slippy Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hi all I'm looking for some recommendations please regards information on the TO&E WW2 composition of Platoons, Brigades, Battlegroups, Divisions, etc. Mainly British, US, German and Russian i am interested in. I would if possible prefer something that has a little background along with a visual chart/pictures/schematic. Does anyone know any single volume book that covers all of the above, or a series of books? Also interested in web sites etc Thanks for any suggestions slippy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domfluff Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) This site is one of the better ones now:https://www.battleorder.org/uk-rifle-co-1944 BayonetStrength used to be the most solid web source for this, but the site fell over at some point. I think he's trying to put it back together though:http://www.bayonetstrength.uk/ The first site lists their sources, so that's where I'd go for anything deeper. Edited February 14, 2020 by domfluff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commanderski Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Panzertruppen Volumes 1 and 2 for German Tanks. It covers everything you need to know about their tanks including TO&E, lot's of charts, graphs, pictures and battle reports from war diaries and after action reports. The books are very well done and are high quality. Panzertruppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germanys Tank Force 1933-1942 (Schiffer military history) (v. 1) Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force ¥ 1943-1945/Formations ¥ Organizations ¥ Tactics Combat Reports ¥ Unit Strengths ¥ Statistics Companion to the Red Army. Has lists and charts of how many men, guns, types of guns tanks etc.. for divisions, brigades and squads. https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Army-1939-1945-Steven-Zaloga/dp/0752454757/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1581686828&sr=8-1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball-47 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Bookwise, I've got one called "Handbook On German Military Forces"" put out by the U.S. War Department which covers 1039-1945. It has a TON of German TOEs in it along with a plethora of other stuff such as weaponry and equipment. Amazon has it here, along with other sellers covering a range from ten dollars (used) up to about 60 (new). I've found it quite useful over the years. Here's the Amazon link:https://smile.amazon.com/Handbook-German-Military-Forces-Department/dp/0807116297/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M3HMRZT00BGJ&keywords=handbook+on+german+military+forces&qid=1581716307&sprefix=german+handbook+of+mili%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1 Regards, Odd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Here's another I just ordered. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1611211093/?coliid=I22RB1KSQ1NLKZ&colid=8XEABUSNVFXF&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougPhresh Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) The myriad Osprey titles are very good for force compositions. Edited February 18, 2020 by DougPhresh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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