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

Training Plan

 

Staff Company

Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 10

10.SS-Pz.Div.

 

Time           Type of Training                      Place     Instructor

 

Monday 4 October 1943

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730           Formation                                  

0740-0830     Drill (each 10 minutes)               so.O.U.   SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              a) basic formation without rifle

              b) practice forming a formation

              c) facing movements

              d) saluting

              e) change formation as a group

0845-1200     Vehicle Maintenance/Servicing         O.U.      SS-Rttf.Altfel

1400-1445     Classroom Curriculum: Soldier Conduct O.U.      SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

During and Off Duty

1500-1700      Combat Training:                          no. O.U. SS-Uscha.Eisentraut  

              Target Identification, distance

estimation, messenger evaluation of

the terrain via situation brief

1715-1815      Weapons cleaning                      O.U.      SS-Uscha.Steinkogler

 

Tuesday 5 October 1943

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730           Formation

0740-0830     Drill                                 so.O.U.   SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              a) basic formation with rifle

              b) practice forming a formation

              c) marksmanship training: combat and
terrain firing

0845-1200     Vehicle Maintenance/Servicing         O.U.      SS-Rttf.Altfel

1400-1515     Classroom Curriculum: Sketching       O.U.      Adjutant

1530-1700     Messenger Training:                   no. O.U.

              a) Conduct at the battalion combat

command post

b) Obtaining messages

c) Drawing sketches

1715-1815      Weapons cleaning                      O.U.      SS-Uscha.Steinkogler

 

Wednesday 6 October 1943

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730           Formation

0740-0830     Drill                                 so.O.U.   SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              a) changing formations

              b) stacking rifles

              c) combat and terrain impacts

0845-1200     Vehicle Maintenance/Servicing         O.U.      SS-Rttf.Altfel

1400-1445     Correspondence                                  SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

1500-1700     Messenger Training: same as previous   no. O.U.  SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

1715-1815     Weapons cleaning/organizing things         O.U.      SS-Uscha.Steinkogler

1930-2030     Hour of Work: writing biography

 

Thursday 7 October 1943

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730           Formation

0740-0830     Drill                                 so.O.U.   SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              a) basic formation and turning

              b) rifle training

              c) firing from the prone

0845-1200     Vehicle Maintenance/Servicing         O.U.      SS-Rttf.Altfel

1400-1515     Classroom Curriculum:                 O.U.      SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              The Purity of Man

              Clean Barracks

1500-1600     Gas Warfare: practical applications   so. O.U. 

              a) application of the gas cape

              b) application of decontamination

substances for skin and weapons, as

well as other decontamination techniques

c) gas mask training

d) cleaning gas protective equipment

1600-1700      Anti-aircraft defense:

               practical applications with machine gun

               and rifle

1715-1815      Weapons and gas mask cleaning            O.U.      SS-Uscha.Steinkogler

 

Friday 8 October 1943

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730           Formation

0740-0830     Marksmanship Training:                so.O.U.   SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              a) loading and placing on safe in

every situation

b) target practice

c) firing mechanism

0845-1200     Vehicle Maintenance/Servicing         O.U.      SS-Rttf.Altfel

1400-1500     Classroom Curriculum:                 O.U.      SS-Uscha.Eisentraut

              messenger service                     O.U.      Adjutant

1515-1700     Close Combat Training                 so. O.U.

              a) quick fire

              b) firing from the hip

              c) aiming

              d) hand grenade distance throwing

              e) confidence training in the field  

1930-2030     Singing                               O.U.      SS-Uscha.Steinkogler

SS-Rttf.Altfel

 

Saturday 9 October 1943

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730           Formation

0740-0830     Marksmanship Training:                so.O.U.   Adjutant

              a) rifle 5 shots on targets in terrain

               b) machine gun 5 shot-bursts on targets

in terrain

1400-1500      Global Perspective Training           O.U.      SS-Ustuf.Schmidt

a) the week in review, political and

military

1500-1600      Weapons cleaning                      O.U.      SS-Uscha.Steinkogler

1600-1700      Organizing cleaning things

1700-1800      Prepare for Inspection                   O.U.      Adjutant

1800           Inspection

 

Sunday 10 October 1943

 

0800           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

               Off duty

Training Plan

 

I Platoon 2nd Company

Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 10

10.SS-Pz.Div.

 

Time           Type of Training                      Place     Instructor

 

Monday 22 November 1943                                         U.v.D. SS-Uscha.Kröpel

 

0630           Reveille                                         U.v.D.

0730-0815     Drill                                 O.U.      battery commander

              Closed forms of group order, formations,

              stacking arms.

0830          Combat formation                      vehicle   Schirrmeister     

              Preparing the assault gun for march

0900-1030     Combat Training of Individual Batteries: in field    battery commander 

              aiming and traverse training on moving

targets, combined battery crew training

1030

 

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