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The Combat History of the
10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg"

Frundsberg Table of Organization June 1944

 

Divisional headquarters staff (4 le.MG)

Divisional Mapping Office (mot.) (2 le.MG)

Military Police Detachment (mot.) (2 le.MG)

Escort Company (4 le.MG and 7 s.MG)

Motorcycle Messenger Platoon (6 motorcycles; 6 le.MG)

Light Infantry Gun Platoon (two 7,5cm le.I.G.18)

Light Anti-Aircraft Platoon (4 self-propelled 1-ton 2cm Flak guns [SdKfz 10/4])
Towed heavy Anti-Tank Platoon (three 7,5cm Pak 39L/48)
War Correspondent Platoon

Panzer Regiment with regimental staff

Staff Company (20 le.MG) unknown number of tanks.

Panzer Battalion (20 le.MG)

Battalion staff and battalion staff company (12 LE.MG and 3 PzKfw III)

I Battalion (8 command PzKpfw V)

1st Company (22 PzKfw V)

2nd Company (22 PzKfw V)

3rd Company (22 PzKfw V)

4th Company (22 PzKfw V)

II Battalion (8 command PzKfw III)

Flamethrower Tank Platoon (7 PzKfw III [Flamm])

5th Company (22 PzKfw IV or StuG III)

6th Company (22 PzKfw IV or StuG III)

7th Company (22 PzKfw IV or StuG III)

8th Company (22 PzKfw IV or StuG III)
Panzer Maintenance Company (4 le.MG)

Panzer Grenadier Regiment (armored)

Staff and PzGrenRgt Staff Company

Motorcycle Messenger Platoon (6 motorcycles; 6 le.MG)

Signals Platoon (7 le.MG)

Pioneer Platoon (6 le.MG and 6 Fl.Wrf.)

Heavy Anti-Tank Platoon (three 7,5cm Pak 39L/48 and 3 le.MG)

I Battalion (armored) with staff

1st Panzer Grenadier Company (39 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W., three 3,7cm KwK

L/45, two 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

2nd Panzer Grenadier Company (39 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W., three 3,7cm KwK

L/45, two 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (39 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W., three 3,7cm KwK

L/45, two 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

4th heavy Panzer Grenadier Company (12 le.MG and 9 s.MG, three 7,5cm Pak

40 L/46, two 7,5cm le.I.G.18, six 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

II Battalion (motorized) with staff

1st Panzer Grenadier Company (18 le.MG, 4 S.MG, 2 m.Gr.W.)

2nd Panzer Grenadier Company (18 le.MG, 4 S.MG, 2 m.Gr.W.)

3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (18 le.MG, 4 S.MG, 2 m.Gr.W.)

4th heavy Panzer Grenadier Company (4 le.MG, four m.Gr.W., three 7,5cm

Pak)

Anti-Aircraft Company (12 SP 2cm, 4 le.MG)

Heavy Infantry Gun Company (6 SP 10,5cm, 7 le.MG)

               Panzer Grenadier Pioneer Company

                    Panzer Pioneer Platoon (13 le.MG, one 2cm KwK, 6 Fl.Wrf.)

                    Panzer Pioneer Platoon (mot.) (8 le.MG and 12 Fl.Wrf.)

Panzer Grenadier Regiment (motorized)

     Staff and PzGrenRgt Staff Company

Motorcycle Messenger Platoon (6 motorcycles; 6 le.MG)

Signals Platoon (7 le.MG)

Heavy Anti-Tank Platoon (three 7,5cm Pak 39L/48 and 3 le.MG)

I Battalion (motorized) with staff

1st Panzer Grenadier Company (39 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W., three 3,7cm KwK

L/45, two 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

2nd Panzer Grenadier Company (39 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W., three 3,7cm KwK

L/45, two 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (39 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W., three 3,7cm KwK

L/45, two 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

4th heavy Panzer Grenadier Company (12 le.MG and 9 s.MG, three 7,5cm Pak

40 L/46, two 7,5cm le.I.G.18, six 7,5cm KwK L/43 or 48)

          II Battalion (motorized) with staff

1st Panzer Grenadier Company (18 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W.)

2nd Panzer Grenadier Company (18 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W.)

3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (18 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 2 m.Gr.W.)

4th heavy Panzer Grenadier Company (4 le.MG, 4 m.Gr.W., three 7,5cm Pak)

               Anti-Aircraft Company (12 SP 2cm, 4 le.MG)

               Heavy Infantry Gun Company (6 SP 10,5cm, 7 le.MG)

     Panzer Grenadier Pioneer Company (mot.) (12 le.MG 18 Fl.Wrf.)

     Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion

          Staff and Signal Platoon (mot.) (3 le.MG)

          Heavy Cannon Platoon (heavy armored scout car with six 7,5cm KwK

[Sd.Kfz.234/3] and 6 le.MG) (applied only on special orders)

               Light Armored Scout Company (18 light armored scout cars [Sd.Kfz.234/1]

with 2cm and 24 le.MG)

               Light Armored Scout Company (16 light armored scout cars [Sd.Kfz.250/9]

with 2cm KwK38 L/55 and 25 le.MG)

               Panzer Reconnaissance Company (Sd.Kfz.251) (56 le.MG, 4 s.MG, 3 Pak 3,7cm,

2 m.Gr.W.)

               Reconnaissance Company (Krad, Kettenrad, or VW) (18 le.MG, 4 s.MG, two

81mm mortars)

               Heavy Reconnaissance Company (Sd.Kfz.251)

                    1st Heavy Reconnaissance Platoon (3 KwK 3,7cm and 4 le.MG)

                    2nd Heavy Reconnaissance Platoon (3 KwK 3,7cm and 4 le.MG)

                    Infantry Gun Platoon (two 7,5cm le.I.G.18 and 4 le.MG)

                    Heavy Anti-Tank Platoon (three 7,5cm Pak 40 and 9 le.MG)

                    Pioneer Platoon (13 LE.MG, one 2cm KwK38 L/55, and 6 Fl.Wrf.)

               Light Panzer Reconnaissance Convoy Battalion (3 le.MG)

          Panzer Anti-Tank Battalion (self-propelled)

               Staff (6 le.MG) and staff platoon (self-propelled 7,5cm Pak 40)

               1st Panzer Anti-Tank Company (self-propelled) (fourteen 7,5cm Sd.Kfz.142/1

[StuG III Ausf G] and 14 le.MG)

               2nd Panzer Anti-Tank Company (self-propelled) (fourteen 7,5cm Sd.Kfz.142/1

[StuG III Ausf G] and 14 le.MG)

               3rd Panzer Anti-Tank Company (self-propelled) (fourteen 7,5cm Sd.Kfz.142/1

[StuG III Ausf G] and 14 le.MG)

     Panzer Artillery Regiment

     Staff and staff battery (2 le.MG)

     I. Battalion (self-propelled)

          Staff and staff battery (2 le.MG)

          1st Battery (six 10,5cm le.F.H.18/2 [Sd.Kfz.124] and 5 le.MG)        

          2nd Battery (six 10,5cm le.F.H.18/2 [Sd.Kfz.124] and 5 le.MG)        

          3rd Battery (six 10,5cm le.F.H.18/2 [Sd.Kfz.124] and 5 le.MG)

     II. Battalion (towed)

          Staff and staff battery (2 LE.MG)

          1st Battery (four 10,5cm le.F.H.18 M L/28 or 18/40 and 2 le.MG)      

          2nd Battery (four 10,5cm le.F.H.18 M L/28 or 18/40 and 2 le.MG)      

          3rd Battery (four 10,5cm le.F.H.18 M L/28 or 18/40 and 2 le.MG)      

     III. Battalion (towed)

          Staff and staff battery (2 LE.MG)

          1st Battery (four 15cm s.F.H.18 L/29,6 and 5 le.MG)        

          2nd Battery (four 15cm s.F.H.18 L/29,6 and 5 le.MG)        

          3rd Battery (four 10cm s.Kan.18 L/52 and 5 le.MG)

     Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (motorized)

          Staff and staff battery (2 le.MG)

          1st Heavy Flak Battery (four 8,8cm Flak 36, three 2cm Flak 38 and 2 le.MG)

          2nd Heavy Flak Battery (four 8,8cm Flak 36, three 2cm Flak 38 and 2 le.MG)

          Light Flak Battery (twelve 2cm Flak 38, 4 le.MG, and 4 spotlights 60cm)

          Light Flak Convoy (motorized 20-ton) (2 le.MG)

     Panzer Pioneer Battalion

          Staff (2 LE.MG) and staff company

               Armored Reconnoiter Platoon (12 le.MG)

               Staff Signals Platoon/Squadron

          1st Panzer Pioneer Company (motorized) (18 le.MG, 2 m.Gr.W, 6

Fl.Wrf.)

2nd Panzer Pioneer Company (armored) (43 le.MG, 3 le.Pz.B. 2 m.Gr.W, 6

Fl.Wrf.)

               Panzer Bridging Convoy J (3 le.MG)

          Panzer Signals Battalion

               Staff

               Telephone Company (motorized) (21 le.MG)

               Wireless Radio Company (35 le.MG)

               Light Signals Convoy (motorized) (4 le.MG)

          Panzer Field-Replacement Battalion (4 units) (weapons T/E unknown)

          Panzer Division Supply Battalion

               Staff (2 le.MG)

               1st Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               2nd Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               3rd Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               4th Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               5th Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               6th Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               7th Truck Company (120-ton and 8 le.MG)

               Supply Company (motorized) (8 le.MG)

          Motorized Vehicle Troops

               1st Workshop Company (motorized) (4 le.MG)

               2nd Workshop Company (motorized) (4 le.MG)

               3rd Workshop Company (motorized) (4 le.MG)

Medical Troops

1st Medical Company (motorized) (4 le.MG)

2nd Medical Company (motorized) (4 le.MG)

                    Ambulance Company (2 le.MG)

               Administrative Troops

                    Bakery Company (motorized) (6 le.MG)

                    Butcher Company (motorized) (4 le.MG)

                    Administration Company (motorized) (DVA)(2 le.MG)

               Field Post Office (motorized) (1 le.MG)

 

Total Weapons (w/o Replacement Battalion)

 

966 le.MG     (light machine gun)      2 KwK 2cm (

65 s.MG (heavy machine gun)      18 KwK 3,7cm

48 m.Gr.W (medium 81mm mortar)     18 KwK 7,5cm

6 le.I.G. (light infantry gun) 12 le.F.H. mot.Z (towed light field howitzer)

12 s.I.G. (heavy infantry gun) 18 le.F.H. sf (self-propelled light field howitzer)

46 Flak 2cm                      8 s.F.H. mot.Z (towed heavy field howitzer)

8 Flak 8,8cm                         4 Kan. 10cm mot.Z (towed cannon)

3 le.Pz.B. (light anti-tank gun) 34 Pz.Sp.W. (armored scout car)

3 m.Pak (medium anti-tank gun) 51 Pz.V

64 s.Pak (heavy anti-tank gun) 68 Pz.IV

66 Fl.Wrf. (Flamethrower)[1]



[1] OKH/Gen.St.d.H./Org.Abt./Nr.I/4500/43 gKdos v.4.10.43.  Also consulted Dr. F.M. v.Senger u. Etterlin, Die Panzer-Grenadiere: Geschichte u. Gestalt der mechanisierten Infanterie 1930-1960, (München, Germany: 1961), 203, and Dr. F.M. v.Senger u. Etterlin, Die deutschen Geschütze 1939-1945, (München, Germany: 1961).

 

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