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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OF GERMAN MILITARY SYM---------------------BOLS --------------------------SECTION lI-MILITARY SYMBOLS
SECTION I-EXPLANATION
I.
II.
Parea
1
Headquarters of Higher Echelons______________________

Infantry:
A.
Headquarters----------------------------------
12
B.
Units-----------------------------------------
13
C.
Weapons--------------------------------------
16
D.
Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization--------------------------------2.
Examples of Map Symbols-----------------
18
18
III. Artillery :
A.
Headquarters----------------------
19
B.
Units ------------------
20
C.
Weapons:
1. Guns and Cannons_______________________
2.
Howitzers
------------
____----
----------------
27
Examples of Map Symbols_____________-_________
27
Miscellaneous_____________________------____----
27
3. Weapons of Foreign Origin

D.
E.
IV.
Cavalry and Reconnaissance:

A . H eadquarters_---
V.
23
'25
__--
28
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---B . U n its _ - -- - --- -- - -- -- - --- - -- -- - -- --- - -- --
29
---------
31
C.
Vehicles--------
D.
Examples of Map Symbols______________________
--
31
Mountain:
A.
Headquarters-------------------------
B.
Units---------
C.
Groups:
33
33
----------------------------
1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organi-
zation -------------------------2. Examples of Map Symbols ----
35
----
35
III
CONTENTS
VI.
Page
Panzer:
A.
Headquarters--
-----------------
B. Units.
36
------------
37
--
C. Tanks.....-D.
40
Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organi-
zation
E.
VII.
42
Engineer:
A.
Headquarters_________---__-------------------
B.
Units
C.
Groups:
43
B.
43
Example of a Diagranatic Table of Organiza-
---tion-2. Examples of Map Symbols-------------VIII. Railway Engineer:

___-_-------A. Headquarters
46
47
--
48
48
Units---r-----------------------------------
Fortress Engineer:
A.
51
Headquarters---------------------------------
51
B. Units - - - - - - - -- - - - - --------------X.
41
41
----------------
Vehicles
1.
IX.
Example of Map Symbols------------------
2.
Technical:
A.
Headquarters-------------------
53
B.
Units-
53
C.
Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization---
--
54
XI. Construction:
XII.
XIII.
A.
Headquarters.
B.
Units..-
55
---------------------
--
55
Road Construction:
A. Headquarters_____-_-------------
56
B.
Units-----------------------------------------
56
A.
Headquarters-------------------
57
B.
Units:
Signals:
1.
Signal--------------
2. Telephone and Telegraph------------ --3. R adio --------4. Interception---------------------------5. Miscellaneous______________-----__-----6. Propaganda--------------------------
C. Installations____~-_~-~-~~-
59
60
61
61
62
62
62
CONTENTS
XIII.
Signals-Continued.
D.
Sub-units:
1.
a. D etachm ents----
2.
Page
Telephone, Telegraph, and Teletype:
----------- -----
S tations-------------------------- -
65
c.
Lines------------------------------
65
Radio:
a.
Detachments-------------------------66
b.
Stations--------------------
c.
Methods of Operation--------------
------
b.
Stations------- -
Other Methods of Communication----_
5.
Miscellaneous------------------------------69
-------
68
Chemical:
A.
Headquarters--------------------------------------70
B.
Units------------------------------------------
C.
Groups:
70
1.
Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-
2.
Examples of Map Symbols------------------
tion --- -- -- --- - --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- XV.
67
68
-----------
4.
67
-67
3. Interception:
a. Detachments ------------------------
XIV.
63
b.
71
72
Transport:
A.
Headquarters-----------------------------------
B.
Units-------------------------------------------73
C.
Groups:
1.
Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-
2.
Examples of Map Symbols------------------75
tion -----D.
73
------------ -- ----
Trains of Combat Troops-------------
---------
74
75
XVI. Survey and Map Printing:

A.
Headquarters ---
B.
Units--------------- ----------
C. Installations
---------------------------------
------------------------------------
76
76
77
XVII. Services:
A.
B.
Supply:
1. Headquarters-----------------------------
78
2.
Units
80
3.
Installations------------------------------
----------------------
82
Administrative:
1.
Units------------------------------------
85
2.
Installations-----------------------------
86
CONTENTS
VI
XVII. Services-Continued.
Page
C. Medical:
1. Headquarters------------------------------87
2. Units-------------------------------------88
3. Miscellaneous_-----------------------------90
D. Veterinary---------------------------------------90
E. Postal:
1. Headquarters-------------------------------92
2. Units--------------------------------------92
F. Provost:
1. Headquarters-------------------------------93
2. Units- - - - - - - - - - - 93
XVIII. Miscellaneous:
A. Tactical Boundaries -- - -- - - - - ---94
B. Railroads and Transpor_____________
94
C. Obstacles:
1. Mines-------------------------------------97
2. Miscellaneous ------------------------------- 98
D. River Crossing:
1. Crossing Points_---------------------------101
2. Bridges-----------------------------------102
E. Defensive Positions--------------------------------102
F. Miscellaneous-------------------------------------105
XIX. Air:
A. Higher Headquarters_-----------------------------106
B. Flying Corps :
1. Headquarters_-----------------------------107
2. Units-------------------------------------108
C. Signals :
1. Headquarters_-----------__----------------110
2. Units-------------------------------------110,
3. Permanent Signals Ground Organization--111
4. Miscellaneous-------------------------------111
D. Antiaircraft Artillery:
1. Headquarters_-----------------------------112
2. Units-------------------------------------113
3. Weapons----------------------------------115
E. Parachute Units_---------------------------------116
F. Air Bases-----------------------------------------116
APPENDIX I-Ground Panel Signals Used By Troops For Air Communication --------------------------------------------------- 117
APPENDIX II-Nonofficial Auxiliary Signs---------------------------120
SECTION
III-DOCUMENTS ----------------------------------
ADDENDA-----------------------------------------------------------143
125
SECTION I
Explanation of German Military Symbols

1. The German Armed Forces use military symbols to
a wide extent on their maps and charts, on task force
tables of organization, on direction and location sign
posts in combat zones, and even on armament and equipment. A thorough knowledge of these symbols, as well
as the principles on which they are formulated, will
assist intelligence personnel in making German identifications in combat.
2. German military symbols are designed to resemble
the armament and establishments which they represent.
The more complicated symbols are simply a logical development of the simple basic ones. Once the system
of German military symbols is understood, intelligence
personnel can deduce the meaning of unknown and new
symbols.
3. The system of German military symbols will be
explained by illustrative examples in the following paragraphs.
4. Particular attention is called to the symbols with a
thickened line. They represent a unit of company
strength.
5. Here is the basic German military symbol for a
heavy machine gun:
By thickening the center line,
the symbol represents a Machine Gun Company:
"
6. Herewith is the basic symbol for a gun: iji
It will
1
GERMAN
MILITARY SYMBOLS
now be explained how this symbol is developed to represent the various types of guns and the organizations which
man them.
a. The basic symbol for an infantry howitzer (75-mm
Howitzer in the 13th Company of an Infantry Regiment)
is as follows:
~ By thickening the center line, the
symbol represents the Infantry Howitzer Company:

b. The basic gun symbol III
sents an antitank gun:
,with
a forked base repre-
Likewise, the addition of a
circle represents an antiaircraft gun:
c. The addition of an extra line to a gun symbol usually

indicates a larger
caliber.
Thus, a 75-mm
infantry
howitzer: If' becomes a 150-mm infantry howitzer by

the addition of another line to the symbol:
Also,
the symbol for a 50-mm infantry mortar: .1z. becomes
the symbol for the 81-mm mortar: =Q7. A motorized unit is indicated by two small wheels
on the unit symbol:
~a A partially motorized
unit is represented by4 one wheel only:
Partially
EXPLANATION, OF
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
Motorized Telephone Company. Self-propelled mounts are

by
represented
the
Thus,
symbol:
Anti-
tank Battalion Headquarters on Self-propelled Mount.

8. Command Posts or unit headquarters are shown by
flag symbols.
The shape and marking of the flag de-
notes the size of the command.
Thus:
General Headquarters.
F~
Army Group Headquarters.
Army Headquarters.
Corps Headquarters.
Divisional Headquarters.
Brigade Headquarters.
Regimental Headquarters.
Battalion Headquarters.
B
Company Commander.
9. Arms and Services have their own distinguishing

symbols:
9------
Air.
0 -------- Antiaircraft Artillery.
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
Antitank.
Armored.
Artillery.
Battalion Strength.
0-1----
Cavalry and Reconnaissance.

Company Strength.
Construction.
Cyclist.
I..
Depot or Park.
+----
Engineer.
Fortress Engineer.
Half-tracked.
Medical.
a
Military Police.
Motorcycle.
Motorized.
Motor Transport.
Mountain.
Parachute.
EXPLANATION
--
OF
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
Partly Motorized.
----- Radio.
--
-------- Railway.
4---------Railway Engineer.
A
i _
Signal.
&------_ Smoke or Chemical Warfare Service.

------
Supply.
V
Q
Survey.
-------- Telephone.
Tracked (Self-propelled Mount).
---
Traffic Control.
- Train.
-
Transport Column.
--
fl------
Veterinary.
10. Basic Symbols for Weapons:
"'---------Machine Gun.
11
_-
_ Mortar.
----_
----
Infantry Howitzer.
-Flame-Thrower.
Antitank
Rifle.
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
9j_----Antitank Gun.
'1'----_ Field Gun.
I_
Field Howitzer.
I -- --
_Medium Gun (100
mm).
As previously indicated, these basic symbols can be

A
0. Each addisupplemented by adding r
tion of, one of these signs indicates an increase in caliber:
-
Heavy Machine Gun.

Heavy Mortar.
-:
11. Basic symbols for weapons, symbols for arms and

services, and the flags of headquarters may all be combined. Here, for example, is an illustration of the flexibility and adaptability of the German system of military
symbols:
This character represents a Mountain Artil-
lery -Battalion Headquarters.

three elements,
e. g.,
11f
(Artillery), and
Note the combination of

(Battalion Headquarters),
A (Mountain).
12. Supplementary letters which are used to show

special employment (F, Gr, Ls, Sich, St, Str, Wa, etc.) are
always found on the left of the symbol, e. g. F
Fortress
Engineer Regimental Headquarters.

Other letters, used to denote the nature and organic assignment of a formation, arc found on the right of the
EXPLANA'T'ION
symbol:
OF
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
A Motorized Army Signal Battalion Head-
quarters.
In a few exceptional cases, the letters are found above,
below, or within the military symbol.
13. Supplementary numbers.
a. Headquarters of Armies, Divisions, Regiments, Independent Battalions, Companies, etc. carry an arabic
numeral on the right side of the military symbol as -a
designation of the unit, e. g.,
10th Infantry Regiment.
b. Headquarters of Army Corps and Battalions within

a Regiment are shown by the use of Roman numerals:
VIII Army Corps Headquarters.
?/67
2nd Battalion, 67th Infantry Regiment.
c. A figure below a military symbol sign indicates the

number of weapons in a unit or the tonnage capacity of
columnns, ferries, and bridges:
3 Light Machine Guns.
_
2 Infantry Howitzers (75 mm).
14. It will be noticed that, in certain instances, there are

alternate military symbols for the same subject. This is
in no wise a deviation from a consistent pattern, but rather
further testimony to the logic of the German system.
Some German commander, not knowing the precise
symbol, has put one together from well-known basic signs.
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
The resultant symbol is fully as comprehensible as the

official one.
15. In the translation of German terms, an attempt has
been made to approximate, as closely as possible, equivalent units in the Army of the United States. In many
instances, however, no equivalents exist, necessitating a
literal translation.
16. An effort has been made to employ only those
German terms which are officially used to designate a particular military symbol. The absence of German opposite
many of the symbols is explained by lack of authoritative
nomenclature.
17. The following changes in nomenclature, arriving
too late for inclusion in this book, should be noted:
Infanterieregiment should read Grenadierregiment
leichte Division should read Jagerdivision (except
"leichte Afrika-division").
SECTION II
Military Symbols
I. HEADQUARTERS OF HIGHER ECHELONS
Military Symbol
German
des
Ob erkommando
U.
S.
Equivalent
General Headquarters
Heeres
Heeresgruppenkommando
Army
Group
Headquar-
ters
Armeeoberkommando
Army Headquarters
Korpskommando
Corps Headquarters
Korpskommando (mot.)
Motorized
Corps
Head-
Corps,
Had-
quarters
Gebirgskorpskommando
Mountain
quartcrs
or
or
Panzer Corps
*Panzerkorpskommando
Hoheres Kommando
Headquarters
Equivalent
Befehishaber
af.
des
Riick-
wirtigen Jleeressgebiets
Headquar-
ters
Headquarters
of
Force
to a
Corps
of
Army
Group Rear Area (Com-
munications Zone)
Kommando
einer
Infan-
Kommando
einer
Infantry Divisional Headquarters
teriedivision
Infan-
teriedivision (mot.)
Motorized Infantry Divisional Headquarters
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Komnando
U. S.
einer leichten
Headquarters
Inf anteriedivision
Kommando
Sich
einer
Sicher-
rungsdivision
Kommando
einer Landes-
Kommando eiuer
Gebirgs-
division
of
Communications
Local
Defense
Divisional
Headquarters
Mountain
Divisional
Headquarters
Kommando einer Panzerdivision
eines
Line
Divisional Headquarters
schfitzendivision
Stab
Equivalent
Light Infantry Divisional
Panzer
Divisional
Head-
quarters
Artilleriekom-
Corps
or
Army
Artillery
Command Staff
Inspector of Fortifications
Kommandant
des Rilek-
KAw rtjgen Armeegebietes
Headquarters
Rear
of Army
Area
(Communi-
cations Zone)
Stab
V~
einer Infanteriebri-
gade
Stab
Brigade
Head-
quarters
eines Artilleriefiihr- I Divisional Artillery Com-
ers
Stab
Infantry
mander's
einer
Kavalleriebri-
gade
Cavalry
Headquarters
Brigade
Head-
quarters
Stab einer -Panzerbrigade
Panzer Brigade Headquarters
Stab ::einer
dierbrigade
Panzergrena-
Motorized
Rifle
Headquarters in
Division
Brigade
Panzer
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Military Symbol
Stab
eines
Kiistenartil-
leriekommandeurs
U.
S. Equivalent
Coast Defense Artillery

Headquarters (Status of
Brigade)
tr
Stab eines Festungsartil-
leriekommandeurs
Stab eines Eisenbahnpionierkommand eurs
Stab
eines
Festungspio-
nierkommandeurs
Oberbaustab
Fortress
Artillery
Head-
quarters
Railway
Engineer
Head-
quarters
Fortress
Engineer
Head-
quarters
Construction Staff (Status

of Brigade)
Higher
Echelons
Headquarters
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Signal
II. INFANTRY
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
Stab
German
eines
Infanterieregi-
ments
Stab
Equivalent
Regimental
Headquarters
eines
Sicherungsregi-
ments.
Sich
U. S.
Infantry
Line
of
Communications
Regimental
Headquar-
ters
Stab
Gr
eines
Grenzwachtreg-
invents
Cxr
Stab
Stab
eines
Landesschitz-
e in e s
nts
ments
Stab
Infanterieregi-
(mot.)
eines
Infanteriebatail-
Local Defense Regimental
Motorized Infantry Regimental Headquarters

Infantry Battalion Headquarters
eines Infanteriebatail-
ions (mot.)
Stab
Regi-
Headquarters
ions
Stab
(Guard)
mental Headquarters
enregiments
!s
Frontier
eines
Motorized
Infantry
Bat-
talion Headquarters
Radfahrerbatail-
ions (tmot.)
Bicycle
Battalion
quarters
Head-
(Partly
Mo-
torized)
Sich
Stab eines Sicherungsbatailions
Line
Stab eines Grenzwachtbatail-
Frontier
ions
Grr
Stab
eines
Landesschtitzen-
Stab eines Wachbatailions

12
Communications
(Guard)
Battal-
ion Headquarters
bataillons
Ls
of
Battalion Headquarters
Local
Defense
Battalion
Headquarters
Guard
Battalion
quarters
Head-
MILITARY
Stab eines Feldersatzbatail-
Stab
S.
Equivalent
Battalion
Replacement
Headquarters (In Field)
ions
Feld Ers
U.
German
Military Symbol
13
SYMBOLS
eines
Maschinenge-
wehrbataillons (mot.)
~.Stab emi e s Kradschfttzen-
Motorized
Machine
Gun
Motorcycle Rifle Battalion

Headquarters
bataillons
Kompanieffthrer
Company Commander
Kompaniefiuhrer (mot.)
Company
Commander
(Motorized Unit)
Kradschiutzenkompaniefii-
Motorcycle
Company
Commander
hrer
Radfahrerschwadronf uhrer
Bicycle
Company
Com-
mander
B. Units:.
111
Sich
LI
Schutzenkompanie
Rifle Company
Schutzenkompanie (mot.)
Motorized Rifle Company
Sicherungskompanie
Line
of Communications
Company
Grenzwachtkompanie
Gr0j
Frontier
(Guard)
Com-
pany
Ls
Wa
III
Landesschutzenkompanie
Local Defense Company
Wachkompanie
Guard Company
St
Stabskompanie
Headquarters Company
St
Stabskompanie
11
(mot.)
Motorized
Company
Headquarters
14
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
Schwere Kompanie (mot.)
S.
Equivalent
Motorized
Heavy
Weap-
ons Company
Motorized Antitank Com-
Panzerabwehrkompanie
(mot.)
pany
Maschinengewehrkom-
Maschinengewehrkom-
Grenzwacht-Maschinen-
Machine Gun Company
panie
Motorized
o .
Gr
gewehrkompanie
Machine
Gun
Company
Frontier (Guard) Machine
Gun Company
M. G. Kp., vierspannig
Machine
With
Gun
Company
Vehicles
Drawn
by Four Horses
JKraftrad-(Krad-)
j.I
or
Ma-
schinengewehrkompanie
Kradschiitzenkompanie
Motorcycle
Machine Gun
Company
Motorcycle
Rifle
Com-
pany
Leichte
Kradschl
tzen-
kompanie
Schwere
Kradschfitzen-
Radfahrerkompanie
Sicherungs-Radfahrerkomp anie
Ia
Wachradfahrerkompanie
Infanteriegeschuitzkoi-
paine
Motorcycle
Rifle
Company
kompanie
Light
Motorcycle Heavy Weapons Company

Bicycle Company
Line
of
Communications
Bicycle Company
Guard Bicycle Company

Infantry
pany
Howitzer
Com-
MILITARY
H/lilita
SYMBOLS
German
ry Symbol
U.
Inf ant eri eg e s cliii t z -
Equivalent
itzer Company
kompanie (mat.)
Schwere
S.
Motorized Infantry How-
Heavy Infantry Howitzer
Infanteriege-
II!
Company
schfitzkompanie
on
Self-pro-
pelled Mounts
Kradschuitzenzug
Motorcycle Rifle Platoon
Kradmeldetrupp
Motorcycle Detachment at
Regimental
Headquar-
ters
Infanterie-Reiterzug
Mounted Infantry Recon-
naissance Platoon
(Horse)
Nachrichtenzug bei Staben
Signal Pla-
toon
Kraftradmeldezug
(Krad-
meldezug)
El
Schiitzenzug
or
~f
Motorized
Headquarters
Signal Platoon
(mot.)
nLI
Headquarters
Granatwerferzug
Granatwerferzug (mot.)
Motorcycle
Messenger
Platoon
Rifle Platoon
Heavy Mortar Platoon
Motorized Heavy Mortar
Platoon
Inf an terieponierzug
Infantry Combat Engineer

Platoon
Infanteriepionierzug (mot.)
Motorized Infantry Combat Engineer Platoon
Panzerabwelirzug
Antitank Platoon
GERMAN
Military Symbol
S,
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U. S.
Panzerabwehrzug (mot.)
Equivalent
Motorized Antitank Platoon
Leichter
Infanteriege-
Motorized
schutzzug (mot.)
Schwerer
Motorized Heavy Infantry
Infanteriege-
Howitzer Platoon
schftzzug (mot.)
Schwerer
Infanteriege-
sch.utzzug
auf

Selbst-
fahrlafetten
_LL.
Leichte
Platoon
on.
Self-pro-
pelled Mounts
Infanterieko-
lonne
JkL.
Light Infantry
Howitzer Platoon
Infantry Light Transport

Column
Leichte Infanteriekolonne (mot.)
Infantry
Light Transport
Column (Motorized)
C. Weapons:
Maschinengewehr
,I.
or
Leichtes M. G.
Leichtes
ung
".
M. G.
.1.
___
Schweres
Gun
or
Light
Machine Gun
in
Stell-
Light
Machine
Gun
M.
G.
Heavy Machine Gun
in
Stell-
ung
Heavy
Machine
Gun
in
Position
Leichter Granatwerfer
Light Mortar (50 mm)
Schwerer Granatwerfer
Heavy Mortar (81 mm)
Leich te s
Light
schlitz
in
Position
Schweres M. G.
Machine
Infanteriege-
Infantry
(75 mm)
Howitzer
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Military Symbol
Infanteriege-
Schweres
17
S.
Equivalent

(150 mm)
schuitz
Panzerbiichse
Antitank Rifle
Panzerbiichse 41
Antitank Rifle 41
cm
Panzerabwehrge-
20-mm Antitank Gun
schuitz
Panzerabwehrkanone(3.7
37-mm
Antitank
Gun
(in
37-mm
Antitank
Gun in
cm)
Panzerabwehrkanone
Stellung)
4.7 cm Panzerabwehrge-
Position
47-mm Antitank Gun
schtutz
4.7 cm Panizerabwehrgeschiitz
Gun
(Czech)
5 cm Pak/Flak
50-mm
Antitank/Antiair-
7.5 cm Pak/Flak
iii
75-mm
Antitank/Antiair-
7.62 cm Pak/Flak
76.2-mm
or
Antitank
47-mm
craft Gun
craft Gun
Antitank/Anti-
aircraft Gun
8.8 cm Pak/Flak
88-mm Antitank/Antiaircraft Gun
18
GERMAN'
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
D. Groups:
1.
Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:
Military Symbol
German
U.
Infanteriebataillon
S.
Equivalent
Infantry Battalion (show-
inp
comnomltion
Rifle
Companies,
of
each
with 12 Light Machine

Guns and 3 Light Mor112
12
tars,
12
1 Heavy Weapons
Company,
with
Heavy
Machine
12
Guns
and 6 Heavy Mortars)

2.
Examples of Map Symbols:
X/21
Infantry
Infanteriebataillon
Battalion
Battalion.
21st
(1st
Regi-
ment)
10
Maschinengewehrbataillon
KG J~J
Infanterie -Marschko-
10th
Motorized
Machine
Gun Battalion
Infantry March Column
lonne
Marschkolonne
M~1o-
torisierter Infanterie
Motorized Infantry March

Column
Einzelner Schiitze
Individual Rifleman
4"4
Feldposten, Spahtrupp
Patrol
P1
FE
Feidwache
Picket
Observation
B
d
Post
Beoba.chtuugstelle
Scuiitzeimest
Group
of
Entrenched
Riflemen
64600%,."
Schtltzen in Entwicklung
Deployed Riflemen
III. ARTILLERY
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
Stab
German
enes
Artillerieregi-
ments
Stab
eines
U. S. Equivalent
Field Artillery Regimental

Headquarters
Artillerieregi-
Motorized
Field Artillery
Headquar-
Regimental
ments (not.)
ters
Stab eines reitenden Artillerieregiments
Stab
eines
GebirgsartilL
lerieregiments
Horse Artillery Regimental Headquarters

Mountain
Artillery
Regi-
mental Headquarters
Motorized
Artillery Regi-
mental fHeadquarters
in
Panzer Division
Stab eines Kiistenartillerie-
regiments
Stab eines Leichtgeschutzregiments
Stab einer Artillerieabteilung
Stab einer Artillerieabteilung (mot.)
Coast Artillery Regimental Headquarters

Light Artillery Regimental
Headquarters
Field
Artillery
Battalion)
Headquarters
Motorized
Field Artillery
Battalion
Headquar-
ters
Stab einer reitenden Artillerieabteilung
Stab einer Beobachtungsabteilung (mot.)
Horse Artillery
Battalion
Headquarters
Motorized
servation
Artillery
Battalion
Headquarters
19
Ob-
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
Stab einer GebirgsartilI I lerieabteilung
S. Equivalent
Mountain
Artillery
Bat-
talion Headquarters
Motorized
Field Artillery
in Panzer Division
Stab einer Sturmgeschtitzabteilung
Assault
Stab
einer
Ki stenartillerieabteilung
Coast
Stab einer Leichtgeschiitz-
Light Gun Battalion Head-
Battalion
Artillery
Battalion
Headquarters
quarters
abteilung
II
Gun
Headquarters
Batteriefiihrer
Battery Commander
Stabsbatterie
Headquarters Battery
Stabsbatterie (mot.)
Motorized
B. Units:
Headquarters
Battery
Gebirgsstabsbatterie
Mountain
Headquarters
Battery
St
Reitende Stabsbatterie
Headquarters
Battery
in
Horse Artillery Unit

Motorized
Battery in
Headquarters
a Motorized
or Panzer Unit
Stabsbatterie
einer
Beo-
Motorized
Headquarters
bachtungsabteilung
Battery of a Motorized
(mot.)
Artillery
Battalion
Observation
MILITARY
U. S. Equivalent
German
Military Symbol
1l,
St
SYMBOLS
Stabsbatterie einer Sturmgeschuitzabteilung
Headquarters
an
Assault
Battalion
Battery of
Gun
Lichtmessbatterie (mot.)
Motorized Flash Ranging

Battery
uJ
Beobachtungsbatterie
(mot.)
Artillery
Motorized
servation
Battery
Ob(in
Panzer Division)
Schallmessbatterie (mot.)
Motorized Artillery Sound

Ranging Battery
erie
Vermess ungsbatt
Artillery
Sur-
vey Battery
(mot.)
I~
Motorized
Motorized
Ballonbatterie (mot.)
Balloon
Bat-
tery
(7.5 cm)
Batterie L. F. H.
Light Field Howitzer Battery (75 mm)
L.
F.
H.
(16) Batterie in
Light Field Howitzer (16)

Battery in Position (105
Stellung (10.5 cm)
mm)
Batterie L.
F.
H.
(18)
in
Stellung (10.5 cm)
Light Field Howitzer (18)

Battery in Position (105
mm)
Batterie langer
schweren
Feldhaubitzen
Batterie schwerer Haubitzen
II
Batterie Feldkanonen
Long Medium Field Howitzer (13) Battery
Medium
Howitzer
Battery
Field Gun Battery
(18)
22
MILITARY
GERMAN
ij
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Military Symbol
Gebirgsbatterie
Reitende
Batterie
Feld-
Equivalent
Horse
Battery
of
Field
Battery
of
Field
Guns
kanonen
Reitende
S.
Mountain Battery
Batterie
Feld-
Stellung
kanonen in
Horse
Guns in Position
100-mm Gun Battery
Batterie 10 cm Kanonen
cm Miirser
Batterie 21
des
Nachrichtenzug
210-mm Mortar Battery
Regimental or Battalion
Stabes
eines
Regi-
Headquarters
ments
oder
einer
Platoon
Signal
Abteilung
Motorized
ora,9
Wetterzug
Meteorolog-
(mot.)
ical Platoon
Meteorolog-
Motorized
ical Platoon (Air Currents
and
Air
Pres-
sures)
Motorized Medium Cali-
s. 4o
bration Platoon
(mot.)
Motorized Artillery Survey Platoon
Artillerievermsseungs-
Artillery Survey Detach-
Vermessungszug
ar
trupp
Artillerieve rmessungs trupp (mot.)
ment
Motorized
Artillery Sur-
vey Detachment
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
S.
Equivalent
Mountain
U.
Artillery
German
Military Symbol
Gebirgsartillerievermes-
~L ~OrDruckereitrupp
Sur-
vey Detachment
s ungstrupp
(mot.)
Motorized
Printing
De-
tachment
Wettertrupp (mot.)
Motorized
Meteorologi-
cal Detachment
Motorized Light Calibration Detachment
LA
t !I
Leichte
Artillerieko-
lonne
A
c-
Leichte Artilleriekolonne (mot.)
Light Transport Column
of Artillery
Motorized
Light
Trans-
port Column of Artillery
.JAa
Leichte Gebirgsartilleriekolonne (mot.)
Motorized
Trans-
Light
port Column of Mountain Artillery
Kz
Ili
Kraftzug -Artilleriekolonne
11T
Tractor
Drawn
Artillery
Supply Column (Diesel)
Pack Supply Column of a

Light Artillery Battery
in
Motorized
Divi-
sion
Pack Supply Column of a
sjT
Motorized Medium Artillery
Battery
in
Motorized Division
C. Weapons:
1. Guns and Cannons:
iii
Feldkanone (7.5 cm)
Field. Gun. (75 mm)
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Military Symbol
U.
S.
Equivalent
K.
16 (7.5 cm)
Field Cannon 16 (75 mm)
F. K.
18 (7.5 cm)
Field Gun 18 (75 mm)
F.
Leichtgeschuitz
Light Gun (75 mm)

Mountain Gun 15 (75 mm)
Mountain Gun 36 (75 mm)
Sturmgeschutz (7 .5 cm)
Assault Gun (75 mm)
10 cm K.
100-mm Cannon
10 cm K. 17
100-mm
Cannon
(or
17
new Model 17/04)
10.5 cm K. 18
105-mm Cannon 18
C(oast
Defense
120-mm
Cannon
16 (mot ; >
15 cm K.
Motorized
150-mm
Can-
non 16
15 cm K.
18 (mot ; )
150-mm Cannon
18 (Mo-
torized)
7+o
15 cm K. 39 (mol; >
150-mm Cannon 39
(Mo-
torized)
150-mm Cannon on Howitz-
er Mounting (Motorized)
Peschuitz
15
cm Eisenbahn
150-mm Railway Gun
MILITARY
German
Military Symbol
25
SYMBOLS
U. S. Equivalent
170-mm Gun on Howitzer

Mounting (Motorized)
cm Eis enbahngeschtitz
.170-mm
Railway Gun
17 c
3
em
Eisenbahnge-
203-mm Railway
Gun
20.Schiitz
210-mm
Gun 38
(Motor-
ized.
210-mm
Gun. 39 (Motor-
ized)
enbah ngeschiitz 12
Railway Gun
12
Eis
240-mm Gun (Motorized)
T
240-mm
Railway
(Theodor
or
Gun
Theodor-
Bruno)
Gun
Railway
(Short, Long, or Heavy
280-mm
EE
E1
Bruno Type)
senbah ngeschiitz 5
EiE
Railway Gun 5
305-mm Fixed Gun
St~
2. Howitzers:
'It
L. F. H.
(10.5 cm)
Light Field Howitzer (105

mm)
L.F.H.
lafette
auf Selbstfahr-
Light Field
Howitzer
Self-propelled Mount
on
26
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
V.
German
Light
L.
F. H.
16 (10.5 cm)
L. F.
H. 18 (10.5 cm)
S.
Equivalent
Field Howitzer
16
(105 mm)
Light
Field
Howitzer
18
Howitzer
18
(105 mm)
L.F.H.18 (mot.)
Light
Field
(Motorized)
120-mm Howitzer
Medium
Howitzer
(150
mm)
Tg.s. .H13(15cm
OO
SS.
Long Medium Field Howitzer 13
Medium
F.H.1(mot.)
(15
cm
18
(150
Howitzer
Field
mm)
(Motor-
ized)
210-mm Howitzer (Motorized)
Long
210-mm
Howitzer
(Motorized)
210-mm How
18 (Motor-
ized)
240-mm
Howitzer
39
(Motorized)
305-mm Howitzer (Motor-
ized)
Howitzer
M.
(Motor-
ized)
420-mm Howitzer (Motor-
ized)
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
"Gamma" Howitzer (Motorized)

3. Weapons of Foreign Origin:
In the case of guns of foreign origin, the military symbol for the
appropriate caliber is used together with the letter showing the
country of origin.
10 cm K.
100-mm Cannon (Czech)
Medium Howitzer (Polish)
+o
15 cm K.
150-mm Cannon (French)
D. Examples of Map Symbols:
05:1 or
;I
(1~P-7
Artillerie-Marschkolonne
Artillery March Column
1st
ij r/
Battalion,
1st Regi-
ment (Light Field Howitzers)
1LA
Armee-Beobachtungsstelle
Army Observation Post
E. Miscellaneous :
Lichtmessstelle
4or
Schallmessstelle
Flash Ranging Station

Artillery
Sound
Station
Warning Post
Wagon Lines
5039400-43
-- 3
Ranging
IV. CAVALRY AND RECONNAISSANCE

A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
German
Stab
eines
Kavallerie-
(Reiter-) Regiments
Stab einer Aufklairungsab-
U.
S.
Equivalent
Horse Cavalry Regimental

Headquarters
of
Headquarters
Recon-
Battalion
teilung einer Infanterie-
naissance
division
Infantry Division
Stab einer Aufklirungsabteilung einer Infanteriedivision (tmot.)
Headquarters
of
of
Partly
ReconnaisMotorized
sance Battalion of In-
fantry Division
Stab einer Aufklirungsab-
teilung einer Infanteriedivision (mot.)
Motor-
of
Headquarters
ized Reconnaissance
Battalion
of
Infantry
Division
Stab
eines
Radfahrerba-
taillons (tmot.)
Bicycle
Battalion
Head-
quarters (Partly Motorized)
Stab einer Gebirgsaufklrungsabteilung
Headquarters
Motorized
of
Partly
Reconnais-
sance Battalion of Moun-
tain Division
Panzerspah - Aufklirungs-
abteilung
Headquarters of ArmoredCar Reconnaissance Bat-
talion
Fiihrer einer Schwadron
Fihrer
(mot.)
einer
Schwadron
Troop Commander
Troop Commander
torized)
(Mo-
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
Fiihrer
einer
U.
M.
G.-
Schwadron
Fiihrer
Equivalent
mander
einer
Radfahrer-
schwadron
Fiihrer
S.
Machine Gun Troop Com-
Bicycle
Troop
Comman-
der
einer Panzerspaih-
Armored-Car Commander
schwadron
B. Units:
Reiterschwadron
.o r
Maschinengewehr-
schwadron.
Maschinengewehrs ch w a-
dron (mot.)
iki
K av all erie - Geschiitz-
Horse Cavalry Troop
Machine
Cavalry
Gun
Troop
Motorized Cavalry
chine Gun Troop
Cavalry
Howitzer
Ma-
Troop
schwadron.
Reiteraufklhrungs c h w a-
Horse Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop
Radfahrerschwadron
Radfahrer
schwadron.
Aufklrungs-
Gebirgsradf ahrer-Auf klh-
rungsschwadron
~a'
Bicycle Troop
Bicycle
Reconnaissance
Troop
Mountain Bicycle Reconnaissance Troop
Panzersphhschwadron
Armored-Car Troop
Panz ersp ahschwadron

einer Panzeraufkllrungsabteilung
Armored-Car
Troop in
Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion
GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS

Military Symbol
German
U. S. Equivalent
Kradsch~iitzenschwadron
Motorcycle Troop
Kradschutz enseliwadron
eines Panzerverbandes
Motorcycle Troop in an
Armored] Formation
Schwerwaffenschwadron
(mot.)
Motorized] Hleavy Weapons Troop
Schwerwaffen - Radfahrerschwadron (mot.)
Motorized] Heavy Weapons Troop of a Bicycle

Squadron
Gebirgs
Schwerwaffen-
Sschiwadron (mot.)
Motorized
Mo u nta in
Heavy W eapons Troop
Schwerwaffenschwadron
eines Panzerverbandes
MotorizedI [leavy Weapons' Troo p in an Arrmation
Kavallerie-Panzerabwehr-.
Caar
nitank Platoon
Kavalere-Pnzeabwhr-Motorized. Cavalry Antitank Plat )On

zug (mot.)
1]
Kavallerie-G eschii tz-
0!
SKavallerie-Pionierorzug
(mot.)
Kavallerie - Nachrichtenzug (tmot.)
D
_
O6r
Cavalry Ho~vitzer Platoon
zug
or
Kavallerie-
Nachrichten-
Motorized( Cavalry Cornbat Engin ~eer Platoon

Partly Mot( )rized Cavalry
Signal Plaatoon
Motorized( Cavalry Signal
Platoon
zug (mot.)
Nachrichtenzug einer
Aufklarungsabteilung
(mot.)
Motorized Signal Platoon

of a
Reconn aissan ce
Battalion
MILITARY
Military Sy mbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S. Equivalent
Panzerspaihzug
Armored-Car Platoon
Kradschiitzenzug
Motorcycle Rifle Platoon
Granatwerferzug (mot.)
Motorized Heavy Mortar

Platoon
Leichte Kavalleriekolonne
Light Cavalry Transport

Column
Leichte

in an Armored-Car Unit
Panzerspaihko-
lonne
C. Vehicles:
Leichter Panzerspaihwagen
Light Armored-Car
Leichter Panzerspaihwagen
(Franzdsisch)
Light
Armored-Car
(French)
Schwerer Panzerspahwagen
Heavy Armored-Car
Heavy
Armored-Car
(With Radio)
D. Examples of Map Symbols:
Mounted Trooper
Reiterposten
666
Reiterspahtrupp,
Reiter-
Cavalry Patrol
feldposten
Cavalry Picket
Reiterfeidwache
)))))))->
Radfahrerfeldpo~ sten, Radfahrerspiihtruj PP

Bewegung von Kavallerie
Bicycle Patrol
I Movement of Cavalry
GERMAN
32
Military Symbol
MILITARY
U.
German
K aval-
or
SYMBOLS
errie-
S.
Equivalent
Cavalry March Column
Marschkolonne
Kavallerie-(Reiter-)
Regi-
Horse Cavalry Regiment
ment
th
Aufklrungsabteilung
Reconnaissance Battalion
V. MOUNTAIN
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
Stab
German
eines
eines
S.
Equivalent
Mountain Infantry Regimental Headquarters
Gebirgsj iger-
Mountain
regiments
Stab
U.
Gebirgsj tiger-
bataillons
Infantry
Mountain Bicycle
f ahrer-Bataillons (tmot.)
Bat-
talion Headquarters
Battal-
ion Head quarters (Partly Motorized)
Stab
einer
Gebirgsflakar-
tillerieabteilung (tmot.)
Mountain Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Headquarters (Partly Motorized)
Fiihrer einer Gebirgsj tigerkompanie

Fiihrer
einer
Mountain Rifle Company

Commander
Gebirgsrad-
fahrerkompanie
Mountain
Bicycle
Com-
pany Commander
B. Units:
Gebirgsj aigerkompanie
Mountain Rifle Company
Gebirgsj agermaschinenge-
Machine Gun Company of

Mountain Infantry Bat-
wehirkompanie
talion
S;"
Gebirgsstabskompanie
Mountain
Headquarters
Company
Gebirgsradfaahrerkompanie
Mountain
pany
Bicycle
Com-
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
German
Schwere Gebirgsradfahrer-
kompanie
(mot.)
SYMBOLS
U.
S.
Equivalent
Heavy Weapons Company

of a Mountain
Bicycle
Battalion
Gebirgsflakbatterie (2 cm)
(mot.)
Motorized Mountain Antiaircraft
Artillery
Bat-
tery (20 mm)
Gebirgspan zerabwehrkompanie (mot.)
ti~II
Gebirgsgranatwerf erzug
Motorized Mountain Antitank Company

Mountain
Heavy
Mortar
Platoon
WZ
Gebirgsgeschfttzzug
Mountain
Howitzer
Pla-
toon
or
-1
von Gebirgseinheiten
Gebirgsradfahrerzug
L4
Leichte
Gebirgskolonne
Signal Platoon with Mountain Units Headquarters

Mountain Bicycle Platoon
Light Mountain Transport

Column
Leichte
lonne
Gebirgsj igerko-
Mountain
Infantry Light
Transport Column
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:
Military Syrnbol
German
U. S.
Equivalent
Gebirgsj igerbataillon
Mountain Infantry Battalion Consisting of:

Battalion Headquarters 3 Mountain Rifle Companies, each with:
12
Light Machine Guns
3 Light Mortars
'LL1
IiiI " ad
U II~a
lea
2 Heavy Mortars
1 Mountain Machine Gun Company with
12 Heavy Machine Guns
1 Headquarters
1 Engineer
Company with
Platoon
with
4 Light
Machine
Guns
1 Signal Platoon
1 Howitzer Platoon with 2 Light Howitzers
2 Examples of Map Symbols
/i
8 Gebirgsj
gerbataillon
Gebirgsmarschkolonne
1st Battalion, 138th Mountain Rifle Regiment

March Column of Mountain Troops
VI. PANZER
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
German
U.
Stab eines Panzerregiments
Tank
S.
Equivalent
Regimental
Head-
quarters
Stab
eines
Panzergrena-
dierregiments (mot.)
Infantry Regimental Headquarters (in
Panzer Di-
vision).
Armored
Infantry
Regi-
mental Headquarters
'Artillery Regimental Head-
quarters (in Panzer Di-
vision)
Stab einer Panzerabteilung
Tank Battalion Headquarters
Stab
einer
Panzerflam-
menwerferabteilung
Stab einer Panzerabwehr-
Antitank Battalion Head-
quarters on Self-propelled Mounts
Panzergrena-
Infantry Battalion Head-
auf
falrlafetten
eines
Selbst-
abteilung
Stab
Armored Flamethrower
dierbataillons (mot.)
quarters (in
Panzer Di-
vision)
Armored Infantry Battalion Headquarters
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
Stab eines Kradschfitzenbataillons
U. S. Equivalent
Motorcycle Rifle Battalion

Headquarters
(in
Pan-
zer Division)
Stab einer Aufkliirungsabteilung (mot.)
Motorized Reconnaissance
Battalion
ters (in
Fiihrer einer
Kompanie
der Kraftfahrkampf-
Headquar-
Panzer Division)
Company Commander (in

Armored Force)
truppe
Armored
Infantry
Com-
pany Commander
Fiihrer einer Panzerkompanie
Fiihrer einer Panzerfiam-
BI
menwerferkompanie
Tank Company Commander.
Armored
Flamethrower
Company Commander
B. Uhnits:
"~
Panzerabteilung
Tank Battalion (3 Companies)
Zi
Panzerabteilung
Tank Battalion (2 Light

Companies,
Medium
Company)
Or-
4$
Panzerabteilung
Tank Battalion
Panzerabwehrabteilung
(mot.)
Motorized Antitank Battalion
Aufkhirungsabteilung
(mot.)
Motorized
Reconnais-
sauce Battalion
GERMAN
38
German
Military Symbol
MILITARY
Panzergrenadierbataillon
SYMBOLS
U.
talion
(mot.)
Equivalent
S.
Infantry
Motorized
(in
BatDi-
Panzer
vision)
Panzerkompanie
Panzerkompanie
Tank Company
Light Tank Company
Leichte
Mittlere Panzerkompanie
Medium Tank Company
Panzerfla mmenwerfer-
Armored
SF
kompanie
Panzerstabskompanie
Flamethrower
Company
Armored
Headquarters
Company
p~
Werkstattkompanie
Maintenance
Armored
Company
Panzergrenadierkompanie
(mot.)
Company
Motorized
(in
Panzer Division)
Armored
Infantry
Com-
pany
Schwere Kompanie (mot.)
Motorized Heavy Weapons

Company
(in Panzer
Di-
vision)
Armored Heavy Weapons

Company
Maschinengewehrkom-
~~
pane (mot.)
Machine Gun
Company (in Panzer Di-
Motorized
vision)
Armored
Machine
Company
Gun
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U. S. Equivalent
Jnf anteriegeschiitzkom-
Motorized Infantry Howitzer Company (in Pan-
panie (mot.)
zer Division)
Stabskompanie (mot.)
Headquarters
Motorized
Company
Division)
(in
Panzer
Headquarters
Armored
Company
6%
Panzerabwehrkoinpanie
(mot.)
Motorized Antitank Company (in Panzer Division)
Panzerabwehrkompanie
auf Selbstfahrlafetten
Antitank
Kradschtzenkompanie
Motorcycle
pany (in
Company
on
Mounts
Self-propelled
(in Panzer Division)
Rifle
ComPanzer Divi-
sion)
Siwere
S
Kradschtzen-
gkompanie
Motorcycle Heavy Weapons Company (in Panzer Division)
Kr ad mas chine ng ewe hrkompanie
Motorcycle Machine Gun

Panzer
(in
Company
Division)
Schwerer
Infanteriegeschfitzzug (mot.)
Motorized
try
Heavy
Howitzer
InfanPlatoon

Pionierzug (mot.)
Motorized Combat Engineer Platoon (in

Division)
Panzer
40
GERMAN, MILITARY
Military ASymbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
Armored Combat
neer Platoon
Zug Panzerkampf-
Engi-
Tank Platoon
wagen
I9-
Leichter Panzerzug
Light Tank Platoon
Werkstattzug
Armored
Maintenance
Platoon
Armored
Recovery
Pla-
toon
(mot.)
Motorized Signal Platoon

Armored Signal Platoon
Panzernachrichtenzug
Armored Signal Platoon
Panz er-Gel echtstross
Armored Combat Train
Eisenbabn-Panzerzug
Armored Train (Railway)
Panzerkampfwagen I
Tank, Mark I
Panzerkampfwagen II
Tank, Mark II
C. Tani
Panzerkampfwagen
(Franzosisch)
II
Tank, Mark II (French;

for Platoon Commander)
t51
Panzerkampfwagen III
Tank, Mark III
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
V. S. Equivalent
Command Tank
Panzerbefehlswagen
6i
Br
Briickentraiger
Panze:
kampfwagen
r-
Bridge
Laying
Tank
in
Armored Engineer Bat-
talion
Panzerkampfwagen IV
Tk, Mark IV
(for Com-
pany Commander)
D.
Groups:
1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization:
Tank Battalion, Consisting of:
Headquarters
Headquarters Company
Tank Battalion
2 Light Tank
Companies
1 Medium Tank
Company
Supply Train
Maintenance
Com-
pany
2. Examples of Map Symbols:

1st Battalion, 3rd Infan-,
try Regiment (in Panzer
'/3
Division)
-
Panzerabteilhmg
1st
Battalion,
6th
Tank
Column of
Tank
Regiment
Panzer-Marschko-
lonnne
1n
Leichte Panzerkolonne
March
Units

of Armored Units
42
MILITARY SYMBOLS
-GERMAN
Military Symbol
U. S. Equivalent
German
E. Vehicles:
4~Panzerspahkompanie
16
Panzerspaiheinheiten
A~Panzerspaihwagen
zo(
Mitti. Panzer-Fuuktrupp
Ki. Panzer-Funktrupp
~4L. Panzerspah-Fumktrupp
S
0
Stabs-Raupenfahrzeug Nr.
251
Armored-Car Company
Armored-Car Units
Armored-Car
Medium Panzer Radio Detachment
Small Panzer Radio Detachment
Light Armored-Car Radio
Detachment
Special Headquarters Vehicle #251
~4Panzerspathwagen, 4 Raid- 4 Wheeled Armored-Car

:bo
Z6
S
rig-Nr. 260
#260
Panzerspahiwagen, 4 Radrig-Nr. 261
4 Wheeled Armored-Car
#261
Panzerspahwagen 8 Radrig-Nr. 263
8 Wheeled Armored-Car
#263
VII.
ENGINEERS
A.. Headquarters:
Military
Symbol
German
Stab
eines
U. S.
Combat Engineer Regimental Headqnarters
Pionierregi-
Motorized
ments
Stab
eines
Equivalent
Pionierregi-
ments (mot.)
Combat Engi-
neer Regimental Headquarters
Stab eines Pionierbatailions (tmot.)
Combat Engineer Battalion Headquarters (Part-
ly Motorized)
Stab eines Pionierbatailions (mot.)
Motorized Combat Engineer
Battalion
Head-
quarters
Panzertruppe
or
Pionier-
bataillon
Pzerrpe-Poir
Armored Combat Engineer Battalion Headquarters
Stab eines Gebirgspionier-
bataillons
Mountain
neer
Combat Engi-
Battalion
Head-
quarters
Stab eines Pionierbriickenbataillons (tmot.)
Kompanierfiihrer
Pionierkompanie
einer
Combat Engineer Bridging Battalion Headquarters (Partly Motorized)

Combat
Engineer
Com-
pany Commander
B. Units:
11
Pionierkompanie
Combat
pany
503940 0-4
--
Engineer
Com-
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Pionierkompanie (mot.)
S.
Motorized
Equivalent
Combat Engi-
neer Company
Gebirgspionierkompanie
Mountain
Combat Engi-
neer Company
Brfickenbaukompanie
Bridge Building Company
Leichte Pionierkompai lie

(mot.)
Light
Motorized
Combat
(In
Engineer Company
Armored Unit)
Pionierpark
Combat Engineer Supply

Depot Company
Panzertruppe-Pionierkompanie
Armored Combat
neer Company
Engineer
Engi-
Company
(Ar-
mored Half-tracked Vehicles)
of
an
Armored
Engineer Battalion
Sturmbootkompanie
Assault Boat Company
Pionier-Radfahrerkompanie
Combat Engineer Bicycle
Pioniernachrichtenzug
Motorized
(mot.)
Gebirgspionier - Nachrich-
tenzug bei Staben

(tmot.)
Kavalleriepionierzug
(mot.)
Company
Combat Engi-
neer Signal Platoon

Mountain
Combat EngiPlatoon
neer Signal
(Partly Motorized)
Motorized Combat Engineer Platoon (Cavalry)
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U. S. Equivalent
Motorized
Combat Engineer Maintenance Pla-
Pionierwerkstattzug
(mot.)
toon
Briickenkolonne
(Briiko)
(mot.)
Motorized
Bridging
Col-
umnB
Bridging Column T
Leichte Pionierkolonne

of Combat Engineers
(mot.)
Motorized
Light Transport Column of Combat

Engineers
(mot.)
Motorized Light
port Column of
Engineers
(in
Trans-
Combat
Panzer
Division)
K3AI
Leichte Gebirgspionierkolonne (mot.)
Motorized
Kleine
Motorized
Pionierkolonne
(mot.)
Light Transport Column of Combat

Mountain Engineers
Light
Trans-
port Column of Combat

Engineers
-'
Leicht zerlegbares Briickengerit
Sectional Bridging Equip-
ment Unit
Sectional Bridging Equipment Unit With Escort
Herbert-Brickengerit
"Herbert"
Ponton Bridg-
ing Equipment Unit
GERMAN
Military Syl nbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
"Herbert" Ponton Bridging Equipment with Es-
H~
cort
s.S.
Schweres
Schiffsbriicken-
gerat
Heavy Boat Bridging

Equipment Unit
Heavy Boat Bridging
Equipment Unit with
Escort
Briickengeratkolonne. B
Equipment
B1)4
Unit
for
for
Bridging Column
s-
Equipment
Bridging
Unit
Column
with
Escort
KKB
B
Kraftzug-Briickengeratkolonne B
(mot.)
Pioniergeraitstaffel (mot.)
Tractor Echelon of a
Bridging Column
Motorized Engineer Tool

Train
C.
Groups:
1. Example of a Diagrammatic
Table of Organization:
Pionierbataillon (mot.)
Motorized
Combat Engi-
neer Battalion:
Headquarters
3
Motorized
Engineer
Companies each with 9

8
999
Light Machine guns
Motorized
Column
"B"
Motorized
Light
Bridging
Trans-
port Column of Combat

Engineers
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
U.
German
S.
Equivalent

Pionierbataillon 36
36th
Combat
Engineer
Battalion
J36
Pionier-Marschko-
lonne
March Column of Combat

Engineer Units
VIII.
A.
RAILWAY ENGINEER
Headquarters:
]1hlitary Symbol
nier-Regiments
Equivalent
U. S.
German
Stab eines Eisenbahnpio(mot.)
Motorized
Engineer
Railway
Regimental
Headquarters
Stab
eines Eisenbahnpio-
nier-Bataillons (mot.)
Railway
Motorized
gineer
En-
Battalion Head-
quarters
Stab
eines
Eisenbahnpio-
fier - Brilekenbaubatailions (tmot.)
Partly Motorized Railway

Engineer
ing
Bridge Build-
Battalion
Head-
quarters
Stab
eines Eisenbahnpio-
nier-Baubataillons
Engineer.
Railway
struction
Con-
Battalion
Headquarters
B. Units:
Ep
Eisenbahnpionierkompanic (tmot.)
Eisenbahnpionierkom-
Partly Motorized Railway

Engineer Company
Motorized
E isenb
ahnpionier-Bau-
Railway
komp anie
[e] Pf'
'B
En-
Construction
Company
Eisenbahnpionier - Pfeilerbaukompanie
Pile
Eisenbalnfernsprech-
Railway
kompanie
Railway
gineer Company.
panie (mot.)
Driver
Company
Telephone
erating Company
Op-
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
Eisenbahn-Stellwerkkom-
U.
S.
Equivalent
Railway Signals Company
paine
0St.
Railway
Engineer
Water
Supply Company
sIj Feld
Field Railway Company

Feldbahnkompanie
Eisenbahnbetriebskom-
L7JBetr
panie
Eisenbahn-Briickenbaukompanie
Railway Operating
Com-
pany
Company
of
Bridge
Railway
Building
Bat-
talion
Eisenbahnpionierpark
Depot Company of a Railway
Bridge
Building
Battalion
Eisenbahnpionier-Bau-
L~1
kompanie
Eisenbahn-Pionierpark-
kompanie
Engineer
kompanie
Seilbahntrupp
Con-
struction Company
Railway
Engineer
Depot
Company
Engineer
Pionierwerkstattzug
Fiihrer einer SeilbahnSell
Railway
Railway
Shop
Platoon
Commander
of
Cable
Railway Company
Cable
Railway
Detach-
ment
Section
Ius
Concerned
Underground
tion
(Foundations
Bridges,
Beds)
With
Excava-
etc.
on
of
River
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
U.
German
Eisenbahnpionierkolonne
UW
SYMBOLS
(mot.)
S.
Motorized
gineer
Equivalent
Railway
En-
Transport
Col-
umn
-a-
Eisenbahnbau-Pionierkolonne
Partly Motorized Column

of a Railway Construction Battalion
Eisenbahnpionierpark
Railway Engineer Supply

Park
Eisenbahnpionier-Bricke
Emergency
Bridge
Railway
IX.
FORTRESS ENGINEER
A. Headquarters:
Military
Symbol
German
nierregiments
Stab
,F
Equivalent
U. S.
Stab eines Festungspio-
Fortress
Engineer
Regi-
mental Headquarters
eines Festungspio-
Fortress.
tor)
nierbataillons
Engineer
Battalion
(Sec-
Head-
quarters)
Stab eines FestungsbauPionierbataillons
Fortress
Construction
Battalion
Headquar-
ters
B. Units
Festungsbau-Pionierkom-
FI1
panie
Fortress Construction
Company
Fortress
Betonbaukompanie
Construction
(Concrete) Company
Rock Drilling Company

F~
Tunneling Company
J
Festungspioniertechnische
Technical Company
Kompanie
FI
F estungspionier-Park-
Fortress
kompanie
Engineer
Depot
Company
F
Festungspionier-B
auko-
lonne (mot.)
F1
Motorized
Fortress
Con-
struction Transport Column
Festungsscheinwerf erzug
Fortress
toon
Searchlight
Pla-
GERMAIN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Military
S.
Equivalent
Geological
Sec-
tion.
Festungspionierpark
Fortress Engineer
Supply
Park
Heim
~n
Pi
Fortress Engineer Supply

Park
terior)
(in
Zone
of
In-
X. TECHNICAL
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
Stab
German
eines
technischen
Bataillons (mot.)
U.
S.
Equivalent
Motorized Technical Battalion Headquarters

Motorized Technical Bat-
T MA
talion (Gasoline
Headquarters
"A")
Motorized Technical Bat-
talion
TMB
(Gasoline
"B")
Headquarters
B: Units:
Motorized Technical Com-
pany (Electricity)
Motorized Technical Com-
pany (Gas and Water)
Motorized Technical Company
(Mining,
Exca-
vation)
Motorized Technical Company (Mining, "Cut
and
Cover" Construction)
Motorized Technical Co
TAA
pany (Gasoline "A")

Motorized Technical Conm-
T M
pany (Gasoline "B")

Motorized
Technical
Pla-
toon (Gas and Water)
54
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
C. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization:

Military
Symbol
U. S.
German
Equivalent
Motorized Technical Battalion consisting of:

Headquarters
2
El')','
3Z
motorized
Technical
Companies
(Electric-
ity), each with 3 Light

Machine Guns
Motorized Technical Company (Gas and Water)

with
Guns.
3 Light Machine
XI. CONSTRUCTION
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
German
Kommandeur der Bautrup-
pen
U.
S.
Equivalent
Commander of Construclion Units
Stab eines Baubataillons
Construction
Battalion
Headquarters
B. Units:
II1
Baukompanie
Construction Company
Betonbaukompanie
Construction
(Concrete)
Company
___~
Construction
Baukolonne
Transport
Column
~Z.
v-U
Baukolonne
(mot.)
Construction
Motorized
Transport Column
55
XII. ROAD CONSTRUCTION

A. Headquarters:
Symbol
Military
German
Stab eines Strassenbauba-
taillons
Str
S. Equivalent
ion Headquarters
Stab eines Radfahrer-StrasStr
U.
Road Construction Battal-
senbaubataillons
Road Construction Battalion (Bicycle) Headquarters
B.
Units:
IIt 1
strF-I]
Strassenbaukompanie
pany
Strassenbaukompanie
str
ahrer-
kompanie
Road
pany
(tmot.)
Radf
R
Str
Com-
Road Construction
Strassenbau-
Bicycle
Construction
Coi
(Partly Motorized)
Road
Construc-
tion Company
Partly
Motorized
Equip-
ment Column of a Road

Construction Battalion
XIII. SIGNALS
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
German
U.
Stab eines FiihrungsnachFu
richtenregiments
(mot.)
S. Equivalent
General Headquarters Signal
Regimental
Head-
quarters (Motorized)
Stab
H.Gr.
eines
Heeresnach-
richtenregiments
(mot.)
Army Group Signal Regimental
Headquarters
(Motorized)
Stab
Signal
Intelligence
(mot.)
(Motorized)
eines
Nachrichten-
regiments, z. b. V. (mot.)
Signal
Regi-
Headquarters
mental
Stab
zb.V
Nachrichten-
eines
Aufklirungsregiments
Regimental
quarters
Head-
(Independent)
(Motorized)
Stab
eines
Panzer-Nach-
Stab
eines
Panzer Army Signal Regi-
mental Headquarters
richtenregiments
Nachrichten-
Horchregiments (mot.)
Signal Interception
mental
Regi-
Headquarters
(Motorized)
Fortress
Festungsnachrichten-
Kommandantur
Stab einer Fiihrungsnach-
cFU
richtenabteilung
Signal
Regi-
mental IHeadquarters
(mot.)
General I-eadquarters Signal
Battalion
Head-
Stab einer Heeresnachrich-
tYH. Gr.
tenabteilung (rnot.). ,.
Army Group Signal Battalion
Headquarters
(Motorized)
GERMAN
Military Symbol
Stab
A
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U. S.
Armeenach-
einer
richtenabteilung
(mot.)
Equivalent
Army
Signal
Battalion
Headquarters
(Motorized)
Stab
einer
Nacbrichten-
Signal
Battalion
Head-
quarters of an Armored
abteilung
Unit
Stab einer Korpsnachrieh-
(mot.)
tenabteilung
Corps Signal
Battalion
Headquarters (Motorized)
Stab
K
Gcbirgskorps-
einer
Corps
Signal
(Partly Motorized)
Panzerkorpsi lung
Nachrichtenabte
Mountain
Nachrichtenabteilung
(tmot.)
Stab
zK
einer
(mot.)
Panzer Corps Signal Battalion
Headquarters
(Motorized)
Stab einer InfanteriediD visions-Nachrichtenabteilung (mot.)

Stab einer Divisionsnachrichtenabteilung (tmot.)
Infantry
Division
Signal
(Motorized)
Infantry
Division
Signal
(Partly Motorized)
Stab einer Panzerdi0
to
visions-N
achrichten-
Panzer
Division
Signal
abteilung
Stab
einer
Gebirgsdi-
Mountain
Division
Sig-
visions-Nachrichtenab-
nal
teilung (tmot.)
quarters (Partly Motor-
Battalion
Head-
ized)
Stab einer Horchnachrichtenabteilung (mot.)
Motorized
Signal Interception Battalion Headquarters
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Military Symbol
U.
S. Equivalent
Field Exchange
Headquarters
Stab
Fr
einer Festungsnach-
richtenabteilung
Kompanieffihrer der Nachrichtentruppe
Unit
Fortress Signal Battalion

Headquarters
Signal
Com-
Company
mander
B. Units:
Signal:
1.
Nachrichtenkompanie
Signal Company
Nachrichtenkompanie
Signal
(tmot.)
(Guard)
Frontier
Gr. G r.
Grenznachrichtenkomp anie
(mot.)
IB
Gebirgsnachrichtenkompanie (tmot.)
Gr.
Company
Grenzgebirgsnachrichten-
(Partly
Motorized)
kompanie (tmot.)
Company
Signal
(Motorized)
Mountain Signal Company

(Partly Motorized)
Frontier
Mountain
(Guard)
Signal
Com-
pany (Partly Motorized)
Panzernachriehtenkompanie
or
IL
Leichte Nachrichtenkolonne
or
(mot.)
Leichte Gebirgsnachrichtenkolonne
(mot.)
Armored Signal Company
Light
Signal
Transport
Column (Motorized)
Light
Mountain
Signal
Transport Column (Motorized)
Armored
Light
Signal
Transport Column (Motorized)

50394-43
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
2. Telephone and Telegraph:

Military Symbol
German
Fernsprechkompanie
(tmot.)
Fernsprechkompanie
(mot.)
Gebirgsfernsprechkompanie (tmot.)
U.
S.
Equivalent
Telephone
Company
(Partly Motorized)
Telephone Company (Motorized)
Mountain
Company
Telephone
(Partly
Mo-
torized)
Panzerf ernsprechkompanie
Fernsprechbaukompanie
(mot.)
Armored Telephone Company
Construction
Telephone
Company (Motorized)
Field Cable
(Motorized)
Motorized
Company
Cable
Com-
pany (Higher Echelons)

Telephone Installation
Dismantling
Company
(Motorized)
Fernsprechbetriebskompanie (mot.)
Telephone Operating Company (Motorized)

Telegraph
Construction
and Operating Company

(Motorized)
Fernschreiberkompani e
(mot.)
Teletype
Fernsprechbaukompanie
(mot.)
Line
Company
(Mo-
torized)
Building
(Motorized)
Company
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U. S. Equivalent
Carrier
Frequency
Com-
pany (Motorized)
Decimeter Wave Signal
Company (Motorized)
0I
Motorized Screening and

Reconnaissance
Company
Cable Detector Platoon
3.
Radio:
Funkkompanie
Radio
(mot.)
Company
(Motor-
ized)
Gebirgsfunkkompanie
or
Mountain Radio Company
(Partly Motorized)
(tmot.)
Armored Radio Company
Panzerfunkkompanie
Beam
Radio
Finding)
(Direction
Company
(Motorized)
4.
Interception:
Horchkompanie
(mot.)
Signal Intercept Company

(Motorized)
Nachrichten-Aufkl
rungskompanie
~<Nachrichten-Aufklarungstrupp (mot.)
Kleiner Horchstellentrupp
Signal Intelligence
Com-
pany
Motorized
Signal Intelli-
gence Detachment
Radio
Intercept
Detach-
ment
Dolmetscherzug (mot.)
Interpreter
(Motorized)
Platoon
MILITARY
GERMAN
5.
SYMBOLS
Miscellaneous:
Military Symbol
German
U.
Fortress
FI
S.
Equivalent
Cable
Exchange
Company
Festungskab elbauzug
(mot.)
Fortress Cable Construc(Motortion Platoon

ized)
Fortress Cable
Platoon
Fortress Radio Platoon
FLX
Festungsfunkzu
Festungs-Me 1
Burying
lehund-
und Brieftaul benzug
Fortress
Messenger
Dog
and Carrier Pigeon Platoon

Pack Supply Column (Signals)
et 1
Verstirkerwagen (mot.)
Motorized Amplifying
Unit (Electric)
6. Propaganda:
Prop
a gand
akompanie
(mot.)
Propagandazug (mot.)
Propaganda
Company
(Motorized)
Propaganda
(Motorized)
Platoon
C. Installations:
Rear Area Signals Head-
quarters
Feldnachrichtenkommandant
Field Signal Officer
Nachrichtenpark
Signal Equipment Depot
SYMBOLS
MILITARY
Military Symbol
LIII
German
63
U: S.
Field
Feldnachrichtenpark
Equivalent
Signal
Equipment
Depot
5JI
Funk- und Fernsprech amt
Signal Office
D. Signal Sub-Units:
1. Telephone, Telegraph, an d
Teletype:
a.
Detachments:
Fernsprechgruppe (meit.)
4~Leichte Fernsprechgru
J~Schwere Fernsprechgru
Line
Mainte-
nance Squad
Lppe
Line
Motorized
Light
Maintenance Squad
ippe
Line
Heavy
Motorized
Maintenance Squad
(mot.)
S --
"Motorized
(mot.)
Leichter Fernsprechtrupp
(mot.)
Motorized
Light
Tele-
phone Line Maintenance
Detachment
Miittlerer
Fernsprechtr-upp
Motorized Medium Telephone Line Maintenance

Detachment
Fernsprechti'upp
Motorized
(mot.)
)Grosser
(mot.)
Heavy
Tele-
phone Line Maintenance

Detachment
Motorized Field Cable Detachment
Motorized Field Cable Detachment (Higher Echelons)
Fernsprechb autrupp
(mot.)
Motorized Telephone Construction Detachment
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
German
SYMBOLS
U.
S.
Equivalent
Motorized
Buried Cable
Construction
Detachment
Fernsprechbetriebstrupp
(mot.)
Motorized Telephone Operating Detachment

Motorized
Repeater
tion Detachment
Motorized
Carrier
Sta-
Fre-
quency Detachment
Motorized
Wave
Decimeter
Signal
Detach-
ment
Motorized
Decimeter
Wave Balancing Detachment
Motorized
Teletype
In-
stallation Detachment
Motorized Teletype Equipment Detachment

Motorized
Teletype
De-
tachment
Leichter
Fernschreibertrupp (mot.)
Motorized Light Teletype

Detachment
Mittlerer
Motorized
Fernschreiber-
trupp (mot.)
Schwerer
Fernschreiber-
trupp (mot.)
WT
Wechselstromtelegraphietrupp (mot.)
Medium Tele-
. type Detachment
Motorized Heavy Teletype
Detachment
Alternating Current Telegraph
Detachment
(Motorized)
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Military S ymbol
U. S.
Equivalent
Cable Balancing Detachment (Motorized)

Cable
Jointing
Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Cable
Detector
Detach-
ment (Motorized),
Cable Burying Detachment (Motorized)
b.
Stations:
Fernsprechstelle
Telephone Station
Fernsprechvermittlung
Telephone Exchange
Fernschreiberstelle
Teletype Exchange
Repeater Station
V'1
c.
Lines:
In line diagrams, the following colors arc used:
Green------Infantry
Red-------
Artillery
Brown ----
Divisional Signals
Blue_____-____ Corps Signals

Black________
Army and Army Group Signals
Einfachleitung
O--0 Feldkabeleinfachleitung
Doppelleitung
----o--+-I-
-N--
~Feldkabeldoppelleitung
Single Wire Circuit

Field Cable Single Wire
Circuit
Two-Wire Circuit
Field Cable Two-Wire Circuit
1Field Long Distance Cable
GERMAN
SYMBOLS
S. Equivalent
U.
German
Military Symbol
----
MILITARY
Field Permanent Line
+ -
Field Cable (Higher Echeions)
Field Cable With 2 Telephones and 1 Teletype

IOF
6T
Field
Line
Permanent
With
10 Carrier
Tele-
phone and 6 Teletype

Circuits
c-9---
Line Allocated From Ci-
3410
Number Shown Dethe
notes
3653-4070-4072
Pair
Number Received
For the Army
vilian Post Office System
Cable Allocated From Civilian Post Office System

Decimeter Wave Circuit
2. Radio:
a.
Detachments:
Tornisterfunktrupp (mot.)
Portable
Radio
Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Leichter Funktrupp (mot.)
Light Radio Detachment
(Motorized)
Leichter Gebirgsfunktrupp
taclunent (Motorized)
(mot.)
Mittlerer
Funktrupp
(mot.)
Schwerer Funktrupp
(mot.)
Light Mountain Radio De-
Medium
Radio
Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Heavy Radio Detachment
(Motorized)
MILITARY
Military SSymbol
67
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Schliisseltrupp (mot.)
S.
Equivalent
Cipher Detachment (Motorized)
b.
Stations:
Radio Station
Funkstelle
630Wv
(8)
Funkstelle
mit
30
Watt
30-Watt Radio Station
Sender
Feste Funkstelle
Fixed Radio Station
/1/
Sender
Transmitter
/v'
Empfalnger
Receiver
c. Methods of Operation:
Two-Station Net
Funklinie
< _6 _l
3.
Sternverkehr
Directed Net
Netzverkehr
Free Net
Interception:
a.
D etachments:
lorchtrupp
(mot.)
Radio
Intercept
Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Funkpeiltrupp (mot.)
Radio
Beam
Finding)
(Direction
Detachnent
(Motorized)
68.
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Military S ymbol
U.
Radio
S.
Equivalent
Plotting
Detach-
ment (Motorized)
Lauschtrupp (mot.)
*>
Line Interception Detachment (Motorized)
Horchtrupp (mot.)
Detachment
Listening
(Motorized)
b.
Stations:
Horchstelle; Empfinger
Listening Post; Receiving

Set
Horchstelle
Listening Station
Feste Empf ingerstelle
Fixed Receiving Station
Peilstelle
(Direction
Beam
Radio
Finding) Station
Radio Plotting Station

4.
Other Methods of Communication:
0<
Blinker
Blinker
aQ$
Blinkgerat
Motorized Blinker Signal
(mot.)
Equipment
(
Blinkertrupp
(mittel,
klein)
cX---
Blinkverbindung
Blinker Detachment (Medium, Small)

Blinker
Connection
Be-
tween Two Points
X,(
Meldehundtrupp
Messenger
Dog
Detach-
ment
'.
'1.\.
Meldehundverbindung
Messenger Dog Communication
MILITARY
Military Symbol
German
SYMBOLS
U. S. Equivalent
Phcotophone Detachment
Ph( )tophone Communicaion
0
]
--
Feste Brieftaubenstelle
Fix ed Carrier Pigeon Loft
Brief taubenstelle
Cai rrier Pigeon Loft
Abflugstelle
Cai rrier Pigeon Releasing

Point
Heeresbrieftaubenverbindungc
Cairrier Pigeon Communication
5. Miscellaneous:.
MK
M.s.Si.
mLF,
Meldekopf
Ad vanced Message Center
Meldesammeistelle
Meessage Center
iochantenne
Hi~gh Aerial
Bodenantenne
Gr )und Aerial
Rahmenantenne
Fr~tme Aerial
Erde
Gr ound
XIV. CHEMICAL
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
German
Stab eines Nebelregiments
(mot.)
U.
S.
Equivalent
Motorized Smoke (Chemical
Warfare
Regimental
Service)
Headquar-
ters
Stab einer Nebelabteilung
(mot.)
Stab einer Entgiftungsab-
ER
teilung (mot.)
Motorized Smoke (Chem..

ical Warfare Service)
Motorized
tion
Decontamina-
Battalion
Head-
quarters
Stab
Eg
einer
Strassen-Ent-
giftungsabteilung (mot.)
Motorized
Road
tamination
Decon-
Battalion
Headquarters
B. Units:
Nebelwerfertrupp (mot.)
Motorized
Smoke-Laying
(Chemical Warfare
Service)
Detachment
(Type 35)
Motorized Smoke Laying

(Chemical
Warfare
Service)
Detachment
(Type
40)
(Tractor-
Drawn)
Motorized
Smoke Laying
(Chemical
Warfare
Service)
Detachment
(Tractor-Drawn) (Type
d)
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
S.
U.
German
Military Symbol
Equivalent

(Chemical
Warfare
Service)
Detachment
(Tractor-Drawn) (Type e)
Motorized Heavy Smoke

Laying (Chemical Warfare Service) Detachment
Engiftungskompanie
~.
Motorized
Decontamina-
tion Company
(mot.)
Gasspiirerkompanie (mot.)
Sentry
Gas
Motorized
Company (With Dogs)

Str.
Road
Decon-
Strass en- Entgif tungskompanie (mot.)
Motorized
Leichte
Nebelkolonne
(mot.)
tamination Company
Transport
Light
Col-
umn
Leichte Entgiftungskolonne (mot.)
Motorized
tion
Decontamina-
Light
Transport
Column
Motorized
,tion
Decontamina-
Equipment
Light
Transport Column
C. Groups:
1. Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization:
Nebelabteilung
Headquarters
Battalion
with Signal Platoon and
Meteorological
Platoon
3 companies each with 8

Smoke Projectors
40)
and
2 Light
chine Guns
(type
Ma-
GERMAN
2.
SYMBOLS
Examples of Map Symbols:
Military Symbol
Tir,11
MILITARY
U. S.
German
Equivalent
2nd Battalion, 51st Smoke
Regiment (Chemical
Warfare Service)
2nd Smoke Battalion (In-
dependent)
(Chemical
Warfare Service)
104th
Decontamination
Battalion
XV. TRANSPORT
A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
Stab
German
eines
U.
Kraftwagen-
transportregiments
Stab
einer
Kraftfahrab-
teilung
Motor
S.
Equivalent
Transport
Regi-
mental Headquarters
Motor
Transport
Battal-
ion Headquarters
Stab einer Kraftfahrabteilung (tmot.)
Partly
Motorized
Trans-
port
Battalion
Head-
quarters
Stab einer
teilung
Kraftfahrab-
Motor Transport Battalion Headquarters

Motor
ion
Transport
Battal-
Headquarters
on
Self-propelled Mount
Stab
einer
Kraftwagen-
transportabteilung
Motor
Transport
Battal-
ion Headquarters (Troop

Carrying)
Fiihrer
einer
Kraftfahr-
kompanie
Fiihrer einer Kraftwagenkompanie
Transport Company Commander

Motor
Transport
Com-
pany Commander
B. Units:
Kraftfahrkompanie
Transport Company
Kraftfahrkoinpanie (mot.)
Motor
Transport
Com-
Motor
Transport
Com-
'b
-ttpany
Kraftwagentransportkompanie
pany
Motor
(Troop Carrying)
Transport
Carrying)
(Troop
Company
73
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
Motor
V
S.
Equivalent
Transport
Carrying)
(Troop
Company
(With Trailers)
Ammunition Motor Transport Company (Halftrack) on Self-propelled

Mounts
Fahrschwadron
SErkundungszug (mot.)
Wagon Train
Motorized Reconnaissance
Platoon (Motor Transport Battalion)
Motor
Kraftfahrzug
r2
Transport
(Troop
Carrying) Platoon
Motor Transport
(Troop
Carrying) Platoon (With

Trailers)
Motor Transport Park
EKraftfahrpark
Kf
C. Groups:
1. Example
of
Diagramatic
Table of Organization:
Motor Transport
(Troop
Carrying) Headquarters
h~
Consisting of:
Headquarters with Motorized Reconnaissance Pla-
Ah Ah Ah Ah
1111
toon (with 1 Light Ma-
chine Gun)
5 Motor Transport (Troop
Carrying)
(With
Companies
Trailers),
Each
With 6 Light Machine

Guns
MILITARY
SYMBOLS

Symbol
Silitary
German
U. S.
Equivalent
1st Battalion, 602nd
Motor
Transport (Troop Car-
SI/60,2
rying) Regiment
Column of Partly Motorized
Transport
Units
(on the March)
D. 'Trains of Combat Troops:

VpfI
D;; JV
Ration
Train
Verpflegungstross
Motorized Ration Train
.~(mot.)
Ration
Vi
Train
drawn),
Gep
Gepaicktross
Baggage
Gep or
(Horse-.
Gepacktross
(mot.)
Motorized Baggage Train
or
Gef.
D<I~ef
or
If
Train
Train
drawn)
Gep
it
arm
(Horse-
1st Echelon
Motorized Ration
2nd Echelon
VnI
ep
(Horse-
drawn)
, 4,
or
D;;
Verpflegungstross
or
is
the
Stff
Gefechtsstaffel
Combat Train
desired to show to which

train
belongs,
the
basic
sign of the arm must be added:

J
Pioniergefechtsstaffel
3Ge
'
Gef
Combat Engineer Combat

Train
Panzergefechtsstaffel
50394O-43
Panzer Combat Train.
XVI. SURVEY AND MAP PRINTING

A. Headquarters:
Military Symbol
U. S. Equivalent
German
Motorized
Survey
and
Map Reproduction Battalion Headquarters
B. Units:
Motorized
Vermessungskompanie
(mot.)
2st
Vermessungs-Stabskom-
Com-
Motorized
Headquarters
Company of a Motorized Survey Unit
panie (mot.)
10-1
Survey
pany
Druckereikompanie (mot.)
Motorized Printing Company
Motorized Mapping Company

Vermessungstrupp
Gig
(mot.)
Motorized Survey Platoon
Motorized
Plotting
Pla-
toon
Motorized Constructional
Platoon
Motorized
Platoon
Photographic
Motorized
Signal Platoon
of a Motorized Survey
Unit
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Motorized
Equivalent
Maintenance
Platoon of a Motorized
Survey Unit
Druckereizug (mot.)
Motorized
Printing
Pla-
toon
Motorized
VQA
Map
Printing
Office of an Army
Motorized
Map
Printing
Office of a Corps
Motorized
Map
Printing
Office of a Division
SPz.
Panzer
Division
Motor-
ized Map Printing Office
C. Installations:
Motorized Army Map Depot
General
Headquarters
Map Depot
XVII. SERVICES
Color Scheme:
Supply---------
Brown
-----
Administrative -------------- Green

Medical------------------Light Red
Veterinary ------------------ Dark Red
Postal_______________-______ Yellow
A. Supply:
1. Headquarters:
U.
German
Military Symbol
Service
S.
of
quarters
Equivalent
Supply Head-
of
a Panzer.
Army
Stab eines Armeenach-
Service of Supply
Head-
quarters of an Army
schubfiihrers
Army
Hea dquarters,
Parks
St a b eines Festungsnach-
Fortress
Service
of
Sup-
ply Headquarters
schubfiihrers
F!
Stab
eines
Korpsnach-
Motorized
of
schubfiihrers
Corps
Supply
Service
Headquar-
ters
Stab
des
Quartiermeis-
Headquarters, C o r p s
Service of Supply
Dienste
Headquarters, Division
Rear Area Services
ters
Riickw artige
Div. Stab
MILITARY
Military Symbol
U. S. Equivalent
German
Stab eines
SYMBOLS
Nachschub-
Headquarters
of Supply
(Horse)
fiihrers
Headquarters
Divisions- Nach-
Sor
IJ D
schubfiihrer
Headquarters, Service
Supply Commander
of
in
Infantry Division
Division s-Nachschub-.
fulirer (tmot.)
Divisions-Nac
Service
of
of Supply Commander
(Motorized)
ffihrers (mot.)
of Service
Commander
schub-
fiilhrer (mot.)
Division Service of Supply

Headquarters
(Partly Motorized)
Division Service of Supply Headquarters (Motorized)
Panzer
of
Division
Supply
'Service
Headquar-
ters
Stab einer Fahrkolonne
Headquarters
of
Horse
Supply Column
Stab einer Kraftfahrkolonne (mot.)
Kol.
-
Stab
eines Gebirgsbriga-
denachschubfiihrers
Gebirgstrigernachschubfiirer
Headquarters of Motorized Supply Column

Headquarters of Service of
Supply Command
Mountain Brigade
Mountain Pack Battalion

Headquarters
Motorized
cKf. Inst
in
Motor
Truck
Repair Unit Headquarters
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
German
Stab eines Nachschubfiihrers, z. b. V.
z.b.
SYMBOLS
U.
S.
Equivalent
Supply Headquarters (Independent) (e. g., for

Port Duties)
2. Units:
U1=
Nachschubkompanie
Service
of Supply
Com-
pany
I;1
Nachschubkompanie
(mot.)
Motorized
rE
Gebirgsnachschubkompanie
Mountain Service of Sup-
Gebirgsnachschubkompanie (mot.)
Motorized Mountain Serv-
Service
of
Supply Company
ply Company
ice of Supply Company
Spare Parts Echelon (25

Tons)
Ers.
25
Spare Parts Echelon (50

Tons)
E rsa
Tire Echelon
Tire Repair Echelon
Ins0t.
Tankstelle (mot.)
Verbl.
Motorized Filling Station

Motorized Ethylizing Section
Ao
Gasoline Testing Section

Snow Plow Section
2cr~
Leichte Fahrkolonne
Light Column (17 Tons)
Fahrkolonne (30 T.)
Horse Transport Column

(30 Tons)
MILITARY
Military
Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U. S.
Fahirkolonne fur Kavallerieverbande (30 T.)
__,
81
Equivalent
Horse Transport Column

for Cavalry Units (30
Tons)
Gebirgsfahrkolonne (15T.)
Horse Transport
Column
for Mountain Units (15
Tons)
Grosse
Fahrkolonne
(60
T.)
O
Heavy
Horse
Transport
Column (60 Tons)
Kleine Kraftwagenkolonne
(30 T.)
Light
'Motor
Transport
Column (30 Tons)
Pz.Ers.
Motorized
Tank
Spare
Parts Column
Bergung
Bergungskolonne
Motorized
Salvage
Col-
umn
or
-T
Gebirgstragerkom-
Munitionskompanie
(tmot.)
set
Betriebsstoffkompanie
(mot.)
I~
Mountain Pack Company
panie
Werkstattkompanie (mot.)
Partly Motorized Ammunition Company
Motorized
Motor
Fuel-
Transport Company
Motorized
Maintenance
Company
Feld
Feldwerkstattkompanie
(mot.)
Motorized
Field Mainte-
nance Company
Motorized Recovery Company
Kfz.In t
Motorized
Motor
Repair Company
Truck
GERMAN
U. S.
5 7Kraftwagenwerkstattzug
(mot.)
Waffenmeisterzug (mot.)
Wm.
SYMBOLS
German
Military Symbol
Kvv
MILITARY
Equivalent
Mobile Motor Repair Shop

Platoon
Motorized
Ordnance Re-
pair Platoon
Waffenmeisterzug (mot.)
Pz.Jnst
Tank Repair Platoon
Tractor Repair Platoon
Rail Trolley Platoon

Gasszug fur den Gasschutz
Gas Protection Platoon
Wasserversorgungskolon-
Motorized
Water
Trans-
port Column
ne (mot.)
Pz.Ers.
Tank Spare Parts Echelon
win.
Grosse Kraftwagenkolonne (60 T.)
Heavy
Kleine
Light
Kraftwagenkolon-
ne ftar Betriebsstoff
(25
cbm)
Grosse
Kraftwagenkolon-
ne fiur Betriebsstoff
cbm)
(50
Motor Transport
Column (60 Tons)
Motor
Transport
Column for Fuel

Cubic Meters)
Heavy
(25
Motor, Transport
Column
for
Fuel
(50
Cubic Meters)
3. Installations:
Infanteriepark
Infantry Park
Artilleriepark
Artillery Park
Gasschutzgeritpark
Anti-Gas Equipment Park
Pionierpark
Engineer Depot
P1 i
MILITARY
Military Symbol
pi
1 1
Kf.
SYMBOLS
German
Festungspionierpark
U. S.
Equivalent
Fortress Engineer Equip-
ment Depot
Nachrichtenpark
Signal Depot
Kraftfahrpark
Motor Transport Park
H
Hleeres-Kraftfahrpark
G e n e r a 1 Headquarters
Motor Transport Equip-
ment Depot
H
Heeres-Kraftfahrpark
Partly Motorized General

Motor
Headquarters
Transport
Equipment
Depot
H
Heeres - Kraftfahrpark
(mot.)
Motorized General Headquarters Motor Transport Equipment Depot
Heim
leimats-Kraftfahrpark
Motor
Transport
Equip-
ment Depot (in Zone of

Interior)
0
Ers.
Heergeraitpark
Army Equipment Depot
Central Spare Parts Depot
TiI1
Ers
Tank Spare Parts Depot
IGI-KI
Caterpillar Tracks Depot
Ers.
Tractor Spare Parts Depot
1Z.K~
Ers.
P1 .Sp
Armored.-Car Spare Parts

Depot
Tire Depot
GERMAN
Military Sy mbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
Tire and Spare Parts Depot
R+Ers
Supply Depot for Supplies
Dropped by Air
or
a Or
M
M
s.st.
der
ua
Umschlagstelle
fur
Mun.
Munition
Ammunition Transloading
Point
fur
Ammunition Distributing
Mun.
rMA
or
Munitionslager
Armee
IMun
Q or
.MA
or S. St.
S.St.
or
IS.St.
Dump
(in
Forward Area)
Ausgabestelle
Munition
Heeresmunitionsanstalt
fur
Sammelstelle
Munition
Point
Army Ammunition Loading Factory
Ammunition
Collecting
Dump
Mun.
Ger.
Ammunition
fu r
Sammelstelle
Gert
Equipment
Collecting
Point
Gerat
Beute
Sammelstelle fur Beute
s.st.
Getang
S.St.
Captured Equipment Salvage Depot
Sammeistelle
fur
Gefan-
Prisoner of War Cage
gene
Ortsfeste Tankstelle
Stationary Filling Station
Tankstelle fur Einzelfahr-
Filling Station for Inidividual Vehicles (Motorized)
zeuge (mot.)
Gasoline
Distributing
Point
Eisenbahntankstel e
Railway
(Full)
Filling
Station
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
B. Administrative:
1. Units:
Heereszeugamt
KZA
U. S. Equivalent
German
Military Symbol
Army
Ordnance
Depart-
ment
A.VpfI.
Armeeverpflegungsamt
Army Ration Supply Office
Armeevcrpfiegungsamt
AVA
(mot.)
Ration
Supply Office
Armeebekleidungsamt
ABA
Motorized. ' Army
(mot.)
Motorized Army Clothing
Office
pFI.A
Divisionsverpflegungsamt
Divisional
DVI
Divisionsverpflegungsamt
Motorized Divisional Sup-
2.b.V.
Office
ply Office
(mot.)
FV1
Supply
Verpfiegungsamt, z.b.V.
Motorized
Supply
Office
(Independent)
VD
Heeresverpflegungsamt
Permanent
Army Supply
Office
Permanent Army Billeting
HUV
Office
Nsch
Nachschubverpflegungsamt
Ration
Supply
Replace-
ment Office
EJ
or
cr
Baickereikompanie,
nicht in Betrieb
Field
Bakery
(Not in
Motorized
Company
Operation)
Field
Bakery
Company (Not in Oper-
(mot.)
47
Backereikompanie, in Betrieb
ation)
Field
Bakery
(in Operation)
Company
GERMAN
Military Symbol
k7J
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
Schlichtereikompanie
(mot.)
S.
Equivalent
Motorized Slaughter Com-
pany
Railway
Kitchen
Com-
pany
Clothing Repair Train
Motorized
Kitchen Com-
p any
or
W.Kp
Administrative
Wirtschaftskompanie
(tmot.)
Service
Company (or Economic

Functions
Company)
(Partly Motorized)
Schlachtereizug,
nicht
in
Betrieb
or i
4,
Operation)
Schlachtereizug,
''
in
Betrieb
Slaughter Platoon (Not in
nicht
(mot.)
Schlichtereizug, in Betrieb
Motorized Slaughter Pla-
toon (Not in Operation)

Slaughter Platoon (in
Op-
eration)
2.
Installations:
Depot Units Supply Depot
vpf
I. A or AVL
Armee-Verpflegungslager
KVL
Korps-Verpflegungslager
Army Ration Supply Depot

Corps Ration Supply Depot
V f
rjy DVL
Divisions- Verpflegungslager
IADLI
Armee-Bekleidungslager
Divisional Ration Supply

Depot
Army Clothing Depot
.MILITARY
Military Symbol
Vpfl
LZI
VpfI
SYMBOLS
German
Verpflegungsausgabestelle
U.
S.
Equivalent
Ration Supply Distribut-
ing Point
Verpflegungsumschlagstelle
Ration Supply Transloading Point
Rauhafer-Sammelstelle
Green
Fodder
Collecting
Depot
Rauhf.
vieh
Viehpark
Cattle Enclosure
vp I.
Verpflegungslager
Ration Supply Depot
C. Medical:
1. Headquarters:
Stab einer Armeesanitaiitsab-
teilung (mot.)
R,
Stab einer Kriegslazarettab-
Lz
teilung (mot.)
Medical
Unit Headquarters of Army (Motorized)
Evacuation Zone Hospital

Headquarters
(Motor-
ized)
Stab einer ReservelazarettSes.L.
abteilung
Motorized Reserve Hospital Battalion Headquarters
Stab
einer Krankentrans-
portabteilung
Stab einer Krankentransportabteilung (mot.)
Stab eines ReservelazaRes.Lz.
retts (mot.)
Ambulance
Battalion
Headquarters
Motorized
Ambulance
Motorized Reserve Hospital Unit Headquarters
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
2. Units:
Military Symbol
German
Krankenwagenkompani e
K rankenwagenkompanie
(mot.)
U.
S.
Equivalent
Ambulance Company
Motorized
Ambulance
Company
Medical Company
1
La
Sanittskompanie
Sanitaitskompanie (mot.)
Medical
Motorized
Company
Sanitatshalbkompanie
Io
G ebirgssanit tskompanie
(tmot.)
Half Medical Company
Partly Motorized Mountain Medical Company
,-
Entgiftungskomp anie
(mot.)
Motorized Personnel Decontamination Company
Krankenkraftwagenzug
]Iriegslazarett
flf
Leichtkrankenkriegs-
Motorized
Platoon
Ambulance
Communications
Zone
Hospital
lazarett
Communication Zone Hospital for Slightly

Wounded
EB
Feldlazarett
Field Hospital
Feldlazarett (mot.)
Motorized
ca
Heimatlazarett
Hospital
IHekn
terior
Field Hospital
in
Zone
of
In-
MILITARY
Military
Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
Hospital Ship
Lazarettschiff
Leichtkranken-Lazarett-
schiff
.K
Hospital Ship for Slightly

Wounded
Lazarettzug, leer
Hospital
Train
(Empty)
L. Z
Leichtkrankenzug,
belegt
Gemischter Lazarettzug
Train for Slightly Wounded (Full)

Mixed Hospital Train
Quarantine Train
G.
XIn
0 r
Sanitaitspark
Sanitatszweigpark
Or
Itl
Medical Supply Depot

Branch
Medical
Supply
Depot
Zweig
Sammelsanitatspark
Composite
Medical
Sup-
ply Depot
Auf
dem
Marsch und in
der Unterkunft:
Krankensammel-
On the March or in Billets

or Barracks:
Collecting Point for Sick
punkt
Krankensammelstelle
Collecting Point for Sick

(Ambulance Unit)
Ortskrankenstube
Dispensary Station
Ortslazarett
Local Hospital
MILITARY
GERMAN
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Military Symbol
Im Cefecht:
Equivalent
Combat:
Verwundetennest
First
Truppenverband-
Regimental
Station
platz
S.
In
Aid Station
Dressing
Wagenhalteplatz
Ambulance Station
Hauptverbandplatz
Main
Dressing
Sta-
tion
A1
Leichtverwundetensammelplatz
Collecting Station for

Slightly Wounded
Personnel
Entgiftungsplatz
Decontamina-
tion Center
3.
Miscellaneous:
Leichtkrankenkriegslazarett,
Communications
Zone
for
(in
Slightly
Opera-
Communications
Zone
Hospital
eingesetzt
Wounded,
tion)
Kriegslazarett, eingesetzt
Hospital (in
Feldlazarett,
S or
als
Field
Hospital
Operation)
for
Seuchenlazarett
tagious Disease, in
eing
eration
erichtet,
ConOp-
eingesetzt,
Reservelazarett,
Res.
or
eingesetzt
Reserve Hospital, in
eration
Res.
D.
Veterinary:
Veterinairkompanie
Veterinary Company
Op-
MILITARY
Helm
U.
German
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
S.
Equivalent
Gebirgsvet erinrkompani
MountainVeterinary Com-
Pferdelazarett
Veterinary Hospital
Heimatpf erdelazarett
Veterinary
OorC
pany
in
Hospital
Zone of Interior
Heim
fl
Pferdepark
Horse Enclosure
Army Horse Enclosure
oj1
or
Armeepferdepark
IID1D
Divisionspferdepark
Divisional
Horse
Enclo-
sure
H
or
Heimatpferdepark
Horse Enclosure in
Zone
of Interior
Heim
Remount Supply Depot
or
He
Veterinairpark
j
H
Veterinary Park
Veterinary
Park in
Zone
of Interior
Veterinary Supply Park
L,
Hauptpferdepark
Main Veterinary Park

Veterinary
Examination
Center
_2t
L.
Veterinairkolonne
(mot.)
Pferdetransportzug
503940---43-7
Light Veterinary Column

(Motorized)
Horse Transport Train
GERMAN
Military Symbol
Pf.
Kr.
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U. S.
Pferdekrankenkraftwagenkolonne (mot.)
Pferdeverbandplatz
(Ge-
fecht)
Equivalent
Motorized Ambulance
Column for Horses
Dressing
Station
for
Horses (Combat)
Pferdekrankensammelplatz
(Gefeclt)
for
Station
Collecting
Sick
and
Wounded
Horses (Combat)
Pferdekrankensammelpunkt
(Marsch
und
Collecting Point
Unterkunft)
for Sick
and Wounded Horses

(On March and in Cantonment)
Captured Horses Collecting Point
E.
Postal:
1. Headquarters:
G en er al IHeadquarters
Field Postal Headquarters
Army Field Postal Headquarters
2.
SA
Units:
Armee-Feldpostamt
Army Post Office
Feldpostamt
Field Post Office
F'eldpostamt
(Mot.)'
Motorized
Office
Field Post
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
F. Provost:
1. Headquarters:
Military Syimbol
German
U. S. Equivalent
Line
of Communications
Area Headquarters
Area Headquarters
KrK
or
OK
Local Police Headquarters
.Kdtr Ortskommandantur
(For Town or District)

Stab eines Feldgendarme-
Motorized Military Police
riebataillons (mot.)
Motorized Traffic Control
2. Units:
Feldgendarm erie schwa dron (mot.)
Feldgendarmeriekompanie
Military Police Company
Troop
Motorized Traffic Control

Company
Wo.
IJ-
Wachkompanie
Guard Company
Feldgendarmerietrupp
Military
Police
Detach-
ment

Detachment
Feldgendarmerietrupp
(mot.)
Field Security Police
g.;FPI
Special Field Unit
S SAbt
Auskunftstelle
Information Office
Ge:5S
Gefangenensammellstelle
Prisoners' Collecting Point
XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Tactical Boundaries:
U.
German
Military Symbol
Heeresgruppegrenze
S.
Equivalent
Army Group Boundary
Armeegrenze
Army Boundary
-. 00"00
Panzerarmeegrenze
Panzer Army Boundary
0.00*
Korpsgrenze
Corps Boundary
Divisionsgrenze
Divisional Boundary
Regimentsgrenze
Regimental Boundary
Bataillons-usw. Grenze.
Battalion
-I
-
(or
Equivalent
Unit) Boundary
--
Kompanie-usw.
Grenze
Company
(or Equivalent
Unit) Boundary
.
S+~
-4-
Zielgrenze
Target Boundary
Aufkhirungsgrenze
Limit of Reconnaissance
Hauptkampflinie
Main Line of Resistance
B. Railroads and Transport:

.tLlg. Wehrmachttransportleitung
Armed Forces Movement

Control
VD
BvT
Wehrmachtverkehrsdirektion
Forces
Armed
Control
Bevollmachtiger
Chief Traffic
offizier
Transport-
Officer (in
Traffic
Control
Army Group
or Army Headquarters)
MILITARY
German
Military Symbol
e Ba
SYMBOLS
U. S.
Beauftragter Generalstabs-
Equivalent
Specially-Assigned General
'Staff Officer
offizier
T.O.
Transportoffizier
T.VSt.
Transportverbindungs-
ITrsp.Kdt
Transportkommandantur
Transportation Officer
Movement Liason Office
stab
Movement Control Headquarters
iAvsu(
Ausladekommission
Bhf.Kdtr
Bahnhofs
Kommandan-
Unloading Commission
Railway Transport Office
tur
Bhl.O
Hf.O
Railroad Station Office
Bahnhofsoffizier
Hafenoffizier
Haf.O
or
wIst
' Weiterleitungsstelle
BD
W
Feldeisenbahn
- Direkto-
Port Officer
Forwarding Station
Field Railway Directorate
rat
FB
Betr. Feldeisenbahn - Betriebs-
FB
Masch
amt
Feldeisenbahn-Maschinenamt
FB8Werk
Feldeisenbahn-Werksthttenamt
Betr Armee - Feldeisenbahnbe-
Field Railway Engineering

Office
Field
Railway
Mainte-
Army Railway Directorate
Masch
Armee-
Army Railway Operation

Office
triebsamt
F g
Operation
rektorat
FB
Railway
Office
nance Office
Armee - Feldeisenbalndi-
IFB
Field
Feldeisenbahn-
maschinenamt
Army Railway Shop Bureau
GERMAN
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
Armee - Feldeisenbaln-
werk
FB
MILITARY
Army
S.
Equivalent
Railway
Mainte-
nance Office
werkstattenamt
FW.St.A
Field Waterways Units
W.StRKd
Waterways
Clearance
Headquarters
or
3
of
Ammunition Train
Munitionzug
Ration Train
Verpflegungszug
or ibT
ear:l
Betrieb
Motor Fuel Train
sstoffzug
Pack Train
Dor
Flour Train
MMehlzug
Oats Train
Haferzug
HC
Cattle Train
Viehzug
WT ruppen tr
an sp o r t z u g
Troop Train (Stationary)
isportzug
Troop
(haltend)
Truppentrai
(in
Fahrt)
S
Train
(On
the
Move)
Leerzug (hal tend)
Empty Train (Stationary)
Leerzug (in
Empty
Pahrt)
MULMTranspor
i~
LM
7 .1 D
24 tdg.
7.
tbewegung der
Info nteriedivision
nach G egend Ulmmit

24 Zig
n tiglich
Train
(On
the
Move)
Division
Infantry
7th
Moving by Rail to Ulm
(24 Trains a Day)
MILITARY
Military Sy mbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
in einem Raum abgestellte
Vollzilge (72 Zilge)
Is.hq
CSpondou
S.
Equivalent
Area Containing 72 Loaded

Trains
Trink- und Trankanlage
Drinking and Watering

Place
Sammelbalnhof
Railroad Collecting Point
Ladebahnhof Spandau
Entraining Station (Span-
dau)
Ausladebahnhof Bremen
Bremen
Detraining. Station (Bremen) (or Railhead)
NS
Armee-Ansladebabhnhof fur
Nachschub
Army Railhead
Supply Collection Port
Nr
Nachschnbsammelhafen
Armee-Ausladehafen
MMIA
Nachschub
hstetti
Ausadehafen
Nach-
schub, Stettin
stt
fiir
ffir
Umschlaghafen
Base Port
Supply
Unloading
Port,
Stettin
Reloading Port
C. Obstacles:
1.
Mines:
Tellermine
Tellermine (Plate Mine)
4.
Tellermine gesprengt
Tellermine Destroyed
Schreckladung
S-Mine or Booby-trap
Mine
oder
98
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
U.
German
Schreckladung
oder
S-
Mine gesprengt
4
Tellerminen mit Briickenstangen
Tj
SYMBOL'S
S.
Equivalent
S-Mine or Booby-Trap Destroyed

Tellermines With Pressure
Bars
Emergency
Tellermines
Connected by Bars
Schnelleingesetzte
Schrec-
Quickly-laid
Booby-trap
kladung
Tellermine Field (Buried:
With Marked Lane)
Mine Field (Laid on Surface:
With
Marked
Lane)
Mine Field With Pressure
Plates
(With
Marked
Lane)
Anti-Personnel Mine Field
(With Marked Lane)

2. Miscellaneous:
XXXXXx Drahthindernis
Wire Entanglement
Thlichendralth indernis
Wire Entanglements
*-*-
Masehendralthindernis
Wire Mesh Obstacle
f-4*f
Stolperdraht
Trip Wire
ar
K-
Concertina Wire
xx y/xxx
Starkstromsperre
XX
XX XX
und 5- Rollen
High Tension Wire
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
Zur
U. S.
Zerstorungvorbe-
Prepared
Equivalent
for
Demolition
reitet
Zerstort
Demolished
Light
Leichte Baumsperre
(Tree
Ob-
(Prepared
for
Abatis
stacle)
Demolition)
Leichte Baumsperre,
zer-
Light Abatis (Demolished)
start
S
Schwere Baumsperre
Heavy
Abatis
(Prepared
,for Demolition)
Schwere Baumsperre, zerstort
Onoun
Abatis,
(Demol-
ished)
Eisenbahn,
zur Zerst6-
rung vorbereitet
AMM6 Ms
Heavy
Eisenbahn, zerstort
Railway
Line
(Prepared
for Demolition)
Railway
Line
(Demol-
ished)
1_Eisenba
ahn-Grenzsperre
Nachrichtenstelle, zur Zer-
storung vorbereitet
8
Nachrichtenstelle, zerstort
Railway Frontier Obstacle

Signals Installation
(Pre-
pared for Demolition)

Signals
Installation
(De-
molished)
0>
Signals
Installation (For
Interruption in One Di-
Arrow denotes Direction

of Interruption
rection)
Signals
Installation
terrupted
rection)
Glacis
Annn
w A"
in
One
(InDi-
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
German
Barrikade aus Wagen, Stei-
nen, Balken, u.s.w.
nol
SYMBOLS
Barrikade mit Durchlass
U. S.
Equivalent
Barricade Made of Wagons,

Stones,
Earthworks, and Agricultural
Implements
Barricade
With
Passage
for Own Traffic
~L?*
Drahtseilsperre
Wire Cable Obstacle

Obstacle of Steel Girders
or Rails
1 ff~t
.
Pfahlsperre
'' Panzerwagengraben
Picket Obstacle
Antitank Ditch
(Close Country (Unsuitable for Tanks)
Abgeholzter Wald
Felled Trees, Cleared Forest
~81~
-"
Niedergelegtes Gehoft
Farm Razed to the Ground
Anstauung (blaue Farbe)
Flooded Area (Colored

Blue)
~~3~=~
Stauanlage
Dam
Gas
Contaminated
Area
(Colored Yellow)
Isolated Gas-Contaminated
Areas
(Colored Yellow)
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
101
U. S. Equivalent
Area
or Individual
Feature Blocked Through

Fire (Colored Red)
Zusetzen eines Durchlasses

oder einer Brtickenoff-
Block of a Sluice or Arch

to Form a Dam
nung fiur Stauwerke

*000
Tank Obstacles
(Blocks)
Tank Obstacles
(Pickets)
Tank
Obstacles
Chains)
(Drag
Tank Obstacles ("Hedgehogs")
(Also see "Defensive Positions", Page 102)
D. River Crossing:
1.
3.
Crossing Points:
Crossing
Floats
With
Large
Crossing With 2 Ferries of

4-Ton Capacity
Crossing With 1 Ferry of

16-Ton Capacity
GERMAN
102
2.
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
Bridges:
Military Symbol
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
Assault Bridge
(or Foot-
bridge)
Two-Ton Bridge
Eight-Ton Bridge
8
Thirty-Ton Bridge
30
Sixteen-Ton
16
Bridge
(Un
der Construction)
E. Defensive Positions:
Projected
If
Under Construction
Completed
fortified positions and battle headquarters are shown as com-
mand posts, the military symbol of the headquarters should be
inserted.
Armored Casemate With
Mechanical Installations
+P

Mechanical
Installations and Antiaircraft
Traversing Turret

Mechanical
Installations and Gun Traversing Turret
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
103
U. S.
Equivalent
Armored Casemate Without Mechanical Installations
*j
Armored Casemate Without Mechanical Installations but With Infantry
Observation Post
Armored Casemate Without Mechanical

lations but
Instal-
With Artil-
lery Observation Post
Armored Casemate With-
out Mechanical
Instal-
lations but With Signals

Superstructure
Machine
Gun
Pillbox
(Casemate)
Double
Machine
Gun
Pill-
box
f''Double
Machine Gun Pillbox (Dual Directional)
--
IAntitank Post
SMachine Gun and Antitank Post
Panzerwagengrube
Antitank Pit
Light
Infantry
Howitzer
Position
see
Antiaircraft
Artillery
mm) Position
(88
OERMAN
ilitary
Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
ij
U.
S. Equivalent
Position With Light Howitzer in Turret

Battle
Headquarters
or
Dugout (Without Parapet)

Battle
fI
Headquarters.
or
Dugout (With Parapet)
,,A
Artilleriebeobachtungsstelle
Field Artillery Observation

Post
Field Artillery Observation
Post (With Small Artillery Observation Tower)

Battle
Headquarters
Infantry
For
Observation
(In Pilibox)
Battle
Headquarters
For
Observation
Infantry
(In Pillbox with Loophole)
Light-Signalling Post
Dugout for Signals (Main

Exchange)
Dugout with Radio
Storage Battery Charging

Station
La
Flash
Spotting
Post
Artillery
m hi
Ammunition Dugout
Medical Dugout
for
MILITARY
Military Symbol
1105
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Elevated
Equivalent
Machine
Gun
Post
Elevated Artillery Observation Post
A7
Light Gun Emplacement
(cHIt
Heavy Gun Emplacement
17 CM
Excavated
Shelter
neled or Roofed)
(E;7c
(Tun-
Communication Trench
Telephone Buried Cable
Buried Cable (Bomb Proof)
Buried Cable (Long Distance)
Telephone Lines
Ground)
(Above
:Exchange (Cable Head)
(Also see "Obstacles", Page 97.)
F. Miscellaneous:
Ballonkompanie
Balloon Company
Regimentsmusik
Regiment Bugle Corps
Pferd
Horse
Packpferd
Pack Horse
XIX. AIR
A. Higher Headquarters:
Military Symbol
c$
German
U.
Oberbefehishaber
der
Luftwaffe
Kommandierender
Equivalent
of
Commander in Chief of the
Air Force
Headquarters
General der Luftwaffe
der
Luftwaffe
General
beim
Oberkommando
der Heeres
Kommandur
S.
Headquarters
in
einem
Luftgau
of
Com-
manding General of the

Air Forces
Headquarters of General
of the Air Force (for
Cooperation
Army)
With
Headquarters of a Commander of an Air District

Antiaircraft
Artillery
Corps Headquarters
Hoherer
Fliegerkomman-
deur
of
Higher
Commander in
the Air
Headquarters
Force
(Air Divisional
Headquarters)
General der Luftwaffe bei
einer Armeegruppe
Air
Force
Commander
an Army
Group
("KOLUFT")
Letter of the
(The
Army
With
Group is Added)
einer Armee
Air
Force
With
Commander
an Army
LUFT")
(The
("KOnumber
of the Army is Added)
MILITARY
Military Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
einer Panzerarmee
U. S. Equivalent
Air
Force
Commander
With a Panzer Army
("KOLUFT"
Panzer
Army)
Fighter
Commander's
With an
Headquarters
Air Fleet
Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade Headquarters
B. Flying Corps:
1. Headquarters;
Stab Aufk1arungsgeschwader
Reconnaissance
Stab Kampfgeschwader
Bombardment
Wing
Headquarters
Wing
Headquarters
ok:
.D~e~
Stab Sturzkampfge-
schwader
Stab Jagdgeschwader
Dive
Bomber
Wing
Headquarters
Single-Engine
Fighter
Wing Headquarters
Stab Zerstrergeschwader
Twin-Engine
Stab Schlachtgeschwader
Ground
Fig
h ter
Wing Headquarters
Attack
Wing
Headquarters
Mixed
Reconnaissance
Group Headquarters
503940
-43-
GERMAN
108
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Military Symbol
Stab
Fernaufklrungs-
Hgruppe
S.
Equivalent
Headquarters
Range Recon-
General
Long
naissance Group Headquarters
Stab
Nahaufklirungs-
gruppe
Short Range
Reconnais-
Group
sance
Head-
quarters
Commander's
Group
Headquarters Attached.
to a Motorized
Corps
Headquarters
Fliegerverbindungsoffi-
zier
Air Force Liaison Officer

at
Military
Head-
quarters
Stab Kampfgruppe
Bomber
Group
Head-
quarters
Stab Sturzkampfgruppe
Dive " Bomber
Group
Headquarters
Stab leichter Jagdgruppe
Single
Engine
Fighter
Group Headquarters
Stab Zerstirergruppe
Twin
Engine
Fighter
Group Headquarters
o
Stab Schlachtgruppe
Attack
Ground
Headquarters
Group
2. Units:
Mixed
Group
Reconnaissance
MILITARY
Military Sy mbol
SYMBOLS
German
109
U. S. Equivalent
Fernaufklarungsgrupp e
Nahfaufklirungsgruppe
General
Headquarters
Long Range Reconnaissance Group

Short
Range
Reconnais-
sance Group
Army
Reconnaissance
Group Attached
Motorized Corps
to
Bomber Group
Kampfgruppe
Dive Bomber Group

Sturzkampfgruppe
Jagdgruppe
Zerstorergruppe
Single
Engine
Group
Fighter
Twin
Fighter
Engine
Group
Ground Attack Group
Schlachtgruppe
34
Kampfstaffel
Bomber Squadron
Sturzkampfstaffel
Dive Bomber Squadron
Jagdstaffel
Single
Engine
Squadron
Zerstorerstaffel
Twin Engine Fighter

Squadron
Schlachtstaffel
Ground Attack Squadron
Aufklarungsstaffel
(K)
Fighter
Bomber Reconnaissance
Squadron
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
Military Symbol
Fen iaufklarungsstaffel
U.
S.
General
Longe
Equivalent
Headquarters
Range
Recon-
naissance Squadron
mi
Fernaufklhxungsstaffel
Long
Nahaufklhxungsstaffel
Short Range Reconnaissance Squadron
Range Reconnaissance Squadron
Army
Co-operation Reconnaissance Squadron
Attached to an Armored
Formation
Kiistenf ernauflkrungsstaf -,.
fel
~fT~
Kf:istennahaufkiarungstaffel
(M)
Long Range
Coastal Reconnaissance Squadron
Short
Range
Reconnaissance
Coastal
Squad-
ron (Naval Force)
Kiistenmebrzweckestaffel
Multi-Purpose
Coastal
Squadron (Naval Force)
(M)
C. Signals:
1.
Headquarters:
Stab
Luftnachrichtenab-
teilung
Air Signal Battalion

Headquarters (Army
Cooperation)
2. Units:
Air SignalBattalion (Army
r
Luftnachrichtenabteilung
Cooperation)
Air Signal Company With

a Panzer Army
MILITARY
Military Symbol
Ln.
SYMBOLS
German
U.
Fernsprechbetriebs-
kompanie
S.
Equivalent
Air Signal Telephone Opperating Company
Ln. Fernsprechkompanie
Air Signal Telephone Company
Ln. Funkkompanie
Air
Signal
Radio
Com-
pany
Luftnacbrichtenflugmeldekompanie
3. Permanent
Signals
Air Signal Aircraft Report-
ing Company
Ground
Organization:
Flugmeldabteilung
Aircraft
Reporting Battal-
ion
Terminal Exchange
Central Exchange
Relay Exchange
Flugwachkommando
Aircraft
Observation Pa-
trol
Flugwache
Aircraft Sentry
Flugmeldekommando
Aircraft Reporting Center

Observer Section
Flight Control Headquarters
Flight Control Post

4. Miscellaneous:.
Luftnachrichtengeratkolonne
Air Signal Equipment Column
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U. S.
Equivaleint
Luftfunkstelle
Air Force Radio Station
Peilstelle
Radio
Bearing
(Direction
Finding) Station
D. Antiaircraft Artillery:
1. Headquarters:
Hoherer Kommandeur der
Flakartillerie
Headquarters of Higher
Echelons Antiaircraft
Artillery
Sign.
(Divisional
Not
Met
Yet
With, but Logical)
Stab Flakbrigade
Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade Headquarters
Stab
Flakregiment
(oder
Stab Flakgruppe)
Stab leichter Flakabteilung
Antiaircraft Artillery Regimental Headquarters
Light Antiaircraft
lery
Battalion
ArtilHead-
quarters
Stab leichter Flakabteilung
(mot.)
Light
lery
Antiaircraft
Artil-
Battalion
Head-
Light
Antiaircraft
Artil-
lery Battalion HeadSelf-prdquarters on

pelled Mounts
Stab Flakabteilung oder
Stab Flakuntergruppe
Antiaircraft Artillery Bat-
talion Headquarters
Mixed Battalion)
Used
to
(a
(Also
Designate
Heavy Battalion, Which
is Much Less Common)
MILITARY
German
Military Symbol
U.
Stab Flakabteilung
SYMBOLS
(oder
S.
Equivalent
Antiaircraft Artillery Bat-
Stab Flakuntergruppe)
talion
(mot.)
(Motorized)
Eisenbahn-Flakab-
Stab
teilung
Headquarters
Reserve Railway Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion Headquarters

Ballon Barrage Battalion
Stab Ballonsperrabteilung
Stab
Flaktransportabtei-
Antiaircraft
Transport
Flakscheinwerferab-
Antiaircraft
lung
Stab
teilung
Stab
Headquarters
Searchlight
Flakscheinwerferab-
teilung (mot.)
Antiaircraft
Searchlight
(Motorized)
2. Units:
SFlakbatterie
(2 cm) (mot.)
Motorized Antiaircraft Artillery Battery (20 mm)
(2 cm)
Flakbatterie
Selbstfahrlafetten
auf
Antiaircraft
tery
ArtilleryBat-
(20 mm)
on
Self-
Propelled Mounts
Flakbatterie
(3. 7
cm)
(mot.)
Motorized
Artillery
Antiaircraft
Battery
(37
mm)
Flakbatterie (5 cm) (mot.)
Motorized Antiaircraft Ar-
tillery Battery (50 mm)
GERMAN
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U.
German
Military Symbol
Flak-Stabsbatterie
S.
Equivalent
Motorized
Company
Headquarters
of
a Motor-
ized Antiaircraft Artillery Battery
iafe
Luftsperrbatterie
Balloon Barrage Battery
L. Flaktransportbatterie
Light
Artil-
Antiaircraft
lery Transport Battery

SchY-0
Flakscheinwerfertransportbatterie
'Flakkolonne (22 Tonnen)
__22
Searchlight
Antiaircraft
Transport Battery
Light
Artil-
Antiaircraft
lery Column
(22 Tons
Capacity)
L.
1Q
42-T
Flakkolonne
(42 Ton-
nen)
Light
Artil-
Antiaircraft
lery Column
(42 Tons
Capacity)
Flakkolonne (48 Tonnen)
Antiaircraft Artillery Column (48 Tons Capacity)
Flakscheinwerfertrupp
60
(Vier 60 cm Scheinwerfer)
Flakscheinwerfertrupp
150
9
(Neun 150 cm Scheinwerfer) (mot.)
Searchlight
Antiaircraft
Section of 4
(600 mm)
Searchlights
Antiaircraft
Searchlight
Section of 9 (1,500 mm)
Searchlights
(Motor-
ized)
Flaknachrichtenzug
Antiaircraft
toon
Signal
Pla-
MILITARY
Military Symbol
Q)
SYMBOLS
German
115
U. S.
Equivalent
Reserve Antiaircraft Unit
Flakreserveeinheit
Stroke
Diagonal
(A
Through the Circle at
Base of all Antiaircraft
Unit
Signs
"Reserve")
Befehlsstelle
einer
Flak- I Antiaircraft
eines
Flak-
Artillery Battery Command Post
batterie
Befehlsstelle
Denotes
Antiaircraft Artillery Pla-
toon Command Post
zuges
3. Weapons:
'I,
Leichte Flak (2 cm)
Light Antiaircraft Gun (20

mm)
Leichte Flak (2
auf
cm)
Selbstfahrlafette

mm)
on
Self-Propelled
Mount
20-mm Antiaircraft
Gun
(4 Barreled)
Leichte Flak (3.7 cm)

mm)
Schwere
Flak
(Pak/Flak)
(8.8
cm)
50-mm
Antiaircraft
Gun
Heavy
Antiaircraft
Gun
(88 mm) (Multipurpose
Gun Primarily for Antiaircraft)
GERMAN
Military Symbol
Tl
Schwere
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U. S.
German
Flak (88 mm)
(Pak/Flak)
(mot.)
Heavy
Equivalent
Antiaircraft
Gun
(88 mm) (Multipurpose
Gun Primarily for Antiaircraft) (Motorized)

Heavy
(See" Addenda", Page 143)
Antiaircraft
Gun
(105 mm)
B. Parachute Units:
einer Fallschirmji.gerabteiluing
Stab
SFallschirmj
F.
gerkompanie
Parachute Rifle Battalion

Headquarters
Parachute Rifle Company
Air Bases:
Fliegerhorst
Permanent Air Force Station
'A
Seefliegerhorst
Naval Air Base
Ziviler Flughaf en
Civilian Airport
Operational Airdrome, 1st
Class
Operational Airdrome, 2d
Class
Airdrome
Prepared Airdrome
Dummy Airdrome
Advanced
Landing
Field
Alternative Landing Field
APPENDIX I
GROUND PANEL SIGNALS USED BY TROOPS FOR AIR
COMMUNICATION
Military Symbol
German
U. S.
Equivalent
Hauptquartier
Headquarters
Abwurfstelle
Message-Dropping Point
Nicht verstanden
Do Not Understand
Wir verstehen, ja
Understand
(Can
Also
Mean "Yes")
Feind bereitet Angriff vor
Enemy Preparing Attack
Feind greift an
Enemy is Attacking
jfI
Stellung ist
gangen
Position is Lost
verlorenge-
Feind links eingedrungen
/II
Enemy Has Penetrated on
Our Left
P eind rechts eingedrungen
Enemy Has Penetrated on

Our Right
Kampffront
Front Line*
Nein
No
Wir sind eingeschlossen
We Are Surrounded
Unterstiitzung notwendig
Support Needed
18
RRAJ
MAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYM13OLS
German
U.
Feindlicher ' Anklamme-
S.
tance
rungspunkt
or
oder
Feindlicher
Equivalent
Center of Enemy Resis-
Anklamme-
rungspunkt
Center of Enemy Resistance (Vertical Line

Points Towards It)
i--O
Feindliche Batterien
Enemy Batteries
FeindlicherAngriff zuriick-
Enemy Attack Repulsed
geschlagen
-
11
-Wir
halten die Linie
We Are Holding the Line.
Munition notig
Ammunition Needed (Rifle, Machine

tol,
Gun, Pis-
Antitank
Rifle,
Hand Grenade)
1. Morsermunition nitig
Light Mortar Ammunition
Needed
s. Morsermunition ndtig
Heavy Mortar
tion Needed
Artilleriemunition notig
Artillery
(75
Ammuni-
mm)
Am-
munition Needed
II
Nebelgranaten notig
Smoke
Bombs
Needed
(105 mm)
Pakmunition notig
Antitank Ammunition (37
mm) Needed
1Th
T
H-I
20 mm Munition udtig
20-mm
Ammunition
Needed
Lebensmittelvorraite
Wir gehen vor
ndtig
Food Supplies Needed

We Advance
to Attack)
(Are Ready
MILITARY
Milit(ary
Symbol
SYMBOLS
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
Kein Feind
No Enemy
Feindlicher Widerstand
Enemy
Resistance
(Poiiter
Indicates Situ-
ation of Enemy)
Feindlicher
Widerstand,
1200 Meter
Enemy
Resistance
at
1,200 Meters
/r\
Feindlicher
Widerstand,
1300 Meter
Ai>
xL
A
X
Enemy
Resistance
at
1,300 Meters
Abwurfstelle fur Vorraite
Point for Dropping Supplies
Abwurfpiatz ftir Divisionsstab
Dropping
Spot for Divi-
sional Command Post
Abwurfplatz
fur
Regi-
Abwurfplatz
Dropping Spot for Regimental Command Post
mentsstab
fuir
Batail-
lonsstab
Ausserste Not
Dropping
Spot
for
Bat-
talion Command Post

Extreme
Emergency!
(Only on Order of Battalion or Higher Command)
IMedizinische Vorraite dringend ndtig
T
1;I
7
Brennstoff nbtig
Medical Supplies Urgently

Required
Motor Fuel Needed (Yellow Stripe)
Funkausrfistung n6tig
Radio Equipment Needed

(Apparatus Destroyed)
Landungsmoglichkeit
Possibility
of
Landing
Here
Keine
keit
Landungsmoglich-
No Place for Landing
APPENDIX II
NON-OFFICIAL AUXILIARY SIGNS
In
addition
to
the foregoing military symbols, there exists a
number of non-official, auxiliary signs. These representations

may be found in training manuals and instruction books by independent authors, in military encyclopedias, in tactical books by
military writers, and in some German Army Regulations where the
symbols are not designated as "tactical."
Since the designers of these auxiliary signs worked independently, it
follows that
series.
there
can be no uniformity to the following
It' will be noted that two and sometimes three signs are
given for one subject, and even this does not -exhaust the possi-
bilities.
No attempt has been made to compile an extensive list of these
auxiliary
signs.
Only
those
most
frequently
encountered
are
given here.
A. Personnel
Military Symbol
German
U.
S.
Equivalent
Kompanieffhrer
Company Commander
Komp-Truppfiuhrer
Leader of Company Headquarters Detachment

About Size of Squad
Zugffihrer
Platoon Leader
Zugtruppfihrer
Leader of Platoon Headquarters Detachment

About Size of HalfSquad
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
U. S.
German
Military Symbol
Gruppenfiihrer; Geschtitzfiihrer
Truppfiihrer (Stellv.
Gr.
Equivalent
Squad Leader; Gun Corporal

Assistant Squad Leader
F.)
0P
p
Truppfiibrer 1. Gr. W.
Leader of Light Mortar

Section
]Fihrer des Pz. B. Trupp
Leader
of Antitank
Rifle
Section
Fernsprechtruppffihrer
Leader of Telephone Operating Detachment
Fii.hrer des Gefechtstrosses

(auf Rad)
(6'~R Rechnungsfiihrer
6 ~
Leader of Combat Train

(on Bicycle)
Pay Sergeant
Master Sergeant
BOberfeldwebel (auf Rad)
6S
Schirrmeister
Gewelrschfitze
Rifleman
d)
Schfltze 1 in Pz. B. Trupp
#1
oP
Schiitze 2 in Pz. B. Trupp
#2
Schiitze 1 beim 1. Gr. W.
#1
First Sergeant (Supply)
Gunner
in
Antitank
Rifle Section
Trupp
Gunner
Antitank
with
Light
Mortar Section
Trupp
Schiitze 2 beim L. Gr. W.
Gunner in
Rifle Section
#2
Gunner
Loading)
(in
Charge
With
of
Light
Mortar Section
dj
1.M. G. Schtitze 1 (Richtschtitze)
1# Gunner on Light Machine Gun
122
GERMAN
Military Symbol
MILITARY
SYMBOLS
German
U.
1. M. G. Schiitzen 2 -4
#2
S.
Equivalent
Gunner on Light
Machine Gun
Richtschiitze
Gunner
6Sanittsunteroffizier
or
San. Uffz. (auf Fahrrad)
San
Medical Non-Commissioned Officer

Medical Non-Commissioned Officer (on Bicycle)
Pf Pferdewairter
Horse Holder
O Pf. or 0
Pferde
Spf.
jO
' w
irter(auf Fahrrad)
Waffen- und Gerats-Uffz.
Horse Holder (on Bicycle)

Weapons and Instrument
Non-Commissioned Officer
Driver
, Fahrer
Uffz.
fur
dienst
Nachrichten-
Signal Non-Commissioned
Officer
Fernsprecher
Telephone Operator
Fernsprecher 2
Telephone Operator #2
Fe
F2
S
6
Entfernunsmessm
ann
Scherenfernrohrtriger
Range Finder Operator

Battery
Commander's
Telescope Carrier
0
ME
Munitionsschtitze
Assistant
Gunner
Charge of Loading)
Messmann
Surveyor
(in
MILITARY SYMBOLS
Military Symbol
German
U. S. Equivalent
Wettermann
Meteorologist
WE
Melder
123
beim
Romp.-
Company Messenger
Trupp
Platoon
Spielmann
Company Bugler
beim
Romp.-
or
Runner
Melder beim Zugtrupp
Or-
derly
Trupp
Spielmaun beim Zugtrupp
Platoon Bugler
Qw
Waffenmeistergehilfe
Assistant Armorer
oH
Handwerker
Artisan
OK
0 v
Q
Koch
Cook
Verpflegungsmann
Ration Man
Krankentrager
Stretcher Bearer
B. Vehicles:
Krad (Kraftrad)
Motorcycle
Heavy
gl. Pkw. mit Zugvorrich-
Cross
s. Krad mit Beiwagen
Motorcycle
with
Sidecar
tung
Country Personnel
Carrier
With
Towing
Device
gl. Pkw. mit Pak
Cross
Country
Personnel
Carrier With Antitank
Gun
50394-43
124
Military Symbol
gl.
German
Pkw mit Mun.-Anhainger
Feldkfiche
U. S. Equivalent
Cross Country Personnel

Carrier With Munitions
Trailer
Field Kitchen
SECTION III
Copies of German Maps and Tables of Organization

The purpose of this section is to acquaint intelligence
personnel with the form used by the Germans in publishing
their maps and tables of organization and to provide the
intelligence personnel with an opportunity to practice
interpreting them.
125
126
eschwindigkeitstabe(/e
_______
llarschgeschw
in Syd/A'm
10
15
60
410
20
xU
3S
[30
90 601 4'
720 80
60
150 '100 73'
160120 90
2% 140 a12r
24,0 Aso 720
24'
36
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96
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109
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64c
60
53,0
625 En
75' 670
Fahrslrecke
27
25
60
35
'90
45S
50
300 20
55
60
360
33%
65
70
'X2
390
'.'20
85
90
507
95'
570
600
100
45'
50
55s
60
65
70
75
Minutefi
in km
10
75
40
440
48n
544
25
220 -,e
240
260 195
257 0
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13.
109
144''.
721 1030
130
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470
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21'
29
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55
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170
17960 1275 1730 1293
65'
76
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280
2712 216
180
154 0
12
106
98
90 8
78 ___
35625 227*15240 94S120
14'
104
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62
76
400o 600
240 200 ro 1s' tao!o 117 109 1'0 92 67 60
90
me4
~0,0
Die Angaben 4iberL~ngen and Zeiten der' nachfolgend aufgefuhrten

Einiheiten bilden ainen Anhalt fur die iarschidngen bairnFahren
und Halten. Hierbel sind bereits marsobtechnischa Einfliisse,'
Ver'bands- and Einheitsabstande und zur Regelung des Marsohes ein=
gesetzte Fahrzeuge beruoksichtigt.
Die Einheiten des'Jnf.-Div. (mot) gleinhen vielfach daien der Ps.Div., sodas nur die hiervon abweichenden Einheiten aufgefiihrt sind.
Ala Abstand ist berechnet: Ja Fahren Taohoabstand, mindeatens aber
2o is,is Halten 4 u. 20 is.
Als Abstand zwischen den Einheiten: Ja F'ahren 5o m, bei Geschwin=
digkeiten iiber5o kme/Std., Tachoabstand, in Halten 25 a.
Ala Abstand zwischen den Verbtnden: 3m Fahren 25o a, is Halten 15o is.
Bai Nebel,Staub,Dunkelheit und unubersiohtlichen Wegen verringern
slob die Geschwindigkeiten und FahrseugastAnde erheblich. Diese
Einflusse, sowie die jeweiligen Karpfverluste und Marschausflle
msjsen in jedem ainzelnen Fall bei Benutzung des'Taballa beruicksich=
tigt warden.
127
DOCUYMENTS
Marschldngen im Oivisicnsverband
At
Div auf geso'h(ossenemA~arsch fi S Marschgn mit 20tlin. Qhbstand

Ges
zwischen den Marwchgr'
Be,
10Km/Std
120 Km
12Std
71m
Hae stndm
Fhzuas n
Bel 25Km/Std
170 Km
120Km
75fd
Fecitende Truppe einer Pz Div. auf dem Marsrh in 't Marschgn mit 20 Miin.
Qbstand zwist-/en den Marschgr (ohne Sicheiungsabstande )
Bei 10. Km /Std.
Bei 25Km /S/c
90 Km
130 Km
9$Std
F'aheg
it2n
9 Km
5 Std.
Ges. Zncf Div. (mat.) auf gesr/i/ossenem Marsdhi;n 5Marsrhgn mit 20Mi.abstand
zwisrhen den Marschgn.
Be;
10 Km I Std.
90 Km 93/cf.
Bei 25 Km
150 Km
/Std.
Fahrzeugabstsand.
90/iKm
6 Std.
I4
Fechtende Trpp einer 2nf 'Div.(mat.)auf'dem Marsch in Marchgr mit 20Mmn.

Qbddad zwischen den Marschgn (ohne Sicherungsabstande)
Be, 90 Km / Std.
70 Km 73)'d
Bei 25Km /3Sc.
110 Km 4
Std
Fahrzeugaastand.
70/tm
Die Gesamtldnren der Pz.-Div.sowie der Jnf.-Div.(mot) ergeben sich

unter Beruaksioeitigung dessen,da0 die gesamte 'Div. auf einer Strafe
die
eiftenl~ngeren Marsch ztwllckzulegen hat.Es rind daher suchi
itikwrtigen Dienste, sowie Gef.Tr.II and Kolonnen nit eingerechnet. Nicht eingerechnet sind Feidgend., sowie 1o % aller Fhrzg.,
furiEi'kundung, Mdelde- und Absperrdienst eingesetzt sind.
tie
Die echtende Trappe dler Ps.-Div. and Jnf.-Div.(mot) lot hier nosh
ohne taictisohe Abstande berechnet. Um die Idarsohlflngen der Div. in
Vornarsch mit Sich-.Abst. zu erhalten, milssen die ieiweiligen Maruchgr.-Abst~nde, Bowie die Anzail der bereits eingesetzten Truppen
(A.A., Flac usw.) berUaksichtigt wierden.
JFarMelde-, Erkundungs- u. Absperrdienst, sowie durch Weglassen des
Gei'.ir.II and der Kolonnen sind die Sinheiten'sz 2o % verlciirzt.
128
GERMAN
Hf mt 2m
-m' abl0d
nheit
Fa&r,'
mnd
hw
.0w10 2SK..,trd
m ,n m
MILITARY
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SYMBOLS
niftor
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111
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DOCUMENTS
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22
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N.f.O.
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Headquarters of Higher Echelons______________________

1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization--------------------------------2.

Examples of Map Symbols-----------------

Examples of Map Symbols_____________-_________

3. Weapons of Foreign Origin

Cavalry and Reconnaissance:

Examples of Map Symbols______________________

1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organi-

zation -------------------------2. Examples of Map Symbols ----

Example of a Diagranatic Table of Organiza-

---tion-2. Examples of Map Symbols-------------VIII. Railway Engineer:

Example of Map Symbols------------------

Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organization---

2. Telephone and Telegraph------------ --3. R adio --------4. Interception---------------------------5. Miscellaneous______________-----__-----6. Propaganda--------------------------

Telephone, Telegraph, and Teletype:

Other Methods of Communication----_

Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-

Examples of Map Symbols------------------

tion --- -- -- --- - --- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- -- XV.

Example of a Diagramatic Table of Organiza-

Examples of Map Symbols------------------75

Trains of Combat Troops-------------

XVI. Survey and Map Printing:

Explanation of German Military Symbols

By thickening the center line,

the symbol represents a Machine Gun Company:

6. Herewith is the basic symbol for a gun: iji

~ By thickening the center line, the

symbol represents the Infantry Howitzer Company:

a forked base repre-

Likewise, the addition of a

circle represents an antiaircraft gun:

c. The addition of an extra line to a gun symbol usually

howitzer: If' becomes a 150-mm infantry howitzer by

the symbol for a 50-mm infantry mortar: .1z. becomes

unit is represented by4 one wheel only:

Motorized Telephone Company. Self-propelled mounts are

tank Battalion Headquarters on Self-propelled Mount.

The shape and marking of the flag de-

notes the size of the command.

Army Group Headquarters.

9. Arms and Services have their own distinguishing

0 -------- Antiaircraft Artillery.

Cavalry and Reconnaissance.

&------_ Smoke or Chemical Warfare Service.

10. Basic Symbols for Weapons:

_Medium Gun (100

As previously indicated, these basic symbols can be

Heavy Machine Gun.

11. Basic symbols for weapons, symbols for arms and

This character represents a Mountain Artil-

lery -Battalion Headquarters.

Note the combination of

12. Supplementary letters which are used to show

Engineer Regimental Headquarters.

A Motorized Army Signal Battalion Head-

10th Infantry Regiment.

b. Headquarters of Army Corps and Battalions within

2nd Battalion, 67th Infantry Regiment.

c. A figure below a military symbol sign indicates the

Examples of Map Symbols_____-_

2. Telephone and Telegraph------------ --3. R adio --------4. Interception---------------------------5. Miscellaneous____________----------6. Propaganda--------------------------