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APP-6A
Symbol Name No. of personnel No. of subordinate units Unit leader
XXXXXX region or theater or front 1,000,000 + 4+ army groups
XXXXX army group 250,000 + 2+ armies
XXXX army 60,000-100,000+ 2-4 corps colonel general
or general or
army general
XXX corps 30,000-50,000+ 2+ divisions lieutenant
general
XX division 10,000–20,000 2-4 brigades or regiments major general
X brigade 2000–5000 2+ regiments or 3–6 brigadier general,
battalions or brigadier or
Commonwealth regiments colonel
III regiment or group 2000–3000 2+ battalions or U.S. colonel
Cavalry squadrons
II battalion (of infantry), (U.S. 300–1000 2–6 companies, batteries, lieutenant
Cavalry squadron or U.S. Cavalry troops, or colonel
Commonwealth armoured Commonwealth squadrons
regiment)
I company (of infantry), artillery 70–250 2–8 platoons or chief warrant
battery, U.S. Cavalry troop or Commonwealth troops officer and
squadron of armour or combat captain or major
engineers (Commonwealth)
••• platoon or Commonwealth troop 25–60 2+ squads, sections, or warrant officer
vehicles and first or
second lieutenant
•• section or patrol 8–12 2+ fireteams corporal to staff
sergeant
• squad or crew 8–16 2+ fireteams or 1+ cell corporal to staff
sergeant
Ø fireteam 4–5 n/a lance corporal to
sergeant
Ø fire and manoeuvre team 2 n/a any/Private First
Class
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