Personnel Strength

Personnel strength on 1 September 1943.
Authorized strength Actual strength Shortage
Officers 533 514 19
Non-commissioned officers 3 155 2 933 2221Shortage filled by privates.
Privates 13 199 13 199 0
Auxiliary volunteers 0 0 0
Total 16 887 16 868 19

Personnel Losses

Losses between 2 August 1943 and 1 September 1943.
Dead Wounded Missing Sick Other Total
Officers 1 0 0 13 8 22
Enlisted 6 0 2 28 37 73
Total 7 0 2 41 45 95

Personnel Replacements

Replacements between 2 August 1943 and 1 September 1943.
Replacements Formerly wounded or missing Total
Officers 6 0 6
Enlisted 0 23 23
Total 6 23 29

Vacation

Number of personnel who, on 1 September 1943, had not been on vacation in the last:

  • 12 to 18 months: 1839
  • 19 to 24 months: 23
  • More than 24 months: 6

Between 2 August 1943 and 1 September 1943, a total of 176 vacations were authorized.

Vehicle Strength

Vehicle strength on 1 September 1943.
Vehicle Authorized strength Combat ready Short-term repair2Within three weeks.
Armored Vehicles
Assault guns 0 0 0
Pz Kpfw III (Flamm) 7 4 2
Pz Kpfw IV 93 54 10
Pz Kpfw Panther 0 0 0
Tigers 0 0 0
Reconnaissance and observation vehicles 324 306 12
Tank destroyers 45 20 0
Motorcycles
Tracked 4 3 0
With sidecar 998 968 59
Other
Personnel cars
Cross-country 778 598 27
Other 172 157 7
Trucks
Maultiere 34 282 10
Cross-country 989 802 30
Other 863 990 22
Capacity 4674 t 4367 t 188 t
Prime movers
Sd Kfz 6, Sd Kfz 10, and Sd Kfz 11 158 156 3
Sd Kfz 7, Sd Kfz 8, and Sd Kfz 9 71 67 1
Raupenschlepper Ost 0 0 0

Weapon Strength

Weapon strength on 1 September 1943.
Equipment Authorized strength Combat ready Short-term repair
Anti-tank guns 24 24 0
Field artillery 62 62 0
M G 34 265 265 0
M G 42 726 725 0
8 cm Gr W 42 6 0 0

Notes

  1. Shortage filled by privates. Back
  2. Within three weeks. Back

Sources

  1. Meldung vom 1. September 1943. 1. Panzer-Division, 1943. 3 p. 1. Panzer-Division/Ia Nr. 709/43 g Kdos. NARA T78 R616.