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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.12.2016 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 11.12.2016 |
| Authorized Strengths for the 2nd Panzer Division | ||||||||||
| Division Total |
Division Hqs. [4] |
Infantry Brigade |
Panzer Brigade |
Artillery Regiment |
Recon. Battalion |
Antitank Battalion |
Engineer Battalion |
Signal Battalion |
Service Units |
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Officers | 391 | 18 | 87 | 120 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 42 |
| Government Service Officials | 115 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| Non-Commissioned Officers | 1,932 | 26 | 471 | 682 | 155 | 116 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 213 |
| Enlisted Men | 9,172 | 107 | 2,614 | 2,112 | 1004 | 607 | 395 | 713 | 323 | 1,297 |
| Total | 11,610 | 165 | 3,183 | 2,936 | 1,210 | 753 | 519 | 820 | 422 | 1,602 |
| Weapons | ||||||||||
| Pistols | 4,186 | 50 | 857 | 1,801 | 214 | 326 | 204 | 142 | 196 | 396 |
| Rifles | 7,102 | 111 | 2,291 | 1,111 | 996 | 427 | 315 | 678 | 326 | 847 |
| Sub-Machine Guns | 435 | – | 8 | 336 | – | 62 | 2 | – | 27 | – |
| Light Machine Guns [1] | 741 | – | 93 | 508 | 12 | 68 | 18 | 27 | 15 | – |
| Heavy Machine Guns | 46 | 2 | 42 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 20mm AA Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37mm AT Guns | 48 | – | 9 | – | – | 3 | 36 | – | – | – |
| light (50mm) Mortars | 30 | – | 27 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (81mm) Mortars | 18 | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (75mm) Infantry Guns | 8 | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Infantry Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (105mm) Field Howitzers | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (105mm) Guns | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Field Howitzers | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20mm AFV Guns | 158 | – | – | 138 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| 37mm AFV Guns | 20 | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 75mm AFV Guns | 24 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Armored Fighting Vehicles | ||||||||||
| Gun Tanks | 182 | – | – | 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tanks [2] | 133 | – | – | 126 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| Armored Cars [3] | 90 | – | 8 | – | – | 60 | 2 | – | 20 | – |
| Total AFV | 425 | – | 8 | 328 | – | 60 | 2 | – | 27 | – |
| Motor Vehicles | ||||||||||
| Personnel Carriers | 544 | 11 | 149 | 88 | 102 | 34 | 29 | 43 | 40 | 48 |
| Load Carriers | 1,399 | 13 | 316 | 328 | 144 | 68 | 68 | 117 | 35 | 312 |
| Motorcycles | 566 | 40 | 138 | 138 | 86 | 37 | 23 | 47 | 24 | 33 |
| Motorcycles with sidecars | 703 | 1 | 355 | 108 | 22 | 82 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 61 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle) | 41 | – | – | 20 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle) | 18 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 5 |
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[1] LMG includes those mounted on AFV.
[2] Other tanks are command tanks, signal tanks, and MG-equipped tanks. [3] Armored Cars include command armored cars, signal armored cars, MG-equipped armored cars, and gun-equipped armored cars. [4] Including the Headquarters, Panzer Division; the Motorcycle Messenger Platoon; and the Motorized Mapping Detachment. |
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