World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

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German Army Organization Engineer Company, Type a Authorized as of 1 November 1943

 

PIONIER-KOMPANIE a KStN 711a dated 01.11.1943
1 Officer (K) as Company Commander (Pistol)(SMG); 1 riding horse
Company Headquarters Section        1 NCO as Headquarters Section Leader (SMG)        1 Messenger / Draughtsman (Rifle)        1 Messenger / Bugler (Rifle)        1 Messenger (Rifle)(on light motorcycle)        2 Messengers (Rifles)(on motorcycles with sidecar)        2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        1 light motorcycle        2 motorcycles with sidecars        2 light cars, cross-country (4-seats)    Light Telephone Section, Type 6        1 NCO as Headquarters Section Leader (Rifle)        3 Telephone Operators (Rifle)        1 Telephone Operator / Driver on foot for infantry cart (Rifle)        1 infantry cart (In. 8) + 1 draught horse        1 infantry cart (In. 8) Train    Horse Drawn Echelon        1 Senior NCO as First Sergeant / Train Leader (Pistol)(on bicycle)        1 Accountant NCO (Rifle)(on bicycle)        1 NCO as Chief Cook (Rifle) / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Medical NCO (Pistol)(on bicycle)        1 Clerk / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Cook / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Tailor / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Cobbler / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Repairman for Engineer Equipment / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Repairman for Engineer Equipment / Rations Clerk / wagon escort (Rifle)        1 Farrier (Rifle)(on bicycle)        1 mounted Horse Leader for field kitchen (Rifle)        1 Wagoner for field kitchen (Rifle)        7 Wagoners for wagons (Rifle)        1 horse-drawn field kitchen (Hf. 11 or Hf. 13) + 4 draught horses        6 wagons (Pleskau 2) + 12 draught horses    Motorized Echelon        1 Technical Engineer NCO in charge (SMG)        1 NCO for Equipment        1 Assistant Armorer (Rifle)        2 Pioneers / Motor Mechanics (Rifles)        2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        2 trucks (3-ton), open, for equipment	2 Rifle Platoons, each with     1 Officer (Z) as Platoon Leader (Pistol)(SMG); 1 riding horse     Platoon Headquarters        1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)        2 Messengers / Radiomen (Rifles)(on bicycles)        1 Messenger (Rifles)(on bicycle)     Platoon        3 NCO Squad Leaders (SMG)        23 Pioneers (Rifles)        1 Pioneer (Pistol)(antitank rifle)        3 MG Gunners (Pistols)        3 Assistant MG Gunners (Rifles)        Groom for 1 officer's horse / wagon escort (Rifle)        3 Drivers on foot for infantry carts (Rifle)        1 Wagoner (Rifle)        3 light machine guns        1 antitank rifle (Panzerbüchse)        3 infantry carts (In. 8) + 3 draught horses        3 infantry carts (In. 8)        1 wagon (Pleskau 2) + 2 draught horses 1 Rifle Platoon     1 Senior NCO as Platoon Leader (SMG), each     Platoon Headquarters        1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)        2 Messengers (Rifles)(on bicycles)     Platoon        3 NCO Squad Leaders (SMG)        23 Pioneers (Rifles)        1 Pioneer (Pistol)(antitank rifle)        3 MG Gunners (Pistols)        3 Assistant MG Gunners (Rifles)        Groom for 1 officer's horse / wagon escort (Rifle)        3 Drivers on foot for infantry carts (Rifle)        1 Wagoner (Rifle)        3 light machine guns        1 antitank rifle (Panzerbüchse)        3 infantry carts (In. 8) + 1 draught horse        3 infantry carts (In. 8)        1 wagon (Pleskau 2) + 2 draught horses 1 HMG Section     1 NCO Section Leader (Pistol)     2 NCO Gun Team Leaders (SMG)     4 MG Gunners (Pistols)     6 MG Gunners (Rifles)     2 Drivers on foot for infantry carts (Rifle)     2 heavy machine guns     2 infantry carts (In. 8) + 2 draught horses     2 infantry carts (In. 8) 1 Mortar Section     1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)     2 NCO Mortar Team Leaders (Pistols)     1 Distance Measurer (Rifle)     6 Mortar Gunners (Pistols)     4 Mortar Gunners (Rifles)     2 Mortar Gunners / Radiomen (Rifles)     5 Drivers on foot for infantry carts (Rifle)     2 medium mortars (kz. 8cm Granatwerfer 42)     5 infantry carts (In. 8) + 1 draught horse     5 infantry carts (In. 8)
Totals: 3 Officers, 27 NCO, 175 Enlisted; 157 Rifles, 31 Pistols, 21 SMG, 9 LMG, 2 HMG; 2 medium mortars, 3 antitank rifles; 13 bicycles; 44 hand towed and horse drawn vehicles, 4 riding horses, 39 draught horses; 4 motor vehicles.