jf42 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Greetings, Please forgive if this is basic but, my study of German ending when I was three, I have been having difficulty pinning down the answer to this question. What terms or terms might a German Divisional commander (Panzer) use to refer to a 'GSO' on his staff, specifically his Operations Officer. By that I mean, what might the original German equivalent have been for those English translations? The context is Tunisia 1943. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 The Operations Officer (or Chief Of Operations) was referred to as the Ia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf42 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Many thanks for that. Just to be sure, that is letter 'I' in "Ia"not number '1'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Many thanks for that. Just to be sure, that is letter 'I' in "Ia"not number '1'? It is the Roman Numeral for 1. Here are the others... Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier (Chief of Operations) Ib Zweiter Generalstabsoffizier (Quartermaster) Ib/Kfz Kraftfahrzeugoffizier (Division Motor Pool Officer) Ib/WuG Waffen- und Geräte-Offizier (Arms and Equipment Officer) Ic Dritter Generalstabsoffizier (Chief Intelligence Officer) i.G. im Generalstab (of Generalstaff) IIa Divisionsadjutant (Division Adjutant) IIb Officer for personnel means, enlisted men and NCOs IVa Divisionsintendant (Division Commissariat Section) IVb Divisionsarzt (Division Surgeon) IVc Divisionsveterinär (Division Veterinarian) IVd Divisionspfarrer (Division Chaplains) IVz Stabszahlmeister (Monetary matters) Edited September 17, 2012 by hucks216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf42 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Ah, now we are talking. Perfect. Danke schon. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hello, Also, we can see Ia/F for a Armee or a Heeresgruppe. What is the difference with the "classical" Ia ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf42 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 "I.II. III. IV. etc" as opposed to "1.2.3.4"? I couldn't say. 19th century kultural snobbery, perhaps? The Staff Corps were an elite within an elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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