Appendix B
Comparative Sizes Of Major Commands
November 1942 to May 1945
German Soviet 1. Army Groups 1. Fronts (Soviet army groups) On the Eastern Front 4 to 5 plus the Twentieth Mountain Army and the Finnish Army to September 1944 10 to 12 2. Armies 2. Armies 2 to 4 in an army group 3 to 9 in a front. Probable average 5 to 7 3. Corps (including Panzer Corps) 3. Rifle Corps 2 to 7 in an army An average of 3 in an army 4. Divisions 4. Divisions 2 to 7 in a corps 2 to 3 in a corps
AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS, DIVISIONS AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS, ARMORED CORPS AND DIVISIONS Panzer Division
(103 to 125 tanks)14,000
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17,000Tank Corps (189 tanks) 10,500 Motorized Division
(48 tanks)14,000 Mechanized Corps
(186 tanks)16,000 Infantry Division, 9 battalions 15,000 Rifle Division 9,375 Infantry Division, 6 battalions 12,700 Guards Rifle Division 10,585 Artillery Division
(113 guns)3,380 Artillery Division
(210 guns)6,550
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