My father-in-law commanded column 5 in the 95th I. D. on the attack into Russia from 1941 to Jan 1942 when he was killed. A copy of the Division Order of Battle is attached .
Did column 5 carry a particular kind of supply or have any other significance? Somewhere I found a reference that said the symbol represented a 30-ton column. How many wagons would this take? After reviewing the wagon photos what kind to wagons would have been in his unit?
95th ID supply columns question
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Re: 95th ID supply columns question
The 5th Column was a horse-drawn light transport column.
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As you can see, there were 40 wagons dedicated to carrying all kinds of cargo in this column. The Hf.1 had a load capacity of 750 kilos. Giving a capacity of 30,000 kilos = 30 metric tons. By this period in time, the Hf. 1 was being replaced and substituted by requisitioned vehicles of similar capacity. Normally, when including vehicles of larger or small carrying capacity, the total transport capacity of about 30 tons was to be maintained.
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Re: 95th ID supply columns question
Thanks so much for the wonderful post. My understanding of what he commanded is now understood. I looked on the reference site for symbols but could not find the ones shown on the graphic. Is there another reference for these symbols that I could look up?
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Re: 95th ID supply columns question
I just found what I was looking for on the site you referenced.