The Panzer Division, 1943 to 1944
Divisional Troops
Divisional Headquarters
Defence Troops
Mapping Section
Field Police Unit
Field Post Unit
Reconnaissance Battalion
Divisional Signals Unit
Panzer Regiment, comprised of;
Regimental Headquarters (including a Flak Platoon)
Workshop
Two Panzer Battalions (normally one equipped with the Panzer IV, the other with the Panther)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment, comprised of;
Regimental Headquarters
Pioneer Company (from late 1943 onwards, including one halftrack equipped Platoon)
Infantry Gun Company - with six 15-cm infantry guns in three Sections of two guns each.
Armoured Panzer Grenadier Battalion - click on The Armoured Panzer Grenadier Battalion 1943 to 1944 for more detail.
Motorized Panzer Grenadier Battalion - The Motorized Panzer Grenadier Battalion 1943 to 1944 link for more detail.
Panzer Grenadier Regiment, comprised of;
Regimental Headquarters
Pioneer Company (from late 1943 onwards)
Infantry Gun Company - with six 15-cm infantry guns in three Sections of two guns each.
Two Motorized Panzer Grenadier Battalions - The Motorized Panzer Grenadier Battalion 1943 to 1944 link for more detail.
Artillery Regiment
Regimental Headquarters
Light Battalion - with twelve towed 10.5-cm howitzers, divided into three Batteries with four guns per Battery or two Batteries with six guns per Battery.
Medium Battalion – with twelve towed 15-cm howitzers, divided into three Batteries with four guns per Battery.
Armoured Battalion - with twelve self-propelled 10.5-cm howitzers in two Batteries each of six guns, and six 15-cm self-propelled howitzers in one Battery.
Anti-tank Battalion - one Company with twelve towed 7.5-cm guns in three Platoons of four guns each. Two Companies each of ten or fourteen self-propelled equipments, in three Platoons each of three or four guns and a Headquarters of one or two.
Flak Battalion - two Batteries each of four or six 8.8-cm guns and one Battery of twelve 2-cm guns in three Platoons of four guns each.
Engineer Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Three Pioneer Companies (including one in halftracks)
Bridging Column
Supply
Supply Troops
Administrative Troops
Maintenance Troops
Medical
Two Medical Companies
Two Ambulance Platoons
Points of note
As ever there was always room for amendment from the above. A handful of formations had more than one Armoured Panzer Grenadier Battalion. Certain Divisions included assault guns in their Panzer Battalions to make up for shortages. Some Divisions included a Battery of four 10-cm guns in their 15-cm howitzer Battalion, while other Divisions might have a Battalion of 17-cm guns.
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German Divisional Organisations