The Panzer-Sturmmörserkompanie "Tiger" was an independent company armed with the Panzersturmmörser that could be assigned to other units for specific combat missions. This table of organization and equipment came into effect on 7 October 1944 as a new unit type.

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
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1st platoonZug
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2nd platoonZug
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Combat trainGefechtstroß
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Motor vehicle maintenance sectionKraftfahrzeuginstandsetzungsgruppe
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Total
Officers 2 1 1 - - 4
Non-commissioned officers 6 7 7 7 3 30
Enlisted 8 5 5 17 8 43
Rifles 8 1 1 16 8 33
Pistols 2 8 8 7 2 27
Submachine guns 6 4 4 2 1 17
Light machine guns 1 2 2 - - 5
38 cm Stu M - 2 2 - - 4
Light, cross-country cars (4 seats) 2 - - 1 1 4
Open, cross-country, 3 ton trucks - - - 9 2 11
Light motorcycles (350 cc) 1 1 1 - - 3
Motorcycles with sidecars 1 - - 1 - 2
Panzersturmmörser - 2 2 - - 4
Mittlerer Beobachtungspanzerwagen (Sd Kfz 251/18) 1 - - - - 1

Organization and Equipment

Full name: Panzer-Sturmörserkompanie "Tiger"

Abbreviation: Panz Stu Mörs Kp "Tiger"

Number: 1161

Date: 15 September 1944

The following changes were made to the table of organization and equipment:

Date Change
5 October 1944 1 ordnance sergeantFeuerwerker
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with rank groupStellengruppe
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O with 1 pistol added to train (unit)Troß
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21 October 1944 1 ordnance sergeantFeuerwerker
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with rank groupStellengruppe
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O with 1 pistol added to unit commandGruppe Führer
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These changes increased the number of pistols and non-commissioned officers by 1.
  • Unit commandGruppe Führer
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    • Officers
    • 1 company commanderKompanieführer
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      (Officer - K)
      • Pistols: 1
    • 1 artillery observation officerBeobachtungsoffizier
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      (Officer - Z)
      • Submachine guns: 1
    • Non-commissioned officers
    • 1 ordnance sergeantFeuerwerker
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      (NCO - O)
      • Added on 21 October 1944
      • Pistols: 1
    • Company headquartersKompanietrupp
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      • Non-commissioned officers
      • 1 company headquarters leaderKompanietruppführer
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        (NCO - G)
      • 1 scissor telescope sergeantScherenfernrohrunteroffizier
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        (NCO - G)
        • Also range finderEntfernungsmesser
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          operator
        • Submachine guns: 1
      • 2 aiming circle sergeantRichtkreisunteroffizier
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        (NCO - G)
        • Submachine guns: 2
      • 1 armored vehicle radio operatorFunker in gp. Kw.
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        (NCO - G)
        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 prime mover driverKraftwagenfahrer für Zgkw.
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        (NCO - G)
        • There is partially legible note tying together the Sd Kfz 251/18 and Panzersturmmörser drivers
      • Enlisted
      • 1 armored vehicle radio operatorFunker in gp. Kw.
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        (Enlisted - M)
        • Rifles: 1
      • 1 messengerMelder
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        (Enlisted - M)
      • 2 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
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        (Enlisted - M)
        • Rifles: 2
        • Light motorcycles (350 cc): 1
        • Motorcycles with sidecar: 1
      • 1 car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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        (Enlisted - M)
        • Submachine guns: 1
      • Equipment
      • 1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
      • 1 Mittlere Beobachtungspanzerwagen (Sd Kfz 251/18)
        • Submachine guns: 1
        • Light machine guns: 1
    • Light, motorized field telephone cable teamFeldkabeltrupp
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      3
      • Enlisted
      • 3 telephone operatorFernsprecher
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        operator
        (Enlisted - M)
      • Equipment
      • 1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
  • 1st platoon
    • Officers
    • 1 platoon leaderZugführer
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      (Officer - Z)
      • Also armored vehicle commanderPanzerführer
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      • Pistols: 1
    • Non-commissioned officers
    • 1 armored vehicle commanderPanzerführer
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      (NCO - O)
      • Pistols: 1
    • 2 armored vehicle driverKraftwagenfahrer für gp. Kw.
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      (NCO - G)
      • There is partially legible note tying together the Sd Kfz 251/18 and Panzersturmmörser drivers
    • 2 radio operatorFunker
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      (NCO - G)
      • Also machine gunnerMaschinengewehrschütze
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      • Pistols: 2
    • 2 artillery observation sergeantBeobachtungsunteroffizier
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      (NCO - G)
      • Also voice radio operatorSprechfunker
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      • Submachine guns: 2
    • Enlisted
    • 4 loaderLadeschütze
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Pistols: 4
    • 1 motorcycle messengerKraftradmelder
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Rifles: 1
      • Light motorcycles (350 cc): 1
    • Equipment
    • 2 Panzersturmmörser
      • Submachine guns: 2
      • Light machine guns: 2
      • 38 cm Stu M: 2
  • 2nd platoon (as 1st platoon)
  • Combat trainGefechtstroß
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    • Non-commissioned officers
    • 1 Hauptfeldwebelfirst sergeant
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      (NCO - O)
      • Also first sergeantHauptfeldwebel
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        and section leader
      • Submachine guns: 1
    • 1 ordnance sergeantFeuerwerker
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      (NCO - O)
      • Added on 5 October 1944
      • Rifles: 1
    • 1 harness sergeantSchirrmeister
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      (NCO - O)
      • Submachine guns: 1
    • 1 weapons sergeantWaffenunteroffizier
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      (NCO - O)
      • Also motor vehicle co-driverBeifahrer für Kw.
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      • Pistols: 1
    • 1 field kitchen sergeantFeldkochunteroffizier
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      (NCO - G)
      • Also secondary motor vehicle driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Kw.
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      • Rifles: 1
    • 1 medical sergeantSanitätsunteroffizier
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      (NCO - G)
      • Pistols: 1
    • Enlisted
    • 1 assistant armorerWaffenmeistergehilfe
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Also motor vehicle co-driverBeifahrer für Kw.
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      • Rifles: 1
    • 1 writing clerkSchreiber
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Also car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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      • Rifles: 1
    • 1 stretcher bearerKrankenträger
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Pistols: 1
      • Motorcycles with sidecar: 1
    • 1 field kitchen cookFeldkoch
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Rifles: 1
    • 9 truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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      (Enlisted - M)
      • Rifles: 9
    • 2 Ammunition handlers (Enlisted - M)
      • Also secondary truck driver2. Kraftwagenfahrer für Lkw
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      • Rifles: 2
    • Equipment
    • 1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
    • 1 Open, cross-country, 3 ton truck
      • For small field kitchen cooker and rations
    • 1 Open, cross-country, 3 ton truck
      • For equipment and baggage
    • 3 Open, cross-country, 3 ton trucks
      • For fuel
    • 4 Open, cross-country, 3 ton trucks
      • For ammunition
    • Backup crewWechselbesatzung
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      • Non-commissioned officers
      • 1 armored vehicle commanderPanzerführer
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        (NCO - G)
        • Also motor vehicle co-driverBeifahrer für Kw.
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        • Pistols: 1
      • 1 armored vehicle driverKraftwagenfahrer für gp. Kw.
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        (NCO - G)
        • Also motor vehicle co-driverBeifahrer für Kw.
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        • Pistols: 1
      • Enlisted
      • 1 radio operatorFunker
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        (Enlisted - M)
        • Also machine gunnerMaschinengewehrschütze
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          and motor vehicle co-driverBeifahrer für Kw.
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        • Pistols: 1
      • 1 loaderLadeschütze
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        (Enlisted - M)
        • Also motor vehicle co-driverBeifahrer für Kw.
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        • Pistols: 1
  • Backup crewWechselbesatzung
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    • Non-commissioned officers
    • 1 armored vehicle mechanicPanzerwart
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      I
      (NCO - G)
    • 1 armored vehicle mechanicPanzerwart
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      I
      (NCO - G)
      • Also equipment managerGerätverwalter
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      • Pistols: 1
    • 1 armored vehicle radio mechanicPanzerfunkwart
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      (NCO - G)
      • Pistols: 1
    • Enlisted
    • 4 armored vehicle mechanicPanzerwart
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      I
      (Enlisted - M)
    • 4 armored vehicle mechanicPanzerwart
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      II
      (Enlisted - M)
      • 1 also car driverKraftwagenfahrer für Pkw.
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      • 2 also truck driverKraftwagenfahrer für Lkw.
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      • Rifles: 4
    • Equipment
    • 1 Light, cross-country car (4 seats)
    • 1 Open, cross-country, 3 ton truck
      • Equipped according to service manual D 623/3
    • 1 Open, cross-country, 3 ton truck
      • For spare parts

Remarks

  • 4 company members were to be designated as auxiliary stretcher bearerHilfskrankenträger
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    .
  • Of the 30 NCOs, 2 were Oberfeldwebeltechnical sergeant
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    and 4 Feldwebelstaff sergeant
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    .
  • The company was to have a gas detection teamGasspürtrupp
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    consisting of 1 non-commissioned officer and 3 enlisted, and a decontamination teamTruppenentgiftungstrupp
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    consisting of 1 leader and 6 enlisted (one of which, to the extent available, should be either one medical sergeantSanitätsunteroffizier
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    or stretcher bearerKrankenträger
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    ).
  • 1 non-commissioned officer was to be designated equipment managerGerätverwalter
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    .
  • Accounting and medical allocation were to be handled on a case-by-case basis through the unit to which the company was assigned.

Sources

  1. Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen : Elfter Jahrgang 1944. Berlin : Oberkommando des Heeres, 1944. BArch RH 1/167.
  2. Panzer-Sturmörserkompanie "Tiger" (Panz.Stu.Mörs.Kp."Tiger"). Berlin : AHA, 1944. 3 p. K St N 1161, 15.9.1944. NARA T78 R393.