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Armored Light Engineer Company, Panzer Division
1 April 1943
 
PIONIERKOMPANIE (motorisiert)
— Zusammensetzung B (mit gp. Zug) —

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)
    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
2 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

1 Armored Engineer Platoon
    1 Officer (Z) Platoon Leader (Pistol)(SMG)
    Headquarters
        1 NCO Platoon Headquarters Leader (Pistol)
        1 Radio Operator (Rifle)
        1 Radio Operator & armored vehicle escort (Rifle)
        1 Messenger (Rifle)(motorcycle)
        1 Messenger (Rifle)(motorcycle with side car)
        1 Armored Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
        1 motorcycle
        1 motorcycle with side car
        1 light radio armored halftrack (Sd.Kfz. 250/3)
    Platoon
        3 NCO Section Leaders (Pistols)(SMG)
        15 Engineers (Rifles)
        3 Engineers (Pistols)
        6 Engineers & armored vehicle escorts (Rifles)
        1 Engineer & motor vehicle escort (Rifle)
        1 Engineer / ATR Gunner (Pistol)
        3 Engineers / Radio Operators (Pistols)
        9 MG Gunners (Pistols)
        1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
        6 Armored Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)
        6 medium engineer halftracks (Sd.Kfz. 251/7)
        1 trucks, 1.5 ton, open, cross-country (Pionierkraftwagen III)
        6 light machine guns
        1 antitank Rifle
Notes:
4 Officers, 24 NCO, 185 OtherRanks;
67 pistols; 20 SMG; 146 rifles; 3 ATR; 18 LMG + 7 LMG in armored halftracks;
6 motorcycles; 6 motorcycles with side cars; 28 motor vehicles; 1 light armored halftrack, 6 medium armored halftracks; 1 trailer.