A squad of about 13 men, a platoon of abiut 40 men, a company of about 200 men, a battalion of about 1.000 men, a regiment or brigade of three or more battalions, a division of three or more regiments, a corps of three or more divisions and an army of three or more Corps. Battalions of Artillery are divided up into Batteries. Batteries are divided up into Gun Crews.
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All figures are approximate due to nationality, year, peace time and war time: For WW2, Korean War, and Vietnam War: 1. Patrol-6 men 2. Squad-12 men 3. Platoon-40 men 4. Company-100 men 5. Battalion-600 men 6. Brigade-Two or more Battalions 7. Division-Two or more Brigades 8. Corps-Two or more Divisions 9. Army-Two or more Corps Note*-For the Vietnam War: Armored Cavalry "Troops" are equal to a COMPANY, Artillery "Batteries" are equal to a COMPANY. An Artillery Battery in the Vietnam War contained 6 Field Guns or Self Propelled Guns. After the Vietnam War, the US Artillery Batteries went to 8 Artillery Systems per Battery. A Tank Platoon in the Vietnam War contained FIVE M-48 Patton Tanks; After the Vietnam War, Tank Platoons went to FOUR M-1 Abrams Tanks. Armored Cavalry Squadrons are equal to a BATTALION; Armored Cavalry Regiments are equal to a BRIGADE.
A lot of soldiers may be called a battalion or a regiment. Even more could be a brigade or a division.
Russian soldiers
No accurate number is known. Estimates range from 600,000 to 1 million.
The Civil War
The poop war.
The number of German soldiers who served in the German Military in World War I was 13,250,000. The number of American military personnel that served during World War I was 4,743,826.