Kursk - German Panzer Division

Units Weapons each
HQ Panzer Division     20 M/v; 1 Squad; 2 HMG
HQ Abteilung     10 Squads; 31 M/v; 28 M/cs; 4 20mm AA; 3 PzJg; 2 HMG; 2 81mm Mortars
M/c Messenger Platoon     37 M/c; M/c + sidecar; 1 M/v
Motorised Mapping Detachment     2 M/v
Aufklärung Abteilung (Mot)      
  HQ Kompanie   6 M/v; 3 M/c; 10 h/t; 6 7.5cm SP AT guns
  Armoured Car Company (Standard)   25 AC
  Armoured Car Company (Type C)   3 M/v; 2 M/c; 25 h/t
  Heavy Recon Company   19 AC; 6 7.5cm AC
  2 Pz Auf Armoured Infantry Kompanie    
    HQ Zug 3 M/v; 3 h/t; 2 M/c
    3 Arm. Inf. Zug 8 h/t; 7 Squads
    Heavy Weapons Zug 7 h/t; 2 HMG; 2 81mm Mortar; 2 7.5cm IG
  Heavy Weapons Kompanie   6 M/v; 2 M/c; 12 h/t; 6 h/t + 7.5cm IG; 3 7.5cm IG; 3 7.5cm AT
Panzer Regiment      
  Regiment HQ   5 M/v
  HQ Kompanie    
    AA Zug 4 M/v; 2 M/c; 12 FlaKPanzer
    Recon Zug 5 Pz
    Signals Zug 2 Befehls-Panzer
  2 Panzer Abteilung    
Panzer Grenadier Regiment (Armoured)      
Panzer Grenadier Regiment (Motorised)      
FlaK Abteilung      
Motorised Artillery Regiment      
  Regimental HQ   4 M/c; 5 M/v
  Signal Platoon   4 M/v; 7 Radios
  1 Motorised Light Artillery Battalion    
  1 Motorised Mixed Artillery Battalion    
  1 PanzerArtillerie Battalion    
Motorised Anti-Tank Battalion      
  Abteilung HQ   2 M/c; 1 M/c + sidecar; 3 M/v
  Signal Platoon   2 M/c; 1 M/v; 4 Radios; 2 AC
  Motorised AA Company   13 M/c; 6 M/v; 18 h/t; 12 20mm AA; 4 Radios
  3 Motorised AT Companies   6 M/c; 4 M/c + Sidecar; 21 M/v; 12 5/7.5cm AT
Panzer Pionier Abteilung      
Motorised Signal Battalion      
  Total:    
  AFVs    
  Panzer III/IV 147  
  BefehlsPanzer 15  
  Panzer II 10  
  PzJg 9  
  75mm Armoured Cars 6  
  Guns    
  3.7cm AT on ht 3  
  7.5cm (some 5cm) AT 57  
  7.5cm Infantry Guns 13  
  10.5cm Guns 16  
  15cm Howitzers 8  
  10.5cm SPA 12  
  15cm SPA 6  
  SP 105/150mm IG 24  
  12cm Mortar 12  
  81mm Mortars 40  
  20mm SPAA 6  
  20mm AA 52  
  Quad 20mm AA 9  
  88mm AA 12  
  Searchlights 12  
  FlaKPanzer 12  
  Vehicles    
  Armoured Cars 66  
  Half-tracks 343  
  Motor vehicles 926  
  Motor-cycles 321  
  Motor-cycles + sidecar 19  
  Combat Troops    
  Infantry Squads 213  
  Engineer Squads 71  
  HMG 63  
  LMG 256  
  Flame-throwers 20  
  Additional Signals Gear    
  Radios 149  
  Phone Sections 36  
  OP Tanks 8  
  Bridging    
  a) Ferries    
  4x 8-Tonne OR 2x 16-Tonne    
  b) Simple Gaps    
  8x 8-Tonne for 9m OR 4x 16-Tonne for 9m OR    
  4x 8-Tonne for 18m OR 2x 16-Tonne for 18m    
  c) Bridges    
  2x 8-Tonne for 37m OR 1x 16-Tonne for 37m OR    
  1x 8-Tonne for 72m    
  350 Kg TNT; 1100 AT Mines; 2000 AP Mines    


© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 8/12/99 10:03:09 PM GMT