CHAPTER 2: Organization

XI. ENGINEER

Some engineer brigades may have a second pontoon bridge battalion. However, the equipment totals here include only one such battalion. In addition to the standard types of battalion shown here, some engineer brigades at army or army group levels could include one or more of the following types: an engineer construction battalion, a fabrication battalion, a water supply battalion, and possibly a camouflage, concealment, and deception battalion.

Some units may have PMR towed minelayers instead of the GMZ armored tracked minelayers.

Engineer Brigade Principal Items of Equipment

Road and Bridge Battalion, Engr Bde

Obstacle Battalion, Engr Bde

Each Obstacle Company has an 3 IRM, 3 PMR/GMZ minelayer, and 3 BTM/MDK.

Each Obstacle-Clearing Company has an IMR, 3 DIM, 3 MDK/MTZ-2 and a BAT.

Pontoon Bridge Regiment, Army or Army Group

Water Crossing Regiment, Corps

Mine Warfare Company, Engr Bn

2 IMR, 2 MTK/MTK-2, 2 DIM 3 GMZ, 0-3 UMZ

In the engineer battalion of a mechanized infantry or tank division, this company may have a second minelayer platoon equipped with the truck-mounted UMZ. This is in addition to the GMZ-equipped minelayer platoon already present in this company in a separate mechanized or tank brigade and at division level.

Assault Crossing Company, Engr Bn

* Two GSP heavy amphibious ferry vehicles make up one ferry. Thus the assault crossing company actually has 12 half-ferries. With the newer PMM-2 system, 8 PMM-2 vehicles can form 8 ferries.

Construction Company, Engr Bn

* The special skills platoon contains engineers that perform work such as electrical, plumbing, and carpentry.

Road/Bridge Construction Company, Engr Bn

4 bridge, tank launched

8 bridge, truck-launched

2 route-clearing vehicle BAT/PKT

2 graders

Pontoon Bridge Company, Engr Bn or Pontoon Bridge Bn

Total: 6 powerboats

16 PMP center

2 PMP ramp

A full PMP bridge set consists of 32 center and 4 ramp sections. The half-set can make a bridge(119 m of 60-t or 191 m of 20-t) or several rafts. The PPM-2 amphibious bridge/ferry system may replace the PMP pontoon bridge.

Engineer Company, MIBR (Div) and TBR (Div)

Totals listed with multiple numbers (such as 1/3) reflect the numbers of the piece of equipment in the engineer company of a mechanized infantry brigade of tank brigade, respectively. Some units may have PMR towed minelayers instead of GMZ armored tracked minelayers. Trucks normally tow PMR minelayers.