Swiss 8. Gz Br (Border Brigade) - Operationsbefehl No 12 17.7.1940

[Task and Position] [Order of Battle]

Task and Position

The 8th border brigade was assigned the defense of the sector between Romanshorn on the lake of Constance, the Rhine river valley running South from the Lake of Constance to the fortress of Sargans.

Its main areas of defence were located around St. Margarethen - Rheineck and around Altstätten.

Order of Battle

  8. Gz Br
Men ca 7'000
LMG 240
Laf LMG 72
sMG 92
81mm Mortar 20
47mm ATG 10
75mm Feldgeschütz 0
105mm sch mot Kan 0
120mm Feldhaubitze 8
150mm Feldhaubitze 0

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