Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII

by Unknown

The system of fortified works of the southern and eastern frontiers of Germany shall be maintained in its existing state.

TABLE NO. 1.

State and Establishment of Army Corps Headquarters Staffs and of Infantry and Cavalry Divisions.

These tabular statements do not form a fixed establishment to be imposed on Germany, but the figures contained in them (number of units and strengths) represent maximum figures, which should not in any case be exceeded.

Unit	Maximum No. Authorized Division.	Max. Strength of Each Unit
		Officers.	N.C.O.'s Men.
Army corps hdq. staffs	2	30	150
Total for hdq. staffs	..	60	300

2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INFANTRY DIVISION.

Unit		Maximum No. of Such Units in a Single Division	Max. Strength Each Unit
			Officers	N.C.'s and Men
Hdqrs. of inf. div.		1	25	70
Hdqrs. of divisional inf.		1	4	30
Hdqrs. of divisional art.		1	4	30
Regiment of inf.		3	70	2,300
	(Each regiment comprises 3 battalions of infantry. Each battalion comprises 3 companies of infantry and 1 machine-gun company.)
Trench mortar company		3	6	150
Divisional squadron		1	6	150
Field artillery regiment		1	85	1,300
	(Each regiment comprises 3 groups of artillery. Each group comprises 3 batteries.)
Pioneer battalion		1	12	400
	(This battalion comprises 2 companies of pioneers, 1 pontoon detachment, 1 searchlight section.)
Signal detachment		1	12	300
	(This detachment comprises 1 telephone detachment, 1 listening section, 1 carrier pigeon section.)
Divisional Med. Service		1	20	400
Parks and convoys		...	14	800
Total for infantry div.		...	410	10,830

3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAVALRY DIVISION.

		[31]Units.	Maximum Strength of Each Unit.
			Officers.	N.C.O.'s and Men.
Headquarters of a cavalry division		1	15	50
Cavalry regiment		6	40	800
	(Each regiment comprises four squadrons.)
Horse artillery group (three batteries)			20	400
	Total for cavalry division		275	5,250

[31] Maximum number of such units in single division.