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GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.
No. 41. Records of German Field Commands: Divisions (Part I)
The National Archives
National Archives and Records Service
General Services Administration
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Washington: 1964
This finding aid has been prepared by the National Archives as part of its program
of facilitating the use of records in its custody.
The microfilm described in this guide may be consulted at the National Archives
•where it is identified as Microcopy No. T-315. A price list appears on the last pages,
Thos$ desiring to purchase microfilm should write to the Exhibits and Publications Divi-
sion$ National Archives, Washington, D. C. 20i|08.
Some of the papers reproduced on the microfilm referred to in this and other guides
of the same series may have been of private origin. The fact of their seizure is not be-
lieved to divest their original owners of any literary property rights in them. Anyone,
therefore, who publishes them in whole or in part -without permission of their authors may
be held liable for infringement of such literary property rights.
GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICRQiTLMED AT ALEXANDRIA, m.
No. 41. Records of German Field Commands: Divisions (Part I)
The National Archives
National Archives and Records Service
General Services Administration
Washington: 1964

P R E F A CE
This Guide is one of a series of finding aids describing the declassified seized German records deposited in the National Archives. The
series was initiated by the Microfilming Project of the Committee for the Study of War Documents of the American Historical Association in co-
operation with the National Archives and the Department of the Army. With the termination of the Microfilming Project in July 1963, the
National Archives assumed sole responsibility for the reproduction of records and the preparation of Guides.
This is one of a number of Guides projected to describe the records of the German Aimy field commands. These records are being micro-
filmed in five groups: Records of Aimy Groups, Records of Armies, Records of Corps, Records of Divisions, and Occupation and Other Records.
Constituting Part I of division records, this Guide describes the contents of 303 microfilm rolls reproducing the records for tte World
War II period (with some earlier records) of the following twenty-seven divisions:
1st Infantry 2nd Panzer 4th Panzer
1st Panzer 2nd Mountain 4th Light Infantry
1st Light Infantry 2nd Parachute 4th Mountain
1st Light Mountain 3rd_Pan2gr 4th Parachute
1st Mountain <5d_Panzer~GrenaSer) 5th Infantry
(Ist^Parachute 3rd~HourfEain X* 5th Panzer
1st Cavalry 3rd Parachute 5th Light Infantry
1st Air Force Field 3rd Air Force Field fttii Mountain
2nd Motorized 4th Infantry 5& Parachute
Included are materials on the campaigns in Poland and in the West, 1939-40, 1944-45; the occupation of France and other Western European
areas; military operations in Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Soviet Union, and the Baltic States; the occupation of and anti-partisan opera-
tions in the Balkans; and the defense of the Reich. With the exception of duplicates, all unclassified records of the twenty-seven di-
visions were filmed. German divisions were often renamed or renumbered; generally, the records for the same unit under such other names
or numbers have been organized and filmed under the other designation. It was not always practical to do this, however. In fact, in some
instances, individual folders would have had to be broken up. The researcher, therefore, must check the records of both predecessor and
successor commands.
The provenance to which the documents are attributed is the division headquarters that originally kept the file, although a large pro-
portion of the items had in fact been retired by the units to the Heeresarchiv Potsdam for permanent retention. There an accession number
was stamped or written on the cover, and it is by this numbering system that the folders were organized in the World War II Records Divi-
sion and its predecessor, the Departmental Records Branch of the Department of the Army. All folders that had not gone through the Heeres-
a*rchiv accessioning process before capture or had never been retired to the Heeresarchiv were given folder numbers in an extension of the
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Heeresarchiv system using numbers above 75000, but otherwise following the Potsdam pattern. Considerable information on the fate of all
German military records during World War II, and especially on several fires with subsequent efforts to reconstruct the files, may be
found in the records of the Chef der Heeresarchiv in the German Army High Command. (These records were filmed in T-78, Rolls 1 - 38,
and are described in Guide No. 12 of this series.)
The descriptive material for the divisions was prepared on cards and each card has been filmed before the folder it describes. The
cards for all folders on one roll of film are also filmed at the beginning of that roll. This Guide contains the text of the cards.
A short unit history and an organization index by staff section (Abteilung) precede the file item listing for each division. The
unit history has also been filmed at the beginning of each roll of the unit's records.
The term "Roll" in the Guide refers to the sequence of the film. "1st Frame" gives the frame number of the first page of the folder,
The "Item No." is the identification symbol on the original folder. The "Item" provides (a) the abbreviation of the staff section that
originated the document, and (b) the title appearing on the document cover or other information providing a general idea of the contents
of the item.
The original records have been returned to the Federal Republic of Germany. The microfilms have been deposited in the National
Archives, Washington, D.C., 20408, as microcopy T-315-
Philip P. Brower served as Editor of the Guide. The descriptions were prepared by Cleveland Collier, Ignaz Ernst, and Dr. Julius
Wildstosser under the supervision of Donald E. Spencer. Gloria F. Wheeler typed the stencils.
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GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
la Ptlhrungsabteilung; taktischer Ftihrungsstab Bv.T.O. Bevollmflchtigter Transportoffizier
la/Mess Karten- u. Vermessungswesen Brig. Brigade
Ic Feindnachrichten Bt., Batl. Bataillon
Ic/A.O. Abwehroffizier Ch.d.GenSt Chef des Qeneralstabes
Id Ausbildungsoffizier Div. Division
Ila 1. Adjutant Eisenb. Eisenbahn
lib 2. Adjutant Fahrtr. Fahrtruppen
III Oberstkriegsgerichtsrat Fallsch. Fallschirm
IVa Armeeintendant Feldgend. Feldgendarmerie
IVb Armeearzt Feldkdtr., FK Feldkommandantur
Armeeveterinfir Feldlaz. Feldlazarett
IVd Gruppe Seelsorge Fest. Festung
IVd/Ev. Bvangelischer Kriegspfarrer Fl. Flieger
IVd/Kath. Katholischer Kriegspfarrer Flak Fliegerabwehrkanone
IV/Wi Verbindungsoffizier OKW/Wehrwirtschafts- Gabo Gasabwehroffizier
und Rlistungsamt (Vo.Wi.Rtl.) Geb. Gebirgs-
IV/Z Wirtschaftsoffizier Gen.d. Inf. General der Infanterie
V Kraftfahrabteilung Gen.Kdo. Generalkommando
VI Nationalsozialistischer Ftlhrunfsoffizier (NSPO) Genlt. Generalleutnant
VII Militarverwaltungsoffizier Genmaj. Generalmajor
O.Qu. Oberquartiermeister Genobst. Generaloberst
Genstb.d.H Generalstab des Heeres
Abt. Abteilung Gesch. Geschiitz
Abw* Abwehr G.F.P. Geheime Feldpolizei
A.K. Armeekorps Grenztr.,Grz.Tr. Grenztruppen
A.Na.Ftt. Armeenachrichtenftthrer Harko Hbherer Artilleriekommandeur
A .0 • Abwehroffizier H.Gr. Heeresgruppe
A. Pi. Hi. Armeepionierftihrer H.Gr.Kdo. Heeresgruppenkoimnando
Arftt. ArtilleriefUhrer Hptm. Hauptmann
Artilleriekoinmandeur H.Streif.Dst. Heeresstreifendienst
Armeegeb. Armeegebiet I.D. Infanterie Division
Art., Artl. Artillerie I.E. Infanterie Regiment
Aufkl. Aufklftrung Kampfw. Kampfwagen
Battr. Batterie Kan. Kanone
Baupi Baupioniere Kav. Kavallerie
Bedeis Befehlshaber der Eisenbahntruppen Kdo. Kommando
B.d.E. Befehlshaber des Srsatzheeres Kdr. Kommandeur
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GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS (continued)
Kdt. Kommandant Obst. Oberst
Kdtr. Koromandantur Obstlt. Oberstleutnant
Kfz. Kraftfahrzeug Pak Panzerabwehrkanone
Kgf. Krlegs gefangene Fanz., Pz. Panzer
Kol. Kolonne Panzertr. Panzertruppe
Koluft Kommandeur der Luftwaffe Pi., Pion. Pionier
Komp., Kp, Kompanie Pk. Park
Kortick Koramandant des rtlckwartigen Armeegebietes San. Sanitats
Krad Kraftfahrrad Schw. Schwadron
KTB, Ktb. Kriegstagebuch Stell. Stellungs-
Lkw. Lastkraftwagen stellv. stellvertretend
Lt, Leutnant Stoart Stabsoffizier der Artillerie
Lw. Luftwaffe Stopak Stabsoffizier fur Panzerbekampfung
M.G. I'las chinengewehr Stopi Stabsoffizier der Pioniere
mil* militarisch Transp. Transport
Mob. Mobilmachung Vers. Versorgung
mot. motorisiert Vet. Veterinar
Nachr. Nachrichten Vo.Wi.Rii. Verbindungsoffizier OKW/Wehrwirtschafts-
Nachsch. Nachschub und Rtistungsamt
NSFO Nationalsozialistischer PUhrungsoffizier Wi. Wirtschaft
OB Oberbefehlshaber z.b.V, zur besenderen Verwendung
Obit. Oberleutnant
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ORGANIZATION OF GERMAN Ait'iT STAFFS
Operations Group (FUhrungsabteilung)
H. Gr. AOK AK Div.
Operations Officer la la la la
Haps & Survey Officer la/Mess la/lies s la/Hess la/Mess
Artillery Staff Officer Stoart Harko Arko
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iihgineer Staff Officer Gen d Pi Pi Fii Stopi Stopi
Signal Staff Officer Na Ftt Na Ptt Na Ftt Na Ptt
Anti-Tank Staff Officer Stopak Stopak Stopak Stopak
Transportation Staff Officer Gen Trs Bv T.O.
Training Officer Id Id
Intelligence Officer Ic Ic Ic Ic
Supply Group (Quartiermeisterabteilung)
H.Gr. AOK AK Div.
Supply Officer OQu OQu Qu Ib
Military Police Feldgend Feldgend Feldgend Feldgend
Administrative Officer IVa IVa IVa IVa
Medical Officer IVb IVb IVb IVb
Veterinary Officer IVc IVc IVc IVc
Motor Transport Officer V V V V
Postmaster FPM FPM PPM PPM
Ordnance Officer WuG WuG WuG WuG
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ORGANIZATION OF GERMAN ARMY STAFFS (continued)
Personnel Group (Adjutantur)
H.Gr. AOK AK Div.
Personnel Officer (Off Pers) Ha Ila n n
a a
Personnel Officer (Enl pers) lib HB xib lib
Judge Advocate (Chief Judge) III ill jjj
Chaplain I7d ivd IVd
Nazi Ordnance Officer VI VI VI
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