Light Panzer Reconnaissance Company (Armoured), June 1944  

Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of personnel assigned to role, number of unallocated weapons or number of sub-units in detachment.

Company Headquarters

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       
Company Leader Officer MP40  
       
Hauptfeldwebel NCO MP40  
Weapons NCO (Armourer) NCO Pistol  
Equipment NCO * NCO Rifle  
Company Troop Leader NCO MP40  
Radio Operator NCO Rifle  
Vehicle Leader NCO Rifle  
Driver  NCO MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 250/3
Medical NCO NCO Pistol  
       
Messenger Private Rifle  
Radio Operator (2) Private Rifle  
Messenger (3) Private Rifle Kettenkrad
Driver (2) Private Rifle Kubelwagen
Driver  Private MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 250/3

Notes

* Apparently deleted by handwritten amendment to table.

Weapons Groups

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       
8cm Mortar Group      
       
Group Leader NCO MP40  
       
Mortar Squad (2) each      
       
Squad Leader NCO Pistol  
Mortar Gunner Private Pistol, 8 cm mortar  
Assistant Gunner (2) Private Pistol  
Rifleman (2) Private Rifle  
Driver Private * MP40 SdKfz 250/7
Driver Private MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 250/7
       
7.5cm Gun Group      
       
Driver Private MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 250/1
       
Gun Squad (2) each      
       
Gun Leader NCO * MP40  
Gunner Private Pistol, 7.5 cm Gun  
Assistant Gunner Private Rifle  
Driver Private MP40 SdKfz 250/8

Notes

* 1 unidentified Driver an NCO

** NCO in 1st Squad was overall commander of Group

Rifle Platoon (3), each

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       

Platoon HQ

     
       
Platoon Commander * see note MP40  
Platoon Leader NCO MP40  
Driver NCO MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 250/1
Messenger  Private Rifle  
Stretcher Bearer Private Pistol  
       
Rifle Squad (3) each      
       
Squad Leader NCO MP40  
Assistant Leader Private Rifle  
Rifleman (4) Private Rifle  
Machine Gunner (2) Private Pistol, MG34/42  
Assistant Gunner (2) Private Rifle  
Driver (2) Private MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 250/1

Notes

* 1st and 2nd Platoons each commanded by Officer, 3rd Platoon commanded by NCO

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