Garrison Units

[Pzt_Kami]

Hi guys
as a non-english I was trying to figure out what Parsi (persian) synonim for garrison unit is? we have the word Pādegān پادگان which is very close to what garrison as a place is in english however we don't have any words for the unit one (or at least I couldn't find any so far) !

While searching though I found that even in english there wasn't units really called Garrison , something like 1st garrison division for example ! only thing close to it I could think of was some temporary german fortress units which called Sicherungs-Divisionen or festung (am I right?). at least to me I didn't find them as common as it is shown in games like Hearts of Iron IV !

so my question is were these units more widespread than I know and what are examples of them in armies beside the german one I mentioned?

 

[Kovax]

Many countries used static border guard units, distinct from their regular troops intended to conduct mobile operations. The Soviets employed "Strelkie" (spelling?) or something for that purpose. Others referred to them as "militia", "reserves", "home guard", or other terms, but used them as garrisons in effect.

 

[Henry IX]

The Soviets also used 'fortified districts' which were manned by permanent forces, often (confusingly) called fortified districts. They were true garrison units, immobile with lots of automatic weapons.

The French also used specialised fortress troops to man the Maginot line, once again these were immobile units tied to their fortifications.

The Soviets employed "Strelkie" (spelling?) or something for that purpose.

I assume you are referring to Strelkovy, which means literally just riflemen, but the Soviets used the word to refer to any general purpose infantry. Hence the 6th Infantry Corps is the 6-y Strelkovy Korpus (61-й стрелковый корпус). So these formations are not just garrison troops, but rather unmotorised infantry.

 

[Andre Bolkonsky]

Hi guys
as a non-english I was trying to figure out what Parsi (persian) synonim for garrison unit is? we have the word Pādegān پادگان which is very close to what garrison as a place is in english however we don't have any words for the unit one (or at least I couldn't find any so far) !

While searching though I found that even in english there wasn't units really called Garrison , something like 1st garrison division for example ! only thing close to it I could think of was some temporary german fortress units which called Sicherungs-Divisionen or festung (am I right?). at least to me I didn't find them as common as it is shown in games like Hearts of Iron IV !

so my question is were these units more widespread than I know and what are examples of them in armies beside the german one I mentioned?

In the US before wwii, US peacetime army is almost a garrison unit. One of the myriad definition of GI is “garrison issue”

 

[Pzt_Kami]

@Kovax Of course units are assigned as border guards or as garrison in all nations. What I ask is units that specifically raised ,trained and organized and hence named Garrison unit (like for example 115th Garrison divison or brigade)

The Soviets also used 'fortified districts' which were manned by permanent forces, often (confusingly) called fortified districts. They were true garrison units, immobile with lots of automatic weapons.

The French also used specialised fortress troops to man the Maginot line, once again these were immobile units tied to their fortifications.

Now these two looks like what I'm looking for

In the US before wwii, US peacetime army is almost a garrison unit. One of the myriad definition of GI is “garrison issue”

Well I thought GI stands for Green Infantry ! Maybe I was wrong

 

[JodelDiplom]

The German Sicherung Divisionen were not actually specialists at garrisoning places. They were formations in which third rate, over-aged, foreign, or reconvalescent soldiers could be put, and over which unfit, low energy, overaged, or disgraced officers could be appointed.

 

[Gordy]

[Well I thought GI stands for Green Infantry ! Maybe I was wrong

General Infantry.

 

[adriankowaty]

In interwar Poland, normal infantry divisions in reserve were directed to garrison service. Sometimes also full field infantries served as garrisons.
On another hand, we had full fledged military unit called Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza (Borderlands Defence Corps, KOP in short) which was composed of full service troops (infantry, mounted infantry and artillery) which were supposed to guard Soviet borders to prevent actions of Soviet intelligence, military raids and any other shady activities (which were held after peace of Riga aswell, basically until 1939 included).
Most of these army corps soldiers later ended in Soviet camps and were exterminated during Katyń massacres (among other guys, like teachers, politicians, priests and anybody from inteligentsia social class).

 

[Ming]

Well I thought GI stands for Green Infantry ! Maybe I was wrong

General Infantry.

I have always thought it was 'General Issue' coming from initials stamped on equipment supplied to recruits.

Wikipedia says it's a historical theory but everybody is wrong.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._(military)

The term G.I. has been used as an initialism of "Government Issue", "General Issue", or "Ground Infantry", but it originally referred to "galvanized iron", as used by the logistics services of the United States Armed Forces.[2][3]