capacity
2. Bridges:
Assault Bridge (or Foot-

bridge)
2 Two-Ton Bridge
Eight-Ton Bridge
8
Thirty-Ton Bridge
30
Sixteen-Ton Bridge (Un

16 der Construction)
t
E. 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

* 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-

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
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

Elevated Machine Gun
Post
Elevated Artillery Obser-

vation Post
A7 Light Gun Emplacement
(cHIt 17 CM Heavy Gun Emplacement
Excavated Shelter (Tun-

(E;7c neled or Roofed)
Communication Trench
Telephone Buried Cable
Buried Cable (Bomb Proof)
Buried Cable (Long Dis-

tance)
Telephone Lines (Above

Ground)
:Exchange (Cable Head)
(Also see "Obstacles", Page 97.)
F. Miscellaneous:
S Ballonkompanie Balloon Company
[ Regimentsmusik Regiment Bugle Corps
0 Pferd Horse
Packpferd Pack Horse

XIX. AIR
A. Higher Headquarters:

c$ Oberbefehishaber der Headquarters of Com-
Luftwaffe mander in Chief of the
Air Force
Kommandierender Headquarters of Com-

General der Luftwaffe manding General of the
Air Forces
General der Luftwaffe Headquarters of General

beim Oberkommando of the Air Force (for
der Heeres Cooperation With
Army)
Kommandur in einem Headquarters of a Com-

Luftgau mander of an Air Dis-
trict
Antiaircraft Artillery
Corps Headquarters
Hoherer Fliegerkomman- Headquarters of Higher

deur Commander in the Air
Force (Air Divisional
Headquarters)
General der Luftwaffe bei Air Force Commander

einer Armeegruppe With an Army Group
("KOLUFT") (The
Letter of the Army
Group is Added)

einer Armee With an Army ("KO-
LUFT") (The number
of the Army is Added)
MILITARY SYMBOLS

einer Panzerarmee With a Panzer Army
("KOLUFT" Panzer
Army)
Fighter Commander's
Headquarters With an
Air Fleet
Antiaircraft Artillery Bri-

gade Headquarters
B. Flying Corps:
1. Headquarters;
Stab Aufk1arungsge- Reconnaissance Wing

schwader Headquarters
Stab Kampfgeschwader Bombardment Wing

Headquarters
Stab Sturzkampfge- Dive Bomber Wing

ok: schwader Headquarters
Stab Jagdgeschwader Single-Engine Fighter

.D~e~ Wing Headquarters
Stab Zerstrergeschwa- Twin-Engine Fig h ter

der Wing Headquarters
Stab Schlachtgeschwa- Ground Attack Wing

der Headquarters
Mixed Reconnaissance
Group Headquarters
503940 -43- $
Stab Fernaufklrungs- General Headquarters

Hgruppe Long Range Recon-
naissance Group Head-
quarters
Stab Nahaufklirungs- Short Range Reconnais-

gruppe sance Group Head-
quarters
Group Commander's
Headquarters Attached.
to a Motorized Corps
Headquarters
Fliegerverbindungsoffi- Air Force Liaison Officer

zier at a Military Head-
quarters
Stab Kampfgruppe Bomber Group Head-
quarters
c Stab Sturzkampfgruppe Dive " Bomber

Headquarters
Group
Stab leichter Jagdgruppe Single Engine Fighter

Group Headquarters
Stab Zerstirergruppe Twin Engine Fighter

Group Headquarters
o Stab Schlachtgruppe Ground Attack Group

Headquarters
2. Units:
Mixed Reconnaissance
Group

Fernaufklarungsgrupp e
Long Range Reconnais-
sance Group
Short Range Reconnais-
Nahfaufklirungsgruppe
sance Group
Army Reconnaissance
Group Attached to a
Motorized Corps
Bomber Group
Kampfgruppe
Dive Bomber Group

Sturzkampfgruppe
Single Engine Fighter

Jagdgruppe
Group
Twin Engine Fighter

Zerstorergruppe Group
Ground Attack Group

Schlachtgruppe
Bomber Squadron
34 Kampfstaffel
Dive Bomber Squadron

Sturzkampfstaffel
Jagdstaffel Single Engine Fighter

Squadron
Zerstorerstaffel Twin Engine Fighter
Squadron
Schlachtstaffel Ground Attack Squadron
Bomber Reconnaissance
Aufklarungsstaffel (K)
Squadron

Fen iaufklarungsstaffel
Longe Range Recon-
naissance Squadron
Fernaufklhxungsstaffel Long Range Reconnais-

sance Squadron
mi Nahaufklhxungsstaffel Short Range Reconnais-

sance Squadron
Army Co-operation Re-

connaissance Squadron
Attached to an Armored
Formation
Kiistenf ernauflkrungsstaf -,. Long Range Coastal Re-

fel connaissance Squadron
~fT~ Kf:istennahaufkiarungstaffel Short Range Coastal

(M) Reconnaissance Squad-
ron (Naval Force)
~ Kiistenmebrzweckestaffel Multi-Purpose Coastal

(M) Squadron (Naval Force)
C. Signals:
1. Headquarters:
Air Signal Battalion

~ Stab Luftnachrichtenab-
H teilung Headquarters (Army
Cooperation)
2. Units:
Air SignalBattalion (Army

r H Luftnachrichtenabteilung Cooperation)
Air Signal Company With

a Panzer Army
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Ln. Fernsprechbetriebs- Air Signal Telephone Op-
J kompanie perating Company
Ln. Fernsprechkompanie Air Signal Telephone Com-

pany
Ln. Funkkompanie Air Signal Radio Com-

pany
Luftnacbrichtenflugmelde- Air Signal Aircraft Report-

kompanie ing Company
3. Permanent Signals Ground

Organization:
Flugmeldabteilung Aircraft Reporting Battal-

ion
Terminal Exchange
Central Exchange
Relay Exchange
0 Flugwachkommando Aircraft Observation Pa-

trol
Flugwache Aircraft Sentry
Flugmeldekommando Aircraft Reporting Center
Observer Section
a Flight Control Headquar-

ters
Flight Control Post
4. Miscellaneous:.
Luftnachrichtengerat- Air Signal Equipment Col-

kolonne umn
Military Symbol German U. S. Equivaleint

Luftfunkstelle Air Force Radio Station
S Peilstelle Radio Bearing (Direction

Finding) Station
D. Antiaircraft Artillery:
1. Headquarters:
Hoherer Kommandeur der

r Flakartillerie
Headquarters of Higher
Echelons Antiaircraft
Artillery (Divisional
Sign. Not Yet Met
With, but Logical)
Stab Flakbrigade Antiaircraft Artillery Bri-

gade Headquarters
Stab Flakregiment (oder Antiaircraft Artillery Reg-

Stab Flakgruppe) imental Headquarters
Stab leichter Flakabteilung Light Antiaircraft Artil-

lery Battalion Head-
quarters
Stab leichter Flakabteilung Light Antiaircraft Artil-

(mot.) lery Battalion Head-
Light Antiaircraft Artil-

lery Battalion Head-
quarters on Self-prd-
pelled Mounts
Stab Flakabteilung oder Antiaircraft Artillery Bat-

Stab Flakuntergruppe talion Headquarters (a
Mixed Battalion) (Also
Used to Designate a
Heavy Battalion, Which
is Much Less Common)
MILITARY SYMBOLS

Stab Flakabteilung (oder Antiaircraft Artillery Bat-
Stab Flakuntergruppe) talion Headquarters
5
S (mot.)
Stab
teilung
Eisenbahn-Flakab-
(Motorized)
Reserve Railway Antiair-

craft Artillery Battal-
ion Headquarters
Ballon Barrage Battalion

Stab Ballonsperrabteilung Headquarters
Stab Flaktransportabtei- Antiaircraft Transport

lung Battalion Headquarters
Stab Flakscheinwerferab- Antiaircraft Searchlight

teilung Battalion Headquarters
B Stab Flakscheinwerferab-
teilung (mot.)
Antiaircraft Searchlight
(Motorized)
2. Units:
SFlakbatterie (2 cm) (mot.)

Motorized Antiaircraft Ar-
tillery Battery (20 mm)
(2 cm) auf Antiaircraft ArtilleryBat-

Flakbatterie
Selbstfahrlafetten tery (20 mm) on Self-
Propelled Mounts
Flakbatterie (3. 7 cm) Motorized Antiaircraft

(mot.) Artillery Battery (37
mm)
Flakbatterie (5 cm) (mot.) Motorized Antiaircraft Ar-

tillery Battery (50 mm)
Flak-Stabsbatterie Motorized Headquarters

Company of a Motor-
ized Antiaircraft Artil-
lery Battery
Luftsperrbatterie Balloon Barrage Battery
iafe L. Flaktransportbatterie Light Antiaircraft Artil-

lery Transport Battery
SchY-0 Flakscheinwerfertrans- Antiaircraft Searchlight

portbatterie Transport Battery
__22 'Flakkolonne (22 Tonnen) Light Antiaircraft Artil-

lery Column (22 Tons
Capacity)
1Q L. Flakkolonne (42 Ton- Light Antiaircraft Artil-

42-T nen) lery Column (42 Tons
Capacity)
Flakkolonne (48 Tonnen) Antiaircraft Artillery Col-

umn (48 Tons Capacity)
. Flakscheinwerfertrupp
(Vier 60 cm Scheinwer-
Antiaircraft
Section of 4
Searchlight
(600 mm)
60
4 fer) Searchlights
Flakscheinwerfertrupp Antiaircraft Searchlight

150 (Neun 150 cm Schein- Section of 9 (1,500 mm)
9 werfer) (mot.) Searchlights (Motor-
ized)
Flaknachrichtenzug Antiaircraft Signal Pla-

toon
Q) Flakreserveeinheit Reserve Antiaircraft Unit

(A Diagonal Stroke
Through the Circle at
Base of all Antiaircraft
Unit Signs Denotes
"Reserve")
Befehlsstelle einer Flak- I Antiaircraft

Artillery Bat-
batterie tery Command Post
Befehlsstelle eines Flak- Antiaircraft Artillery Pla-

zuges toon Command Post
3. Weapons:
'I,
I
Leichte Flak (2 cm) Light Antiaircraft Gun (20
mm)
Leichte Flak (2 cm) auf Light Antiaircraft Gun (20

Selbstfahrlafette mm) on Self-Propelled
Mount
20-mm Antiaircraft Gun

(4 Barreled)
Leichte Flak (3.7 cm) Light Antiaircraft Gun (37

mm)
50-mm Antiaircraft Gun
Schwere Flak (8.8 cm) Heavy Antiaircraft Gun

(Pak/Flak) (88 mm) (Multipurpose
Gun Primarily for Anti-
aircraft)

Tl Schwere Flak (88 mm) Heavy Antiaircraft Gun
(Pak/Flak) (mot.) (88 mm) (Multipurpose
Gun Primarily for Anti-
aircraft) (Motorized)
Heavy Antiaircraft Gun

(105 mm)
(See" Addenda", Page 143)
B. Parachute Units:
Stab einer Fallschirmji.- Parachute Rifle Battalion

gerabteiluing Headquarters
SFallschirmj gerkompanie Parachute Rifle Company
F. Air Bases:
Fliegerhorst Permanent Air Force Sta-

tion
Seefliegerhorst Naval Air Base
'A Ziviler Flughaf en 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 AIR
COMMUNICATION
Hauptquartier Headquarters
Abwurfstelle Message-Dropping Point
Y Nicht verstanden Do Not Understand
V Wir verstehen, ja Understand

Mean "Yes")
(Can Also
B Feind bereitet Angriff vor Enemy Preparing Attack
H Feind greift an Enemy is Attacking
jfI Stellung ist verlorenge- Position is Lost

gangen
/II Feind links eingedrungen Enemy Has Penetrated on
Our Left
- \ P eind rechts eingedrungen Enemy Has Penetrated on

Our Right
Kampffront Front Line*
V Nein No
0 Wir sind eingeschlossen We Are Surrounded
U Unterstiitzung notwendig Support Needed

18 MAN
RRAJ MILITARY SYM13OLS

Feindlicher ' Anklamme- Center of Enemy Resis-
rungspunkt tance
oder or
T Feindlicher
rungspunkt
Anklamme-
Center of Enemy Resis-
tance (Vertical Line
Points Towards It)
i--O Feindliche Batterien Enemy Batteries
N FeindlicherAngriff zuriick- Enemy Attack Repulsed

geschlagen
- - -Wir halten die Linie We Are Holding the Line.
11 1 Munition notig Ammunition Needed (Ri-

fle, Machine Gun, Pis-
tol, Antitank Rifle,
Hand Grenade)
1. Morsermunition nitig Light Mortar Ammunition

Needed
s. Morsermunition ndtig Heavy Mortar Ammuni-
m tion Needed
Artilleriemunition notig Artillery (75 mm) Am-

munition Needed
I Nebelgranaten notig Smoke Bombs Needed
II Pakmunition notig
(105 mm)
Antitank Ammunition (37

mm) Needed
1Th
T 20 mm Munition udtig 20-mm
Needed
Ammunition
H-I Lebensmittelvorraite ndtig Food Supplies Needed
Wir gehen vor We Advance (Are Ready

to Attack)
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Milit(ary Symbol German U. S. Equivalent
V Kein Feind No Enemy
A Feindlicher Widerstand Enemy Resistance

(Poiiter Indicates Situ-
ation of Enemy)
Feindlicher Widerstand, Enemy Resistance at

1200 Meter 1,200 Meters
/r\
Feindlicher Widerstand, Enemy Resistance at
1300 Meter 1,300 Meters
Ai>
X Abwurfstelle fur Vorraite Point for Dropping Sup-
plies
xL
A Abwurfpiatz ftir Divisions-
stab
Dropping Spot for Divi-
sional Command Post
Abwurfplatz fur Regi- Dropping Spot for Regi-

mentsstab mental Command Post
Abwurfplatz fuir Batail- Dropping Spot for Bat-

lonsstab talion Command Post
Ausserste Not Extreme Emergency!

(Only on Order of Bat-
talion or Higher Com-
mand)
+ IMedizinische Vorraite drin- Medical Supplies Urgently

gend ndtig Required
T
1;I
Brennstoff nbtig Motor Fuel Needed (Yel-
low Stripe)
Funkausrfistung n6tig Radio Equipment Needed

7 (Apparatus Destroyed)
Landungsmoglichkeit Possibility of Landing

Here
Keine Landungsmoglich- No Place for Landing

keit
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- Squad Leader; Gun Cor-

fiihrer poral
4 Truppfiihrer (Stellv. Gr. Assistant Squad Leader

F.)
0P Truppfiibrer 1. Gr. W. Leader of Light Mortar

Section
p ]Fihrer des Pz. B. Trupp Leader of Antitank Rifle

Section
4 - Fernsprechtruppffihrer Leader of Telephone Oper-

ating Detachment
6 Fii.hrer des Gefechtstrosses Leader of Combat Train

(auf Rad) (on Bicycle)
A (6'~R Rechnungsfiihrer Pay Sergeant
Master Sergeant
6 ~ BOberfeldwebel (auf Rad)
6S Schirrmeister
First Sergeant (Supply)
o Gewelrschfitze Rifleman
d) Schfltze 1 in Pz. B. Trupp #1 Gunner

Rifle Section
in Antitank
oP Schiitze 2 in Pz. B. Trupp #2 Gunner in Antitank

Rifle Section
Schiitze 1 beim 1. Gr. W. #1 Gunner with Light

Trupp Mortar Section
Schiitze 2 beim L. Gr. W. #2 Gunner (in Charge of

Trupp Loading) With Light
Mortar Section
dj 1.M. G. Schtitze 1 (Richt- 1# Gunner on Light Ma-

schtitze) chine Gun
0 1. M. G. Schiitzen 2 -4 #2 - 4 Gunner on Light

Machine Gun
Richtschiitze Gunner
or 6Sanittsunteroffizier Medical Non-Commis-

sioned Officer
®San San. Uffz. (auf Fahrrad) Medical Non-Commis-

sioned Officer (on Bi-
cycle)
Pf Pferdewairter Horse Holder

O Pf. or 0
Spf. Pferde irter(auf Fahrrad) Horse Holder (on Bicycle)
jO
' w Waffen- und Gerats-Uffz. Weapons and Instrument
Non-Commissioned Offi-
cer
Driver
, Fahrer
0 o Uffz. fur Nachrichten- Signal Non-Commissioned
N N dienst Officer
0 Fernsprecher Telephone Operator

Fe
0 Fernsprecher 2 Telephone Operator #2
F2
S
6 Entfernunsmessm
ann Range Finder Operator
Scherenfernrohrtriger Battery Commander's

Telescope Carrier
0 Munitionsschtitze Assistant Gunner (in

M Charge of Loading)
0 Messmann Surveyor
ME

o Wettermann Meteorologist
WE
Melder beim Romp.- Company Messenger

Trupp
Platoon Runner or Or-

Q Melder beim Zugtrupp
derly
Spielmann beim Romp.- Company Bugler

Trupp
Spielmaun beim Zugtrupp Platoon Bugler
Qw Q Waffenmeistergehilfe Assistant Armorer
oH ® Handwerker Artisan
®. OK Koch Cook
0 v Verpflegungsmann Ration Man
Q ® Krankentrager Stretcher Bearer
B. Vehicles:
Krad (Kraftrad) Motorcycle
$
s. Krad mit Beiwagen Heavy
Sidecar
Motorcycle with
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

S gl. Pkw mit Mun.-An- Cross Country Personnel
hainger Carrier With Munitions
Trailer
Feldkfiche Field Kitchen
SECTION III
Copies of German Maps and Tables of Organiza-

tion
The purpose of this section is to acquaint intelligence
personnel with the form used by the Germans in publishing
their maps and tables of organization and to provide the
intelligence personnel with an opportunity to practice
interpreting them.
125
_______ eschwindigkeitstabe(/e
llarschgeschw 10 15 20 5 xU 3S 40 45' 50 55s 60 65 70 75
in Syd/A'm
Fahrslrecke
in km Minutefi
10 60 [30
410 24' 20 -1225 73,y 2~ 129 20 9 8.7 8
75 90 601 4' 36 .10 26,0 2g45 2i0o >816 45 14e 10
74 2
27 720 80 60 Y8 4A 34;5 611 270 24' 220 20 IB5 275 -0
25 150 '100 73' 60 50 /40 375 335 v 225 25" 20s 27s 20
60 160120 90 72 60 5541S .900 3,6 3.0 60 240%2 21'
35 2% 140 a12r 84' 7 6p0 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/ 32
45S 27078601>25' 109 90 'ro 625 En 14' '#9 46 42 .09 3!5
50 300 20 25 0 12 0 64c 75' 670 60' __ 4 __046
55 33% 220 -,e 13. 109 82 S7,0

66 60 55 51 47 '44
60 360 240 144''. 721 1030 6oo 72
90 65 60 65 52 449
65 390 260 195 156 130 me4 6770 76 'l 65 60 56 52
70 '.'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 12 106 ~0,0
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 4iberL~ngen and Zeiten der' nachfolgend aufgefuhrten

Einiheiten bilden ainen Anhalt fur die iarschidngen bairnFahren
und 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 iiber5o 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. Diese
Einflusse, sowie die jeweiligen Karpfverluste und Marschausflle
msjsen in jedem ainzelnen Fall bei Benutzung des'Taballa beruicksich=
tigt warden.
DOCUYMENTS 127
Marschldngen im Oivisicnsverband
Ges At
Div auf geso'h(ossenemA~arsch fi S Marschgn mit 20tlin. Qhbstand
zwischen den Marwchgr'
Hae stndm
71m
Be, 10Km/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.abstand
zwisrhen den Marschgn.
Be; 10 Km I Std. Bei 25 Km /Std. Fahrzeugabstsand.

90 Km 93/cf. 150 Km 6 Std. 90/iKm
I4
Fechtende Trpp einer 2nf 'Div.(mat.)auf'dem Marsch in Marchgr mit 20Mmn.
Qbddad zwischen den Marschgn (ohne Sicherungsabstande)
Be, 90 Km / Std. Bei 25Km /3Sc. Fahrzeugaastand.

70 Km 73)'d 110 Km 4 Std 70/tm
Die Gesamtldnren der Pz.-Div.sowie der Jnf.-Div.(mot) ergeben sich

unter Beruaksioeitigung dessen,da0 die gesamte 'Div. auf einer Strafe
eiftenl~ngeren Marsch ztwllckzulegen hat.Es rind daher suchi die
itikwrtigen Dienste, sowie Gef.Tr.II and Kolonnen nit eingerech-
net. Nicht eingerechnet sind Feidgend., sowie 1o % aller Fhrzg., tie
furiEi'kundung, Mdelde- und Absperrdienst eingesetzt sind.
Die £echtende Trappe dler Ps.-Div. and Jnf.-Div.(mot) lot hier nosh
ohne 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.
JFarMelde-, Erkundungs- u. Absperrdienst, sowie durch Weglassen des

Gei'.ir.II and der Kolonnen sind die Sinheiten'sz 2o % verlciirzt.
Hf mt 2m Fa&r,' niftor
27m FaM'i7, m,t50mFoahrO
£nheit -m' abl0d mnd Finwit m Qt,'t7, ant Einhed t a natowd ,
.0w10 2SK..,trd
hw OW w.ikw0 ZJkt,"tid 080 601- , fm
m m ,n m mm
111 ,n m Mm rit IM77
____Marsch(angen der Truppenteite elner Pcnzerdiv/sion
Oiv.'b. 550 Y00 it 240O 6 Schtz.
Brig. 14030 an26 40 no NabchrCbt. 1000 joo 18 ow 1v
T
Feidgend. 200 700 t;s 10,o 25 SS'tz.Brig.Stb iso zoois 400 '7 Funk-kp 400 1100 6,3' 140055'
SdtfzRb4 560 15 80160004s Fernsro-kp 401 tow 45 1407035

/*tR p.( a ) 600015 it coo 604&9ifz RgfS~b. 500 150009 2000 S 7Nadir Rd. 55 150 2 40011
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 1500i 286 75
PsA.3 .Si
C.bSi.K ' o10065503,
950 2,3' 007 ;s, Shtz.
36wp kp. 4810
'600 > 6 iso00
71031 3 7rB
cm Baffr. 40
0018
120 67 1904
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. Asp. 330 1000 6 100 31. %.Kfof. AV450 2,5 600 IS
W*oktt p ,55t1500 9 2000 $ I~wir popoen55003* 0 w 605
1.//t
Pr 101 15 4102,s_600 115Kmds*Is.Bft! 22007380 W w1aoas S4b.DtvdMro0Fk
r 0 40 $ 60015t
Krozdsthtz.
/(o. 400 7300 8 180' 4,5
71!'Rgt 5400 t500080Igoo 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

B. Bad'r ion7'0110
10k. 2907 55 (26*' 780 4300 50 7500
CQu/)t. 1, gr. Kw.kol. 9v0 i 600 2
1. Gdf.Cbf 14g 11
320 M
80 1 Pro.6,i-Kp. Aw 0 s 1.60 3
55 f~zc/osch
Aa. 214 600 4s' 70 2
. BaM'. .wo5023, 20031. tO. 0. (o! 130 4102 60015 Pe*4promt 50 - 1 300q
S3(2'f 06/. 76003930 22 5007 12 Sari L6we o 1 od $0
00 00 4 10
S.Bdfr. 151 100 6 I133 3 I 8f 2
Is. a
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1
I.Ort. HoI 20o sos3 0 2 Pe.A: p 4001000s 14003,5 San.Kp 20 W63# 1M
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Ps.
3dabt. 75004500 25620015 BrlicAi,
8. 350 900 55 12olo3 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
Row,Hp. 150 6 150035' l.AR.Hal 181 .41060 o s Schiocit. 1a201 J
Geenii'do. mit Horps-T. Heerestruppen 2 D.(mot.)(Eb y,

&flVAm'o667 217912 38 _ gemflak Obt 2.106L 40 8500 1 7nf 8f linot) 104it 0 590 14
N
.Sf. Fhr 66/ 251 0035 '730 2 C'*o 0 80 1 so 7 qs
00, mo) 25100 60S51W 1
.Gk
2 .5F hr Obt. 2570 60 0 3- '730 2 8r6&enla u-86 d'o 11 4 10Q kU,Qbt 10000900 20 ES Us
s KNadir t 150 4 50 6000 75 Regtbte'w. d 50 tca dr O 4 Psm
.ag.Qat 1,400 00 4*0 13,
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20 760 47 9be0 At
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7 c c o 0 itSar
San moteste 1200 53&002
_______ T 250 500 3 100 2 Fefdlaz(mtf}) 170 130 ts600oIf
DOCUMENTS 129
2.Jnfonterie-Division (ot)
22
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130 GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS~
14. Jnfcanterie Division (mot)

~ N.f.O.
jnfanterie
833 838 611831 Oi
311. 4 3
p ......
I. I. I. I.I. 8 I 8 I .8.. .'
2 4 1 3' 4242 24 24 2 31 31
1- . Q .. 83 83 83
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DOCUMENTS 131
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Zuqeteilt
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3 s I
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7,9
60x
1" I
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0
DOCUMENTS 133
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ADDENDA
The following military symbols arrived too late to be
included in the section devoted to antiaircraft artillery.
Miitary Symbol German U. S. Equivalent
Antiaircraft Artillery
Battalion Headquar-
ters (105 mm)
Medium Antiaircraft
Artillery Battalion
Headquarters
Reserve Antiaircraft
Artillery Battalion
Headquarters
Oell.
20-mm Antiaircraft
Gun (Type 28) (Oer-
likon)
25-mm Hotchkiss An-

2.5
tiaircraft Gun
0 20-mm Antiaircraft
0 Railway Gun (4-Bar-
T11 reled)
20-mm Antiaircraft
Gun (4-Barreled)
O
40-mm Bofors Antiair-

1 14 craft Gun
(143)
144 144
Captured 75-mm Anti-

aircraft Gun M 36
(French)
Barrage Gun (Caliber
to be Shown on Right
of Symbol)
Reserve 88 mm Anti-
aircraft Gun
Fixed Medium Antiair-

craft Gun
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VI. Panzer: Page

Explanation of German Military Symbols

now be explained how this symbol is developed to repre-

sent the various types of guns and the organizations which

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: j

circle represents an antiaircraft gun: _

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

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

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

on the unit symbol: ~a A partially motorized

Motorized Telephone Company. Self-propelled mounts are

represented by the symbol: Thus, = Anti-

8. Command Posts or unit headquarters are shown by

F~ Army Group Headquarters.

9. Arms and Services have their own distinguishing

Cavalry and Reconnaissance.

10. Basic Symbols for Weapons:

1 ----- Infantry Howitzer.

symbols: This character represents a Mountain Artil-

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

symbol: A Motorized Army Signal Battalion Head-

VIII Army Corps Headquarters.

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

3 Light Machine Guns.

_ 2 Infantry Howitzers (75 mm).

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

The resultant symbol is fully as comprehensible as the

I. HEADQUARTERS OF HIGHER ECHELONS

Korpskommando Corps Headquarters

Korpskommando (mot.) Motorized Corps Head-

or Panzer Corps Headquar-

Befehishaber des Riick- Headquarters of Army

Kommando einer Infan- Motorized Infantry Divi-

Military Symbol German U. S. Equivalent

Komnando einer leichten Light Infantry Divisional

Kommando einer Sicher- Line of Communications

Sich rungsdivision Divisional Headquarters

Kommando einer Landes- Local Defense Divisional

Kommando eiuer Gebirgs- Mountain Divisional

Kommando einer Panzer- Panzer Divisional Head-

Stab eines Artilleriekom- Corps or Army Artillery

Kommandant des Rilek- Headquarters of Army

Stab einer Infanteriebri- Infantry Brigade Head-

Stab eines Artilleriefiihr- I Divisional Artillery Com-

Stab einer Kavalleriebri- Cavalry Brigade Head-

Stab einer -Panzerbrigade Panzer Brigade Headquar-

Stab ::einer Panzergrena- Motorized Rifle Brigade

Military Symbol German U. S. Equivalent

Stab eines Festungsartil- Fortress Artillery Head-

Stab eines Eisenbahnpio- Railway Engineer Head-

Stab eines Festungspio- Fortress Engineer Head-

Oberbaustab Construction Staff (Status

Higher Echelons Signal

Stab eines Sicherungsregi- Line of Communications

Gr Stab eines Grenzwachtreg- Frontier (Guard) Regi-

Stab eines Landesschitz- Local Defense Regimental

Stab eines Infanteriebatail- Infantry Battalion Head-

Stab eines Infanteriebatail- Motorized Infantry Bat-

Stab eines Radfahrerbatail- Bicycle Battalion Head-