WWII
German Panzer Grenedier Division
Jun-Dec 1944

All Fronts

List G20

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Motorised Panzer Grenedier Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 5 kubels, 4 trucks 3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 2-4 Pzshreck 54
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 trucks, 4-6 GPMG, 2 kubels, 1 Panzershreck
        1 platoon: 4 MMG, 2x 8.1cm mortars, 4 trucks
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 2 GPMG
        1 platoon: 4x 12cm Gr42, 4 Maultier, radio truck, OP team
        1 platoon: 3x PAK40 or PAK38, 3 trucks, radio truck

    Divisional Assault Gun Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 3x Panzer IIIM or N, 2-4x BergePanzer III
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x StuG IIIG or StuG IV
        2 platoons@ 4x StuG IIIG or StuG IV
        1 platoon: 4x StuG III or StuG IV or 3x StuG III StuH42
      1 Flak Platoon: 3-4x Sdkfz 7/1 or Sdkfz 10/4
      1 Engineer Platoon:
        PHQ: 2x Kettenkrad, 1 kubel, 1 MP44/engineer sqd, 1 GPMG
        3 sections@ 1x Sdkfz 251/7, 1 MP44/engineer sqd, 1 GPMG, 1 flamethrower

    Divisional Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 1x Sdkfz 247, 5 trucks, Air Liaison team, 3 rifle sqds
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2x Kubels, 1 rifle sqd
        1 platoon: 6x Sdkfz 231 8 rad
        3 platoons@ 4x Sdkfz 222, 2x Sdkfz 233
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 4 kubels or 2 trucks
        3 platoons@
          PHQ: 2 Kubels or 1 truck
          3 sections@ 4 Kubels or 2 trucks, 2 rifle/SMG sqds, 2 GPMG
          1 platoon: 2x 8.1cm Gr34, 4 MMG, 2 trucks or 17 Kubels.
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 2 Kubels, 1 truck, 1 rifle sqd, 2 GPMG
        1 battery: 2x 7.5cm IG18, 3 trucks or Sdkfz 10
        1 platoon: 3x PAK40, 3x Maultier, 1 radio truck
        1 platoon: 4 SMG/engineer sqds, 6 flameguns, 4 GPMG, 4 trucks

      OR can field recce battalion as in Panzer Division list G1 or G17.


2. Regiment Support

    Panzer Grenedier Regiment HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 5 Kubels, 4 trucks, 3 GPMG with up to:
      1 Recce platoon:
        PHQ: 3 Kettenkrad
        2 sections@ 6x Kettenkrad, 1 rifle sqd
      1 Flak Company:
        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 10
        4 Flak platoons@ 3x Sdkfz 10/4 or trucks+2cm Flak38

      1 A/T platoon: 3x 7.5cm PAK40, 3x Sdkfz 11, 1 radio truck

      1 Gun Company:
        CHQ: 3 Kubels, 1 Sdkfz 10, 1 rifle sqd, OP team
        3 batteries@ 2x 7.5cm IG18, 3x Sdkfz 10
        & 1 battery: 2x 15cm sIG33, 2x Sdkfz 11, radio truck
        OR 3 batteries@ 2x sIG33/Pz38t, 0-1 MunitionsPz38t, or 2x 15cm sIG33, 2x Sdkfz 11, 1 radio truck

      1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 3 Kubels 1-3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 4 trucks 1 platoon: 2x MMG, 2x 8.1cm Gr34, 4 trucks

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:
      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 trucks, 7 Kubels, 3x truck+2cm Flak38, flash-spot unit 1 battery: 4x 10.5cm K18, 4x Sdkfz 7, radio van 2 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18, 4x Sdkfz 7, radio van, OP team

      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 trucks, 8 Kubels, 3x Sdkfz 10/4 2 batteries@ 6x Wespe, OP in Pz.Beob.III, 1x Sdkfz 251/18, 1x MunitionsPz.Wespe OR 2 batteries@ 6x 10.5cm FH18M, 6x Sdkfz 11, radio van, 2 GPMG, OP team

      1 Artillery Battalion:
        BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 trucks, 8 Kubels, 3x trucks+2cm Flak38 2 batteries@ 6x 10.5cm FH18M, 6x Sdkfz 11, radio van, 2 GPMG, OP team

      3 Engineer Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck or Sdkfz 251 3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 3-6 GPMG, 2 flameguns, 1 Pzshreck, 4 trucks or Sdkfz 251/7 1 platoon: 2x MMG, 2x 8.1cm Gr34, 4 trucks OR 1 platoon: 2x Sdkfz 251/2, 2x Sdkfz 251, 2 MMG

      1 A/T Company:
        CHQ: 2 Kubels;
        3 platoons@ 4x PAK40, 4x Maultier

      2 A/T Companies@
        CHQ: 2x SPG;
        3 platoons@ 4x SPG
        SPG is StuG IIIG, StuG IV, Marder III, JagdPz.IV, Hetzer or PzJager Bren

      1 Flak Company:
        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 10, 3 Kubels
        4 platoons@ 3x Sdkfz 10/4 or towed 2cm Flak38

      1 Attached Flak Company:
        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 7, 1 truck
        2 platoons@ 4-6x 8.8cm Flak37, 4-6x Sdkfz 7

      1 Attached Flak Company:
        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 7, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 4x Sdkfz 7/2

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all PHQ and AFV.
    b) Infantry have Panzerwurfmine A/T grenades, can have Pzfaust 30 or 60, or Pzfst 100 from Oct'44. Up to 3 PanzerGrenedier &/or engineer companies can rearm rifle sqds with MP44 or SMG.
    c) Only 1 in 3 PanzerGrenedier Divisions had the attached Flak Companies. PzjagerBren not used on Russian Front.
    d) Only 1 of the 3 divisional engineer companies can be in APCs.
    e) In Italy can replace StuG III with Semovente 75/18 or 75/34.
    f) The division has 2 Panzer Grenedier Regiments each of 3 battalions, and one Assault Gun Battalion at division.
    g) Note in service date of: StuG IV(Mar'44); JagdPz.IVL48(Jun'44); JagdPz.IVL70(Sep'44); Hetzer(Oct'44);


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