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Once again, ever since the reorganization of the military in the early years of WW2, there have been 28 troops in a platoon, 4 platoons in a company, 4 companies in a battalion, 4 battalions in a regiment and 4 regiments in a division. Thus, about 4x4x4x4x28=7168 troops PLUS a whole bunch of commissioned and non-commissioned officers, warrant officers and other administrative personnel including cooks, bottle washers and etc. The actual total varies from unit to unit, and units are seldom at full strength. The above describes the "Square Division" within the US Army prior to WW2 and also used in WW1. Just before WW1 began, the US Army down-sized their divisions so they could be more maneuverable on the field. The typical Infantry Division contained 15,000 men. There were 4 Companies (3 rifle and 1 heavy weapons) in each Battalion. 3 Battalions to each Regiment. 3 Regiments that made up the Infantry Division.
There were also 3 Artillery Battalions but soon, they added a 4th heavy artillery battalion. In addition, there were Engineering Battalion, Medical Battalion, Quatermaster, Ordnance Company, Signal Company, Recon Troop, Military Police, etc. Each Regiment had 1 Cannon Company and 1 Anti-Tank company and 1 Service Company. Link to simple Organizational charts of US Army Infantry Division: http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/ArmyOrg/OrgChart/Charts.htm
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∙ 15y agoThe "ball park" figure (rule of thumb) is 600 men per battalion. A US Tank company used to be around 89 men or so; A US Infantry company around 187 men. So the average would be approximately 100 men per company. These figures changed AFTER the Vietnam War. After Vietnam, the US Army went to the "metric" arrangement; 4 tanks per platoon instead of the Vietnam War 5 tanks per platoon; 8 artillery pieces per battery instead of the Vietnam War 6 field guns per battery.
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∙ 14y agoThe Osprey Military Order of Battle Series for the WWII Ardennes Offensive list about 3,200 men for a typical infantry regiment. This number would be adjusted depending on attached and detached units and many other factors.
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∙ 9y agoThe number of people in an infantry company generally depends on the mission. Usually, there are about 80 to 250 people in a company that is commanded by a captain.
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∙ 12y agoAn infantry battalion has between 300 and 1,300 men.
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∙ 14y agoInfantry isn't formed in squadrons - the cavalry is. An infantry company can range from around 120 - 150 soldiers for a light infantry company.
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∙ 15y agoI think its 100-120, may be wrong tho
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∙ 12y agoBetween 600 and 1000 men.
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∙ 13y agoa lot
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How many people were in a Korean infantry division?
An infantry division consists of between ten thousand and thirty thousand men.
How many men are in an infantry division?
Between 10,000 and 15,000
How many men in french infantry division?
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How many American troops were gathered for Operation Olympic at Kyushu on Novemeber 1 1945?
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What is population of 82nd division us army?
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How many men in a battalion?
a lot
How many people are in a division?
The US Army changed the organization in 1939 to reduce the size of the Infantry Division from the size it was in WW1.Infantry Division - 15,000 menAirborne Division - 9,000 menThe size and organization of divisions vary for each country: Britain, Germany, etc.
How many men in an Australian infantry division?
In World War 1 Australian and British divisions were made out of the same amount of men. A Brigade gad 4000 men and a division was made out of 3 Brigades and artillery. So around about 12,000 men.
How many men where in the 101st airborne division?
Answer Initially, the 101st Airborne Division had 8,596 man strength. The airborne Division was smaller than an infantry division, which had approximately 15,000 men. The Airborne Division had 3 Regiments made up of 3 battalions consisting of 3 companies. The infantry had 3 regiments divided into 3 battalions of 4 companies Later in the war, the Airborne Divisions were increased to four three-battalion regiments and had an assigned strength of well over 12,335.
How many men in a Russian Division?
The number of men in a Division of any army depends on a number of factors, - the type of Division ( Infantry, Artillery, Logistics etc) , whether the country is on a war footing and possibly if this is a regular or reserve Division. -I generally use a 'rule of thumb' of 15,000 men per Division.
How many people in first division infantry?
1000
What was the Yankee division in World War 2?
26th Infantry Division was named the "Yankee Division" and their shoulder patch was a khaki Diamond with blue letters "Y D". This infantry division served in France and Germany. A typical WW2 infantry division contained about 15,000 men at full strength. It contained 3 Infantry regiments and 4 artillery battalions as well as support units such as Medial, Engineering, QuarterMaster and Signals.
