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Structure and Strength


Panzer Divisions 1935-1939 - Panzer Divisions 1940-1945

Waffen SS Panzer Divisions 1943-1945

Wehrmacht Panzer Division (mid-1942) - Wehrmacht Panzer Division (1944)

Waffen SS Panzer Division (1944)

Unit Strength in 1939/40 - Numbering System in Panzer Divisions

Strength of the most important Division types of the German Field Army in 1939

Tank Strength of Panzer Divisions

German Panzer Strength June of 1941 to January of 1945

Wehrmacht Panzer Division
(mid-1942)
Panzer Division HQ
Reconnaissance Battalion - Aufklaerung Abteilung Armored Car Company
Armored Car Company
Panzergrenadier Company
Heavy Company
Signals Battalion - Nachrichten Abteilung
Panzer Regiment

 Panzer Battalion
HQ
Light Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & III)
Light Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & III)
Medium Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & IV)
Panzer Regiment

 Panzer Battalion
HQ
Light Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & III)
Light Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & III)
Medium Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & IV)
Panzer Regiment

 Panzer Battalion
HQ
Light Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & III)
Light Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & III)
Medium Panzer Company (PzKpfw II & IV)
Panzergrenadier Brigade - Schuetzen Brigade Panzergrenadier Battalion
Motorcycle Battalion - Kradschuetzen
Artilery Regiment - Artillerie Regiment Mechanized Battery
Field Battery (105mm)
Field Battery (105mm)
Heavy Battery (105mm & 150mm)

Mechanized Battery
Field Battery (105mm)
Field Battery (105mm)
Heavy Battery (105mm & 150mm)

Mechanized Battery
Field Battery (105mm)
Field Battery (105mm)
Heavy Battery (105mm & 150mm)

Self-Propelled Battalion (Wespe)
Anti-Tank Battalion - Panzerjaeger Abteilung Anti-Tank Company
Light Platoon (37mm)
Medium Platoon (50mm)
Medium Platoon (50mm)

Anti-Tank Company
Light Platoon (37mm)
Medium Platoon (50mm)
Medium Platoon (50mm)

Anti-Tank Company
Light Platoon (37mm)
Medium Platoon (50mm)
Medium Platoon (50mm)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion - Flak Abteilung Heavy Battalion (88mm)
Heavy Battalion (88mm)
Light Battalion (20mm & 37mm)
Engineer Battalion - Pioneer Batallion Light Mechanized Company
Light Mechanized Company
Medical Unit
Services (e.g. Administration, Supply, Postal)

Note: Not all units were structured this way, since it is an ideal structure.


Wehrmacht Panzer Division
(1944)


 Panzer Division HQ
Reconnaissance Battalion
Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Battalion
Combat Engineers Battalion
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
Tank Regiment
  • Tank Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
    Mechanized Infantry Regiment
  • Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • Road Motorized Infantry Battalion
    Mechanized Infantry Regiment
  • Road Motorized Infantry Battalion
  • Infantry Battalion
    Artillery Regiment
  • Artillery Battalion
  • Artillery Battalion
  • Artillery Battalion
    Note: Not all units were structured this way, since it is an ideal structure.


    Waffen SS Panzer Division
    (1944)


     Panzer Division HQ
    Reconnaissance Battalion
    Assault Gun or Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
    Combat Engineers Battalion
    Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
    Tank Regiment
  • Tank Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
    Mechanized Infantry Regiment
  • Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • Road Motorized Infantry Battalion
  • Road Motorized Infantry Battalion
    Mechanized Infantry Regiment
  • Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • Road Motorized Infantry Battalion
  • Road Motorized Infantry Battalion
    Rocket Artillery Battalion
    Artillery Regiment
  • Artillery Battalion
  • Artillery Battalion
  • Artillery Battalion
  • Artillery Battalion
    Note: Not all units were structured this way, since it is an ideal structure.


    Unit Strength in 1939/40
    Name
    Tanks (incl. command tanks)
    Infantry
    Schutzengruppe (squad)
    ---
    11
    Schutzenzug (platoon)
    4-5
    50
    Schutzenkompanie (company)
    14-22
    201
    Bataillon / Abteilung (battalion)
    59-90
    860
    Regiment
    90-190
    3049
    Division
    90-300+
    15200


    Numbering System in Panzer Divisions

    Regiment

    R 01

    R 02

    R 03

    R 04

    1st Battalion

    2nd Battalion

    I 01

    I 02

    I 03

    I 04

    I 05

    I 06

    I 07

    I 08

    1st Company

    2nd Company

    3rd Company

    4th Company

    5th Company

    6th Company

    7th Company

    8th Company

    101

    201

    301

    401

    501

    601

    701

    801

    102

    202

    302

    402

    502

    602

    702

    802

    Company

    1st

    2nd

    3rd

    4th

    1st Platoon

    111-115

    211-215

    311-315

    411-415

    2nd Platoon

    121-125

    221-225

    321-325

    421-425

    3rd Platoon

    131-135

    231-235

    331-335

    431-435

    4th Platoon

    141-145

    241-245

    341-345

    441-445

    Company

    5th

    6th

    7th

    8th

    1st Platoon

    511-515

    611-615

    711-715

    811-815

    2nd Platoon

    521-525

    621-625

    721-725

    821-825

    3rd Platoon

    531-535

    631-635

    731-735

    831-835

    4th Platoon

    541-545

    641-645

    741-745

    841-845



    Strength of the most important Division
    types of the German Field Army in 1939.
    -
    Inf. Div.
    Mot. Inf. Div.
    Pz. Div.
    le. Div.
    Officers 500 500 400 400
    Officials 100 100 100 100
    Non-Commisioned Officers 2500 2500 2000 1600
    Enlisted Man / Crews 13400 13400 9300 8700
    Total Strong 16500 16500 11800 10800
    Machine Guns 500 500 220 460
    Mortars 140 140 50 60
    Infantry Guns 25 25 10 10
    37mm Pak guns 75 75 50 50
    Howitzers & Cannons 48 48 28 24
    20mm Flak guns 12 12 12 12
    Armored Scout Cars 3 30 100 100
    Tanks - - 324 86
    Trucks 500 1700 1400 1400
    Passenger Cars 400 1000 560 600
    Motorcycles 500 1300 1300 1100
    Sidercars 200 600 700 600
    Horses 5000 - - -
    Covered Vehicles (Wagons) 1000 - - -

        • Inf. Div. - Infantry Division.
        • Mot. Inf. Div. - Motorized Infantry Division.
        • Pz. Div. - Panzer Division.
        • le. Div. - leichte (light) Division.

    Tank Strength of Panzer Divisions.
    Time Period: Number of tanks:
    1939/1940 324
    1941/1942 150-200
    1943 170
    1944 120-140
    Note: Those are ideal numbers that may not reflect the frontline units.


    German Panzer Strength
    June of 1941 to January of 1945.
    Date:Quantity: Date:Quantity:
    06/1941563906/19449148
    03/1942508709/194410563
    05/1942584710/194411005
    11/1942779811/194412236
    03/1943562512/194413175
    08/1943770301/194513362
    Note: Numbers do not include APCs and armored cars.




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