Sten Posted May 12, 1999 Share Posted May 12, 1999 All you grognards out there know this, of course. I wellcome you to point your collective finger at me, to laugh and scorn at my ignorance. Could someone please provide me with an easy overviewable table of the sizes of different units? A german platoon was XXX men, an American brigade was YYY men, a Finnish army was ZZZ men and so forth. I should of course know all this, but, alas, I don't. Please point me in the right direction. Thanks Sten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted May 12, 1999 Share Posted May 12, 1999 Try this site: http://militaryhistory.miningco.com/ It may answer a few of your questions or at least give you some interesting reading material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Wolf Posted May 13, 1999 Share Posted May 13, 1999 I didn't go look at the page that was pointed out, but here's a quickie: (numbers vary on nationality, type of squad, and for WW2, year of the war) squad: 6 to 15 men, or 1 vehicle section: 2 squads platoon: 2 to 5 squads (figure around 40 men) company: 3 or 4 platoons usually (figure around 100 men) battalion: 2 to 5 companies, but since different types of companies were involved, size estimate is odd Up from there, it goes brigade/regiment, then division. Hope that helps! John (first posting, but I've been lurking a few days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Wolf Posted May 13, 1999 Share Posted May 13, 1999 Whoops, didn't realize that would post again if I did a back. Sorry about that. [This message has been edited by Uncle Wolf (edited 05-12-99).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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