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Originally Posted by Al G
Damn sure would. Sempi Fi
Just as a guide:
Brigrade = 2 Regiments
Division = 2 Brigrades
Corps = 3 Divisions this is about the size of the Marine Corps at peace time
Army = 4 Corps not sure of the present size
Army Group = 2 Armies
Region Theater = 4 Army Groups I guess this is WWII stuff or maybe even larger
Then the good old Navy:
Fleet = All vessels in an ocean
Navy = All vessels in the whole Navy
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As a guide in WWII the US Army was under a triangle configuration and except a few independent units and most of the then unique Armored Divisions were based on three.
There were not brigades for the most part.
Regiment = three battalions
Division = three maneuver (Infantry) regiments with an artillery regiment and attached reinforcing units, Cavalry, Engineers a tank battalion. In the case of Corps and, Army groups they might have extra divisions attached as the Corp Commanders reserve. Breaking the basic triangle structure.
Most of the Armored Divisions were under the Brigade structure called Combat Commands A, B and Reserve. and the three Tank, three Self Propelled Artillery and three Armored Infantry battalions would be assigned to the Combat Command/brigade headquarters as needed.
General Marshall had a 90 division planning figure because unlike most nations we attempted to reconstitute smashed divisions in the field. Which meant that if a soldier was wounded and returned to battle he did not return to his original unit like a Marine would, unless he was a paratrooper that is, but was sent to the next unit in line needing replacements. Another exception would be Rangers after their battalions got smashed on their missions survivors were sent to the 1st Special Service Force (The Devil's Brigade) to keep that special force in business.