Infantery Division
History
In 1943-10 the Germans reorganized radically their infantry divisions in reducing the infantry regiments from three to two battalions, and the other divisional components were revised accordingly. In the remaining six infantry battalions the number of squads per rifle platoon was reduced from four to three, but without having much effect on the fire power of the division since the caliber of the mortars and antitank guns has been increased, and the number of machine guns kept unchanged.
Sources
Handbook on German Military Forces / U.S. War Department - Los Angelos, 1995. - p. 90