Sub-subunit

Sub-subunit or sub-sub-unit is a 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. Fireteams, squads, crews, sections and patrols are typically sub-subunits.

Military organization
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Typical units Typical numbers Typical commander
fireteam 2–4 lance corporal /
corporal
squad /
section		 5–14 corporal /
sergeant /
staff sergeant
platoon /
troop		 15–45 second lieutenant /
first lieutenant /
lieutenant
company /
battery /
squadron		 80–150 first lieutenant /
captain /
major
battalion /
cohort		 300–800 lieutenant colonel /
major
regiment /
brigade /
legion		 1,000–5,500 colonel /
brigadier general
division 10,000–25,000 major general
corps 30,000–50,000 lieutenant general
field army 100,000–300,000 colonel general /
general
army group /
front		 2+ field armies field marshal /
general /
admiral
region /
theater		 4+ army groups marshal of the air force /
general of the army /
admiral of the fleet

Types of sub-units
Main article: Military organization § Modern hierarchy
Main article: Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre
Sub-subunits (de: Teileinheit; ru: подразделение/podrazdelenie) in various languages and armed forces
Designation & symbol		 Bundeswehr English French Russian Polish
Individual Whole sub-subunit Designation Structure Commander/leader
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single
point
Single point above a laying rectangle		 Trupp2–7 men,
Tank crew		Unteroffizier ⇒ Hauptgefreiter Team
(e.g. Fireteam)		 Équipe de combat Группа (gruppa)[1]
Звено (zveno)[2]
Расчёт (raschot)[3]		 Działon
Obsługa
● ●
two
points
Two points above a laying rectangle		 Gruppe,
Halbzug		 8–12 men,
2 tank crews		 Oberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier Squad Groupe de combat Отделе́ние (otdelenie)
Экипаж (ekipazh)[4]
Расчёт (raschot)[5]		 Drużyna
Rotte 2 aircraft Two-ship flight/Pair Patrouille légère Пара (para) N.N.
● ● ●
three
points
Three points above a laying rectangle		 Zug,
Hörsaal		 ca. 40 men[6]Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel Platoon,
Lecture hall		 Section[7] Взвод (vzvod) Pluton
Schwarm/Kette3–4 aircraft Flight Patrouille[8]
Peloton[9]		 Звено (zveno) Klucz
Legend
  •   Army
  •   Air Force

References
  1. Usually as a translation, rarely used in post-WWII Soviet and Russian infantry tactics due to small squad size
  2. In historical context, e.g. 1930s Red Army teams
  3. When referring to infantry teams crewing collective weapons: HMGs, grenade launchers, ATGMs etc.
  4. Crew in most military branches, e.g. aviation, armour, automobile troops etc.
  5. Crew in artillery and all kinds of missile troops
  6. The personal strength, e.g. of self-contained platoons, training platoons, technical platoons, or Bundeswehr sub-subunits with platoon structure, might contain different staff.
  7. 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.
  8. In fighter aviation
  9. In bomber and military transport aviation
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