Organization

  • Abteilungsstab (battalion staff)
  • Stabs-Kompanie (staff company)
    • Nachrichten-Zug (intelligence platoon)
    • Gepanzerte Aufklarungs-Zug (armored reconnaissance platoon)
    • Erkundungs-Zug (exploration platoon)
    • Pionier-Zug (engineer platoon)
    • Fliegerabwehrzug (anti-aircraft platoon)
    • Staffel für Verwaltung und Nachschub (administration and supplies)
  • 1. schweren Panzer-Kompanie (1st heavy tank company)
    • Kampfstaffel (combat group)
      • Kompanietrupp (company section) (two Tigers)
      • 1. Zug (1st platoon) (four Tigers)
      • 2. Zug (as 1. Zug)
      • 3. Zug (as 1. Zug)
      • Wechselbesatzung (replacement crews)
    • Räderstaffel (motorized group)
      • Kompanietrupp
        • Kradmelder (motorcycle runner) (3)
      • Staffel für Wechselbesatzung (replacement crew section)
      • Sanitätsdienst (medical section)
      • Kraftfahrzeug-Instandsetzungsgruppe (vehicle maintenance section)
      • Gefechtstroß I (combat train 1)
      • Gefechtstroß II
      • Instandsetzungsgruppe (maintenance section)
      • Gepäckstroß (baggage train)
      • Panzer-Werkstatt-Kompanie armor field workshop
  • 2. schweren Panzer-Kompanie (as 1. Kompanie)
  • 3. schweren Panzer-Kompanie (as 1. Kompanie)

Crew and Equipment

Schwere Panzerkompanie e, 1 November 1943
Personnel
Officers 4
Non-commissioned officers 55
Enlisted 97
Infantry weapons
Pistol 89
Rifle 66
Submachine gun 20
Light machine gun 30
Soft-skinned vehicles
Bicycle 3
Motorcycle 2
Motorcycle with sidecar 2
Light staff car 6
2 ton truck 1
3 ton truck 3
4½ ton truck 6
Le Zgkw 1 t (Sd Kfz 10) 2
Armored vehicles
Pz Kpfw Tiger 14

Formations

Legend.

Platoon

Crew line-up
Line assembly formation.
Row assembly formation.
Row march and combat formation.
Double row march and combat formation.
Wedge march and combat formation.

Company

Line march and combat formation.
Company column.
Double row formation.
Wedge combat formation.
Broad wedge combat formation.

Additional Reading

Pz Kpfw Tiger Ausf. E
Information about the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E
Pz Kpfw Tiger Ausf. B
Information about the Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B

Sources

  1. Merkblatt für Ausbildung und Einsatz der schweren Panzerkompanie Tiger. Berlin : Heereswaffenamt, 1943. 17 p. Merkblatt 47a/29.
  2. Merkblatt für den Einsatz der schw. Panzer-Abteilung "Tiger". Berlin : Heereswaffenamt, 1943. 4 p. Merkblatt 47a/30.
  3. Kriegsstärkenachweisung (Heer) : schwere Panzerkompanie e. Berlin : Allgemeines Heeresamt, 1943. 6 p. K St N 1176 e.