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German Army
1937 Light Truck Column (30 tons)
KLEINE KRAFTWAGENKOLONNE (30-ton)
KStN 1225 dated 01.10.1937 *
1 Column Leader (Z)(Pistol)
Command Section
    1 NCO as First Sergeant / Pay Clerk (Pistol)
    1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
    1 Motorcyclist (Rifle)(on motorcycle)
    1 Motorcyclist (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)
    1 car, light, 4-seater
2 Sections, each with
    1 NCO as Section Leader (Rifle)
    5 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)
    5 Vehicle Escorts (Rifles)
    5 trucks, medium
1 Section
    1 NCO as Section Leader / Gas Protection (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)
    1 Motor Vehice Driver (Driver)
    1 Rations Clerk & vehicle escort (Rifle)
    1 Cook (Rifle)
    1 truck, light, for fuel and equipment
NOTES:
 * Missing KStN. This rendition is based on the KStN 1226 of 01.10.1937. Other KStN of this type indicate that the only difference between cargo truck and fuel truck columns is the type of trucks, and the lack of fuel handlers in the two sections.

Totals:
1 Officer, 4 NCO, 28 Enlisted Men;
2 Pistols, 31 Rifles;
1 motorcycle, 2 motorcycles with side cars, 12 motor vehicles.