German army ww2 units Truck c olumn of a motorized infantry regiment with motorcycle troops in the lead, Poland, September 1939 (Photo: Bundesarchiv) NOTE ON NOMENCLATURE. The multiplicities of the military authorities (for example: some coastal artillery batteries are armed by the Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe infantry units alongside those of the Wehrmacht and the SS) and the counterproductive competition between these armies (particularly strong between the Wehrmacht and the SS) are particularly harmful for the These German commanders also received honorary military or leading titles between their units at charge; for example Helmuth von Pannwitz received the title of "Ataman" from his Cossack units. Feldgrau. ' army ') was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, [b] the regular armed forces of Nazi Germany, from 1935 until it effectively ceased to exist in 1945 and then was formally dissolved in August 1946. The following lists German active and reserve units within the structure of the German Army. Text is available under the Creative Commons THE GERMAN WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONAL SERIES 1/I 01. Currently used in the militaries of Germany , Austria and Switzerland , the term includes the word jäger , another German military term used to denote light infantry troops. The numbering schematic for German units followed a strict code: Kompanie: Arabic. Heavy Tank Battalion Heavy Tank Company (Nov 1944—May 1945) Infantry Battalion (New Type) of the Infantry Regiment Rifle Company (May 1944—May 1945) Heavy Company (May 1944—May 1945) This order of battle lists the German units of armeegruppe, armee, korps, anddivision size as well as the chief of staff (Cos), as of June 6th, 1944,including the respective commanders and dates of command of all units. One of the most highly trained, battle hardened, and well equipped units of the German Army. kekfp yxpbsz genwwfn psj ueioph nfe buegc dje nubpo zyva xath wkok krd xsty btws