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

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
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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
2 May 1944

The armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart
Look up term in the Signals platoonNachrichtenzug
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The following were removed from the Combat trainGefechtstroß
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12 July 1944

The commander of motorcycle messenger sectionFührer der Kraftradmelderstaffel
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The following were removed from the Unit commandGruppe Führer
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  • 1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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  • 1 light, cross-country car
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.
  • Unit commandGruppe Führer
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    • Officers
    • 1 battalion commanderAbteilungskommandeur
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      • Submachine guns: 1
    • 1 battalion adjutantAbteilungsadjutant
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      • Submachine guns: 1
    • 1 orderlyOrdonnanzoffizier
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      • In car.
      • Submachine guns: 1
    • 1 medical officerSanitätsoffizier
      Look up term      , battalion doctorAbteilungarzt
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      • Pistols: 1
    • Non-commissioned officers
    • 1 command writing clerkGefechtsschreiber
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      • Rifles: 1
    • 1 commander of motorcycle messenger sectionFührer der Kraftradmelderstaffel
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      • Also commander of the motor vehicle sectionKraftfahrzeugstaffelführer
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      • In car.
      • Submachine guns: 1
    • 1 medical sergeantSanitätsunteroffizier
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      • In car for medical personnel.
      • Pistols: 1
    • Enlisted
    • 1 messengerMelder
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    • 1 messengerMelder
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    • 2 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
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      • Rifles: 3
      • Light motorcycles (350 cc): 3
    • 2 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
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      • Rifles: 3
      • Motorcycles with sidecars: 3
    • 4 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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      • Rifles: 4
    • Equipment
    • 3 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
    • 1 Schwerer geländegängiger gepanzerter Personenkraftwagen (Sd Kfz 247)
      • Alternatively medium, cross-country car
      • Submachine guns: 1
  • Signals platoonNachrichtenzug
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    • Officers
    • 1 platoon leaderZugführer
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      • Submachine guns: 1
    • Platoon headquartersZugtrupp
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      • Enlisted
      • 1 armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
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        • Rifles: 1
        • Light motorcycles (350 cc): 1
      • 1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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        • Rifles: 1
      • Equipment
      • 3 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
    • 1st light field telephone cable teamFeldkabeltrupp
      Look up term       6 (motorized)
      • Non-commissioned officers
      • 1 team leaderTruppführer
        Look up term        , telephone operatorFernsprecher
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        • Rifles: 1
      • Enlisted
      • 1 telephone operatorFernsprecher
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 telephone operatorFernsprecher
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        • Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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        • Rifles: 1
      • Equipment
      • 1 Open, cross-country 2 ton truck
    • 2nd light field telephone cable teamFeldkabeltrupp
      Look up term       6 (motorized) (as first team)
    • 1st and 2nd backpack radio teamTornisterfunktrupp
      Look up term       g MW (motorized)
      • Equipment
      • 1 Open, cross-country 2 ton truck
    • 3rd and 4th backpack radio teamTornisterfunktrupp
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    • 1st light air force communication radio teamFliegerfunktrupp
      Look up term       20 VHF (motorized)
      • Non-commissioned officers
      • 1 team leaderTruppführer
        Look up term        , radio operatorFunker
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        • Pistols: 1
      • Enlisted
      • 1 radio operatorFunker
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 radio operatorFunker
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        • Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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        • Rifles: 1
      • Equipment
      • 1 Closed, cross-country 2 ton truck
    • 1st light radio teamFunktrupp
      Look up term       80 MW (motorized)
      • Enlisted
      • 1 radio operatorFunker
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 radio operatorFunker
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        • Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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        • Rifles: 1
      • Equipment
      • 1 Closed, cross-country 2 ton truck
    • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th light radio teamFunktrupp
      Look up term       80 MW (motorized)
  • Combat trainGefechtstroß
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    • Non-commissioned officers
    • 1 commanderFührer
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    • 1 battalion writing clerkAbteilungsschreiber
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      • In car
      • Pistols: 1
    • 1 radio sergeantFunkmeister
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      • Pistols: 1
    • 1 field kitchen sergeantFeldkochunteroffizier
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      • Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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      • Rifles: 1
    • Enlisted
    • 1 assistant armorerWaffenmeistergehilfe
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      • Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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      • Rifles: 1
    • 1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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      • Rifles: 1
    • 2 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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      • Rifles: 2
    • 1 field kitchen cookFeldkoch
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      • Rifles: 1
    • Equipment
    • 1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
    • 1 Open, cross-country 3 ton truck
      • For fuel
    • 1 Open, cross-country 3 ton truck
      • For small field kitchen
    • Motor vehicle maintenance teamKraftfahrzeuginstandsetzungstrupp
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      • Non-commissioned officers
      • 1 commanderFührer
        Look up term        , harness sergeantSchirrmeister
        Look up term         class K         (NCO - O)
        • Pistols: 1
      • 1 motor vehicle mechanicKraftfahrzeugwart
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        • Rifles: 1
      • Non-commissioned officers
      • 2 motor vehicle mechanicKraftfahrzeugwart
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        • Rifles: 2
      • 1 motor vehicle mechanicKraftfahrzeugwart
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        • Also truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart
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        • In car
        • Rifles: 1
      • Equipment
      • 1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
      • 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
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  • 3 of the rank group G members were Feldwebelstaff sergeant
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  • 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

  1. Alternative medium, cross-country car. Back
  2. Alternative Kfz 2/40. Back

Sources

  1. Stab einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung (Stb.Panz.Abt). Berlin : AHA, 1943. 3 p. K St N 1109, 1.11.1943. NARA T78 R393.
  2. Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen : Elfter Jahrgang 1944. Berlin : Oberkommando des Heeres, 1944. BArch RH 1/167.