A question for you WW2 board gamers out there

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acctingman

Is there a source online that would show what types of platoons the various nations of WW2 deployed. Maybe something that broke down a company for each nation?

ArizonaTank

I haven't seen that in one place.  The closest I've come is a series of articles that Avalanche Press runs on its website, but only for German infantry and Russian infantry.  If you do a google search...there is plenty on US TO&Es.  For the others (Brit, Italian, Japanese, minor nations), focused searches might get you there.

Here are the Avalanche Press articles

http://www.avalanchepress.com/BehindCounters2.php

http://www.avalanchepress.com/BehindCounters.php

http://www.avalanchepress.com/BehindCounters3.php

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Jarhead0331

Check out the World War II Source Book edited by John Ellis. Its the greatest book ever written!

It has TO&Es for all combatant nations. Its on the Divisional level broken down to regiment and battalion, but with the graphical TO&E, and the information given, you can figure it out down to the company and platoon level.

Here is a sample of the info. provided:



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+1.  O0
And there's also one for WWI. Both on Amazon!
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Pete Dero

You can access the Nafziger Collection containing orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 8000 individual pdf files through the Finding Aid

http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll11/id/1277   (click on 1287.pdf for the full list with links to the detailed OOB's)


e.g. German Motorized Infantry Divisions 10 May 1940

usacac.army.mil/cac2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/940GXMA.pdf

acctingman


bob48

Quote from: Pete Dero on May 21, 2017, 08:31:41 AM
You can access the Nafziger Collection containing orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 8000 individual pdf files through the Finding Aid

http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll11/id/1277   (click on 1287.pdf for the full list with links to the detailed OOB's)


e.g. German Motorized Infantry Divisions 10 May 1940

usacac.army.mil/cac2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/940GXMA.pdf

I have all 3 volumes and they are very comprehensive.
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Barthheart

Quote from: Pete Dero on May 21, 2017, 08:31:41 AM
You can access the Nafziger Collection containing orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 8000 individual pdf files through the Finding Aid

http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll11/id/1277   (click on 1287.pdf for the full list with links to the detailed OOB's)


e.g. German Motorized Infantry Divisions 10 May 1940

usacac.army.mil/cac2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/940GXMA.pdf


WOW!  :wow:  Thanks for this link.  :bd:

ArizonaTank

Quote from: Barthheart on May 21, 2017, 12:30:26 PM
Quote from: Pete Dero on May 21, 2017, 08:31:41 AM
You can access the Nafziger Collection containing orders of battle from 1600 to 1945 with over 8000 individual pdf files through the Finding Aid

http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll11/id/1277   (click on 1287.pdf for the full list with links to the detailed OOB's)


e.g. German Motorized Infantry Divisions 10 May 1940

usacac.army.mil/cac2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/940GXMA.pdf


WOW!  :wow:  Thanks for this link.  :bd:

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