Panzer Grenadier Company (Armoured), July 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 Pistol  
Weapons NCO (Armourer) NCO Pistol  
Equipment NCO NCO Rifle  
Company Troop Leader NCO MP40  
Radio Operator NCO Rifle  
Vehicle Leader NCO MP40  
Driver  NCO MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 251/3
Medical NCO NCO Pistol  
       
Messenger Private Rifle  
Radio Operator (2) Private Rifle  
Gunner Private Rifle, 2 cm Flak  
Loader Private Rifle  
Messenger (3) Private Rifle Kettenkrad
Driver (2) Private Rifle Kubelwagen
Driver  Private MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 251/3
Driver Private MP40 SdKfz 251/17 

Weapons Platoon

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       

Platoon HQ 

     
       
Platoon Commander Officer MP40  
Platoon Leader NCO MP40  
Driver NCO MP40, MG34/42 SdKfz 251
Messenger Private Rifle  
Armourer Private Pistol  
Messenger Private Rifle Kettenkrad
Munitions handler Private Rifle  
       
2cm Flak Squad (3) each      
       
Gun Leader NCO * Pistol  
Gunner Private Rifle, 2 cm Flak  
Loader Private Rifle  
Driver Private MP40 SdKfz 251/17
       
Machine Gun Group      
       
Group Leader NCO MP40  
       
Gun Squad (3) each      
       
Machine Gunner Private Pistol, MG34/42  
Assistant Gunner Private Rifle  
Rifleman (2) Private Rifle  
       
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 251/2
       
7.5cm Gun Squad (2) each      
       
Gun Leader NCO * MP40  
Gunner Private Pistol, 7.5 cm Gun  
Assistant Gunner Private Pistol  
Driver Private MP40 SdKfz 251/9

Notes

* 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 Rifle  
Driver NCO MP40 SdKfz 251/17
Messenger (2) Private Rifle  
Stretcher Bearer Private Pistol  
Gunner Private Rifle, 2 cm Flak  
Loader Private Rifle  
       
Rifle Squad (3) each      
       
Squad Leader NCO MP40  
Assistant Leader Private Rifle  
Rifleman (2) Private Rifle  
Machine Gunner (2) Private Pistol, MG34/42  
Assistant Gunner (2) Private Rifle  
Driver Private MP40 SdKfz 251
Assistant Driver Private Pistol, MG34/42  

Notes

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

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