The 1st SS Panzer Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”, short LSSAH, (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”) began as Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard, responsible for guarding the Führer’s person, offices, and residences.

“Good Germans” is a term referring to German citizens during and after World War II who claimed not to have supported the Nazi regime, but remained silent and did not resist in a meaningful way.

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The two main constituent groups were the Allgemeine SS (General SS) and Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy of Nazi Germany and general policing, whereas the Waffen-SS consisted of combat units within Nazi Germany’s military.

True to the German belief in combined arms, each division paired a Panzer brigade with a motorized infantry brigade. The Panzer brigade contained four battalions, each with a strength of 128 tanks. Counting command tanks, the division had some 561 in all, enough to satisfy even the most diehard tank fanatic.

This meant that the SS Panzergrenadier divisions were full-strength Panzer divisions in all but name. They each received nine Tiger tanks, which were formed into the heavy panzer companies.

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The smallest unit in an army is the squad, which contains 7 to 14 soldiers and is led by a sergeant. Three or four squads make up a platoon, which has 20 to 50 soldiers and is commanded by a lieutenant. Two or more platoons make up a company, which has 100 to 250 soldiers and is commanded by a captain or a major.

So in short yes, Combat Brigades are larger than regiments. A brigade will have combat arms units, (Infantry, Tankers, Engineers, Field Artillery etc,) and then support units.

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A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division.

Normally, a platoon includes 16 to 44 soldiers and is led by a lieutenant with an NCO as second in command. This encompasses four to six companies and between 300 and 1,000 soldiers. A battalion normally is commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and a command sergeant major serves as principal NCO assistant.

Company, Battery or Troop A company in the U.S. Army is normally made up of three platoons, which means 60 to 200 soldiers, but it can have more. An artillery unit is called a battery and an armored air cavalry is called a troop.

A company typically has 100 to 200 soldiers, and a battalion is a combat unit of 500 to 800 soldiers. The size of a division varies from about 10,000 to 18,000 soldiers, and most divisions have three or more brigades of roughly equal size.

Two to four troops comprise the main elements of a squadron. In the United States Army, in the cavalry branch, a troop is the equivalent unit to the infantry company, commanded by a captain and consisting of three or four platoons, and are called a troop within a Regiment. Companies were renamed troops in 1883.