— Headquarters, Heavy Artillery Battalion (motorized) —

STAB EINER SCHWEREN ARTILLERIEABTEILUNG (motorisiert) KStN 406 dated 01.10.1937 *

1 Battalion Commander (B)(Pistol)

Battalion Headquarters     Command Section        1 Adjutant (Z)(Pistol)        1 Artillery Liaison Officer (Z)(Pistol)        1 Battalion Physician (K)(Pistol)        1 Motor Officer / Leader of Maintenance Services (K)(Pistol)        1 Motor Official, Upper Technical Service [K] (Z)(Pistol)        1 Pay Official, Upper Administrative Service (Z)(Pistol)        1 Master Radio NCO (Pistol)        1 Distance Finder Sergeant with Scissors Telescope (Pistol)(on motorcycle)        3 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        2 Motorcyclists (Rifles)(on motorcycles)        1 Motorcyclist (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar for Artillery Liaison Officer)        1 Motorcyclist (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)        1 Clerk (Rifle)        1 Draughtsman (Rifle)        1 car, light, cross-country (Kfz. 1)        1 car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 12)        1 field car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)        1 field car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15) for medical personnel     Combat Trains        1 Senior NCO as Battalion First Sergeant (Pistol)        1 Senior NCO as Battalion Clerk / Combat Trains Leader (Pistol) (on motorcycle)        1 Medical NCO / Combat Trains Leader (Pistol)        1 Equipment NCO (Pistol)        1 Draughtsman & escort (Rifle)        1 Cook (Rifle)        1 Cook & vehicle escort (Rifle)        1 Assistant Armorer (Pistol)        1 car, light        1 truck, light, open, for personnel and equipment        1 truck, light, open, for field kitchen     Maintenance Section        1 Armorer Official (Z)(Pistol)        1 Chief Technician, Official of the Middle Technical Service (Z)(Pistol)        1 Maintenance Technical Sergeant [K] (Pistol)        1 Clerk (Rifle)        3 Motor Mechanics & vehicle escorts (Rifles)        2 Motor Mechanics (Rifles)        1 Motor Mechanic (Rifle)(on motorcycle)        2 Motor Vehicles Drivers (Rifles)        1 Motor Vehicle Driver / Electrician (Rifle)        1 Motor Vehicle Driver / Motor Mechanic (Rifle)        1 Motor Vehicle Driver / Assistant Welder (Rifle)        1 car, light (4-seater)        1 maintenance car, light, (Kfz. 2/40)        1 truck, light (2-ton), for armorer and medical equipment        1 truck, light (2-ton), cross-country, for maintenance equipment        1 truck, light (2-ton), cross-country, for Spare parts, tools, and towing equipment        1 truck, light (2-ton), cross-country, for tires     Ration Trains        1 Rations Sergeant / Rations Trains Leader (Pistol)(on motorcycle)        2 Rations Handlers & vehicle escorts (Rifles)        2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        2 trucks, light (1½-ton), open, for rations     Baggage Trains        1 NCO Pay Clerk / Baggage Trains Leader (Pistol)(on motorcycle)        1 Tailor & vehicle escort (Rifle)        1 Cobbler (Rifle)        1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)        2 truck, light (1½-ton), open, for baggage & equipment

NOTES:  * Missing KStN. This rendition is based the Headquarters, Motorized Light Artillery Battalion (KStN 413 of 01.10.1937), plus analysis of the Headquarters, and the Headquarters Battery, of the Motorized Heavy Artillery Battalion (KStN 406 and KStN 585, respectively, of 01.02.1941).

— Signal Platoon of a Heavy Artillery Battalion —

NACHRICHTENZUG EINER ARTILLERIE ABTEILUNG (motorisiert) KStN 566 dated 01.10.1937 *

1 Platoon Leader (Z)(Pistol)

Platoon Headquarters     1 NCO for Special Service / as Assistant Platoon Leader (Pistol)     1 NCO as Telephonist / Radioman (Rifle)     1 Telephonist / Radioman (Rifle)     1 Telephonist / Radioman & vehicle escort (Rifle)     1 motorcyclist (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)     3 motorcyclists (Rifles)(on motorcycles)     3 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)     1 truck, light, open, cross-country     1 radio car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)     1 radio car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15/2) Signal Sections     2 Medium Telephone Sections b, each with         1 Telephone NCO / Section Leader (Rifle)         5 Telephonists (Rifles)         1 Telephonist & vehicle escort (Rifle)         2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)         1 signal car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15/1)         1 observation truck (Kfz. 76)     3 Small Telephone Sections c, each with         1 Telephone NCO / Section Leader (Rifle)         2 Telephonists (Rifles)         1 Motor Vehicle Driver / Telephonist (Rifle)         1 signal car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15/1)     3 Pack Radio Sections b, each with         1 Radioman / Section Leader (Rifle)         1 Radioman (Rifles)         1 Radioman / Motor Vehicle Driver(Rifle)         1 radio car, light, cross-country (Kfz. 2/2)     3 Pack Radio Sections b, each with         1 Radioman / Section Leader (Rifle)         1 Radioman (Rifles)

NOTES:  * Missing KStN. This rendition is based on the Signal Platoon, Motorized Light Artillery Battalion (KStN 564 of 01.10.1937) but using the same types of radio sections as found in the Signal Platoon of the Headquarters Battery, Motorized Heavy Artillery Battalion (KStN 584 of 01.11.1941).

— Artillery Calibration Section (motorized) —

ARTILLERIEVERMESSUNGSTUPP (motorisiert) KStN 529 dated 15.02.1932 *

1 Calibration Officer / Section Leader (Z)(Pistol)

Calibration Section     1 Calibration NCO (Pistol)     3 Calibration Men (Rifles)     1 Calibration Man & vehicle escort (Rifle)     2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)     2 Messengers (Rifles)(on motorcycles)     1 calibration car, light (Kfz. 3)     1 truck, light, open, cross-country

NOTES:  * Missing KStN. As by 1941 the Artillery battalion's artillery calibration sections had been integrated into the headquarters batteries, this rendition is based on the Artillery Calibration Section, Headquarters Battery, Artillery Battalion (KStN 585 of 01.02.1941). This section remained virtually unchanged until the end of the war. The lieutenant remained in command of the section, although by late 1941 he had been incorporated into the battalion headquarters.