Organization of a German Panzer Division, 1939

[Pages:2]Organization of a German Panzer Division 1939

1 Panzer Brigade, (324 armored vehicle) with 2 Panzer Regiments, each with 2 Light Panzer Companies 1 Mixed Panzer Company Detachment Light Armored Column 1 Armored Repair Shop Company

Sch?tzenbrigade, with (4th & 5th Pz had no sch?tzen brigade staff)

1 Motorized Sch?tzenregiment, with (5th Pz Div had 2) 2 Sch?tzenkompagnie (Infantry companies), each with 9 Light MG's 2 Heavy MG's 3 Light Trench Mortars 1 Motorcycle Company, with 9 Light MG's 2 Heavy MG's 3 Light Trench Mortars 1 Machine Gun Company, with 8 Heavy MG's 6 Medium Trench Mortars

1 Motorized Infantry Column 1 Motorcycle Battalion, with

3 Motorcycle Companies 9 Light MG's 2 Heavy MG's 3 Light Trench Mortars

1 Motorcycle Machine Gun Company, with 8 Heavy MG's 6 Medium Trench Mortars

1 Heavy Company 1 Motorized Anti-Tank Platoon, with 3 Anti-tank guns 1 Motorized Infantry Artillery Support Platoon, with 2 Light Infantry Support Guns 1 Motorized Pioneer Platoon

1 Motorized Reconaissance Battalion, with 2 Armored Car Squadrons 1 Motorcycle Squadron, with 9 Light MG's 2 Heavy MG's 3 Light Trench Mortars 1 Heavy Motorcycle Squadron 8 Heavy MG's 6 Medium Trench Mortars 1 Motorized Column

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1 Anti-Tank Battalion, with (4th& 5th Pz Div had 2 AT Bns) 3 Motorized Anti-tank Companies, each with 12 Anti-tank guns 1 Motorized Heavy Machine Guln Company (not in 2nd & 5th Pz Divs) 12 Flak 20mm guns

1 Motorized Artillery Regiment, with 2 Motorized Light Artillery Battalions, each with 3 Motorized Battery, each with 4 l05mm Light Field Howitzers (In 2nd Pz Div 1 light & 1 heavy Artillery Bn, Heavy having l50mm guns )

1 Motorized Pioneer Battalion, with 3 Motorized Light Pioneer Companies, each with 9 Light MG's 1 Motorized Bridge Column K or B 1 Motorized Light Pioneer Column (4th Pz had 1 Pioneer Co, 1 Bridge Column, 1 Motorized Pioneer Column - 5th Pz like 4th Pz, but with 2 Pioneer cos.)

1 Motorized Signals Battalion, with 1 Motorized Radio Company 1 Motorized Signals Company 1 Light Signals Column

Quartermaster Services 6 Light Quartermaster Columns 3 Quartermaster Columns for Operations Material 2 Motorized Repair Shops 1 Motorized Quartermaster Company

Administrative Services Motorized Field Bakery Company Motorized Field Butcher Platoon Motorized Commissary Office

Medical Corps 2 Motorized Medical Companies 1 Ambulance Platoon

Motorized Field Military Police Company Motorized Field Post Office

Mueller-Hillebrand, B., Das Heer l933-l945, Frankfurt am mein, l956 Vol I & II, Verband der Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS l939-l945

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