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R1ctedi 10German 139611,2 DAAG-.ANR-D (11 Apr 84~) (84043) lst Ind SUBEJECT: Request F~or or lqotification of~ Regrading Action EcQDA, TA.GO, Alexandria, VA 22331, 1: APR 1984 TO: Commandant, US Army Command and General Staff College, ATT: ATZL..SS-L (Classified Branch), F~t Leavenworth, KS 66027 In reply to basic request;, above,, subject documents have been declassified and are returned herewith. FOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL: 2 mcl JOHN HENRY HATCHER, PHI nc Archivist of the Army DATE REQUEST FOR/OR NOTIFICATION OF REGRADING ACTION 11 Apr 84 FILE For use of this form, see AR 380-5; the proponent agency is OACSIA MAJ Thomas, Sect 10 READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM ITO: (Include ZIP Code) FROM: (include ZIP Code) Commandant HQDA (DAAG-AR-D) T US Army Command & General Staff College Hoffman SATTN: ATZL-SWS-L (Classified Branch) Alexandria, VA 22331 15 Ft Leavenworth, KS 66027 LITHE DOCUMENT(S) DESCRIBED BEL3W HAS/HAVE BEEN REVIEWED FOR REGRADING AND ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AS INDICATED, APPROPRIATE AC ?&;N'.SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MARK YOUR COPIES AND NOTIFY ALL RECIPIENTS TO WHOM ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION WAS FURNISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 380-5. DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS SAME SUBJECT SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE REGRADING. RREQUEST DOCUM~ENT(S DESCRIBED BELOW BE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY CAN BE DOWNGRADED OR DECLASSIFIED AT THIS TIME. (Include justification in the "REMARKS" section of this form.) IaREOUEST APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION/REGRADING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED BELOW. DESCRIPTION CLASSIFICATION[ CONTROL NUMBER i (TYPE. FILE REFERENCE, UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT OR SHORT TITLE, REGRADING INSTRUCTIONS INDORSEMENTS, INCLOSURES) OLD NEW R-13904°2 Document, Subject: German Military Symbols (U), ,estrictedI UI~lAtfS dated 1 April 1944, from Military Intelligence Division War Department, Washington, Directorate Military Intelligence War Office, London. R-13904.2 Document, Subject: Supplements German Military estriter ix Symbols (U) (1 April 1944) (U), dated March 1945, from MIRS - London. FOR THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT " PRINTED OR TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF OFFICER STEWART R. KIDD Colonel, Armor Secretar DA F ORM 575 EDITION OF 1 SEP 77 (0 vY) _,R1CTEDI 10GERMAN" MILITARY SYMBOLS ~ 1 APRIL '1944 f E CG -FT LL.AVJWWDTH KA~N OCT 20 1952 f-15 k ACCEw.ION NO_____ MILITARY INTELLI GENCE DIRECTORATE OF MILITARY DIVISION INTELLIGENCE WAR DEPARTMENT WAR OFFICE WASHINGTON LONDON FOREWORD This manual, which is designed primarily for the use of intelligence personnel of U. S. and British armies in the field, is issued under the joint authority of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, War Department General Staff, Washington 25, D. C., and the Director of Military Intelligence, War Office, London, S. W. 1, England. The present manual supersedes both the U. S. pub- lication entitled German Military Symbols (January 1943) and appendix XLVIII of the British publication entitled Notes on the German Army-War (December 1940). Requests for additional copies of this publication should be made through channels. Comments, includ- ing corrections of factual detail, should be transmitted promptly and may be addressed directly to the Dissem- ination Unit, Military Intelligence Division, War De- partment, Washington 25, D. C. 11 CONTENTS Page Introduction --- ---- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - x iii PART 1. ARMY A. BASIC SYMBOLS AND COMPOSITION OF TACTICAL SYMBOLS Section I. Basic Symbols for Headquarters-------------------.--------- 2 HI. Basic Symbols for Branches of Service (Arms and Services)---- ----- 4 Ill.. Basic Symbols for Weapons and Equipment ------------------- 7 IV. Basic Symbols Denoting Methods of Transport----------------10 1. Fully M otorized-- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 2. Partly Motorized------------------------------------- 10 3. Towed (Tractor-drawn)-------------------------------- 11 4. Self-propelled---------------------------------------- 11 5. Half-track (Semi-tracked)------------------------------ 11 6. Ski--------------- ------------------------------- 11 7. Sled (Sledge)d--------------------------------------- 12 8. Sled (Sledge) Trailer----------------------------------- 12 9. Railway-------------------------------- -------- 12 V. Indication of Units------------------------------------ 13 1. Battalions------------------------------------------ 13 2. Companies--------------------------------------- --- 13 3. Artillery Batteries (Troops)---------------------------- 15 4. Composite Units-------------------------------------- 15 5. Platoons----------------------------------------- 1 VI. Supplementary Symbols--------------------------------- 16 VII. Abbreviations Used with Basic and Tactical Symbols-------------18s VN i nr------------ -----=------ 28 erb III Section Page IL. Revised System of Military Symbols..----------------------- 30 1. Caliber of Weapons------------------------------ ---- 30 2. Range of Weapons------------------------------------ 32 3. Origin of Weapons------------------------------------ 32 4. Number of Weapons--------------------------------- 32 5. Barrage Batteries (Troops)----------------------------- 32 6. Home Defense Antiaircraft Guns------------------------ 33 7. Emergency Antiaircraft Guns--------------------------- 33 8. Number of Vehicles----------------------------------- 33 9. Types of Tanks-------------------------------------- 33 10. Armored Command Vehicles--------------------------- 33 11. Branch of the Armed Forces---------------------------- 34 12. Gun Positions--------------------------------------- 34 13. Examples------------------------------------------- 35 B. TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, COMBAT TROOPS, SERVICES, SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION CONTROL 1. Higher Headquarters----------------------------------- 36 II. Combat Troops-------------------------------------- -41 '1. Infantry-------------------------------------------- 41 a. Headquarters----------------------------------- 41 b. Units------------------------------------------- 42 c. Weapons---------------------------------------- 45 d. Organization------------------------------------- 48 2. Motorized and Armored Infantry------------------------ 49 a. Headquarters------------------------------------ 49 b. Units------------------------------------------- 50 c. Weapons---------------------------------------- 55 d. Organization------------------------------------- 56 3. Mountain Infantry----------------------------------- 57 a. Headquarters------------------------------------- 57 b. Units------------------------------------------- 58 c. Organization------------------------------------- 59 4. Cavalry and Reconnaissance--------------------- ------ 60 a. Headquarters--------------.-------------60 b. Units------------------------------------------- 62 c. Weapons and Vehicles------------------------- --- 65 d. Examples of Map Symbols--------------------------6 Page 5. Tank----------------------------------------------- 67 a. Headquarters------------------------------------ 67 b. Units------------------------------------------- 67 c. Weapons and Vehicles----------------------------- 69 d. Organization------------------------------------- 70 6. Antitank-------------------------------------------- 71 a. Headquarters----------- ------------------------- 71 b. Units------------------------------------------ -72 c. Organization------------------------------------- 73 7. Artillery -------------------------------------------- 7 aHeadquarters------------------------------------ 73 b. Batteries (Troops) -------------------------------- 75 (1) Gun--------------------------------------- 76 (2) Howitzer----------------------------------- 79 c. Other Units-------------------------------------- 81 d. Organization------------------------------------- 84 e. Positions---------------------------------------- 85 8. Antiaircraft Artillery_------------------_--------_-----86 a. Headquarters-------------------------------------8 b. Units------------------------------------------- 86 9. Survey and Map Reproduction------------------------- 87 a. Headquarters--------------------------------------8 bUnits--------------------------------8 c. Installations------------------------------------- 89 10. Chemical Warfare (Smoke)____________---------------------------- 90 a. Headquarters------------------------------------ 90 b. Units------------------------------------------- 90 c. Diagrammatic Table of Organization-----------------92 11. Engineers-------------------------------------------- 93 a. Headquarters------------------------------------ 93 b. Units------------------------------------------- 94 12. Field Waterway Troops------------------------------- 97 a. Headquarters------------- I----------------------- 97 b. Units--------------------------------97 13. ortrssnginers------------------------------- 9 . Hteadquartners------------------------------------ 98 b. Units------------------------------------------ 98 V Page 14. Technical Troops------------------------------------ 100 a. Headquarters ----------------------------------- 100 b. Units----------------------------------- ------ 100 c. Examples of Diagrammatic Tables of Organization.- 103 15. Construction Engineers----------------- ------------- -103 a. Headquarters_______------------------------------------ 103 b. Units------------------------------- ----------- 104 16. (Read) Construction Engineers_------------_------------104 a. Headquarters------------------------------------ 104 b. Units------------------------------------------ 105 17. IRailway
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