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Offline Jekyll

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German Unit Terminology (Way off topic) :)
« on: February 06, 2000, 04:59:00 AM »
A quick question.  If a german squadron is a "geschwader", what are the appropriate names (if any) for a squadron-sized unit in,

The German Surface Navy
The German Submarine Service (e.g. Wolf Pack)
The German Panzer Corps

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German Unit Terminology (Way off topic) :)
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2000, 06:13:00 AM »
Don't know about Kreigsmarine, but
German Army company sized is Zug,
and bn sized is abtilung Spelling might be off, haven't used Deustch in years
 

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German Unit Terminology (Way off topic) :)
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2000, 05:15:00 PM »
I believe it goes something like this:

GESCHWADER = WING  120 OR SO PLANES

GRUPPE = GROUP  40 OR SO PLANES

STAFFEL = SQUADRON 12 OR SO PLANES

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German Unit Terminology (Way off topic) :)
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2000, 06:37:00 PM »
Also inside a Staffel you can have a Schwärm composed of 4 planes or a Kette of 3.

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German Unit Terminology (Way off topic) :)
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2000, 07:46:00 AM »
btw.. ZUG is like 1/2 company
a Kompanie is just that .. a company .. gits to all army stuff tankers and grunts

2-3 Züge = 1 Kompanie
3 Komanien = 1 Battalion
3-5 Battalione = 1 Regiment
2-3 Regimenter = Armee



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