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WWII Infantry
Regiments and Battalions

During World War II a U.S. Infantry Regiment consisted of 3,257 men, organized as follows:

bullet Headquarters and Headquarters Company
bullet Canon Company with six 105 mm Howitzers
bullet Antitank Company with nine 57 mm antitank guns
bullet Service Company:
bullet 1st Battalion with A, B, C, D Companies
bullet 2nd Battalion with E, F, G, H Companies
bullet 3rd Battalion with I, K, L, M Companies

The U.S. Infantry Battalion consisted of 836 men, organized as follows:

bullet Top Level: Headquarters and Headquarters Company
bullet Antitank Platoon with the 57 mm antitank guns
bullet Mine Platoon
bullet Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon
bullet Ammunition and Pioneer Platoon
bullet Heavy Weapons Platoon with 166 men, eight heavy machine guns, and six 81 mm mortars
bullet Three Rifle Companies of 193 men: each company had three rifle platoons of three squads each and a weapons platoon with two .30 caliber light machine guns and three 60 mm mortars.

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