Organization German Mountain Divisions 16 May 1941-15 October 1942 Division: Regiment, with HQ with Mountain signals & bicycle platoon 3 Battalions, each with 1-3rd Cos - 12 LMGs, 2 HMGs, 3 AT rifles & 3-50mm mortars 4th Co. - 2-75mm inf sup guns & 6-80mm mortars 5th Co - Engineer Plat - 4 LMGs - Signals Plat - 2-75mm support guns Motorized Panzerjäger Co - 2 50mm, 9-37mm & 4 LMGs 1 Light (horse drawn) Mountain Supply Column : 2 Mot Cos - 12-37mm & 6 LMGs : 2 Bicycle Cos - 3-50mm mortars, 2 HMGs, 12 LMGs, 2 75mm guns 1 Motorcycle Co - 3-50mm mortars, 2 HMGs, 9 LMGs Mot Support Co - Engineer Plat - 3 LMGs - At Plat - 3-50mm & 1 LMG - Support Plat - 2-75mm guns : 2 Battalions, each with 4 105mm Mountain Guns & 2 LMGs 1 Battalions, each with 4 105mm Mountain Howitzers & 2 LMGs 1 (mot) Battalion, with 4-150mm sfh 18 guns & 2 LMGs : 3 Cos - no heavy weapons : 1 (Mot) Mountain Radio Co. 2 (mixed mobility) Mountain Telephone Companies 1 Light Mountain Signals Supply Column : 1 (Mot) Pioneer Company (9 LMGs, 3 AT rifles) 2 Mountain Pioneer Companies (9 LMGs & 3 AT rifles) 1 Light (mot) Mountain Engineer Supply Column : 1 Light (horse drawn) Mountain Column (15t) - no weapons 4 Light (mot) Mountain Column - 2 LMGs ea 3 Light (mot) Mountain Column - no weapons 2 Light (mot) POL Columns (2LMGs) 1 (Mot) Maintenance Company 1 Light (horse drawn) Supply Column (6 LMGs) : (mot) Divisional Quartermaster Platoon (mot) Butcher Company (mot) Bakery Company 1
: 2 Ambulance Columns 1 (mot) Co - 2 LMGs 1 (horse drawn) Co - 2 LMGs Veterinary Company (Mot) Field Post Office (Mot) Military Police Platoon 1st Mountain Division: 98th & (3 bns per regt) (5th co had 4 Mountain HMGs instead of 2-75mm sup guns) (Regt had Infantry Support Section with 2-75mm guns) 44th (also had a SP AA co with 12-20mm guns ) 79th 2nd Mountain Division: 136th & 137th (3 bns per regt) (mot AT cos had 12-37mm & 4 LMGs) (regts had one horse & 1 mot light supply columns) 55th (motorcycle replaced by 3rd bicycle company) 111th (2 Bns, 3 Btrys ea, - each btry had 4 105mm Mountain Guns & 2 LMGs) Artillery Battalion 9/111th (1 105mm lfh 18 btry with 4 guns & 2 LMGs) none (1 of 2 telephone cos motorized) 82nd (2 of 3 cos motorized) (only 4 lt (mot) sup cols - 2 LMGs ea) (1 lt POL sup col, mot maint co & lt horse drawn sup co - 6 LMGs) 3rd Mountain Division: 138th & 144th (3 bns ea) (Regt'l HQ had 2-75mm infantry support guns in addition) (1st, 2nd, 3rd Co., 12 LMGs, 3 AT rifles, 3-50mm Mortars & 2-80mm 2
Mortars)(4th Co had only 12-HMGs) (regt had no inf close support gun co) (2 mot cos - 2-75mm, 6-50mm, 4-37mm & 6 LMGs) (2 std bicycle companies & 1 mot co - 6-80mm mortar & 1 AT plat - 3-50mm AT & 1 LMG) 112nd (1 mixed mobility HQ co) (2 bns, each with 2 btrys of 4-75mm mountain guns & 2 LMGs) (radio co & 1 telephone co - mixed mobility; 1 (mot) telephone co) with: (4 lt (mot) Mt Cols - 2 LMGs ea; 3 lt (mot) Mt Cols - 4 LMGs ea, 1 Lt (mot) POL Col - 2 LMGs; 1 (Mot) Maint Co.; 1 Lt (horse drawn) Supply Co - 6 LMGs (all cos motorized) (both med cos mixed mobility) 4th Mountain Division: 13th & 91st (3 bns per regt) (HQ also had a mounted platoon) (Regt'l Inf Sup Co was motorized) (all inf cos same as 3rd Mt. Division) 94th (2 mot AT cos -12-37mm & 6 LMGs) 94th (3 std bicycle cos; 1 mot co - Signals platoon, Engineer plat (3 LMGs) AT Plat (3-37mm & 1 LMG), 6-80mm mortars) 94th (1st & 2nd Bn like 3rd Mt. Div) (3rd Bn - 3 btrys of 4 150mm lfh 18 & 3 LMGs ea)(4th Bn - mot HQ, 2 btrys of 4 150mm sfh 18 & 2 LMGs) 94th (3 cos, no wpns) 94th (1 Lt (mot) Signals Sup Col, 1 mixed mobility radio co & 1 mixed mobility telephone co) 94th 94th (same as 3rd Mt. Division) 94th (all motorized) 94th (medical cos mixed mobility) 94th 5th Mountain Division: 85th & 100th (3 bns per regt) (HQ had 2-75mm & 6 nebelwerfers in addition to normal forces) (companies same as 4th Mt. Div) 48th (2 mot AT cos with 4-50mm 8-37mm & 6 LMGs) 68th (3 std bicycle cos)(hq co 3
signals plat & bicycle eng plat) (Mot co with: AT plat - 3-37mm & 1 LMG; Hvy Wpns - 4-50mm & 6-80mm Mortars, 8 HMGs & 2 75mm guns) (1st & 2nd Bn like - 2 btrys of 4 150mm lfh 18 & 2 LMGs ea)(3rd Bn - 3 btrys - 475mm guns & 2 LMGs ea) (4th Bn - mot HQ, 2 btrys of 4 150mm sfh 18 & 2 LMGs)(2 target units) none (all mot, except one mixed mobility telephone co) (std, plus HQ signals plat) (2 lt horse drawn mountain sup cols - 4 LMGs ea; 6 lt (mot) sup cols; 1 (mot) POL sup col; 1 mot maintenance co, 1 lt. horse drawn supply co (6 LMGs) (all motorized) (medical cos mixed mobility) 6th Mountain Division: 141st & 143rd (3 bns per regt) (HQ co had 3 nebelwerfers) (all inf cos like 4th Mt. Div, except 5th Co had 6-80mm mortars instead of 2-75mm sup guns.) 47th (2 mot cos with 2-50mm, 8-37mm & 6LMGs, 1 mot platoon with 3-50mm & 2 LMGs) 112th (2 std bicycle cos; 1 mot co - Signals platoon; Engineer plat (3 LMGs) AT Plat (3-37mm & 1 LMG); 2-75mm inf sup guns) 118th (same as 5th Mt.Div, except 3rd Bn had a lt (horse drawn) Mt. Sup. Col. & the 4th had a (mot) munition column. & none had target units) 91st (3cos, no wpns) 91st (same as 4th Mt. Div) 91st (same as 5th Mt. Div) 91st (3 lt (mot) sup cols - 2 LMGs ea; 2 lt (mot) Mt. sup col (15 t) - 2 LMGs ea; 2 lt (horse drawn) Mt sup cols - 4 LMGs ea) 91st (all mot) 91st (1 med co mot, 1 horse drawn) 91st 7th Mountain Division: 206th & 218th (3 bns per regt) (Normal HQ cos plus 2 AT rifles) (1st-4th cos normal organization) 4
(3 5th Cos in both regts different. Each had eng plat - 4LMGs; & signals plat; In 206th each one had a differ ent support section consisting of: a.) 2-75mm sup guns, & 2 28mm AT, or b.) 6 nebelwerfers c.) 2-75mm sup guns or (218th regt had one 5th co like a. above & 2 like b.) (2 mot cos with 8-50mm, 4-37mm & 6 LMGs) (2 std bicycle cos, 1 mot sup co with eng plat - 3 LMGs; sup gun section - 2-75mm guns; & AT plat - 3-37mm& 1 LMG) 82nd (like 5th Mt. Div) (3 cos, no wpns) The American Historical Association for the Study of War Documents and the National Archives and Records Service (National Archives Microcopy No. T-78, Roll 405.). Copyright GFN 1991 5