Really looking for a nice detailed answer for this, is a question I have had fro a LONG time and have not been able to answer.
After a good description of the general/average sizes of the different types of army formations (ie army, division, corps, battalion, etc) and the order in which exist (ie An army is made up of 10 divsions etc). And it is correct that an Army Group is just a collection of Army's for a specific task that can vary from size to size? Any other related information would be greately apprecaited - feel free to leave nice long answer it is what I want!
Can someone please explain the Structure of Army's to me (ie divsions, corps, etc)??windows server 2003
Yes i can!! here is a BASIC breakdown.
Team - 2 to 7
Squad - 8 to 10
Platton - 16 to 44
Company - 62 to 190
Battalion 300 to 1000
Brigade 3000 to 5000
Division 10,000 to 15000
Corps 20,000 to 45,000
now there are different terms used for different speacialties and different MOS's but thats the break down.
it could be broken down farther into,
2-4 teams make a squad,
3-4 squads make a platoon,
3-5 platoons make a company,
3-5 companys make a battaltion,
3-5 battalions make a brigade,
2-3 brigades make a division,
2-3 divisions make a corps.
marines are called the marine corps beucase there are only about 45,000 active duty marines and about another 20,000 in reserves. they are a sub unit of the navy so they can have smaller numbers.
the chain of comman comes from here aswell, you hear people say
im from 18th airborne cops, 101st ariborne division, 1/502nd, Alfa company 2nd platoon.
((im not and i dont know if those units are still active but thats an example))
but thats the chain of command. you run down the list backwards.
theres also the word "unit/group" which is a basic term used to describe any of those levels of troop numbers. they would say "my unit/group is moving out" which could mean anything from a platoon to a division. just the part they are tied to.
The army has 1,055,734 members including all reservists, national guardsmen, and active duty army personel. they have many divisions, so i couldnt tell you how many division and brigades etc. there are total but you can guess, tis a pritty big number haha.
does that answer everything for you?
Can someone please explain the Structure of Army's to me (ie divsions, corps, etc)??windows xp service internet explorer
This link does a pretty good job of explaining the US Army Order of Battle and other information you are looking for.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/a...
Otherwise, there are many websites that are similiar if you take the time to look. The term "Order of Battle" describes unit make-up and design. So if you want information on the 1st Armored Divisions order then do a search for '1st Armored Division Order of Battle' as an example. Also, the term "Table of Organization and Equipment" aka "TOE" or "TO%26amp;E" should also help you find specific information on specific unit composition.
Hope that helps.
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An Army Group falls somewhere between a Battalion and a Brigade in size. And is about 4 echelons *below* an Army, but usually supports a Division or a Corp or even higher echelons. Basically a catch-all term for a conglomeration of any combat support functions that support any echelon above a Division (if I got it right myself):
"A Group is a brigade-sized unit normally commanded by a Colonel. Combat service support brigades and groups are organized to control non-divisional units for corps and larger units. Engineer, air defense artillery, signal, aviation, military police, and transportation brigades are typical of such units. They may also be the building blocks of large unit support such as corps support commands and of combat support commands such as engineer commands. Divisions are supported by an organic brigade-sized support command of mixed combat service support battalions and companies."
In the infantry:
4 men make a fire team
3-5 fire teams make a squad
3-5 squads make a platoon
3-5 platoons make a company
3-5 companies make a battalion
3-5 battalions make a brigade
3-5 brigade make a division
3-5 divisions make a corps
3-5 corps make an army
