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| Formation of the German Company - Aug 1914 |
| Infantry Company |
| 3 Platoons |
| Company Commmander = Hauptmann or Leutnant |
| 3 Platoon Leaders |
| 1 Officer z.b.V. (for special use) |
| 1 Sergeant Major (Feldwebel) |
| * Company strength = 254 men |
| (5 officers, 19 NCOs, 230 enlisted) |
| * MG-Company = 97 men, 7 guns, and 45 horses |
| Infanterie-Kompanie composed of: |
| Zug (3x) |
| Platoon = 4 Sections (Sektionen) |
| Sektion (12x) |
| Section = 2 Groups (Gruppen) |
| Gefechts-Gruppe (24x) |
| Group = 8 soldiers + 1 corporal (Mannschaften + Gefreiter) |
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Cron's Imperial German Army 1914-18 |
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and various sources |
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