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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.

Types of sub-units

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

NATO symbol		Bundeswehr			English	French	Russian	Polish
Icon	Description	Designation	Structure	Commander/leader
	one dot over framed unit icon	Trupp [1]	2–7 men, Tank crew	Unteroffizier ⇒ Hauptgefreiter	Squad	Equipe [2] Equipage [3]	Группа (gruppa) [4] Звено (zveno) [5] Расчёт (raschot) [6]	Drużyna [7]
	Two dots over framed unit icon	Gruppe [8], Halbzug	8–12 men, 2 tank crews	Oberfeldwebel ⇒ Unteroffizier	Section	Groupe [9] [10] Patrouille [11]	Отделе́ние (otdelenie) Экипаж (ekipazh) [12] Расчёт (raschot) [13]	Drużyna [14] Załoga [15] Działon [16]
		Rotte [17]	2 aircraft		Two-ship flight/Pair	Patrouille légère	Пара (para)	N.N.
	Three dots over framed unit icon	Zug, Hörsaal	ca. 40 men [18]	Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	Platoon	Section [19]	Взвод (vzvod)	Pluton
		Schwarm/Kette	3–4 aircraft		Flight	Patrouille [20] Peloton [21]	Звено (zveno)	Klucz
	four dots over framed unit icon	Staffel [22]		Hauptmann ⇒ Hauptfeldwebel	Echelon [23]	Escadrille		Eskadra

Legend

•   Army
•   Air Force

References

Military organization
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 80–250 first lieutenant, captain, major battalion, cohort 300–1000 major, lieutenant colonel 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
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