Swiss 8th Division - May 10, 1940

[Task and Position] [Order of Battle]

Task and Position

The division was subordinated to the 3rd Army Corps (3 AK). Its task was to defend the Limmat position bewteen the Division 1 on its right and the Division 5 (2nd Army Coprs - 2 AK) on its left. .

My knowledge on the actual position of the Division 8 is quite detailed thanks to the book [Limmat].

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Order of Battle

The Division 8 was a mountain division built up accordingly to the standard order of battle of 1938 (TO38). Its 4th artillery batallion was horse transportable for mountain operations.

The division was reinforced by

- One standard infantry regiment (Inf Rgt 81).
- One reinforced heavy artillery regiment (No 25).
- One heavy field gun batallion (No 43).

The following units were detached to the Light Brigade 2 (Leichte Brigade 2):

- The motorcycle company (Mot Rdf Kp 8)
- The motorized infantry gun company (mot Ik Kp 8).

Commanding Officer: Oberstdivisionär Gübeli

[Last Update 30.08.2010]