Swiss 9. Gz Br (Border Brigade) - Operationsbefehl No 12 17.7.1940
[Task and Position] [Order of Battle]
The 9th border brigade was assigned the defense of the Southern approaches to the St. Gotthard pass.
Its first line of resistance was located on the line of Locarno - Monte Ceneri with at least 7 infantry batallions with some anti-tank assets and some artillery. It also occupied a second line of resistance in the area of Bellinzona with another three infantry batallions.
The border brigade 9 was essentially organized like a mountain brigade. With its 13 mountain infantry batallions it was very strong in infantry. On the other side it had only a few small calibre guns allocated for indirect fire support.
| 9. Gz Br | |
| Men | ca 20'100 |
| LMG | 681 |
| Laf LMG | 183 |
| sMG | 248 |
| 81mm Mortar | 64 |
| 47mm ATG | 44 |
| 75mm Feldgeschütz | 16 |
| 105mm sch mot Kan | 0 |
| 120mm Feldhaubitze | 0 |
| 150mm Feldhaubitze | 0 |
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