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Hessian troops included Jägers, hussars, three artillery companies, and four battalions of grenadiers. Most infantrymen were chasseurs, including sharpshooters, musketeers, and fusiliers. Line infantry was armed with muskets, while the Hessian artillery used the three-pound cannon.
It is responsible for training in the German Army and exercises command authority over all Army schools and training facilities. Training is thus centrally coordinated and conducted in line with the principle of “single-source training”.
The infantry is a branch of the Army and belongs to the combat arms. Its soldiers are referred to as infantrymen and women. The infantry includes airborne, mountain and light infantry. With their training and equipment, light infantry troops are capable of fighting in urban or heavily forested terrain.
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This text is to familiarise you with the basic WWII German Army drill commands. The result of the research has come from various sources but “Reibert 1940” and "Instruction Manual for the Infantry H.Dv.130/2a"- Dated 16/3/1941 (translated by John Baum of Lisbon, Ohio USA) have been the definitive in the majority of cases.
By 1760, Hessian infantry consisted of two Guard, two fusilier, nine musketeer regiments; and two grenadier regiments plus seven grenadier battalions; augmented by three garrison, one frei-korps, and a Jager battalion.
The training centers are supervised by the Army Training Command in Leipzig. The Army's combat formations comprise two Panzer (armoured) divisions and the lighter Rapid Forces Division. There are five heavy brigades and half a light infantry brigade in the two panzer divisions.
