World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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Motorized Light Engineer Company, Panzer Division
1 April 1943

PIONIERKOMPANIE (motorisiert) — Zusammensetzung A — KStN 714 dated 01.04.1943
1 Officer (K) Company Commander (Pistol)(SMG)
Company Headquarters     Headquarters Section         1 Senior NCO First Sergeant / Headquarters Leader (Pistol)         1 NCO Distance Measurer and for Gas Protection (Pistol)         3 Messengers (Rifles)(on motorcycles)         1 Messenger (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)         1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)         3 motorcycle         1 motorcycle with side car         1 car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)     Company Support Detachment         1 NCO Detachment Leader (Rifle)         3 Pioneers (Rifle)         3 Pioneers & vehicle escort (Rifle)         3 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)         1 truck, 1.5 tons, open, cross-country (Pionierkraftwagen III)         2 trucks, 1.5 tons, open, cross-country for contruction material         1 trailer for wood contruction material     Signal Detachment         1 Light Telephone Section Pack Radio Section b             1 NCO Section Leader/Telephone Operator (Rifle)             2 Telephone Operators (Rifles)             1 Telephone Operator Driver (Rifle)             1 Telephone Vehicle (Kfz. 15)         1 Light Radio Section e             1 NCO Radio Operator Section Leader (Rifle)             2 Radio Operators (Rifles)             1 Radio Operator Driver (Rifle)             1 radio van (Kfz. 17)         1 Light Radio Section e             1 Radio Operator Section Leader (Rifle)             2 Radio Operators (Rifles)             1 Radio Operator Driver (Rifle)             1 radio van (Kfz. 17)     Combat Trains         1 Senior NCO / Engineer Technical Sergeant (Pistol)         1 NCO for Equipment(Rifle)         1 NCO Cook & vehicle escort (Rifle)         1 Medic NCO (Pistol)(motorcycle with side car)         1 Cook (Rifle)         1 Assistant Armorer (Pistol)         1 Assistant Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)         2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)         1 truck, medium, open, with field kitchen         1 truck, medium, open, for fuel     Maintenance Section         1 Senior NCO / Engineer Technical Sergeant (Pistol)         1 Motor Mechanic (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)         1 Motor Mechanic (Rifle)         1 Motor Mechanic / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)         1 motorcycle with sidecar         1 maintenance car, light, cross-country (Kfz. 2/40)     Baggage Trains         1 NCO clerk (Rifle)         1 Tailor (Rifle)         1 Cobbler / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)         1 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifle)         1 truck, medium, open, for baggage and equipment	3 Motorized Engineer Platoons, each with     1 Officer (Z) Platoon Leader (Pistol)(SMG)     Headquarters         1 NCO Platoon Headquarters Leader (Pistol)         1 NCO Distance Measurer (Rifle)(motorcycle with side car)         1 Messenger / Telephone Operator (Rifle)(motorcycle)         1 Messenger / Telephone Operator (Rifle)         1 Messenger / Bugler (Rifle)         1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)         1 motorcycle         1 motorcycle with side car         1 car, medium (Kfz. 15)     Platoon         3 NCO Section Leaders (Pistols)(SMG)         28 Engineers (Rifles)         1 Engineer / ATR Gunner (Pistol)         9 MG Gunners (Pistols)         7 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)         7 trucks, 1.5 ton, open, cross-country (Pionierkraftwagen III)         6 light machine guns         1 antitank Rifle
Notes: 4 Officers, 24 NCO, 185 OtherRanks; 52 pistols; 13 SMG; 161 rifles; 3 ATR; 18 LMG; 6 motorcycles; 6 motorcycles with side cars; 35 motor vehicles; 1 trailer.