OK, here is the newest version of the NATO OOB:
NATO OOB Mk VII
Major updates for this edition include a completely new Austrian OOB and a re-work of the FRG OOB, with vast details on the TerritorialHeer. Additionally, dozens of smaller changes have been made.
The gaping hole here remains the French OOB -- it still remains mostly the same as that of the original document, although it has been expanded upon.
Full Version: NATO OOB Mk VII
Man, when you said the next version'd gonna be shockingly comprehensive, you weren't joking. You're owing my paper half an office day spent on reading this. 
Some of my earlier guesstimates on helicopter numbers, since revised, appear to have sneaked into the current version. All Heeresflieger regiments had five VBHs, not four, and my last BGS chopper list looks like this:
- 33 SA 318 C Alouette II
- 15 Bell UH-1D
- 10 Bell 212
- 22 SA 330 J Puma
- 3 AS 332 L1 Super Puma
- 17 BO-105
Heeresfliegerstaffel 4 appears twice, once under 5th PzDiv (should be HFlgStff 5, of course). Also the Stabsstaffel of each Heeresfliegerkommando is missing their "el" end. There are various other small spelling and grammatical mistakes in German words and location names; for instance, the plural of "Zug" is "Züge", but it's mostly petty stuff. I can make a list sometime when no further additions appear to be forthcoming.
The brigade engineer companies would have the same number as their respective brigade with a 0 added (e.g., Panzerpionierkompanie 10 for PzGrenBrig 1).
Since you have listed the replacement battalions of the corps and territorial army, will you add those of the divisions too? Might become a little unwieldy though with five each (x1 through x5, preceding the respective Jäger/security battalions in numbers).
Some of my earlier guesstimates on helicopter numbers, since revised, appear to have sneaked into the current version. All Heeresflieger regiments had five VBHs, not four, and my last BGS chopper list looks like this:
- 33 SA 318 C Alouette II
- 15 Bell UH-1D
- 10 Bell 212
- 22 SA 330 J Puma
- 3 AS 332 L1 Super Puma
- 17 BO-105
Heeresfliegerstaffel 4 appears twice, once under 5th PzDiv (should be HFlgStff 5, of course). Also the Stabsstaffel of each Heeresfliegerkommando is missing their "el" end. There are various other small spelling and grammatical mistakes in German words and location names; for instance, the plural of "Zug" is "Züge", but it's mostly petty stuff. I can make a list sometime when no further additions appear to be forthcoming.
The brigade engineer companies would have the same number as their respective brigade with a 0 added (e.g., Panzerpionierkompanie 10 for PzGrenBrig 1).
Since you have listed the replacement battalions of the corps and territorial army, will you add those of the divisions too? Might become a little unwieldy though with five each (x1 through x5, preceding the respective Jäger/security battalions in numbers).
QUOTE(BansheeOne @ Wed 21 Mar 2007 1235) 
Man, when you said the next version'd gonna be shockingly comprehensive, you weren't joking. You're owing my paper half an office day spent on reading this.
Some of my earlier guesstimates on helicopter numbers, since revised, appear to have sneaked into the current version. All Heeresflieger regiments had five VBHs, not four, and my last BGS chopper list looks like this:
- 33 SA 318 C Alouette II
- 15 Bell UH-1D
- 10 Bell 212
- 22 SA 330 J Puma
- 3 AS 332 L1 Super Puma
- 17 BO-105
Heeresfliegerstaffel 4 appears twice, once under 5th PzDiv (should be HFlgStff 5, of course). Also the Stabsstaffel of each Heeresfliegerkommando is missing their "el" end. There are various other small spelling and grammatical mistakes in German words and location names; for instance, the plural of "Zug" is "Züge", but it's mostly petty stuff. I can make a list sometime when no further additions appear to be forthcoming.
The brigade engineer companies would have the same number as their respective brigade with a 0 added (e.g., Panzerpionierkompanie 10 for PzGrenBrig 1).
Since you have listed the replacement battalions of the corps and territorial army, will you add those of the divisions too? Might become a little unwieldy though with five each (x1 through x5, preceding the respective Jäger/security battalions in numbers).
Some of my earlier guesstimates on helicopter numbers, since revised, appear to have sneaked into the current version. All Heeresflieger regiments had five VBHs, not four, and my last BGS chopper list looks like this:
- 33 SA 318 C Alouette II
- 15 Bell UH-1D
- 10 Bell 212
- 22 SA 330 J Puma
- 3 AS 332 L1 Super Puma
- 17 BO-105
Heeresfliegerstaffel 4 appears twice, once under 5th PzDiv (should be HFlgStff 5, of course). Also the Stabsstaffel of each Heeresfliegerkommando is missing their "el" end. There are various other small spelling and grammatical mistakes in German words and location names; for instance, the plural of "Zug" is "Züge", but it's mostly petty stuff. I can make a list sometime when no further additions appear to be forthcoming.
The brigade engineer companies would have the same number as their respective brigade with a 0 added (e.g., Panzerpionierkompanie 10 for PzGrenBrig 1).
Since you have listed the replacement battalions of the corps and territorial army, will you add those of the divisions too? Might become a little unwieldy though with five each (x1 through x5, preceding the respective Jäger/security battalions in numbers).
I'll get these changes made later today and updated. I probably should add something on the replacement battalions; I think a decent compromise would be in the notes section.
Thanks,
Pat
[OK -- These changes are in]
QUOTE(PCallahan @ Wed 21 Mar 2007 1129)
OK, here is the newest version of the NATO OOB:
NATO OOB Mk VII
Major updates for this edition include a completely new Austrian OOB and a re-work of the FRG OOB, with vast details on the TerritorialHeer. Additionally, dozens of smaller changes have been made.
The gaping hole here remains the French OOB -- it still remains mostly the same as that of the original document, although it has been expanded upon.
NATO OOB Mk VII
Major updates for this edition include a completely new Austrian OOB and a re-work of the FRG OOB, with vast details on the TerritorialHeer. Additionally, dozens of smaller changes have been made.
The gaping hole here remains the French OOB -- it still remains mostly the same as that of the original document, although it has been expanded upon.
Boawww !!!
Really good work!!!
Some remarks on the German Orbat:
- The Flugabwehrkommando of 3rd GE Corps is located in Koblenz
- Heeresfliegerstaffel 5 of 5th Panzerdivision is located in Mendig
- Staff of 5th Panzerdivision is in Diez (Lahn is a river flewing through Diez)
- Brückenpionierbataillon 170 of 1st GE Corps and 270 of 2nd GE Corps are reserve units only
- The Feldersatzbataillon of the Luftlandebrigade 27 is FErsBtl 140, of LLBrig 25 is FErsBtl 240 and of LLBrig 26 is FErsBtl 340
I think I can clear up some more points.
/major66
Some notes on Spain:
*All the M48s were already M48A5E2
*The M41 were mostly retired by 1987, although a small number survived into 1989-1990
* All the M113s were virtual M113A1 as the small number of petrol powered M113 were upgraded in the 70s to diesel engines becoming A1
* The 90mm AA were long retired by 1989.
* Correct designation for the Spanish Mirage III is Mirage IIIEE
*All the M48s were already M48A5E2
*The M41 were mostly retired by 1987, although a small number survived into 1989-1990
* All the M113s were virtual M113A1 as the small number of petrol powered M113 were upgraded in the 70s to diesel engines becoming A1
* The 90mm AA were long retired by 1989.
* Correct designation for the Spanish Mirage III is Mirage IIIEE
Mississippi National Guard CH-54 unit was E Co. 185th Aviation
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/age.../185avn-grp.htm
Alabama NG CH-54 unit was F Co. 131st Aviation
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:bcmoz...lient=firefox-a
Kansas NG CH-54 unit was D Co. 108th Aviaiton
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/age...my/1-108avn.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/age.../185avn-grp.htm
Alabama NG CH-54 unit was F Co. 131st Aviation
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:bcmoz...lient=firefox-a
Kansas NG CH-54 unit was D Co. 108th Aviaiton
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/age...my/1-108avn.htm
US 199th Infantry Brigade was not active during 1989 and has never been active as a separate brigade in Europe.
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csi...de_p159_240.pdf (page 240)
Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades 1999 ed. John B Wilson
US Berlin Brigade was active in 1989 and has never been the 199th Infantry Brigade
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csi...de_p159_240.pdf (page 231)
Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades 1999 ed. John B Wilson
http://www.western-allies-berlin.com/berlin-brigade
http://www.berlin-brigade.de/aut-hist/brigade-e.html
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csi...de_p159_240.pdf (page 240)
Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades 1999 ed. John B Wilson
US Berlin Brigade was active in 1989 and has never been the 199th Infantry Brigade
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csi...de_p159_240.pdf (page 231)
Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades 1999 ed. John B Wilson
http://www.western-allies-berlin.com/berlin-brigade
http://www.berlin-brigade.de/aut-hist/brigade-e.html
1-168th Attack Helicopter Battalion (WA NG)
http://www.ngb.army.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/kelly_je.htm
66th Aviation Brigade (WA NG) was activated at Fort Lewis in 1987 (I Corps Aviation Brigade)
http://www.fortlewishousing.com/index.php?...1&Itemid=76
1-189th Attack Helicopter Battalion (MT NG) subordinate to 66th Aviation Brigade
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:oqFnu...lient=firefox-a
244th Aviation Group (USAR) activated in 1988
http://www.armyreserve.army.mil/USARC/DRC/...BDE/History.htm
http://www.ngb.army.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/kelly_je.htm
66th Aviation Brigade (WA NG) was activated at Fort Lewis in 1987 (I Corps Aviation Brigade)
http://www.fortlewishousing.com/index.php?...1&Itemid=76
1-189th Attack Helicopter Battalion (MT NG) subordinate to 66th Aviation Brigade
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:oqFnu...lient=firefox-a
244th Aviation Group (USAR) activated in 1988
http://www.armyreserve.army.mil/USARC/DRC/...BDE/History.htm
The file has been updated with most of the above changes (except the FeldErsatz battalion items, which I'll look at)
Still some odd stuff around 143 and 160 Bdes.
The full names of all Bdes are:
2 (Southeast) Infantry Brigade (drawn down from a regular bde, hence the odd numbering)
15 (Yorkshire) Infantry Brigade (numbered after the 15th (Yorkshire) Inf Bde of WW2, which encompased Bns of all 3 Yorkshire Ridings)
42 (Northwest) Infantry Brigade
43 (Wessex) Infantry Brigade - SW approximating the Wessex borders (as far east as Hampshire)
49 (Eastern) Infantry Brigade
51 (Highland) Infantry Brigade
52 (Lowland) Infantry Brigade
54 (East Anglian) Infantry Brigade
56 (London) Infantry Brigade
107 (Ulster) Infantry Brigade (Numbered for 1st Brigade, Ulster Volunteer Division (107 Bde, 36 Div on Mob in 1914)
143 (West Midlands) Infantry Brigade (no Light)
160 (Welsh) Infantry Brigade
1 R Welsh at Warminster is in 143 Bde
1 Welsh Gds in London is 56 Bde
4 RGJ in London is 56 Bde
6 LI is 43 (Wessex) Inf Bde
3 and 6 R Anglian are 54 Inf Bde
There should be a Regular Bn in 52 Inf Bde (at Edinburgh), this is 1 KOSB (18d, unassigned)
In fact while I'm at it, all the 18's are:
a, b and c: 56 (London) Infantry Bde
d: 52 (Lowland) Inf Bde
e: 1 RRF is with 1 WFR in 3 Inf Bde in Northern Ireland, see below for the *permanent* (i.e. 2 year tour) units in the province
"2nd b": 2 LI is the UK based Bn of 6 Bde
f: 143 (West Midlands) Inf Bde at Bovington, Catterick and Warminster
g and h: UK based recce for 3 Div
i: 1 Arty Bde
j: UK based AD for 3 Div
20a: 56 Inf Bde
20b: 143 Inf Bde
20c: 42 Inf Bde
20d: 43 Inf Bde
23: There is a Bde HQ for these, I can't remember the no though. Hang on, 22 and 23 are the same thing and should be merged.
Headquarters, Northern Ireland
3rd Infantry Brigade (Omagh, UK)
1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (Omagh, UK)
1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (Ballykinlar, UK)
2nd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Armagh, UK)
3rd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Down, UK)
11th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Craigavon, UK)
8th Infantry Brigade (Londonderry, UK)
3rd Battalion, Queen’s Regiment (Aldergrove, UK)
1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (Londonderry, UK)
1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment (Ballykelly, UK)
4th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Fermanagh, UK)
5th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Londonderry, UK)
6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Tyrone, UK)
8th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Tyrone, UK)
39th Infantry Brigade (Lisburn, UK)
1st Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (Holywood, UK)
1st/9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Down, UK)
3rd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Down, UK)
7th/10th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Belfast, UK)
Perhaps I can dig out a regional bde map?
The full names of all Bdes are:
2 (Southeast) Infantry Brigade (drawn down from a regular bde, hence the odd numbering)
15 (Yorkshire) Infantry Brigade (numbered after the 15th (Yorkshire) Inf Bde of WW2, which encompased Bns of all 3 Yorkshire Ridings)
42 (Northwest) Infantry Brigade
43 (Wessex) Infantry Brigade - SW approximating the Wessex borders (as far east as Hampshire)
49 (Eastern) Infantry Brigade
51 (Highland) Infantry Brigade
52 (Lowland) Infantry Brigade
54 (East Anglian) Infantry Brigade
56 (London) Infantry Brigade
107 (Ulster) Infantry Brigade (Numbered for 1st Brigade, Ulster Volunteer Division (107 Bde, 36 Div on Mob in 1914)
143 (West Midlands) Infantry Brigade (no Light)
160 (Welsh) Infantry Brigade
1 R Welsh at Warminster is in 143 Bde
1 Welsh Gds in London is 56 Bde
4 RGJ in London is 56 Bde
6 LI is 43 (Wessex) Inf Bde
3 and 6 R Anglian are 54 Inf Bde
There should be a Regular Bn in 52 Inf Bde (at Edinburgh), this is 1 KOSB (18d, unassigned)
In fact while I'm at it, all the 18's are:
a, b and c: 56 (London) Infantry Bde
d: 52 (Lowland) Inf Bde
e: 1 RRF is with 1 WFR in 3 Inf Bde in Northern Ireland, see below for the *permanent* (i.e. 2 year tour) units in the province
"2nd b": 2 LI is the UK based Bn of 6 Bde
f: 143 (West Midlands) Inf Bde at Bovington, Catterick and Warminster
g and h: UK based recce for 3 Div
i: 1 Arty Bde
j: UK based AD for 3 Div
20a: 56 Inf Bde
20b: 143 Inf Bde
20c: 42 Inf Bde
20d: 43 Inf Bde
23: There is a Bde HQ for these, I can't remember the no though. Hang on, 22 and 23 are the same thing and should be merged.
Headquarters, Northern Ireland
3rd Infantry Brigade (Omagh, UK)
1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (Omagh, UK)
1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (Ballykinlar, UK)
2nd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Armagh, UK)
3rd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Down, UK)
11th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Craigavon, UK)
8th Infantry Brigade (Londonderry, UK)
3rd Battalion, Queen’s Regiment (Aldergrove, UK)
1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (Londonderry, UK)
1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment (Ballykelly, UK)
4th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Fermanagh, UK)
5th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Londonderry, UK)
6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Tyrone, UK)
8th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Tyrone, UK)
39th Infantry Brigade (Lisburn, UK)
1st Battalion, Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (Holywood, UK)
1st/9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Down, UK)
3rd Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Co. Down, UK)
7th/10th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (Belfast, UK)
Perhaps I can dig out a regional bde map?
QUOTE(PCallahan @ Thu 22 Mar 2007 1828)
The file has been updated with most of the above changes (except the FeldErsatz battalion items, which I'll look at)
Some more remarks to the german ORBAT:
The information about the FERsBtl's of the Luftlande Brigades is from the following book:
"Fallschirmjäger, Die Geschichte der 1. Luftlandedivision 1956 - 1994"
Most of the divisional Engineer Battalions are still showing the wrong equipment (Though the right one is listed in the notes).
The Heimatschutzregiment had at first 10 106 mm Recoiless Rifles but by the time 1988 / 1989 this has changed to 7 tanks M48A2C. The tanks were not in the battalions but in an AT-platoon which was part of the "Stabskompanie" of the Regiment.
Also in the Heimatschutzbrigades the Jagdpanzer Kanone had been replaced by M48 of different kinds (A2C or A2G2).
FErsBtl's 610 and 620 are listed as part of TerrKdo Schleswig-Holstein and as part of WBK II.
TerrKdo S-H is correct.
Panzergrenadierbtl. 113 (of PG Brig 11 / 4. PG Div.) and Panzergrenadierbtl. 192 (of PG Brig 19 / 7 Pz Div.) are marked as may not been existed. They did exist. 113 was in Cham and 192 was in Ahlen.
All of the divisional Artillerieregiments had a third battalion called "Beobachtungsbataillon".
The number of this battalion was the number of the regiment plus a "3", so the Beobachtungsbataillon of Artillerieregiment 10 had the number 103.
/major66
Gents,
Wouldn't it be easier to put all of this into an MSExcel spreadsheet format, with each countries services or commands on one sheet?
With as many changes as there are, it appears it would be easier. Once set up, all Pat has to do is announce what changes there are then the readers download/print out just the changes and they update the files.
I'm working on correcting/expanding the US Strategic Air Command [for you Major Kong/Duke Nuke'em types] (during breaks on the Byleorussian MD), so I'll try that format and see how it works.
konev
Wouldn't it be easier to put all of this into an MSExcel spreadsheet format, with each countries services or commands on one sheet?
With as many changes as there are, it appears it would be easier. Once set up, all Pat has to do is announce what changes there are then the readers download/print out just the changes and they update the files.
I'm working on correcting/expanding the US Strategic Air Command [for you Major Kong/Duke Nuke'em types] (during breaks on the Byleorussian MD), so I'll try that format and see how it works.
konev
QUOTE(konev @ Fri 23 Mar 2007 0801)
I'm working on correcting/expanding the US Strategic Air Command [for you Major Kong/Duke Nuke'em types] (during breaks on the Byleorussian MD), so I'll try that format and see how it works.
konev
konev
Konev & Pat-
The 1989 USAF Orbat I prepared last year (back in the comments on version 4, I think) had the following orbat for SAC: (sorry the cut and paste formatting didn't work...)
USAF Strategic Air Command Offutt AFB, NE
8th Air Force Barksdale AFB, LA
7th Air Division Ramstein AB, FRG
11th Strategic Group RAF Fairford, UK
34, 42 Strategic Sqn (HQ for tankers in Europe on temporary assignment)
17th Reconnaissance Wing [TR-1] RAF Alconbury, UK
95 RS
42nd Air Division Grand Forks AFB, ND
319th Bomb Wing [B-1B, KC-135] Grand Forks AFB, ND
46 BS
905 ARS
321st Strategic Missile Wing [Minuteman II] Grand Forks AFB, ND
446, 447, 448 SMS
45th Air Division (deactivated 15 Jun 89, components to 8th AF on 29 Mar 89) Pease AFB, NH
42nd Bomb Wing [B-52G/KC-135] Loring AFB, ME
42, 407 ARS (conversion from KC-135A to R started ’89)
69 BS (B-52G w/Harpoon)
380th Bomb Wing [FB-111/KC-135] Plattsburg AFB, NY
528, 529 BS
4007 CCTS
310, 380 ARS (20 KC-135Q plus KC-135As)
509th Bomb Wing [FB-111/KC-135A] Pease AFB, NH
393, 715 BS
509 ARS
2nd Bomb Wing [B-52G/KC-135/KC-10] Barksdale AFB, LA
62 BS (B-52G)
596 BS (B-52G ALCM)
2, 32, 71 ARS (KC-10)
7th Bomb Wing [B-52H/KC-135] Carswell AFB, TX
9, 20 BS
7 ARS
19th Air Refueling Wing [KC-135] Robins AFB, GA
99, 912 ARS
68th Air Refueling Wing [KC-10] Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
68, 344, 911 ARS
97th Bomb Wing [B-52G/ALCM/KC-135] Blytheville AFB, AR
340 BS
97 ARS
305th Air Refueling Wing [KC-135, EC-135] Grissom AFB, IN
70th ARS
305 ARS
351st Strategic Missile Wing [Minuteman II] Whiteman AFB, MO
508, 509, 510 SMS
379th Bomb Wing [B-52G/ALCM/KC-135] Wurtsmith AFB, MI
524 BS
920 ARS
384th Bomb Wing [B-1B, KC-135] McConnell AFB, KS
28 BS
384 ARS
410th Bomb Wing [B-52H/KC-135] Sawer AFB, MI
644 BS
46 ARS
416th Bomb Wing [B-52G/ALCM/KC-135] Griffiss AFB, NY
448 BS
41 ARS (KC-135A)
15th Air Force March AFB, CA
3rd Air Division Hickam AFB, HI
43rd Bomb Wing [B-52/Harpoon] Anderson AFB, Guam
60 BS (B-52G)
65 BS
376th Aerial Refueling Wing [KC-135] Kadena AB, Japan
909 ARS
12th Air Division (HQ to 8th AF 1 Jul 89) Ellsworth AFB, SD
28th Bomb Wing [B-1B/KC-135R/EC-135] Ellsworth AFB, SD
4 ACCS (EC-135 ACCP)
28 ARS
37, 77 BS
44th Strategic Missile Wing [Minuteman II] Ellsworth AFB, SD
66, 67, 68 SMS
99th Strategic Weapons Wing (from 10 Aug 89) Ellsworth AFB, SD
25 Strategic Training Sqn
14th Air Division Beale AFB, CA
6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing [KC/TC/RC-135] Eielson AFB, AK
24 SRS
9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing [SR-71/TR-1/U-2/KC-135] Beale AFB, CA
1, 99 SRS
5 Strategic Recon Tng Sqn
349, 350 ARS (KC-135Q)
55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing [RC-135/KC-135/EC-135/E-4] Offutt AFB, NE
1 (E-4B), 2 ACCS
38, 343 SRS
40th Air Division (from 7 Jul 89, prior units 15th AF) Malmstrom AFB, MT
301st Aerial Refueling Wing
91 ARS
341st Strategic Missile Wing [Minuteman III] Malmstrom AFB, MT
10, 12, 490, 564 SMS
57th Air Division Minot AFB, SD
5th Bomb Wing [B-52H/KC-135] Minot AFB, ND
906 ARS
23 BS
91st Strategic Missile Wing [Minuteman III] Minot AFB, ND
4091 Operations Group
740, 741, 742 SMS
22nd Aerial Refueling Wing [KC-10] March AFB, CA
6, 9 ARS
22 ARS (until 1 Dec 89)
90th Strategic Missile Wing [Minuteman III, MX] F.E. Warren AFB, WY
319, 320, 321 MS (Minuteman III)
400 SMS (MX)
92nd Bomb Wing [B-52H/KC-135] Fairchild AFB, WA
325 BS
43, 92 ARS
93rd Bomb Wing [B-52G/KC-135] Castle AFB, CA
328 BS
329 Combat Crew Training Sqn
330 Combat Flight Instructor Sqn
93, 924 ARS
96th Bomb Wing [28 B-1B/KC-135] Dyess AFB, TX
337 BS
338 CTS/BS
917 ARS
320th Bomb Wing [B-52G/KC-135] (ceased operation Jul 89) Mather AFB, CA
441 BS
904 ARS
340th Air Refueling Wing [KC-135] Altus AFB, OK
11, 306 ARS
Hi Pat, great job as usual!
I just checked the italian army and it seems some things have been lost here and there. I acn't upload the file (same problem as for Konev?), so I paste them here. It's a bit long though, and format goes to hell... Some of the following are already in your last version, I repeat them hoping it helps to find them.
This won't ever end, will it?
Manpower at 31/12/1989:
Army 270387 (plus 105635 Carabinieri) of which 22% professionals (86% in Carabinieri)
Navy 52127 of which 56.6% professionals
Air Force 78448 of which 60.6% professionals.
28th Bersaglieri Battalion Oslavia - Bellinzago Novarese: 40 VCC-2 etc.
6th Bersaglieri Battalion Palestro (disbanded 1989) - Torino: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc.
10th Bersaglieri Battalion Bezzecca - Solbiate Olona: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc
18th Bersaglieri Battalion Poggio Scanno - Milano: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc.
Goito Logistic Battalion - Milano (not Monza).
2nd Bersaglieri Battalion Governolo - Legnano: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc.
67th Mech Infantry Battalion Montelungo - Monza: 48 M113 uncertain etc.
68th Mech Infantry Battalion Palermo - Bergamo (disbanded in 1989): 48 M113 uncertain etc.
20th Mech Infantry Battalion M.S. Michele - Brescia: 48 M113 uncertain etc.
30th Mech Infantry Battalion Pisa - Montorio Veronese: 48 M113 uncertain etc.
85th Mech Infantry Battalion Verona - Montorio Veronese (to cadre, 11/30/89): 48 M113 uncertain etc.
15th Tank Cavalry Squadron Cavalleggeri di Lodi – Lenta (not Lena) etc.
52nd Field Artillery Group Venaria - Brescia: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
37th Mech Infantry Battalion Ravenna - Bologna: 40 VCC-2 etc.
40th Mech Infantry Battalion Bologna (disbanded in 1989)- Bologna: 40 VCC-2 etc.
66th Mech Infantry Battalion Valtellina - Forlì: 40 VCC-2 etc.
50th Motorized Infantry Battalion Parma (not Parmao).
a.3rd Italian Corps assets:
...
1)Engineer Command - Novara:
a)131st Combat Engineer Battalion Ticino (1 Cp °)- Bellinzago Novarese: 2 BrPz1 Biber, 2 Pionierleopard
b)3rd Pioneer Battalion Lario - Pavia: 2 BrPz1 Biber, 2 Pionierleopard
2)Signals Command - Milano:
a)3rd Signal Battalion Spluga - Milano
3)Support Command - Novara:
a)3rd Logistic Battalion Piemonte ° - Novara
b)33rd Logistic Manoeuvre Battalion Ambrosiano - Milano
° assigned to Piemonte B.de, see also below I Territorial Command
Agordo Heavy Artillery Group - Bassano del Grappa: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
Lanzo Mountain Artillery Group - Belluno: 18 105/14 M56 towed howitzers
Cadore Anti Tank Cp - Feltre (not Belluno) etc.
Tolmezzo Alpini Battalion - Venzona (not Paluzza) etc.
Julia Logistic Battalion - Vacile di Spilimbergo (not Udine).
Tirano Alpini Battalion - Malles-Venosta (not Valles)
Conegliano Heavy Artillery Group (not Mountain)
Sondrio Heavy Artillery Group (not Mountain) disbanded 1989 etc.
a.Taurinense Alpine Brigade - Torino: 4 M577
1)Mondovì Alpini Battalion° BAR - Cuneo:
2)Saluzzo Alpini Battalion - Borgo S.Dalmazzo: 9 120mm mortar, 8 M113, 18 Milan
3)Susa Alpini Battalion* - Pinerolo: 9 120mm mortar, 8 M113, 18 Milan
4)Pinerolo Mountain Artillery Group (1Bty*) - Susa: 18 105/14 M56 towed howitzers, 1 light AA bty with Stinger SAM
5)Aosta Heavy Artillery Group - Saluzzo: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
6)Taurinense Anti Tank Cp* - Torino: AR-59 w/M40A1 106 rcl; AR-76 TOW
7)Taurinense Combat Engineer Cp - Abbadia Alpina
8)Taurinense Logistic Battalion (National Support Element*) - Rivoli
9)Taurinense airtransportable Medical Unit* - Rivoli
*Units forming Cuneense contingent assigned to AMF(L)
° assigned to Piemonte B.de, see also below I Territorial Command
Bolzano Alpini Battalion – Brunico (cadre) not Bressanone
Trento Alpini Battalion - Brunico (not Trento)
Asiago Heavy Artillery Group - Dobbiaco: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
Vicenza Mountain Artillery Group - Elvas: 18 105/14 M56 towed howitzers
Tridentina Anti Tank Cp - Elvas (not Brunico)
Alpini Parachute Company - Bolzano (not Cervino)
34th ALE Squadron Group Toro - Venaria Reale (545th EM Squadron in Pollein, Aosta detached to SMAlp): AB-205; AB-206
4th Heavy Field Artillery Group Pusteria - Trento: 18 155/39 FH-70 towed howitzers
184th Heavy Field Artillery Group Filottrano - Padova: 18 155/39 FH-70 towed howitzers
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Iseo (not Mine Engineer)
19th Recon Cav Squadron Group Cavalleggeri Guide- Casarsa della Delizia: 31 Leopard 1A2, 26 VCC1, 4 M106, 6 M113, 2 BgPz 2
23rd Bersaglieri Battalion Castel di Borgo - Tauriano: 40 VCC-1, 8 M106 etc.
27th Bersaglieri Battalion Jamiano - Aviano: 40 VCC-1, 8 M106 etc.
Ariete Anti-Tank Cp - Aviano (not Maniago)
3rd Bersaglieri Battalion Cernaia (not Cernia) - Pordenone: 40 VCC-1, 8 M106
ALL MECHANIZED, BERSAGLIERI AND GRANATIERI BNs HAVE 8 M106, NOT 9 M1064.
4th Mech Cav Squadron Group Genova Cavalleria- Palmanova: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
63rd Tank Battalion MO Fioritto - Cordenons
7th Recon Cav Squadron Group Lancieri di Milano (disbanded 1989) - Remanzacco: 31 Leopard 1, 26 VCC1, 4 M106, 6 M113, 2 BgPz 2
59th Mech Infantry Battalion Calabria (disbanded 1989) - Cividale del Friuli: 48 M113 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
76th Mech Infantry Battalion Napoli- Cividale del Friuli: 48 M113 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
114th Mech Infantry Battalion Moriago - Trigesimo: 48 M113 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
28th SP Field Artillery Group Livorno - Tarcento etc.
Mantova Anti-Tank Cp - Tarcento
Mantova Combat Engineer Cp - Tarcento
Mantova Logistic Battalion - Trigesimo
3rd Goito Mechanized Brigade
ALL MECH INFANTRY BRIGADES ARE REALLY NAMED MECHANIZED
8th Garibaldi Mechanized Brigade (not Bersaglieri)
Pozzuolo di Friuli Armored Brigade (not Cavalry)
Vittorio Veneto Mechanized Brigade (not Cavalry)
9th Tank Cav Squadron Group Lancieri di Firenze - Borgo Grotta Gigante
2nd Mech Cav Squadron Group Piemonte Cavalleria - Villa Opicina: 40 VCC-2, 8 M106, etc.
12th Mech Cav Squadron Group Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo - Gorizia: 40 VCC-2, 8 M106 etc.
Vittorio Veneto Logistic Battalion - Cervignano
13rd Missiles Group Volturno - Oderzo: 6 launcher vehicles M752, 6 transport vehicles M667 for MGM52 Lance SSM (100+ missiles, of which at least two thirds nuclear capable); 39 M113 etc.
1.I Territorial Command (North West Military Region) - Torino
a.4th Infantry Battalion BAR Guastalla° - Asti
b.11th Infantry Battalion BAR Casale - Casale Monferrato
c.16th Infantry Battalion BAR Savona - Savona
d.26th Infantry Battalion BAR Bergamo - Diano Castello
e.23rd Infantry Battalion BAR Como - Como
f.72nd Infantry Battalion BAR Puglie - Albenga
g.14th Bersaglieri BAR Battalion Sernaglia (disbanded in 1989) - Albenga
h.SMAlp° (Alpine Military School) - Aosta
a)Aosta Alpini Battalion° (training unit; disbanded in 1989) - Aosta
b)545th EM Squadron - Aosta-Pollein
i.41st Signal Battalion Frejus - Torino
j.1st Mixed Manoeuvre Truck Group - Torino
k.° Piemonte Motorized/Alpini Brigade (to be formed upon mobilization)
1)Bde HQ from SMAlp and NW Military Region
2)117th Motorized Infantry Battalion, from Mondovì Alpini Battalion BAR
3)217th Motorized Infantry Battalion, from 4th Infantry Battalion BAR Guastalla - Asti
4)317th (number unsure) Motorized Infantry Battalion, from Aosta Alpini Battalion
5)117th Field Artillery Group: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers; from 17th Area Military Command
6)Piemonte Combat Engineer Cp, from 131st Combat Engineer Battalion Ticino
7)Piemonte Logistic Battalion, from 3rd Army Corps
Grenadiers change to Granatieri
Parachute Infantry change to Paracadutisti
1st Carabinieri Parachute Battalion Tuscanica -> 1st Carabinieri Paracadutisti Battalion Tuscania
1st Granatieri (Mech) Battalion Assietta - Roma: 40 VCC-1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
2nd Granatieri (Mech) Battalion Cengio - Roma: 40 VCC-1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
1st Bersaglieri Battalion La Marmora - Civitavecchia: 40 VCC-1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
9th Mech Infantry Battalion Bari - Trani: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
13th Mech Infantry Battalion Valbella - Avellino: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
67th Bersaglieri Battalion Fagarè - Persano: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
244th Motorized Infantry Battalion Cpenza - Cpenza change Cpenza to Cosenza in both
62nd Armored Battalion MO Iero - Catania: 26 Leopard 1, 16 M113, 3 M106, 18 AR-59 M40A1 106 rcl, 2 Leopard BgPz 2
c.Detached Command Island of Pantelleria - Pantelleria
1)1 platoon from Aosta Brigade - Linosa
etc.
Note 5: Artillery
Artillery Groups are organized on 3 batteries of 6 pieces each. Available at this time:
260 M109G SP155/23, enough for 14 Groups: 3rd, 8th, 9th, 12th, 19th, 20th, 28th, 46th, 120th SP FAG, Horse Art. Rgt of 2 Groups.
18 M107 SP175
23 M110 SP203: 27th SP HAG with 18, rest unknown.
42 M59 towed 155/45: older equipment probably in storage.
...
Equipment of 1st, 11th Monferrato, 11th Teramo, 13th, 24th, 33th, 52nd, 107th Groups remains uncertain, but likely on M114.
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I just checked the italian army and it seems some things have been lost here and there. I acn't upload the file (same problem as for Konev?), so I paste them here. It's a bit long though, and format goes to hell... Some of the following are already in your last version, I repeat them hoping it helps to find them.
This won't ever end, will it?
Manpower at 31/12/1989:
Army 270387 (plus 105635 Carabinieri) of which 22% professionals (86% in Carabinieri)
Navy 52127 of which 56.6% professionals
Air Force 78448 of which 60.6% professionals.
28th Bersaglieri Battalion Oslavia - Bellinzago Novarese: 40 VCC-2 etc.
6th Bersaglieri Battalion Palestro (disbanded 1989) - Torino: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc.
10th Bersaglieri Battalion Bezzecca - Solbiate Olona: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc
18th Bersaglieri Battalion Poggio Scanno - Milano: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc.
Goito Logistic Battalion - Milano (not Monza).
2nd Bersaglieri Battalion Governolo - Legnano: 40 VCC-1 uncertain etc.
67th Mech Infantry Battalion Montelungo - Monza: 48 M113 uncertain etc.
68th Mech Infantry Battalion Palermo - Bergamo (disbanded in 1989): 48 M113 uncertain etc.
20th Mech Infantry Battalion M.S. Michele - Brescia: 48 M113 uncertain etc.
30th Mech Infantry Battalion Pisa - Montorio Veronese: 48 M113 uncertain etc.
85th Mech Infantry Battalion Verona - Montorio Veronese (to cadre, 11/30/89): 48 M113 uncertain etc.
15th Tank Cavalry Squadron Cavalleggeri di Lodi – Lenta (not Lena) etc.
52nd Field Artillery Group Venaria - Brescia: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
37th Mech Infantry Battalion Ravenna - Bologna: 40 VCC-2 etc.
40th Mech Infantry Battalion Bologna (disbanded in 1989)- Bologna: 40 VCC-2 etc.
66th Mech Infantry Battalion Valtellina - Forlì: 40 VCC-2 etc.
50th Motorized Infantry Battalion Parma (not Parmao).
a.3rd Italian Corps assets:
...
1)Engineer Command - Novara:
a)131st Combat Engineer Battalion Ticino (1 Cp °)- Bellinzago Novarese: 2 BrPz1 Biber, 2 Pionierleopard
b)3rd Pioneer Battalion Lario - Pavia: 2 BrPz1 Biber, 2 Pionierleopard
2)Signals Command - Milano:
a)3rd Signal Battalion Spluga - Milano
3)Support Command - Novara:
a)3rd Logistic Battalion Piemonte ° - Novara
b)33rd Logistic Manoeuvre Battalion Ambrosiano - Milano
° assigned to Piemonte B.de, see also below I Territorial Command
Agordo Heavy Artillery Group - Bassano del Grappa: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
Lanzo Mountain Artillery Group - Belluno: 18 105/14 M56 towed howitzers
Cadore Anti Tank Cp - Feltre (not Belluno) etc.
Tolmezzo Alpini Battalion - Venzona (not Paluzza) etc.
Julia Logistic Battalion - Vacile di Spilimbergo (not Udine).
Tirano Alpini Battalion - Malles-Venosta (not Valles)
Conegliano Heavy Artillery Group (not Mountain)
Sondrio Heavy Artillery Group (not Mountain) disbanded 1989 etc.
a.Taurinense Alpine Brigade - Torino: 4 M577
1)Mondovì Alpini Battalion° BAR - Cuneo:
2)Saluzzo Alpini Battalion - Borgo S.Dalmazzo: 9 120mm mortar, 8 M113, 18 Milan
3)Susa Alpini Battalion* - Pinerolo: 9 120mm mortar, 8 M113, 18 Milan
4)Pinerolo Mountain Artillery Group (1Bty*) - Susa: 18 105/14 M56 towed howitzers, 1 light AA bty with Stinger SAM
5)Aosta Heavy Artillery Group - Saluzzo: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
6)Taurinense Anti Tank Cp* - Torino: AR-59 w/M40A1 106 rcl; AR-76 TOW
7)Taurinense Combat Engineer Cp - Abbadia Alpina
8)Taurinense Logistic Battalion (National Support Element*) - Rivoli
9)Taurinense airtransportable Medical Unit* - Rivoli
*Units forming Cuneense contingent assigned to AMF(L)
° assigned to Piemonte B.de, see also below I Territorial Command
Bolzano Alpini Battalion – Brunico (cadre) not Bressanone
Trento Alpini Battalion - Brunico (not Trento)
Asiago Heavy Artillery Group - Dobbiaco: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers
Vicenza Mountain Artillery Group - Elvas: 18 105/14 M56 towed howitzers
Tridentina Anti Tank Cp - Elvas (not Brunico)
Alpini Parachute Company - Bolzano (not Cervino)
34th ALE Squadron Group Toro - Venaria Reale (545th EM Squadron in Pollein, Aosta detached to SMAlp): AB-205; AB-206
4th Heavy Field Artillery Group Pusteria - Trento: 18 155/39 FH-70 towed howitzers
184th Heavy Field Artillery Group Filottrano - Padova: 18 155/39 FH-70 towed howitzers
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Iseo (not Mine Engineer)
19th Recon Cav Squadron Group Cavalleggeri Guide- Casarsa della Delizia: 31 Leopard 1A2, 26 VCC1, 4 M106, 6 M113, 2 BgPz 2
23rd Bersaglieri Battalion Castel di Borgo - Tauriano: 40 VCC-1, 8 M106 etc.
27th Bersaglieri Battalion Jamiano - Aviano: 40 VCC-1, 8 M106 etc.
Ariete Anti-Tank Cp - Aviano (not Maniago)
3rd Bersaglieri Battalion Cernaia (not Cernia) - Pordenone: 40 VCC-1, 8 M106
ALL MECHANIZED, BERSAGLIERI AND GRANATIERI BNs HAVE 8 M106, NOT 9 M1064.
4th Mech Cav Squadron Group Genova Cavalleria- Palmanova: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
63rd Tank Battalion MO Fioritto - Cordenons
7th Recon Cav Squadron Group Lancieri di Milano (disbanded 1989) - Remanzacco: 31 Leopard 1, 26 VCC1, 4 M106, 6 M113, 2 BgPz 2
59th Mech Infantry Battalion Calabria (disbanded 1989) - Cividale del Friuli: 48 M113 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
76th Mech Infantry Battalion Napoli- Cividale del Friuli: 48 M113 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
114th Mech Infantry Battalion Moriago - Trigesimo: 48 M113 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
28th SP Field Artillery Group Livorno - Tarcento etc.
Mantova Anti-Tank Cp - Tarcento
Mantova Combat Engineer Cp - Tarcento
Mantova Logistic Battalion - Trigesimo
3rd Goito Mechanized Brigade
ALL MECH INFANTRY BRIGADES ARE REALLY NAMED MECHANIZED
8th Garibaldi Mechanized Brigade (not Bersaglieri)
Pozzuolo di Friuli Armored Brigade (not Cavalry)
Vittorio Veneto Mechanized Brigade (not Cavalry)
9th Tank Cav Squadron Group Lancieri di Firenze - Borgo Grotta Gigante
2nd Mech Cav Squadron Group Piemonte Cavalleria - Villa Opicina: 40 VCC-2, 8 M106, etc.
12th Mech Cav Squadron Group Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo - Gorizia: 40 VCC-2, 8 M106 etc.
Vittorio Veneto Logistic Battalion - Cervignano
13rd Missiles Group Volturno - Oderzo: 6 launcher vehicles M752, 6 transport vehicles M667 for MGM52 Lance SSM (100+ missiles, of which at least two thirds nuclear capable); 39 M113 etc.
1.I Territorial Command (North West Military Region) - Torino
a.4th Infantry Battalion BAR Guastalla° - Asti
b.11th Infantry Battalion BAR Casale - Casale Monferrato
c.16th Infantry Battalion BAR Savona - Savona
d.26th Infantry Battalion BAR Bergamo - Diano Castello
e.23rd Infantry Battalion BAR Como - Como
f.72nd Infantry Battalion BAR Puglie - Albenga
g.14th Bersaglieri BAR Battalion Sernaglia (disbanded in 1989) - Albenga
h.SMAlp° (Alpine Military School) - Aosta
a)Aosta Alpini Battalion° (training unit; disbanded in 1989) - Aosta
b)545th EM Squadron - Aosta-Pollein
i.41st Signal Battalion Frejus - Torino
j.1st Mixed Manoeuvre Truck Group - Torino
k.° Piemonte Motorized/Alpini Brigade (to be formed upon mobilization)
1)Bde HQ from SMAlp and NW Military Region
2)117th Motorized Infantry Battalion, from Mondovì Alpini Battalion BAR
3)217th Motorized Infantry Battalion, from 4th Infantry Battalion BAR Guastalla - Asti
4)317th (number unsure) Motorized Infantry Battalion, from Aosta Alpini Battalion
5)117th Field Artillery Group: 18 M114 155/23 towed howitzers; from 17th Area Military Command
6)Piemonte Combat Engineer Cp, from 131st Combat Engineer Battalion Ticino
7)Piemonte Logistic Battalion, from 3rd Army Corps
Grenadiers change to Granatieri
Parachute Infantry change to Paracadutisti
1st Carabinieri Parachute Battalion Tuscanica -> 1st Carabinieri Paracadutisti Battalion Tuscania
1st Granatieri (Mech) Battalion Assietta - Roma: 40 VCC-1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
2nd Granatieri (Mech) Battalion Cengio - Roma: 40 VCC-1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
1st Bersaglieri Battalion La Marmora - Civitavecchia: 40 VCC-1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
9th Mech Infantry Battalion Bari - Trani: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
13th Mech Infantry Battalion Valbella - Avellino: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
67th Bersaglieri Battalion Fagarè - Persano: 40 VCC1 uncertain, 8 M106 etc.
244th Motorized Infantry Battalion Cpenza - Cpenza change Cpenza to Cosenza in both
62nd Armored Battalion MO Iero - Catania: 26 Leopard 1, 16 M113, 3 M106, 18 AR-59 M40A1 106 rcl, 2 Leopard BgPz 2
c.Detached Command Island of Pantelleria - Pantelleria
1)1 platoon from Aosta Brigade - Linosa
etc.
Note 5: Artillery
Artillery Groups are organized on 3 batteries of 6 pieces each. Available at this time:
260 M109G SP155/23, enough for 14 Groups: 3rd, 8th, 9th, 12th, 19th, 20th, 28th, 46th, 120th SP FAG, Horse Art. Rgt of 2 Groups.
18 M107 SP175
23 M110 SP203: 27th SP HAG with 18, rest unknown.
42 M59 towed 155/45: older equipment probably in storage.
...
Equipment of 1st, 11th Monferrato, 11th Teramo, 13th, 24th, 33th, 52nd, 107th Groups remains uncertain, but likely on M114.
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chico,
Thanks for the information. I will check my sources and see if they match up.
konev
Thanks for the information. I will check my sources and see if they match up.
konev
In the Netherlands there were also independent infantry companies to protect military bases and objects
they were known as IBC (Infanterie Beschermings Compagnie)
420 IBC Haarlem protection of military objects in northern part of province of Noord-Holland
421 IBC Schiphol protection of military objects in southern part of province of Noord-Holland
422 IBC De Lier protection of military objects in province of Zuid-Holland
424 IBC Utrecht protection of military objects in province of Utrecht and eastern part of Zuid-Holland
425 IBC t Harde protection of US Army site at `t Harde (nuclear warheads)
426 IBC Arnhem protection of military objects in southern part of province of Gelderland
428 IBC Eefde protection of military objects in northern part of Gelderland and Overijssel
429 IBC Leeuwarden protection of military objects in northern provinces of Friesland,Groningen and Drenthe
431 IBC Oirschot protection of military objects in eastern part of Noord-Brabant
433 IBC Breda protection of military objects in western part of Noord Brabant and Zeeland
434 IBC Havelte protection of Lance missiles
435 IBC Buren,Germany protection of Dutch Military objects in Germany
444 IBC Crailo protection of military objects in eastern Noord-Holland
446 IBC Nunspeet protection of military objects in western part of Gelderland
449 IBC Assen protection of military objects in Drenthe and Northern Overijssel
451 IBC Grave protection of military objects in eastern Noord-Brabant and Limburg
525 IBC Schaarsbergen protection of mobilization complexes in Gelderland
also more info on Dutch artillery units
Artillery Battalions are known as Afdeling Veldartillerie (AfdVA)
11 AfdRA Schaarsbergen part of 11th Mech Inf Bde M109 (also has ceremonial duties,known as the Gele Rijders (Yellow Riders))
14 AfdVa Nunspeet part of 12th Mech Inf Bde M109
13 AfdRA Oirschot part of 13th Armored Bde M109
41 AfdVA Seedorf part of 41st Armored Bde M109
42 AfdVA Assen part of 42nd Mech Inf Bde M109
43 AfdVA Havelte part of 43rd Mech Inf Bde M109
34 AfdVA t Harde part of 51st Arm Bde M114 155mm towed howitzer
52nd Art Bn in 52nd Mech Inf Bde did not exist the 52 AfdVA was already disbanded in 1974
13th Art Bn in 53rd Mech Inf Bde was already assigned to 13th Armored Bde
101st Artillery Group was in `t Harde
109 BtVa t Harde MLRS (activated in 1989,was only a battery not a battalion)
119 BtVa t Harde MLRS (activated in 1990,was only a battery not a battalion)
129 AfdVA Havelte Lance
102nd Artillery Group was at Harderwijk
19 AfdVa t HArde M110
44 AfdVa t HArde M109
107 AfdVA t Harde M110
117 AfdVA t Harde M110
no confirmation that 103rd Artillery Group ever existed because Rhenen is an air force maintenance depot
108 AfdVa t Harde M110
118 AfdVa t Harde M115 203mm towed howitzer
134 AfdVA t Harde M114 155mm towed howitzer (reserve)
144 AfdVA t Harde M114 155mm towed howitzer (reserve)
154 AfdVa t Harde M114 155mm towed howitzer (reserve)
104th Artillery Group existed as a reserve unit
124 AfdVa was a reserve unit with M114 155mm but was disbanded in 1987
134 Art Bn was double mentioned in the 103rd Artillery Group
144 Art Bn was double mentioned in the 103rd Artillery Group
244 Art Bn did not exist (was long disbanded since 1958)
303 AfdVa existed as a reserve unit
304 AfdVa existed as a reserve unit
there were units known as
51 AfdVa a reserve unit with 25-pounder (disbanded only in 2003)
53 AfdVa a reserve unit with 25-pounder (disbanded in 1987)
54 AfdVa a reserve unit with M114 155mm (disbanded in 1987)
104 AfdVA t Harde M114 155mm (disbanded 1987)
114 AfdVa Nunspeet M114 155mm (disbanded 1987)
214 AfdVA (disbanded 1987)
101 ArtOndBt Ede Target Acquisition unit
Air Defense Artillery
units are known as PaLuaBat (ADA Battery) and PaLuaAfd (ADA Bn)
25 AfdPaLua Ede
- 11 PaLuaBat
- 13 PaLuaBat Oirschot
- 42 PaLuaBat (reserve)
15 AfdPaLua t Harde
- 12 PaLuaBat Nunspeet
- 41 PaLuaBat Langemanshof,Germany
- 43 PaLuaBat
35 AfdPaLua (reserve)
- 51 PaLuaBat
101st Air Defense Group was based at Garderen not Wezep
- 45 AfdLLua
115 and 125 ADA Bns did not exist
there was a 105 AfdLlua but was only activated in 1991
there were also 3 reserve quad-MG platoons (101,102,103) (all disbanded 1989)
they were known as IBC (Infanterie Beschermings Compagnie)
420 IBC Haarlem protection of military objects in northern part of province of Noord-Holland
421 IBC Schiphol protection of military objects in southern part of province of Noord-Holland
422 IBC De Lier protection of military objects in province of Zuid-Holland
424 IBC Utrecht protection of military objects in province of Utrecht and eastern part of Zuid-Holland
425 IBC t Harde protection of US Army site at `t Harde (nuclear warheads)
426 IBC Arnhem protection of military objects in southern part of province of Gelderland
428 IBC Eefde protection of military objects in northern part of Gelderland and Overijssel
429 IBC Leeuwarden protection of military objects in northern provinces of Friesland,Groningen and Drenthe
431 IBC Oirschot protection of military objects in eastern part of Noord-Brabant
433 IBC Breda protection of military objects in western part of Noord Brabant and Zeeland
434 IBC Havelte protection of Lance missiles
435 IBC Buren,Germany protection of Dutch Military objects in Germany
444 IBC Crailo protection of military objects in eastern Noord-Holland
446 IBC Nunspeet protection of military objects in western part of Gelderland
449 IBC Assen protection of military objects in Drenthe and Northern Overijssel
451 IBC Grave protection of military objects in eastern Noord-Brabant and Limburg
525 IBC Schaarsbergen protection of mobilization complexes in Gelderland
also more info on Dutch artillery units
Artillery Battalions are known as Afdeling Veldartillerie (AfdVA)
11 AfdRA Schaarsbergen part of 11th Mech Inf Bde M109 (also has ceremonial duties,known as the Gele Rijders (Yellow Riders))
14 AfdVa Nunspeet part of 12th Mech Inf Bde M109
13 AfdRA Oirschot part of 13th Armored Bde M109
41 AfdVA Seedorf part of 41st Armored Bde M109
42 AfdVA Assen part of 42nd Mech Inf Bde M109
43 AfdVA Havelte part of 43rd Mech Inf Bde M109
34 AfdVA t Harde part of 51st Arm Bde M114 155mm towed howitzer
52nd Art Bn in 52nd Mech Inf Bde did not exist the 52 AfdVA was already disbanded in 1974
13th Art Bn in 53rd Mech Inf Bde was already assigned to 13th Armored Bde
101st Artillery Group was in `t Harde
109 BtVa t Harde MLRS (activated in 1989,was only a battery not a battalion)
119 BtVa t Harde MLRS (activated in 1990,was only a battery not a battalion)
129 AfdVA Havelte Lance
102nd Artillery Group was at Harderwijk
19 AfdVa t HArde M110
44 AfdVa t HArde M109
107 AfdVA t Harde M110
117 AfdVA t Harde M110
no confirmation that 103rd Artillery Group ever existed because Rhenen is an air force maintenance depot
108 AfdVa t Harde M110
118 AfdVa t Harde M115 203mm towed howitzer
134 AfdVA t Harde M114 155mm towed howitzer (reserve)
144 AfdVA t Harde M114 155mm towed howitzer (reserve)
154 AfdVa t Harde M114 155mm towed howitzer (reserve)
104th Artillery Group existed as a reserve unit
124 AfdVa was a reserve unit with M114 155mm but was disbanded in 1987
134 Art Bn was double mentioned in the 103rd Artillery Group
144 Art Bn was double mentioned in the 103rd Artillery Group
244 Art Bn did not exist (was long disbanded since 1958)
303 AfdVa existed as a reserve unit
304 AfdVa existed as a reserve unit
there were units known as
51 AfdVa a reserve unit with 25-pounder (disbanded only in 2003)
53 AfdVa a reserve unit with 25-pounder (disbanded in 1987)
54 AfdVa a reserve unit with M114 155mm (disbanded in 1987)
104 AfdVA t Harde M114 155mm (disbanded 1987)
114 AfdVa Nunspeet M114 155mm (disbanded 1987)
214 AfdVA (disbanded 1987)
101 ArtOndBt Ede Target Acquisition unit
Air Defense Artillery
units are known as PaLuaBat (ADA Battery) and PaLuaAfd (ADA Bn)
25 AfdPaLua Ede
- 11 PaLuaBat
- 13 PaLuaBat Oirschot
- 42 PaLuaBat (reserve)
15 AfdPaLua t Harde
- 12 PaLuaBat Nunspeet
- 41 PaLuaBat Langemanshof,Germany
- 43 PaLuaBat
35 AfdPaLua (reserve)
- 51 PaLuaBat
101st Air Defense Group was based at Garderen not Wezep
- 45 AfdLLua
115 and 125 ADA Bns did not exist
there was a 105 AfdLlua but was only activated in 1991
there were also 3 reserve quad-MG platoons (101,102,103) (all disbanded 1989)
Apologies, that should have been 15 (Northeast) Infantry Brigade
If interested, these brigades were drawn down in 1967 from:
42 (Lancashire) Infantry Division -> 42 (NW) Inf Bde
43 (Wessex) Infantry Division -> 43 (Wx) Inf Bde
44 (Home Counties) Infantry Division -> 2 (SE) Inf Bde
49 (West Riding and North Midland) Armoured Division -> 49 (Eastern) Inf Bde
50 (Northumbrian) Armoured Division -> 15 (NE) Inf Bde
51/52 (Scottish) Infantry Division -> 51 (Highland) and 52 (Lowland) Inf Bde
53 (Welsh) Infantry Division -> 160 (Welsh) Inf Bde and 143 (West Midlands) Inf Bde
56 (London) Armoured Division -> 56 (London) Inf Bde
107 (Ulster) Inf Bde remains 107 (Ulster) Inf Bde
If interested, these brigades were drawn down in 1967 from:
42 (Lancashire) Infantry Division -> 42 (NW) Inf Bde
43 (Wessex) Infantry Division -> 43 (Wx) Inf Bde
44 (Home Counties) Infantry Division -> 2 (SE) Inf Bde
49 (West Riding and North Midland) Armoured Division -> 49 (Eastern) Inf Bde
50 (Northumbrian) Armoured Division -> 15 (NE) Inf Bde
51/52 (Scottish) Infantry Division -> 51 (Highland) and 52 (Lowland) Inf Bde
53 (Welsh) Infantry Division -> 160 (Welsh) Inf Bde and 143 (West Midlands) Inf Bde
56 (London) Armoured Division -> 56 (London) Inf Bde
107 (Ulster) Inf Bde remains 107 (Ulster) Inf Bde
Gents,
I have created a test file for the US Strategic Air Command (7th and 42nd Divisions, 8th Air Force).
[DAMM, DAMM, DAMM Still cannot attach/upload files]
[WILL SOMEBODY CONTACT THE MODERATOR AND TELL HIM SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING FILES. THIS IS REALLY TICKING ME OFF.]
REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY A TEST PAGE, NOT AN OB!!
I figure if this is acceptable, this format could be used for the rest of the OBs.
konev
I have created a test file for the US Strategic Air Command (7th and 42nd Divisions, 8th Air Force).
[DAMM, DAMM, DAMM Still cannot attach/upload files]
[WILL SOMEBODY CONTACT THE MODERATOR AND TELL HIM SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING FILES. THIS IS REALLY TICKING ME OFF.]
REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY A TEST PAGE, NOT AN OB!!
I figure if this is acceptable, this format could be used for the rest of the OBs.
konev
OK -- I'm starting to work my way through these. i've got the Dutch items done (although i have some more questions, which i'll get to a bit later today or tomorrow). I'll wait on the SAC stuff, and do the FRG items next. I'll do the Italian and British changes after that.
Thanks everyone,
Pat
Thanks everyone,
Pat
Canadian Reserve Regiments
Cavalry (missing one regiment)
The Governor Generals Horse Guards Toronto,Ontario
The Elgin Regiment (RCAC)
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) Oshawa,Ontario recce unit
The Queens York Rangers (1st American Regiment) Toronto and Aurora,Ontario
The Sherbrooke Hussars Sherbrooke,Quebec
12e Regiment blindee du Canada (milice) Trois-Rivieres,Quebec
1st Hussars London and Sarnia,Ontario
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Charlottetown and Summerside PEI
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) Montreal,Quebec
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught`s Own)(RCAC) Vancouver,BC
The South Alberta Light Horse Edmonton and Medicine Hat,Alberta
The Saskatchewan Dragoons Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) Calgary
The British Columbia Dragoons Kelowna,BC
The Fort Garry Horse Winnipeg,Manitoba
Le Regiment de Hull (RCAC) Gatineau,Quebec
The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) Windsor,Ontario
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise`s) (militia) Moncton,Sackville and Sussex,New Brunswick
Infantry (missing one regiment)
Governor Generals Foot Guards Toronto,Ontario
The Canadian Grenadier Guards Montreal,Quebec
The Queen`s Own Rifles of Canada Toronto,Ontario
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Les Voltigeurs de Quebec Quebec
The Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Hamilton,Ontario
The Princes of Wales`s Own Regiment
The Hastings and Welland Regiment Belleville,Ontario
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
4th Bn,The Royal Canadian Regiment London,Ontario
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada Cambridge,Ontario
The Grey and Simcoe Forresters Owen Sound,Ontario
The Lorne Scots (Peel,Dufferin and Halton Regiment) Brampton,Ontario
The Brockville Rifles Brockville,Ontario
The Stormont,Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Cornwall,Ontario
Les Fusiliers de St.Laurent Rimouski,Quebec
Le Regiment de la Chaudiere Quebec
4e Bn,Le Royal 22e Regiment (Chateauguay) Quebec
6e Bn,Le Royal 22e Regiment Quebec
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Quebec
The Princess Louise`s Fusiliers
1st Bn,The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
2nd Bn,The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
1st Bn,The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) Truro,NS
2nd Bn,The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) Sydney,NS
Le Regiment de Maisonneuve Quebec
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Ottawa,Ontario
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Winnipeg
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment Windsor.Ontario
48th Highlanders of Canada Toronto,Ontario
Le Regiment de Saguenay Quebec
The Algonquin Regiment North Bay,Ontario
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada Hamilton,Ontario
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment Thunder Bay,Ontario
The North Saskatchewan Regiment
The Royal Regina Rifles Regina
The Rocky Mountain Rangers Kamloops,BC
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Bn,Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry) Edmonton
The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Winnipeg
The Royal Westminster Regiment Westminster,BC
The Calgary Highlanders Calgary
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Vancouver,BC
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary`s) Victoria,BC
The Royal Montreal Regiment Westmount,Quebec
2nd Bn,The Irish Regiment of Canada Sudbury,Ontario
The Toronto Scottish Regiment Toronto,Ontario
1st Bn,The Royal Newfoundland Regiment St.John`s
2nd Bn,The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke,Quebec
The Canadian Rangers
engineers
2nd Field Engineer Regiment Ontario
3rd Field Engineer Regiment Westmount,Quebec
6th Field Engineer Regiment
8th Field Engineer Regiment Alberta
- 25th Field Engineer Sqn Edmonton
- 33rd Field Engineer Sqn Calgary
9th Field Engineer Regiment
10 Escadron du Genie de Combat Ste Foy,Quebec
9 Ecuadron du Genie de Combat Rouyn-Noranda,Quebec
56th Field Engineer Regiment Pleasantville,Newfoundland
54th Field Engineer Sqn Chilliwack,BC
45th Field Engineer Sqn Sydney,NS
6th Field Engineer Sqn Vancouver,BC
3rd Field Engineer Sqn
31st Field Engineer Sqn Winnipeg
44th Field Engineer Sqn Vancouver,BC
17th Field Engineer Sqn
21st Field Engineer Sqn
Artillery
1st Field Regiment RCA Halifax,NS
- 51st Bty Halifax,NS
- 87th Bty Dartmouth,NS
2nd Field Regiment RCA Montreal,Quebec
- 7th Bty
- 50th Bty
- 66th Bty
3rd Field Regiment RCA Saint-John,New Brunswick
- 89th Bty Woodstock,NB
- 115th Bty St.John,NB
5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment Victoria,BC
- 55th Bty
6e Regiment d`Artillerie de campagne Levis,Quebec
- 57e Batterie Montmagny,Quebec
- 58e Batterie Quebec,Quebec
7th Toronto Regiment RCA Toronto,Ontario
- 9th Bty
- 15th Bty
- 130th Bty
10th Field Regiment RCA Regina
- 18th Bty Regina
- 64th Bty Yorkton
11th Field Regiment RCA Guelph
- 11th Bty
- 16th Bty
- 29th Bty
15th Field Regiment RCA Vancouver
- 31st Bty
- 68th Bty
20th Field Regiment RCA Edmonton
- 61st Bty
- 78th Bty
26th Field Regiment RCA Brandon
- 13th Bty Portage-la-Prairie
- 71st Bty Brandon
30th Field Regiment RCA Ottawa
- 1st Bty
- 2nd Bty
49th Field Regiment RCA Sault Ste.Marie
- 30th Bty
- 148th Bty
56th Field Regiment RCA Brantford
- 10th Bty St.Catherines
- 54th Bty Brantford
- 69th (Norfolk) Bty Simcoe
62e Regiment d`artillerie de campagne Shawinigian,Quebec
- 81st Bty
- 185th Bty
- 186th Bty
84th Independent Field Battery RCA Yarmouth,NS
116th Independent Field Battery RCA Kenora
20th Independent Field Battery RCA Lethbridge
Cavalry (missing one regiment)
The Governor Generals Horse Guards Toronto,Ontario
The Elgin Regiment (RCAC)
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) Oshawa,Ontario recce unit
The Queens York Rangers (1st American Regiment) Toronto and Aurora,Ontario
The Sherbrooke Hussars Sherbrooke,Quebec
12e Regiment blindee du Canada (milice) Trois-Rivieres,Quebec
1st Hussars London and Sarnia,Ontario
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Charlottetown and Summerside PEI
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) Montreal,Quebec
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught`s Own)(RCAC) Vancouver,BC
The South Alberta Light Horse Edmonton and Medicine Hat,Alberta
The Saskatchewan Dragoons Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) Calgary
The British Columbia Dragoons Kelowna,BC
The Fort Garry Horse Winnipeg,Manitoba
Le Regiment de Hull (RCAC) Gatineau,Quebec
The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) Windsor,Ontario
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise`s) (militia) Moncton,Sackville and Sussex,New Brunswick
Infantry (missing one regiment)
Governor Generals Foot Guards Toronto,Ontario
The Canadian Grenadier Guards Montreal,Quebec
The Queen`s Own Rifles of Canada Toronto,Ontario
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Les Voltigeurs de Quebec Quebec
The Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Hamilton,Ontario
The Princes of Wales`s Own Regiment
The Hastings and Welland Regiment Belleville,Ontario
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
4th Bn,The Royal Canadian Regiment London,Ontario
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada Cambridge,Ontario
The Grey and Simcoe Forresters Owen Sound,Ontario
The Lorne Scots (Peel,Dufferin and Halton Regiment) Brampton,Ontario
The Brockville Rifles Brockville,Ontario
The Stormont,Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Cornwall,Ontario
Les Fusiliers de St.Laurent Rimouski,Quebec
Le Regiment de la Chaudiere Quebec
4e Bn,Le Royal 22e Regiment (Chateauguay) Quebec
6e Bn,Le Royal 22e Regiment Quebec
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Quebec
The Princess Louise`s Fusiliers
1st Bn,The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
2nd Bn,The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
1st Bn,The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) Truro,NS
2nd Bn,The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) Sydney,NS
Le Regiment de Maisonneuve Quebec
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Ottawa,Ontario
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Winnipeg
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment Windsor.Ontario
48th Highlanders of Canada Toronto,Ontario
Le Regiment de Saguenay Quebec
The Algonquin Regiment North Bay,Ontario
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada Hamilton,Ontario
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment Thunder Bay,Ontario
The North Saskatchewan Regiment
The Royal Regina Rifles Regina
The Rocky Mountain Rangers Kamloops,BC
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Bn,Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry) Edmonton
The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Winnipeg
The Royal Westminster Regiment Westminster,BC
The Calgary Highlanders Calgary
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Vancouver,BC
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary`s) Victoria,BC
The Royal Montreal Regiment Westmount,Quebec
2nd Bn,The Irish Regiment of Canada Sudbury,Ontario
The Toronto Scottish Regiment Toronto,Ontario
1st Bn,The Royal Newfoundland Regiment St.John`s
2nd Bn,The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke,Quebec
The Canadian Rangers
engineers
2nd Field Engineer Regiment Ontario
3rd Field Engineer Regiment Westmount,Quebec
6th Field Engineer Regiment
8th Field Engineer Regiment Alberta
- 25th Field Engineer Sqn Edmonton
- 33rd Field Engineer Sqn Calgary
9th Field Engineer Regiment
10 Escadron du Genie de Combat Ste Foy,Quebec
9 Ecuadron du Genie de Combat Rouyn-Noranda,Quebec
56th Field Engineer Regiment Pleasantville,Newfoundland
54th Field Engineer Sqn Chilliwack,BC
45th Field Engineer Sqn Sydney,NS
6th Field Engineer Sqn Vancouver,BC
3rd Field Engineer Sqn
31st Field Engineer Sqn Winnipeg
44th Field Engineer Sqn Vancouver,BC
17th Field Engineer Sqn
21st Field Engineer Sqn
Artillery
1st Field Regiment RCA Halifax,NS
- 51st Bty Halifax,NS
- 87th Bty Dartmouth,NS
2nd Field Regiment RCA Montreal,Quebec
- 7th Bty
- 50th Bty
- 66th Bty
3rd Field Regiment RCA Saint-John,New Brunswick
- 89th Bty Woodstock,NB
- 115th Bty St.John,NB
5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment Victoria,BC
- 55th Bty
6e Regiment d`Artillerie de campagne Levis,Quebec
- 57e Batterie Montmagny,Quebec
- 58e Batterie Quebec,Quebec
7th Toronto Regiment RCA Toronto,Ontario
- 9th Bty
- 15th Bty
- 130th Bty
10th Field Regiment RCA Regina
- 18th Bty Regina
- 64th Bty Yorkton
11th Field Regiment RCA Guelph
- 11th Bty
- 16th Bty
- 29th Bty
15th Field Regiment RCA Vancouver
- 31st Bty
- 68th Bty
20th Field Regiment RCA Edmonton
- 61st Bty
- 78th Bty
26th Field Regiment RCA Brandon
- 13th Bty Portage-la-Prairie
- 71st Bty Brandon
30th Field Regiment RCA Ottawa
- 1st Bty
- 2nd Bty
49th Field Regiment RCA Sault Ste.Marie
- 30th Bty
- 148th Bty
56th Field Regiment RCA Brantford
- 10th Bty St.Catherines
- 54th Bty Brantford
- 69th (Norfolk) Bty Simcoe
62e Regiment d`artillerie de campagne Shawinigian,Quebec
- 81st Bty
- 185th Bty
- 186th Bty
84th Independent Field Battery RCA Yarmouth,NS
116th Independent Field Battery RCA Kenora
20th Independent Field Battery RCA Lethbridge
QUOTE(munster @ Sun 25 Mar 2007 1854)
Canadian Reserve Regiments
Thanks, Munster. Good stuff.
A couple questions -- on the Dutch, is it correct that much of the 5th Division lacks artillery battalions?
On the Canadians, with the Engineers, are the squadrons listed at the end independent or subsidiary to the above regiments?
Thanks,
Pat
QUOTE(PCallahan @ Wed 21 Mar 2007 1229)
The gaping hole here remains the French OOB -- it still remains mostly the same as that of the original document, although it has been expanded upon.
Here is something on the French OOB:
The correct composition of the 7th Armored Division (7ème Division Blindée) at Besancon is as following:
1er Régiment de Dragons (Lure)
5ème Régiment de Dragons (Valdahon)
3ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (Chenevières) -since July 1, 1985-
35ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Belfort)
170ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Epinal)
30éme Groupe de Chasseurs (Luneville) -since July 1, 1985-
1er Régiment d'Artillerie (Montbéliard)
60ème Régiment d'Artillerie (Canjuers) -since July 1, 1984- *reserve unit
19ème Régiment du Génie (Besancon)
7ème Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Besancon)
Escadron d'Eclairage Divisionnaire (Valdahon)
Information comes from the history of the french garrison Besancon.
In 1988 the french 5th Armored Division (Landau, GE) had the following units:
2 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Reutlingen, GE)
4 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Bitche, FR)
5 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Kaiserslautern, GE)
2 Groupe de Chasseurs (Neustadt, GE)
24 Groupe de Chasseurs (Tübingen, GE)
152 Régiment d'Infanterie (Colmar, FR)
2 Régiment d'Artillerie (Landau, GE)
24 Régiment d'Artillerie (Reutlingen, GE)
10 Régiment d'Génie (Spire, FR)
5 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Landau, GE)
Escadron d'Eclairage Divisionnaire (Landau)
A few other comments:
The light armored regiment of the 3rd French Corps was the 2 Régiment de Hussards (AMX10RC)
The light armored regiment (4 Régiment de Chasseurs located at Gap, FR) of the french 27° Division Alpine had 3 escadrons with 12 AML 90 each (4 platoons a' 3 AML) and one anti-tank escadron with Jeeps / MILAN. In 1990 the AML 90 were replaced by ERC 90 SAGAIE.
Something on the teritorrial forces:
In the Military Region of Lille there were 3 Régiments interarmes divisionnaires (R.I.A.D.)
54ème R.I.A.D (Noyon)
239ème R.I.A.D. (Rouen)
243ème R.I.A.D. (Lille)
The light armored company of each of this regiments was a company of 5eme Régiment Hussards.
As far as I know the R.I.A.D. were dissolved at the end of 1992.
I hope that helps !
/major66
On the Dutch units I thinks the 51 AfdVa,52 AfdVA or 53 AfdVA were assigned to the 5th Division but I need confirmation on that
Im also trying to work out the engineer units of the Dutch army
On the Canadian units the engineer squadrons at the end were independent squadrons assigned to local brigades
Im also working out on some more info on us army support units and aviation units
greetings Munster
Im also trying to work out the engineer units of the Dutch army
On the Canadian units the engineer squadrons at the end were independent squadrons assigned to local brigades
Im also working out on some more info on us army support units and aviation units
greetings Munster
About French: I have the Strategy&Tactics game "Donau Front" which portrays the french divisions organization and equipment. I can post it if useful.
QUOTE(Brummbaer @ Mon 26 Mar 2007 1753)
About French: I have the Strategy&Tactics game "Donau Front" which portrays the french divisions organization and equipment. I can post it if useful.
I have it too -- the OOBs I believe come straight from Armies of NATOs Central Front, and despite the game's futuristic timeline, actually represents about 1984. Great game, though -- it was that game (and Red Storm Rising) that really got me interested in this period vice WWII.
Pat
Gents,
Question: Does anyone here live near Ft. McNair?
The reason I am asking is that I just a response back from the US Army Center of Military History.
I asked if they have a Unit Station List for the Army during the period 1985-1990. They said yes, but there are some gaps.
If anyone lives near McNair, they can visit there (they don't do research, nor do they do requests). You have to visit in person (arranged well in advance), then they will provide help in getting the material.
Copying costs are $0.15 each page.
I put in a similar request to the US Ari Force Historial Research Agency. No word back yet.
konev
Question: Does anyone here live near Ft. McNair?
The reason I am asking is that I just a response back from the US Army Center of Military History.
I asked if they have a Unit Station List for the Army during the period 1985-1990. They said yes, but there are some gaps.
If anyone lives near McNair, they can visit there (they don't do research, nor do they do requests). You have to visit in person (arranged well in advance), then they will provide help in getting the material.
Copying costs are $0.15 each page.
I put in a similar request to the US Ari Force Historial Research Agency. No word back yet.
konev
QUOTE(konev @ Mon 26 Mar 2007 2139)
Gents,
Question: Does anyone here live near Ft. McNair?
The reason I am asking is that I just a response back from the US Army Center of Military History.
I asked if they have a Unit Station List for the Army during the period 1985-1990. They said yes, but there are some gaps.
If anyone lives near McNair, they can visit there (they don't do research, nor do they do requests). You have to visit in person (arranged well in advance), then they will provide help in getting the material.
Copying costs are $0.15 each page.
I put in a similar request to the US Ari Force Historial Research Agency. No word back yet.
konev
Question: Does anyone here live near Ft. McNair?
The reason I am asking is that I just a response back from the US Army Center of Military History.
I asked if they have a Unit Station List for the Army during the period 1985-1990. They said yes, but there are some gaps.
If anyone lives near McNair, they can visit there (they don't do research, nor do they do requests). You have to visit in person (arranged well in advance), then they will provide help in getting the material.
Copying costs are $0.15 each page.
I put in a similar request to the US Ari Force Historial Research Agency. No word back yet.
konev
I live about 15 miles north of the city. Given that i still haven't managed to drag my butt over the UMaryland yet, I may not be the most reliable... But drop me the details.
Pat
Pat,
wilco via e-mail
konev
wilco via e-mail
konev
If there's any documents at the University of Nebraska you might find helpful let me know. Heres the search link.
http://iris.unl.edu/
http://iris.unl.edu/
USAR Aviation units by location for 1st US Army Area:
Unit | Location | subordinate to | Aircraft
31st Combat Aviation Group | Ft Meade, MD | 97th ARCOM | N/A
244th Theater Aviation Group | Glenview, IL | | N/A
2-123rd Aviation Battalion | St Paul, MN | 6th Infantry Division | 15 AH-1F, 13 OH-58A, 5 UH-1H
3-158th Aviation Battalion | Glenview, IL | 244th TAG | N/A
HHC | Glenview, IL | | N/A
A Co | Selfridge ANGB, MI | | 23 UH-1H
B Co | Waukesha, WI | | 23 UH-1H
C Co | Glenview, IL | | 23 UH-1H
D Co | Glenview, IL | | N/A
4-158th Aviation Battalion | Ft Devens, MA | 31st CAG (97th ARCOM) | N/A
A Co | Willow Grove, PA | | 19 UH-1H
Det 1, A Co | Hagerstown, MD | | 4 UH-1H
B Co | Ft Devens, MA | | 23 UH-1H
C Co (-) | Ft Eustis, VA | | 15 UH-1H
Det 1, C Co | Ft Meade, MD | | 8 UH-1H
D Co | Willow Grove, PA | | N/A
C Co, 8-158th Av (AVIM) | Green Castle, PA | 31st CAG | 2 UH-1H
5-159th Aviation Battalion | Ft Meade, MD | 31st CAG | 1 UH-1
B Co | Ft Meade, MD | 5-159th Av | 16 CH-47D
2-228th Aviation Battalion | Willow Grove, PA | 31st CAG (96th ARCOM) | N/A
A Co | Willow Grove, PA | 2-228th Av | 4 U-21A, 2 BE-65, 5 OH-58, 4 UH-1H
Det 1, A Co | Ft Meade, MD | Co A 2-228th | 2 U-21A 1 UH-1H
Det 2, A Co | Ft Devens, MA | 2-228th Av | 2 U-21A
Det 1, B Co | Columbus, OH | 244th TAG | 2 U-21A, 2 UH-1H
Det 2, B Co | Des Moines, IA | 244th TAG | 2 U-21A, 2 UH-1H
C Co, 2-502nd Av| Glenview, IL | 244th TAG | 2 UH-60
Av Plt, 11th SFG | Ft Meade, MD | 11th Special Forces Group | 2 UH-1H, 4 OH-58A
AV Plt 12th SFG | Glenview, IL | 12th Special Forces Group | 2 UH-1H, 4 OH-58A
423rd Medical Detachment | Syracuse, NY | 8th Medical Bde (77th ARCOM) | 6 UH-1V
336th Medical Detachment | Newburgh, NY | 8th Medical Bde (77th ARCOM) | 6 UH-1V
316th Medical Detachment | Elryia, OH | 30th Hospital Group | 6 UH-1V
354th Medical Detachment | Columbus, OH | 30th Hospital Group | 6 UH-1V
989th Medical Detachment | Des Moines, IA | 30th Hospital Group | 6 UH-1V
Unit | Location | subordinate to | Aircraft
31st Combat Aviation Group | Ft Meade, MD | 97th ARCOM | N/A
244th Theater Aviation Group | Glenview, IL | | N/A
2-123rd Aviation Battalion | St Paul, MN | 6th Infantry Division | 15 AH-1F, 13 OH-58A, 5 UH-1H
3-158th Aviation Battalion | Glenview, IL | 244th TAG | N/A
HHC | Glenview, IL | | N/A
A Co | Selfridge ANGB, MI | | 23 UH-1H
B Co | Waukesha, WI | | 23 UH-1H
C Co | Glenview, IL | | 23 UH-1H
D Co | Glenview, IL | | N/A
4-158th Aviation Battalion | Ft Devens, MA | 31st CAG (97th ARCOM) | N/A
A Co | Willow Grove, PA | | 19 UH-1H
Det 1, A Co | Hagerstown, MD | | 4 UH-1H
B Co | Ft Devens, MA | | 23 UH-1H
C Co (-) | Ft Eustis, VA | | 15 UH-1H
Det 1, C Co | Ft Meade, MD | | 8 UH-1H
D Co | Willow Grove, PA | | N/A
C Co, 8-158th Av (AVIM) | Green Castle, PA | 31st CAG | 2 UH-1H
5-159th Aviation Battalion | Ft Meade, MD | 31st CAG | 1 UH-1
B Co | Ft Meade, MD | 5-159th Av | 16 CH-47D
2-228th Aviation Battalion | Willow Grove, PA | 31st CAG (96th ARCOM) | N/A
A Co | Willow Grove, PA | 2-228th Av | 4 U-21A, 2 BE-65, 5 OH-58, 4 UH-1H
Det 1, A Co | Ft Meade, MD | Co A 2-228th | 2 U-21A 1 UH-1H
Det 2, A Co | Ft Devens, MA | 2-228th Av | 2 U-21A
Det 1, B Co | Columbus, OH | 244th TAG | 2 U-21A, 2 UH-1H
Det 2, B Co | Des Moines, IA | 244th TAG | 2 U-21A, 2 UH-1H
C Co, 2-502nd Av| Glenview, IL | 244th TAG | 2 UH-60
Av Plt, 11th SFG | Ft Meade, MD | 11th Special Forces Group | 2 UH-1H, 4 OH-58A
AV Plt 12th SFG | Glenview, IL | 12th Special Forces Group | 2 UH-1H, 4 OH-58A
423rd Medical Detachment | Syracuse, NY | 8th Medical Bde (77th ARCOM) | 6 UH-1V
336th Medical Detachment | Newburgh, NY | 8th Medical Bde (77th ARCOM) | 6 UH-1V
316th Medical Detachment | Elryia, OH | 30th Hospital Group | 6 UH-1V
354th Medical Detachment | Columbus, OH | 30th Hospital Group | 6 UH-1V
989th Medical Detachment | Des Moines, IA | 30th Hospital Group | 6 UH-1V
More on the German Orbat:
The divisional "Jägerbataillon" had no M113. They only had 2 ton trucks. There was an exception in the 6. Panzergrenadierdivision.
"Jägerbataillon" 66 and 67 were mounted on M113. This two battallions were active units while the battalions of the other divisions had to be mobilized.
The battalions consisted of a "Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie", 3 "Jägerkompanien" and a "Schwere Jägerkompanie" (Heavy) with towed mortars.
Information is from a former battalion commander of such an battallion.
/major66
The divisional "Jägerbataillon" had no M113. They only had 2 ton trucks. There was an exception in the 6. Panzergrenadierdivision.
"Jägerbataillon" 66 and 67 were mounted on M113. This two battallions were active units while the battalions of the other divisions had to be mobilized.
The battalions consisted of a "Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie", 3 "Jägerkompanien" and a "Schwere Jägerkompanie" (Heavy) with towed mortars.
Information is from a former battalion commander of such an battallion.
/major66
Something more on the French:
3 Division Blindee (Freiburg, GE)
3 Régiment de Dragons (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Müllheim/Baden GE)
19 Groupe de Chasseurs (Villingen-Schwenningen, GE)
42 Régiment d' Infanterie (Offenburg, GE)
110 Régiment d' Infanterie (Donaueschingen, GE)
11 Régiment d'Artillerie (Offenburg, GE)
34 Régiment d'Artillerie (Müllheim/Baden, GE)
9 Régiment du Génie (Neuf-Brisach, FR)
3 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Freiburg, GE)
Escadron d'Eclairage Divisionnaire (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
Centre d'Entrainement Commando et 131 Régiment d'Infanterie (Breisach, GE) -only in peacetimes-
/major66
3 Division Blindee (Freiburg, GE)
3 Régiment de Dragons (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Müllheim/Baden GE)
19 Groupe de Chasseurs (Villingen-Schwenningen, GE)
42 Régiment d' Infanterie (Offenburg, GE)
110 Régiment d' Infanterie (Donaueschingen, GE)
11 Régiment d'Artillerie (Offenburg, GE)
34 Régiment d'Artillerie (Müllheim/Baden, GE)
9 Régiment du Génie (Neuf-Brisach, FR)
3 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Freiburg, GE)
Escadron d'Eclairage Divisionnaire (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
Centre d'Entrainement Commando et 131 Régiment d'Infanterie (Breisach, GE) -only in peacetimes-
/major66
QUOTE(major66 @ Tue 3 Apr 2007 1923)
Something more on the French:
3 Division Blindee (Freiburg, GE)
3 Régiment de Dragons (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Müllheim/Baden GE)
19 Groupe de Chasseurs (Villingen-Schwenningen, GE)
42 Régiment d' Infanterie (Offenburg, GE)
110 Régiment d' Infanterie (Donaueschingen, GE)
11 Régiment d'Artillerie (Offenburg, GE)
34 Régiment d'Artillerie (Müllheim/Baden, GE)
9 Régiment du Génie (Neuf-Brisach, FR)
3 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Freiburg, GE)
Escadron d'Eclairage Divisionnaire (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
Centre d'Entrainement Commando et 131 Régiment d'Infanterie (Breisach, GE) -only in peacetimes-
/major66
3 Division Blindee (Freiburg, GE)
3 Régiment de Dragons (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (Müllheim/Baden GE)
19 Groupe de Chasseurs (Villingen-Schwenningen, GE)
42 Régiment d' Infanterie (Offenburg, GE)
110 Régiment d' Infanterie (Donaueschingen, GE)
11 Régiment d'Artillerie (Offenburg, GE)
34 Régiment d'Artillerie (Müllheim/Baden, GE)
9 Régiment du Génie (Neuf-Brisach, FR)
3 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Freiburg, GE)
Escadron d'Eclairage Divisionnaire (Stetten a.k.M., GE)
Centre d'Entrainement Commando et 131 Régiment d'Infanterie (Breisach, GE) -only in peacetimes-
/major66
Thanks Major -- what's the last one?
QUOTE(PCallahan @ Wed 4 Apr 2007 0024)
Thanks Major -- what's the last one?
The last one was a training unit for commandos which in wartimes formed an infantrie regiment.
/major66
Some more on the French:
12 Division Légère Blindée (Saumur)
507 Régiment Chars de Combat (Fontevraud) <heavy>
3 Régiment de Chasseurs (Saumur) <light>
114 Régiment d'Infanterie (Saint Maixent) -ENSOA-
3 Régiment Chasseurs Parachutiste (Pau) -ETAP-
33 Régiment d'Artillerie (Poitiers)
1 company of Engineers (from 6 RG, Angers ?)
12 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Tours) -EAT-
14 Division Légère Blindee (Montpellier
11 Régiment Cuirassiers (Carpiagne) <heavy> -CIABC-
1 Régiment de Chasseurs (Canjuers) <light> -CPCIT-
81 Régiment d'Infanterie (Montpellier) -EAI- >>had in fact the role of a Régiment de Comm. & Sout.
3 Régiment d'Infanterie (Garrigues)
4 Régiment d'Entranger (Castelnaudary) -LEGION-
19 Régiment d'Artillerie (Draguignan) -EAA-
1 company of Engineers (from 7 RG, Avignon ?)
/major66
12 Division Légère Blindée (Saumur)
507 Régiment Chars de Combat (Fontevraud) <heavy>
3 Régiment de Chasseurs (Saumur) <light>
114 Régiment d'Infanterie (Saint Maixent) -ENSOA-
3 Régiment Chasseurs Parachutiste (Pau) -ETAP-
33 Régiment d'Artillerie (Poitiers)
1 company of Engineers (from 6 RG, Angers ?)
12 Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Tours) -EAT-
14 Division Légère Blindee (Montpellier
11 Régiment Cuirassiers (Carpiagne) <heavy> -CIABC-
1 Régiment de Chasseurs (Canjuers) <light> -CPCIT-
81 Régiment d'Infanterie (Montpellier) -EAI- >>had in fact the role of a Régiment de Comm. & Sout.
3 Régiment d'Infanterie (Garrigues)
4 Régiment d'Entranger (Castelnaudary) -LEGION-
19 Régiment d'Artillerie (Draguignan) -EAA-
1 company of Engineers (from 7 RG, Avignon ?)
/major66
QUOTE(major66 @ Wed 4 Apr 2007 1156)
The last one was a training unit for commandos which in wartimes formed an infantrie regiment.
/major66
/major66
As always, thanks for the info. Would that have formed part of the division, or would have it been an independent unit?
Pat
QUOTE(major66 @ Thu 29 Mar 2007 1222)
More on the German Orbat:
The divisional "Jägerbataillon" had no M113. They only had 2 ton trucks. There was an exception in the 6. Panzergrenadierdivision.
"Jägerbataillon" 66 and 67 were mounted on M113. This two battallions were active units while the battalions of the other divisions had to be mobilized.
The battalions consisted of a "Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie", 3 "Jägerkompanien" and a "Schwere Jägerkompanie" (Heavy) with towed mortars.
Information is from a former battalion commander of such an battallion.
/major66
The divisional "Jägerbataillon" had no M113. They only had 2 ton trucks. There was an exception in the 6. Panzergrenadierdivision.
"Jägerbataillon" 66 and 67 were mounted on M113. This two battallions were active units while the battalions of the other divisions had to be mobilized.
The battalions consisted of a "Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie", 3 "Jägerkompanien" and a "Schwere Jägerkompanie" (Heavy) with towed mortars.
Information is from a former battalion commander of such an battallion.
/major66
Are we sure that the both jaeger battalions in trucks was an ongoing and not timebound decision. I say this because multiple sources and previous posts by tanknetters suggest that 1 battalion had M113s and 1 trucks. Might it be that at the time the said former battalion commander was operating they were both trucks but this later changed?
QUOTE(jakec @ Wed 4 Apr 2007 1404)
Are we sure that the both jaeger battalions in trucks was an ongoing and not timebound decision. I say this because multiple sources and previous posts by tanknetters suggest that 1 battalion had M113s and 1 trucks. Might it be that at the time the said former battalion commander was operating they were both trucks but this later changed?
I'll second this query and had been trying to find info on this myself. It looks like the 1 and 1 organization was definately the plan, but I'm not clear if it was ever implemented.
Pat
I found this very detailed 4CMBG OOB for about 1980, the numbers should also be true for the late 80s:
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) about 1980
First Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA )
OFFR 38
OR 455
(TOTAL PERS 493)
M-109 SPH 24
M-578 RVT 4
M-113 APC 42
M-548 CCT 24
M-577 CCP 8
MOTOR CYCLE 3
JEEP 24
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 41
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 21
TRUCK 5 TON 18
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 15
HMG .50 CAL 28
GPMG 7.62 mm 75
VLLAD BLOWPIPE 15
Only 18 fully manned guns as one bty manned by caretaker elements only.
Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD)
OFFR 33
OR 422
(TOTAL PERS 455)
LEOPARD C1 59
TAURUS (LEOPARD) ARV 3
M-578 RVT 1
LYNX 24
M-113 APC 23
M-548 CCT 18
M-577 CCP 3
MOTOR CYCLE 3
JEEP 16
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 33
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 36
TRUCK 5 TON 17
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 18
HMG .50 CAL 24
GPMG 7.62 mm 188
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 5
4 Combat Engineer Regiment (4 CER)
OFFR 10
OR 177
(TOTAL PERS 187)
BIBER AVLB 3
LYNX 3
M-113 APC 19
M-548 CCT 5
M-577 CCP 1
MOTOR CYCLE 3
JEEP 7
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 13
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 15
TRUCK 5 TON 10
SEMI TRAILER2O T LOW BED 1
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 4
HMG .50 CAL 3
GPMG 7.62 mm 31
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 3
CRANE 25 TON 1
GRADER MOTORIZED 1
LOADER SCOOP WHEELED 2
BULLDOZER 2
4 CMBG Headquarters and Signals Squadron (HQ & SIG SQN)
OFFR 23
OR 178
(TOTAL PERS 201)
M-113 APC 13
M-548 CCT 1
M-577 CCP 4
JEEP 22
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 26
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 40
TRUCK 5 TON 3
TOTAL WH VEH 91
TOTAL APC/TRUCK 109
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 4
HMG .50 CAL 2
GPMG 7.62 mm 8
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 4
Third Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR)
OFFR 33
OR 549
(TOTAL PERS 582)
LYNX 11
M-113 APC 90
M-548 CCT 8
M-577 CCP 3
JEEP 13
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 20
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 25
TRUCK 5 TON 6
TOW ATGM 18
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 66
HMG .50 CAL 101
GPMG 7.62 mm 34
MOR 81 mm 8
MOR 60 mm 12
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 11
Premiere Batallion Royal Vingt-et-deuxieme Regiment (1 R 22e R)
OFFR 33
OR 549
(TOTAL PERS 582)
LYNX 11
M-113 APC 90
M-548 CCT 8
M-577 CCP 3
JEEP 13
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 20
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 25
TRUCK 5 TON 6
TOW ATGM 18
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 66
HMG .50 CAL 101
GPMG 7.62 mm 34
MOR 81 mm 8
MOR 60 mm 12
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 11
4 Service Battalion (4 SVC BN)
OFFR 30
OR 480
(TOTAL PERS 510)
TAURUS (LEOPARD) ARV 2
M-113 APC 6
MOTOR CYCLE 4
JEEP 26
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 67
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 107
TRUCK 5 TON 92
SEMI TRAILER2O T LOW BED 5
SEMI TRAILER5000 GAL FUEL 6
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 22
4 Field Ambulance (4 FD AMB)
OFFR 9
OR 86
(TOTAL PERS 95)
M-113 APC 4
JEEP 3
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 24
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 9
TRUCK 5 TON 4
TOTAL WH VEH 40
GPMG 7.62 mm 4
4 Military Police Platoon (4 MP PL)
OFFR 1
OR 29
(TOTAL PERS 30)
MOTOR CYCLE 4
JEEP 11
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 3
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 2
TOTAL WH VEH 20
GPMG 7.62 mm 2
444 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (444 TAC HEL SQN)
OFFR 17
OR 74
(TOTAL PERS 91)
JEEP 5
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 15
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 18
TRUCK 5 TON 5
TOTAL WH VEH 43
CH-136 11
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 2
4 CMBG TOTAL
OFFR 227
OR 2999
(TOTAL PERS 3,226)
LEOPARD C1 59
LEOPARD ARV 5
BIBER AVLB 3
M-109 SPH 24
M-578 RVT 5
LYNX 49
M-113 APC 287
M-548 CCT 64
M-577 CCP 22
MOTOR CYCLE 17
JEEP 140
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 262
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 298
TRUCK 5 TON 161
SEMI TRAILER2O T LOW BED 6
SEMI TRAILER5000 GAL FUEL 6
CH-136 11
TOW ATGM 36
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 197
HMG .50 CAL 259
GPMG 7.62 mm 376
MOR 81 mm C3 16
MOR 60 mm 24
VLLAD BLOWPIPE 15
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 34
CRANE 25 TON 1
GRADER MOTORIZED 1
LOADER SCOOP WHEELED 2
BULLDOZER 2
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) about 1980
First Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA )
OFFR 38
OR 455
(TOTAL PERS 493)
M-109 SPH 24
M-578 RVT 4
M-113 APC 42
M-548 CCT 24
M-577 CCP 8
MOTOR CYCLE 3
JEEP 24
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 41
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 21
TRUCK 5 TON 18
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 15
HMG .50 CAL 28
GPMG 7.62 mm 75
VLLAD BLOWPIPE 15
Only 18 fully manned guns as one bty manned by caretaker elements only.
Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD)
OFFR 33
OR 422
(TOTAL PERS 455)
LEOPARD C1 59
TAURUS (LEOPARD) ARV 3
M-578 RVT 1
LYNX 24
M-113 APC 23
M-548 CCT 18
M-577 CCP 3
MOTOR CYCLE 3
JEEP 16
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 33
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 36
TRUCK 5 TON 17
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 18
HMG .50 CAL 24
GPMG 7.62 mm 188
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 5
4 Combat Engineer Regiment (4 CER)
OFFR 10
OR 177
(TOTAL PERS 187)
BIBER AVLB 3
LYNX 3
M-113 APC 19
M-548 CCT 5
M-577 CCP 1
MOTOR CYCLE 3
JEEP 7
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 13
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 15
TRUCK 5 TON 10
SEMI TRAILER2O T LOW BED 1
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 4
HMG .50 CAL 3
GPMG 7.62 mm 31
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 3
CRANE 25 TON 1
GRADER MOTORIZED 1
LOADER SCOOP WHEELED 2
BULLDOZER 2
4 CMBG Headquarters and Signals Squadron (HQ & SIG SQN)
OFFR 23
OR 178
(TOTAL PERS 201)
M-113 APC 13
M-548 CCT 1
M-577 CCP 4
JEEP 22
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 26
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 40
TRUCK 5 TON 3
TOTAL WH VEH 91
TOTAL APC/TRUCK 109
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 4
HMG .50 CAL 2
GPMG 7.62 mm 8
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 4
Third Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR)
OFFR 33
OR 549
(TOTAL PERS 582)
LYNX 11
M-113 APC 90
M-548 CCT 8
M-577 CCP 3
JEEP 13
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 20
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 25
TRUCK 5 TON 6
TOW ATGM 18
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 66
HMG .50 CAL 101
GPMG 7.62 mm 34
MOR 81 mm 8
MOR 60 mm 12
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 11
Premiere Batallion Royal Vingt-et-deuxieme Regiment (1 R 22e R)
OFFR 33
OR 549
(TOTAL PERS 582)
LYNX 11
M-113 APC 90
M-548 CCT 8
M-577 CCP 3
JEEP 13
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 20
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 25
TRUCK 5 TON 6
TOW ATGM 18
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 66
HMG .50 CAL 101
GPMG 7.62 mm 34
MOR 81 mm 8
MOR 60 mm 12
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 11
4 Service Battalion (4 SVC BN)
OFFR 30
OR 480
(TOTAL PERS 510)
TAURUS (LEOPARD) ARV 2
M-113 APC 6
MOTOR CYCLE 4
JEEP 26
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 67
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 107
TRUCK 5 TON 92
SEMI TRAILER2O T LOW BED 5
SEMI TRAILER5000 GAL FUEL 6
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 22
4 Field Ambulance (4 FD AMB)
OFFR 9
OR 86
(TOTAL PERS 95)
M-113 APC 4
JEEP 3
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 24
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 9
TRUCK 5 TON 4
TOTAL WH VEH 40
GPMG 7.62 mm 4
4 Military Police Platoon (4 MP PL)
OFFR 1
OR 29
(TOTAL PERS 30)
MOTOR CYCLE 4
JEEP 11
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 3
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 2
TOTAL WH VEH 20
GPMG 7.62 mm 2
444 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (444 TAC HEL SQN)
OFFR 17
OR 74
(TOTAL PERS 91)
JEEP 5
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 15
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 18
TRUCK 5 TON 5
TOTAL WH VEH 43
CH-136 11
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 2
4 CMBG TOTAL
OFFR 227
OR 2999
(TOTAL PERS 3,226)
LEOPARD C1 59
LEOPARD ARV 5
BIBER AVLB 3
M-109 SPH 24
M-578 RVT 5
LYNX 49
M-113 APC 287
M-548 CCT 64
M-577 CCP 22
MOTOR CYCLE 17
JEEP 140
TRUCK 1 ¼ TON 262
TRUCK 2 ½ TON 298
TRUCK 5 TON 161
SEMI TRAILER2O T LOW BED 6
SEMI TRAILER5000 GAL FUEL 6
CH-136 11
TOW ATGM 36
MAW 84 mm CARL GUSTAV 197
HMG .50 CAL 259
GPMG 7.62 mm 376
MOR 81 mm C3 16
MOR 60 mm 24
VLLAD BLOWPIPE 15
AN/PS-15 (V) 2 34
CRANE 25 TON 1
GRADER MOTORIZED 1
LOADER SCOOP WHEELED 2
BULLDOZER 2
QUOTE(DemolitionMan @ Wed 4 Apr 2007 2149)
I found this very detailed 4CMBG OOB for about 1980, the numbers should also be true for the late 80s:
Unfortunately not. 4CMBG had significant changes in the mid-1980s.
some new corrections on italians:
Agordo, Conegliano, Sondrio, Aosta, Asiago Heavy Artillery Groups are named Mountain Artillery Groups instead, though with heavy artillery.
Val Brenta Alpini Defense Battalion (cadre) has 14 Companies, not 4.
Ariete Armored Brigade has its command in Aviano, not Pordenone.
Agordo, Conegliano, Sondrio, Aosta, Asiago Heavy Artillery Groups are named Mountain Artillery Groups instead, though with heavy artillery.
Val Brenta Alpini Defense Battalion (cadre) has 14 Companies, not 4.
Ariete Armored Brigade has its command in Aviano, not Pordenone.
QUOTE(PCallahan @ Wed 4 Apr 2007 1649)
I'll second this query and had been trying to find info on this myself. It looks like the 1 and 1 organization was definately the plan, but I'm not clear if it was ever implemented.
Pat
Pat
Where is your information from ?
I will check it.
The battalions No. 26, 27, 56 and 57 were definitly mounted on 2 ton trucks.
The chronicles of 4th, 7th, 10th and 11th divisions do not mention MTW's in their "Jägerbataillone".
Their main task was combat in urban and rough areas.
The 1 and 1 organization I know from the Heimatschutzbrigades 51 to 55.
The xx1 battalion was truck mounted and the xx2 had M113.
HSBrig 56, Neuburg/Donau had "Marder" in both battalions.
The battalions of HSBrig. of the 6-series were both truck mounted.
This brigades should operate against air-landings and breakthroughs.
The battalions of HSReg. were all truck mounted. Most of the trucks were in wartimes organized from civilian firms.
The HS-Regiments had the main task of "Raumschutz".
I am trying to look for more infos.
The battalion commander will be back in 2 weeks.
Besides that I found something new about the french territorial R.I.A.D.'s.
I will post it later.
/major66
French R.I.A.D.'s (Régiment Interarmes Divisionnaire)
Region - Regiment
Nord Pas-de-Calais - 243
Picardie - 54
Haute Normandie - 239
Basse Normandie - 2
Bretagne - 48
Pays-de-la-Loire - 137
Centre Val-de-Loire - 90 or 95 ?
Poitou-Charentes - 107
Aquitaine - 144
Midi-Pyrénées - 15
Languedoc - 142 ?
Provence - 141
Rhône-Alpes - 299
Auvergne - 292
Limousin - 100
Bourgogne - 10
Franche Comté - 60
Lorraine - 37
Alsace ?
Champagne-Ardenne ?
Ile-de-France ?
Corse - 173 + 373
All in all 23 regiments.
/major66
Region - Regiment
Nord Pas-de-Calais - 243
Picardie - 54
Haute Normandie - 239
Basse Normandie - 2
Bretagne - 48
Pays-de-la-Loire - 137
Centre Val-de-Loire - 90 or 95 ?
Poitou-Charentes - 107
Aquitaine - 144
Midi-Pyrénées - 15
Languedoc - 142 ?
Provence - 141
Rhône-Alpes - 299
Auvergne - 292
Limousin - 100
Bourgogne - 10
Franche Comté - 60
Lorraine - 37
Alsace ?
Champagne-Ardenne ?
Ile-de-France ?
Corse - 173 + 373
All in all 23 regiments.
/major66
QUOTE(jakec @ Thu 5 Apr 2007 1536)
Unfortunately not. 4CMBG had significant changes in the mid-1980s.
I´d love to know what exactly changed in 4CMBG...
QUOTE(DemolitionMan @ Fri 6 Apr 2007 1432)
I´d love to know what exactly changed in 4CMBG...
Sure, although I'm pretty sure we had a long discussion about 4CMBG on tanknet not long ago.
For starters, in the timeframe of Pat's OB (1989) RCD had been replaced by 8th Canadian Hussars as the armoured regiment. 3RCR had been replaced by 2PPCLI as one of the two mech battalions. The M150 TOW had been replaced by TUA (TOWII). Additional manning allowed each mech battalion to permanently field 4 rifle companies, and the artillery regiment could field all 24 of its guns.
Ok, actually it was me who remarked about 8th CH being the replacement for RCD. No to the 2PPCLI, 3RCR returned back to Germany at the late 80s. The M150s being replaced by TUAs doesn´t change the numbers of vehicles-still 18 for each battalion. That the rifle cos and the battery were permanently filled up doesn´t change the equipment numbers too. Do you have any information about the CAST brigade concept? The OOB says nothing about it so I assumed it was dropped by 1988 or 1989?
Pat,
Do you have an exact date for the US Air Force Active and Reserve formations?
The reason I have asking is this....if you can't get official documents, check the Yellow Pages, or in the case of the US Air Force, AFR 4-16 AIR FORCE ADDRESS DIRECTORY dated 1 March 1989.
Here's the link to it (its on line): http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/afr4-16(1Mar89).pdf
[Hint, you got your work cut out for you]
konev
Do you have an exact date for the US Air Force Active and Reserve formations?
The reason I have asking is this....if you can't get official documents, check the Yellow Pages, or in the case of the US Air Force, AFR 4-16 AIR FORCE ADDRESS DIRECTORY dated 1 March 1989.
Here's the link to it (its on line): http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/afr4-16(1Mar89).pdf
[Hint, you got your work cut out for you
]konev
I noticed that 409 Squadron of the Canadian Air Force is still listed as being canadian-based. In fact it was stationed in Germany from 1985 onwards.
OK guys -- I'm starting to get through all of this now that I'm back from vacation. All good stuff.
Shrike -- any more from the file?
Thanks,
Pat
Shrike -- any more from the file?
Thanks,
Pat
Pat,
Save the US Air Force section for last and only if you have to. I'm working through the address directory (link posted eariler).
konev
Save the US Air Force section for last and only if you have to. I'm working through the address directory (link posted eariler).
konev
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