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Aggressor Order of Battle .il* VJ DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL AGGRESSOR ORDER OF BATTLE i or*' DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ■ JUNE 1955 < FOREWORD The country, peoples, forces, or individuals described herein are fictitious. Any resemblance to existing countries, forces, or indi-., viduals is inadvertent and coincidental. *FM 30-103 FIELD MANUAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 30-103 WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 23 June 1955 AGGRESSOR ORDER OF BATTLE Paragraphs Page PART ONE. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1,2 3 2. GENERAL — 3-6 5 PART TWO. IDENTIFIED GROUND ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 3. MAJOR GROUND UNITS Section I. Army Groups - 7-11 12 II. Armies 12-28 14 III. Corps 29-69 20 IV. Rifle Divisions 70-129 35 V. Mountain Divisions 130-134 69 VI. Airborne Divisions 135-141 72 VII. Mechanized Divisions 142-163 78 VIII. Tank Divisions 164-171 90 IX. Cavalry Divisions 172-176 95 X. Artillery Divisions 177-192 98 XI. Antiaircraft Divisions 193-206 108 CHAPTER 4. GROUND UNITS, DIVISIONAL Section I. Rifle Units 207-214 114 II. Airborne Units 215-230 117 III. Armored and Cavalry Units 231-240 120 IV. Field Artillery Units 241-257 123 V. Antiaircraft and Antitank Units 258-269 126 VI. Mortar and Rocket Units 270-281 129 VII. Engineer Units 282-287 131 VIII. Signal Units 288-292 133 IX. Service Units 293-804 134 CHAPTER 5. GROUND UNITS, NONDIVISIONAL (GHQ) Section I. Rifle Units 305-312 136 II. Armored and Cavalry Units 313-317 187 III. Field Artillery Units 318-330 138 IV. Antiaircraft and Antitank Units 331-337 141 V. Mortar and Rocket Units 338-342 142 ' This manual supersedes FM 30-103, 21 May 1951. 1 Paragraphs Page VI. Engineer Units 343-351 143 VII. Signal Units 352-356 145 VIII. Chemical, Biological, and Radiologi- cal Units 357-360 146 IX. Transport Units - 361-366 147 X. Medical Units 367-371 148 XI. Propaganda and Intelligence Units 372-374 149 PART THREE. IDENTIFIED AIR AND NAVAL ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 6. MAJOR AIR FORCE UNITS Section I. Air Armies 375-378 150 II. Air Corps 379-390 151 III. Fighter Divisions 391-399 155 IV. Bomber Divisions 400-409 159 V. Ground Attack Divisions 410-420 164 VI. Antiaircraft Divisions with Air Force Units 421-424 169 CHAPTER 7. AIR FORCE AND NAVAL UNITS Section I. Air Force Flying Units (Divisional) 425-427 171 II. Air Force Flying Units (Nondivisional) 428-432 172 III. Air Force Ground Units 433-442 174 IV. Naval Units 443-448 176 PART FOUR. REFERENCE DATA CHAPTER 8. LOCATIONS OF MAJOR ORGANI- ZATIONS OF THE AGGRESSOR ARMED FORCES Section I. General 449 177 II. Organizations in the Homeland 450-453 177 III. Organizations in Oversea Areas 454-460 180 CHAPTER 9. CODE NAMES 461 183 10. ARMED FORCES POST OFFICE (AFPO) NUMBERS Section I. Ground Units (Army) 462-465 186 11. Air Units 466 199 CHAPTER 11. ROSTER OF AGGRESSOR OFFICERS 467, 468 201 APPENDIX REFERENCES 239 INDEX 240 2 PART ONE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide a compilation of all available order of battle information of the Aggressor Armed Forces as of 31 December 1954. 2. Scope The order of battle information is presented in parts two, three, and four of this manual—part two, identified ground organizes tions; part three, identified air force and naval organizations; and part four, reference data. Parts two and three are catalogs of identified Aggressor units arranged by type, size, and numerical designation (chs. 3-5 and chs. 6 and 7 respectively). Part four is a compilation of information arranged by subject to assist in determining the identification and location of units, code names, armed forces post office (AFPO) numbers, and a roster of known Aggressor officers (chs. 8-11). a. Part Two. (1) Major ground units (ch. 3). These include all identified army groups, armies, corps, and divisions. Name and numerical designation of the units and, where known, appropriate subordinate units, commanders, code names, AFPO numbers, locations, and unit histories are included in the order of battle information of each. (2) Other ground units (chs. 4 and 5). Army ground units smaller than division size are listed by type in chapters 4 and 5 under two main headings—divisional units and nondivisional units (GHQ). The divisional units with the respective parent organization of each, if known, are listed in chapter 4. Such information as the commander and AFPO number of each divisional unit, where known, may be found under the parent organization in para- 3 graphs 29 through 206. Nondivisional (GHQ) units are listed in chapter 6. b. Part Three. (1) Major air units (ch. 6). These include all identified air armies, corps, and divisions. Name and numerical desig- nation and, where known, appropriate subordinate units, commanders, code names, AFPO numbers, locations, and unit histories are included in the order of battle infor- mation for each. (2) Other units (ch. 7). Air and naval units smaller than division size are listed by type in chapter 7 under four headings: Air Force divisional flying units, Air Force nondivisional flying units, Air Force ground units, and naval units. Order of battle information, where known, similar to that outlined in a (2) above, may be found in paragraphs 425 through 427 for divisional flying units, in paragraphs 428 through 432 for nondivisional flying units, in paragraphs 433 through 442 for ground units, and in paragraphs 443 through 448 for naval units. c. Part Four. (1) Location of major organizations of the Aggressor Armed Forces (ch. 8). This chapter contains the last known location of major identified organizations of the Aggres- sor Armed Forces. Aggressor units of division size and larger identified in the Homeland are listed under the army group area in which located; those overseas are listed under the appropriate occupation areas. (2) Code names (ch. 9). This chapter contains a compila- tion of unit code names shown elsewhere in the manual. (3) Armed forces post officè numbers (ch. 10). This chapter contains a list of Aggressor armed forces post office (AFPO) numbers. Only the AFPO numbers which have been identified with an organization are listed. (4) Roster of Aggressor officers (ch. 11). This chapter con- tains an alphabetical roster of selected identified com- manders and staff officers of the Aggressor Armed Forces. Where known, data as to age, rank, date of rank, branch, past assignments, current assignment, schools attended, and decorations awarded are included. 4 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL 3. Definitions a. Army Group. The army group is the highest echelon under the Army High Command and, except for the Home Command, normally consists of three rifle armies, an air army, a mechanized army, an artillery corps, and army group troops. b. Military District. An administrative subdivision of the Ag- gressor Homeland in which the Military District Headquarters performs assigned functions as a territorial command and as a subordinate headquarters of the Replacement Training Army under the home command. c. Training Division Station. The geographical area within the military district in which a training division is located. Detail concerning the functions of a training division and of the Agres- ser Replacement System are covered in FM 30-102. d. Armed Forces Post Office (AFPO) Number. A number, similar to the United States Army APO number, allotted on a purely arbitrary basis to each unit having a separate identity such as a division, the organic units of a division, and separate nondivisional (GHQ) units. AFPO numbers are also allotted to the major staff and command elements of brigades and larger organizations. These numbers generally remain constant. e. Code Name. An identifying name given to army groups, armies corps, divisions, and separate (GHQ) brigades. These names usually remain the same throughout the history of a unit. 4. Elements of Aggressor Order of Battle a. General. The basic elements of order of battle of the Ag- gressor Armed Forces are presented in this manual in a series of compilations designed to provide cross-references or guides to assist in the identification of units. Thorough knowledge of the Aggressor military system is essential in order to obtain accurate and timely identification of elements of the opposing Aggressor force. Some of the aids used in determining the identification of units of the Aggressor Armed Forces are the unit designation, commander's name, code name, and armed forces post office 5 (AFPO) number. For example, an Aggressor soldier may refer to his unit, the 20th Rifle Regiment, by its official designation (the 20th Rifle Regiment), by the commander’s name (the GULI- US unit), or by the armed forces post office number (the 10177 unit). The use of the various compilations in determining Aggres- sor order of battle is discussed in b through d below. b. Commander’s Name. (1) General. Commanders’ names are very useful in the identification of units. Personal names have been used informally to designate army groups, armies, corps, and divisions, as well as task forces, regiments, battalions, and companies. Frequently, even platoons and squads are referred to by the name of the leader. Personal names of the Aggressor Armed Forces are frequently used in diaries, notebooks, personal and official mail, and pris- oner of war interrogations. (2) Example. A captured document refers to a unit as the “GUTHRIE Unit,’’ and a prisoner of war states that he is a member of a motorcycle unit commanded by “Major Guthrie.” The roster of Aggressor officers (par. 468) identifies Major Guthrie as the last known commander of the 142d Motorcycle Battalion. c. Code Names. (1) General. Code names are assigned only to army groups, armies, corps, divisions, and separate (GHQ) brigades.
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