Abteilung
German word for German or Swiss military formations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abteilung ([apˈtaɪ̯lʊŋ] ⓘ; abbrv. Abt.) is a German word that is often used for German or Swiss military formations and depending on its usage could mean detachment, department or battalion; it can also refer to a military division. In German, it is used both for military and civilian departments (as in "office department").
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In the military of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and the Wehrmacht (during World War II), the term Abteilung was generally a battalion equivalent in the armoured, cavalry, reconnaissance and artillery arms of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. For example, Schwere Panzerabteilung refers to German heavy tank battalions. However, when the term was used for large military formations, it generally meant "detachment". For example, Armee-Abteilung translates to "army detachment" and Korpsabteilung to "corps detachment".[1] The German term Abteilung is used in the same sense as the Russian term divizion (дивизион) or the Polish term dywizjon.