Sub-subunit

Military organization
Typical Units	Typical numbers	Typical Commander
fireteam	3-4	corporal
squad/ section	8-12	sergeant
platoon	15–30	lieutenant
company	80–150	captain/ major
battalion	300–800	lieutenant colonel
regiment/ brigade	2,000–4,000	colonel/ brigadier general
division	10,000–15,000	major general
corps	20,000–40,000	lieutenant general
field army	80,000+	general
army group	2+ field armies	field marshal
region/ theater	4+ army groups	Six-star rank

Canadian sub-subunit

Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit – Subordinated element below platoon level of company sized units or sub-units which normally might not be separately identified in authorization documents by name, number, or letter.

Types of sub-units

Sub-subunits (de: Teileinheit; ru: подразделение/ podrasdelenie) in various languages and armed forces

Designation & symbol		Bundeswehr			English:	French: '	Russian:	Polish: '
basically	as sub-subunit	Designation	Structure	Commander/ leader
● single point	single point above a laying rectangle / (example)	Trupp gun crew/ combat tank	2–7 men	Unteroffizier ⇒ Hauptgefreiter	Team (e.g. Fireteam)	Équipe de combat	Команда (Komanda)	działon, obsługa
● ● two points	two points above a laying rectangle / (example)	* Gruppe * Halbzug	* 8–12 men * 2 crew combat tank	Oberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier	Squad	Groupe de combat	Отделе́ние (Gruppe) Экипаж (crew) Расчёт (service crew)	Drużyna
		Rotte	2 air craft		Two-ship flight/ Pair	N.N.	Пара (Para)	N.N.
● ● ● three points	three points above a laying rectangle / (example)	* Zug * Hörsaal	ca. 40 men[1]	Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	* Platoon * Lecture hall	Section[2]	* Взвод (Vsvod) * yчебная группа (utchebnaj gruppa) * отряд (odrjad)	Pluton
		Schwarm/ Kette	3–4 aircraft		N.N.	N.N.	Звено (chain, tactical unit)	N.N.

Remarks

Army / Air Force

See also

Typical sub-subuinits are:

• fire and maneuver team
• fireteam
• squad or crew (i.e. Tank crew, boat crew or aircrew)
• section or patrol
• Commonwealth troop

References

1. The personal strength, e.g. of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.
2. A section with group-structure (e.g.: US Marine Corps, 8–12 soldiers) may contain, in opposite to a "Section" in France armed forces, decisive less personal strength.