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German Army Organizations
Tank Regiment, Panzer Division
late 1941 through mid-1942
Panzer-Regiment
 
1941 - 1942 Organizational Symbols Abbreviations and Terms Used
 

 Tank Regiment
   [D] Headquarters, Tank Regiment
   [D] Tank Maintenance Company, Tank Regiment
 Tank Battalion
    [D] Headquarters, plus Headqaurtters Company, Tank Battalion
    [D] Light Tank Company, Tank Battalion
    [D] Medium Tank Company, Tank Battalion

Notes:
[D] = Diagram with vehicle manning
[T] = Text with organization and personnel billets

In preparation for the 1942 Russian Campaign (Fall Blau), the Germans shuffled their Panzer units around, reinforcing those divisions that were to participate in the attack by taking from those divisions that were not. The composition and organization of the Panzer units varied considerably. Owing to a lack of Panzer-Is, the medium tank companies were only authorized two platoons each. Pz-IIs were scarce everywhere, none of the regiments having anything like their full allotment.

The Czech Pz-38(t) tank replaced the some Pz-III in the battalions (1., 2., 8., 19., 20., and 22. Panzer-Divisions) or entirely (8. Panzer-Division).
 
The Panzer Divisions' Tank Units and Strengths
28.06.1942
Division Panzer
Regiment		 Panzer
Battalions		 Composition Tank Strengths [10]
Tank
Maintenance		 Light
Companies		 Medium
Companies		 # Pz-II Pz-38(t) Pz-III Pz-IV Bef-Pz Total Date
   1    1 II./1   1 Co. [5] 2 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 28
 2		   –
10		       36
      26 (kz)		       10
       7 (kz)		        7
       4		  81
 49
15.07.42
   2    3 II./3   1 Co. [5] 2 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 23
22		  –
33		       35
      20 (kz)		       10
       5 (kz)		        5
       2		  73
 82
20.06.42
   3    6 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
25		  –     106
      66 (kz)
      40 (lg)		       30
      21 (kz)
      12 (lg)		       11
       –		 221
164
27.06.42
   4   35 I./35   1 Co. [5] 3 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 28
13		   –       52
      28 (kz)		       10
       5 (kz)		        5
       2		  95
 48
01.07.42
   5   31 I, II   1 Co. 6 2 Authorized 
On Hand 		 61
26		   –     105
      55 (kz)		       20
      13 (kz)		        9
       9		 195
103
25.06.42
   6   11 I, II   1 Co. 6 2 Authorized 
On Hand [8]  		 61   –     105       20        9 195
   7   25 I, II   1 Co. 6 2 Authorized 
On Hand [8]  		 61   –     105       20        9 195
   8   10 I./10   1 Co. [5] 3 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 28
 1		   –
65		       52
      –		       10
       2		        5
       –		  95
 88
25.06.42
   9   33 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
22		   –     106
      38 (kz)
      61 (lg)		       30
       9 (kz)
      12 (lg)		       11
       2		 221
135
22.06.42
  10    7 I, II   1 Co. 6 2 Authorized 
On Hand [8]  		 61   –     105       20       11 195
  11   15 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
15		   –     106
      14 (kz)
    110 (lg)		       30
       1 (kz)
      12 (lg)		       11
       3		 221
275
25.06.42
  12   29 I, II   1 Co. [5] 4 2 Authorized 
On Hand 		 51
–		   –       71
      48 (kz)		       20
       6 (kz)
       4 (lg)		        9
       –		 151
 58
01.07.42
  13    4 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
15		   –     106
      41 (kz)
      30 (lg)		       30
      12 (kz)		       11
       5		 221
112
22.06.42
  14   26 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
14		   –     106
      41 (kz)
      19 (lg)		       30
      20 (kz)
       4 (lg)		       11
       4		 221
102
20.06.42
  15    8 I, II   1 Co. 6 2 Authorized 
On Hand 		 64
29		   –     111
    131 (kz)
      3 (lg)		       21
       –
      22 (lg)		        9
       4		 207
189
25.05.42
  16    2 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
13		   –     106
      39 (kz)
      18 (lg)		       30
      15 (kz)
      12 (lg)		       11
       3		 221
100
01.07.42
  17   39 II./39   1 Co. [5] 2 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 23
17		   –       35
      36 (kz)		       10
      16 (kz)		        5
       2		  73
 71
29.06.42
  18   – 18   1 Co. [5] 2 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 23
11		   –       35
      26 (kz)		       10
       8 (kz)		        5
       2		  73
 47
29.06.42
  19   27 I./27   1 Co.     4(t) 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 33
 6		 69
35		       –
      12 (kz)		       10
       4 (kz)		        5
       –		 117
 57
15.07.42
  20         (21) [1] III./21   1 Plt. [6]     3(t) 1 Authorized 
On Hand 		 28
 8		 52
38		       –
      20 (kz)		       10
      13 (kz)		        5
       7		  95
 99
30.06.42
  21         5 [2] I, II   1 Co. 6 2 Authorized 
On Hand 		 64
29		   –     111
    107 (kz)
      14 (lg)		       21
      19 (lg)		        9
       4		 207
174
25.05.42
  22 204 I, II, III   1 Co.     6(t) 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
28		 106
114		        –
       –
      12 (lg)		       30
      11 (kz)
      11 (lg)		       11
      11		 221
176
01.07.42
  23 201 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
27		   –     106
      50 (kz)
      34 (lg)		       30
      17 (kz)
      10 (lg)		       11
       –		 221
138
28.06.42
  24   24 I, II, III   1 Co. 6 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 74
32		   –     106
      54 (kz)
      56 (lg)		       30
      20 (kz)
      12 (lg)		       11
       7		 221
184
28.02.42
  25   – 214 [3]      1 Plt. [6]     3(f) 1 Authorized 
On Hand [9]  		  5         (40)H      (19)S       10        (1)H  75 –
  90   – [7] – – – Authorized 
On Hand 		 –   –        –        –        –   – –
GD [4]   – GD   1 Plt. [6] – 3 Authorized 
On Hand 		 23
12		   –        1
       2 (kz)		       30
      18 (kz)
      12 (lg)		        5
       1		  59
 45
01.07.42
  [1] No Panzer Regiment Headquarters units present.
  [2] The 21. Panzer-Division was Authorized  one extra light tank platoon each for the Panzer regiment and the two Panzer battalions. As there were only a total of 60 Pz-II in North Africa at this time, the 21. Panzer-Division (and the 15. Panzer-Division) used Pz-II in the light (5) and engineer (3) platoons of the headquarters companies and in the headquarters sections (5) of the Pz-IV companies. The light companies had four platoons of Pz-III, with no Pz-II at all. These two divisions were also the only formations Authorized  reserve tank detachments, which contained only a few Pz-III tanks.
  [3] The Panzer-Abteilung 214 of the 25. Panzer-Division had a separate KStN. The light tank companies were equipped with various models of French tanks.
  [4] Grossdeutschland was officially carried on the rôles as an Infanterie-Division (motorisiert). In reality, it was a Panzer-Division. It had two armored battalions, one with Pz-III medium tanks (3 companies), and one with Sturmgeschütz-III (3 batteries).
  [5] Tank Maintenance Companies missing their 2nd Workshop Platoon.
  [6] These Panzer battalions were only equipped with a Tank Maintenance Platoon (KStN 1185).
  [7] The Panzer-Abteilung 190 (with one medium and three light companies) was being raised in Germany for the 90. leichte Afrika Division. It was activated on 01.08.1942
  [8] Refittng in France, using only loaned training vehicles. German tanks had been behind when departing the East.
  [9] Strength report not found.
[10] On Hand  tank strengths do not include signal or engineer battalions.

Abbreviations used:
    (kz) kurz = short
    (lg) lang = long
    (t) Czech tanks.
    (f) French tanks.
    H French Hotchkiss tanks.
    S French Somua tanks.