K St N 1109: Stab einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung, 1 November 1943
The Stab einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung (armored reconnaissance battalion staff) was the staff section used in the reconnaissance battalions of armored units. The table of organization and equipment came into effect on 1 January 1944, where it replaced the 1 November 1941 version.
Summary
Unit outline
- Unit commandGruppe Führer
Look up term - Signals platoonNachrichtenzug
Look up term- Platoon headquartersZugtrupp
Look up term - 2 light field telephone cable teamFeldkabeltrupp
Look up term - 4 backpack radio teamTornisterfunktrupp
Look up term - 1 light air force communication radio teamFliegerfunktrupp
Look up term - 4 radio teamFunktrupp
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- Platoon headquartersZugtrupp
- Baggage trainGepäcktroß
Look up term- Motor vehicle maintenance teamKraftfahrzeuginstandsetzungstrupp
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- Motor vehicle maintenance teamKraftfahrzeuginstandsetzungstrupp
Manpower and equipment
The numbers in the table refer to the original organization. See the list of changes below.
Unit commandGruppe Führer Look up term |
Signals platoonNachrichtenzug Look up term |
Baggage trainGepäcktroß Look up term |
Total | |
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Personnel | ||||
Officers | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Non-commissioned officers | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
Enlisted | 12 | 32 | 10 | 54 |
Weapons | ||||
Rifles | 13 | 41 | 12 | 66 |
Pistols | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Submachine guns | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Vehicles | ||||
Light, cross-country cars | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Schwerer geländegängiger gepanzerter Personenkraftwagen (Sd Kfz 247)1Alternative medium, cross-country car. | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Open, cross-country, 2 ton truck | - | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Closed, cross-country, 2 ton truck2Alternative Kfz 2/40. | - | 5 | - | 5 |
Open, cross-country, 3 ton truck | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Light motorcycles | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Light motorcycles with sidecars | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Organization and Equipment
Full name: Stab einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung
Abbreviation: Stab Panz Aukl Abt
Number: 1109
Date: 1 November 1943
The following changes were made to the table of organization and equipment:
Date | Change |
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2 May 1944 |
The armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart The following were removed from the Combat trainGefechtstroß
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12 July 1944 |
The commander of motorcycle messenger sectionFührer der Kraftradmelderstaffel The following were removed from the Unit commandGruppe Führer
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These changes decreased the number of pistols from 8 to 7, the number rifles from 66 to 64, and the number of light, cross-country cars from 6 to 5. They also decreased the number of non-commissioned officers by 1 and the number of enlisted men by 2. |
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Unit commandGruppe Führer
Look up term- Officers
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1 battalion commanderAbteilungskommandeur
Look up term (Officer - B)- Submachine guns: 1
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1 battalion adjutantAbteilungsadjutant
Look up term (Officer - Z)- Submachine guns: 1
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1 orderlyOrdonnanzoffizier
Look up term (Officer - Z)- In car.
- Submachine guns: 1
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1 medical officerSanitätsoffizier
Look up term, battalion doctorAbteilungarzt
Look up term (Officer - K)- Pistols: 1
- Non-commissioned officers
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1 command writing clerkGefechtsschreiber
Look up term (NCO - G)- Rifles: 1
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1 commander of motorcycle messenger sectionFührer der Kraftradmelderstaffel
Look up term (NCO - G)- Also commander of the motor vehicle sectionKraftfahrzeugstaffelführer
Look up term - In car.
- Submachine guns: 1
- Also commander of the motor vehicle sectionKraftfahrzeugstaffelführer
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1 medical sergeantSanitätsunteroffizier
Look up term (NCO - O)- In car for medical personnel.
- Pistols: 1
- Enlisted
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1 messengerMelder
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- For commanderKommandeur
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- For commanderKommandeur
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1 messengerMelder
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- For orderlyOrdonnanzoffizier
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- For orderlyOrdonnanzoffizier
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2 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 3
- Light motorcycles (350 cc): 3
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2 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 3
- Motorcycles with sidecars: 3
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4 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 4
- Equipment
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3 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
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1 Schwerer geländegängiger gepanzerter Personenkraftwagen (Sd Kfz 247)
- Alternatively medium, cross-country car
- Submachine guns: 1
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Signals platoonNachrichtenzug
Look up term- Officers
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1 platoon leaderZugführer
Look up term (Officer - Z)- Submachine guns: 1
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Platoon headquartersZugtrupp
Look up term- Non-commissioned officers
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1 team leaderTruppführer
Look up term, radio operatorFunker
Look up term (NCO - G)- Rifles: 1
- Enlisted
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1 armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
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1 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
- Light motorcycles (350 cc): 1
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1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
- Equipment
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3 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
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1st light field telephone cable teamFeldkabeltrupp
Look up term 6 (motorized)- Non-commissioned officers
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1 team leaderTruppführer
Look up term, telephone operatorFernsprecher
Look up term (NCO - G)- Rifles: 1
- Enlisted
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1 telephone operatorFernsprecher
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
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1 telephone operatorFernsprecher
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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1 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
- Equipment
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1 Open, cross-country 2 ton truck
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2nd light field telephone cable teamFeldkabeltrupp
Look up term 6 (motorized) (as first team)
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1st and 2nd backpack radio teamTornisterfunktrupp
Look up term g MW (motorized)- Non-commissioned officers
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1 team leaderTruppführer
Look up term, radio operatorFunker
Look up term (NCO - G)- Rifles: 1
- Enlisted
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2 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 2
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1 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also team leaderTruppführer
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also team leaderTruppführer
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1 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
- Equipment
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1 Open, cross-country 2 ton truck
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3rd and 4th backpack radio teamTornisterfunktrupp
Look up term g MW (motorized)
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1st light air force communication radio teamFliegerfunktrupp
Look up term 20 VHF (motorized)- Non-commissioned officers
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1 team leaderTruppführer
Look up term, radio operatorFunker
Look up term (NCO - G)- Pistols: 1
- Enlisted
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1 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
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1 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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1 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
- Equipment
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1 Closed, cross-country 2 ton truck
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1st light radio teamFunktrupp
Look up term 80 MW (motorized)- Non-commissioned officers
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1 team leaderTruppführer
Look up term, radio operatorFunker
Look up term (NCO - G)- Rifles: 1
- Enlisted
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1 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
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1 radio operatorFunker
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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1 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
- Equipment
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1 Closed, cross-country 2 ton truck
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2nd, 3rd, and 4th light radio teamFunktrupp
Look up term 80 MW (motorized)
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Combat trainGefechtstroß
Look up term- Non-commissioned officers
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1 commanderFührer
Look up term (NCO - O)- Also commanderFührer
Look up term of the battalion combat trainGefechtstroß
Look up term - Pistols: 1
- Also commanderFührer
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1 battalion writing clerkAbteilungsschreiber
Look up term (NCO - O)- In car
- Pistols: 1
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1 radio sergeantFunkmeister
Look up term (NCO - O)- Pistols: 1
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1 field kitchen sergeantFeldkochunteroffizier
Look up term (NCO - G)- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
- Enlisted
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1 assistant armorerWaffenmeistergehilfe
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
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2 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 2
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1 field kitchen cookFeldkoch
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
- Equipment
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1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
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1 Open, cross-country 3 ton truck
- For fuel
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1 Open, cross-country 3 ton truck
- For small field kitchen
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Motor vehicle maintenance teamKraftfahrzeuginstandsetzungstrupp
Look up term- Non-commissioned officers
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1 commanderFührer
Look up term, harness sergeantSchirrmeister
Look up term class K (NCO - O)- Pistols: 1
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1 motor vehicle mechanicKraftfahrzeugwart
Look up term (NCO - G)- Rifles: 1
- Non-commissioned officers
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2 motor vehicle mechanicKraftfahrzeugwart
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 2
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1 motor vehicle mechanicKraftfahrzeugwart
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Also truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
Look up term - Rifles: 1
- Also truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- Rifles: 1
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1 armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart
Look up term (Enlisted - M)- In car
- Rifles: 1
- Equipment
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1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
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1 Open, cross-country 2 ton truck
- With equipment for motor vehicle maintenance team
- Alternatively Kfz 2/40
Remarks
- 4 personnel were to be designated as auxiliary stretcher bearerHilfskrankenträger
Look up term. - 3 of the rank group G members were Feldwebelstaff sergeant
Look up term. - The company was to have a gas detection teamGasspürtrupp
Look up term consisting of 1 commanderFührer
Look up term and 3 enlisted. - An officer was to be responsible for creating awareness of the tasks related to gas protection.
- A non-commissioned officer was to be gas protection non-commissioned officer.
- A non-commissioned officer or enlisted was to be responsible for managing tables of organization and equipment as well as manuals.
- When in occupied territory, 1 of the 54 enlisted positions in the train (unit)Troß
Look up term were to be manned by volunteer from occupied countryHilfswillig
Look up term personnel. The position were to be filled were at the discretion of the unit commander.
Notes
Sources
- Stab einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung (Stb.Panz.Abt). Berlin : AHA, 1943. 3 p. K St N 1109, 1.11.1943. NARA T78 R393.
- Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen : Elfter Jahrgang 1944. Berlin : Oberkommando des Heeres, 1944. BArch RH 1/167.