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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 5. Panzer Division | ||||||||||
| Division Total |
Division Hqs. [4] |
Infantry Regiments |
Panzer Brigade |
Artillery Regiment |
Recon. Battalion |
Antitank Units |
Engineer Battalion |
Signal Battalion |
Service Units |
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Officers | 421 | 18 | 122 | 120 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 42 |
| Government Service Officials | 120 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| Non-Commissioned Officers | 2,108 | 26 | 664 | 682 | 156 | 116 | 132 | 65 | 83 | 213 |
| Enlisted Men | 10,130 | 107 | 3,752 | 2,112 | 997 | 607 | 551 | 525 | 323 | 1,297 |
| Total Personnel | 12,779 | 165 | 4,554 | 2,936 | 1,203 | 753 | 708 | 610 | 422 | 1,602 |
| Weapons | ||||||||||
| Pistols | 4,516 | 50 | 1,236 | 1,801 | 210 | 320 | 204 | 103 | 196 | 396 |
| Rifles | 7,806 | 111 | 3,248 | 1,111 | 993 | 436 | 327 | 507 | 326 | 847 |
| Sub-Machine Guns | 439 | – | 12 | 336 | – | 62 | 2 | – | 27 | – |
| Light Machine Guns [1] | 870 | – | 232 | 508 | 12 | 67 | 18 | 18 | 15 | – |
| Heavy Machine Guns | 52 | 2 | 48 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 20mm AA Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 37mm AT Guns | 48 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 36 | – | – | – |
| light (50mm) Mortars | 39 | – | 36 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (81mm) Mortars | 24 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (75mm) Infantry Guns | 20 | – | 16 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Infantry Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| light (105mm) Field Howitzers | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (105mm) Guns | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| heavy (150mm) Field Howitzers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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] | 94 | – | 12 | – | – | 60 | – | – | 20 | – |
| Total AFV | 429 | – | 12 | 328 | – | 60 | – | – | 27 | – |
| Motor Vehicles | ||||||||||
| Personnel Carriers | 612 | 11 | 198 | 88 | 104 | 36 | 56 | 31 | 40 | 48 |
| Load Carriers | 1,512 | 13 | 470 | 328 | 143 | 66 | 53 | 94 | 35 | 312 |
| Motorcycles | 653 | 40 | 234 | 138 | 88 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 33 |
| Motorcycles with sidecars | 727 | 1 | 384 | 108 | 22 | 84 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 61 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle) | 53 | – | – | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle) | 36 | – | 8 | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 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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