WWII
Panzer Lehr Division
Nov 1943-45

NW Europe

List G22

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Panzer Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 3x tanks
        01-60%: Panzer IVH or J
        6l-00%: Panther A or G

      4 Companies@

        CHQ: 2x tanks
        3 platoons@ 4-5x tanks

      1 Recce Platoon: 5x tanks

      1 Flak Platoon: 3-4x Wirbelwind or Sdkfz 7/1

      1 Engineer platoon: 4x Sdkfz 251/7, 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 GPMG, 4 flamethrowers

      1 Maintenance platoon: 2-4x BergePanzer IV or BergePanther

    Armoured Panzer Grenedier Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 4 MP44 sqds, 5x Sdkfz 251

      3 Companies@

        CHQ: 3x Sdkfz 251, 3 MP44 sqds, 4 GPMG, 1 Pzshreck
          3 platoons@ 1x Sdkfz 251 or 251/17 or 251/10, 3x Sdkfz 251, 4 rifle/MP44 sqds, 3-6 GPMG, 1 Panzershreck 54
          1 platoon: 1x Sdkfz 251 PHQ, 2x Sdkfz 251/9, 2x Sdkfz 251/2, 0-2x Sdkfz 251/17 with 3 MMG

        1 Support Company:

          CHQ: 2x Sdkfz 251, 2 rifle sqds
          1 platoon: 6x Sdkfz 251/9 or 251/22, 1x Sdkfz 251 PHQ
          1 platoon: 4x 12cm Gr42, 5x Sdkfz 251/4, OP team
          1 platoon: 3x PAK40 or 8.8cm Puppchen, 4x Sdkfz 251/4
          0-1 platoon: 6x Sdkfz 7/2 or Sdkfz 251/21

    Divisional Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 3x Sdkfz 250, 1x kubel

      1 Company:

        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 234/1
        6 Troops@ 3x Sdkfz 231 or Sdkfz 234/1
        OR 8 Troops@ 3x Sdkfz 234/2 Puma
        1 Troop: 6x Sdkfz 233 or Sdkfz 234/3 or Sdkfz 234/4

      2 Companies@

        CHQ: 3x Sdkfz 251, 2 MP44 sqds, 4 GPMG, 4 Pzshrecks
        3 platoons@
          1x Sdkfz 251/10, 3x Sdkfz 251, 4 rifle/MP44 sqds, 3 GPMG.
          1 platoon: 2x Sdkfz 251/9, 2x Sdkfz 251/2, 2x Sdkfz 251/17 with 3 MMG teams, 1x Sdkfz 251 PHQ.

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 2x Sdkfz 251, 2 rifle sqds
        1 platoon: 6x Sdkfz 251/9 or 251/22, 1x Sdkfz 251 PHQ
        1 platoon: 5x Sdkfz 251/4, 4x 12cm Gr42, OP team
        1 platoon: 3x PAK40, 4x Sdkfz 251/4 Or 3x Sdkfz 251/22
        0-1 platoon: 6x Sdkfz 7/2
        0-1 platoon: 5x Sdkfz 251/7, 4 MP44/engineer sqds, 4 flameguns, 0-4 GPMG

    Assault Gun Battalion (from Dec'44+ only)

      Bttn HQ: 2x StuG IIIG

      2 Companies@

        CHQ: 1x StuG IIIG or JagdPz.IVL70
        2 platoons@ 4x StuG IIIG or JagdPz.IVL70
        1 platoon: 3x StuG III StuH42 or JagdPz.IVL70

2. Regiment Support

    Panzer Regiment HQ: 3x PanzerBef.IV or V with up to:
      1 Recce platoon: 5x Panzer IVH
      2 Flak platoons@ 4x Ostwind or 4x FlakPz.38t or Sdkfz 7/2

    Panzer Grenedier Regiment HQ: 4x Sdkfz 251/6, 3 rifle sqds, 3 kubels with up to:

      1 Recce platoon: 9x Kettenkrad, 2 SMG sqds, 6 GPMG
      1 Gun battery: 6x sIG33/Pz.38t, 2x Sdkfz 251, 2x MunitionsPz.38t, OP team in kubel
      1 Engineer Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2x Sdkfz 251, 2 GPMG
        3 platoons@
          4 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 flameguns, 1 Pzshreck 4-8 GPMG, 4x Sdkfz 251/7

        1 platoon: 2x Sdkfz 251/2, 3x Sdkfz 251/16

      1 A/T platoon: 3x 7.5cm PAK40, 4x Sdkfz 251/4

    StuG Brigade HQ: 4x StuG IIIG or JagdPz.IVL70 with up to:

      1 Engineer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, 3 trucks
      1 Motorised Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 GPMG, 1 Pzshreck, 4 trucks

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 trucks, 6 rifle sqds, 3x 2cm Flak38, 2 OP teams, flash-spot unit, GPMG
      1 battery: 4x 10.5cm K18, 4x Sdkfz 7, radio van
      2 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18, 4x Sdkfz 7, radio van

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 1x Sdkfz 251/18, 3x Sdkfz 10/4, 2x Pz.Beob.III, 3x kubel
      2 batteries@ 6x Wespe, 1x Sdkfz 251/18, 2x Mntns.Pz.Wespe, OP in Pz.Beob.III
      1 battery: 6x Hummel, 1x Sdkfz 251/18, 2x MntnsPz.Hummel, 2x OP teams in Pz.Beob.IV

    1-2 A/T Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 kubels
      3 platoons@ 4x PAK40, 4x Sdkfz 11 or Maultier

    2 A/T Companies@

      CHQ: 2x StuG IIIG or JagdPz.IVL70
      3 platoons@ 4x Panzerjaegers as in CHQ

    1 Flak Company@

      CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 7, 4 trucks
      3 platoons@ 3-4x Sdkfz 7/1

    1 Flak Company:

      CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 7, 5 trucks
      2 Flak batteries@ 6x 8.8cm Flak36, 6x Sdkfz 7
      2 Flak batteries@ 3x 3.7cm Flak36 or 2cm Flak38, 3x trucks

    1 Heavy Panzer Company:

      CHQ: 2x Tiger I (from Nov'43)
      2-3 platoons@ 3-4x Tiger I
    OR 1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 2x StuG IIIG (from Nov'44)
      1 platoon: 5x JagdPanther
      2 platoons@ 4-5x StuG IIIG, possibly JagdPanther

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 2x Sdkfz 251 or trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 2 GPMG
      3 platoons@ 4x Sdkfz 251/7 or trucks, 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 8 GPMG, 1x Pzshreck 54, 2 flameguns
      1 platoon: 2x Sdkfz 251/2, 3x Sdkfz 251/16 OR 1 platoon: 4 MMG, 4x 8.1cm Gr34, 4 trucks

4. Notes

    a) Panzer type is not mixed below battalion level. By December 1944 only had 2 companies per Panzer Battalion, but any Panthers fielded can have IRNF with 1x Sdkfz 251/20, 1x Sdkfz 251 Falke, 1 MP44 sqd with IRNF attached per platoon.
    b) Radios are in all AFV and all PHQs.
    c) All guns have 1 load of HEAT where appropriate. Any squads can have 1-3 Panzerfaust 30 or 60, or Pzfst 100 from Oct'44.
    d) The division has 1 Panzer Regiment with 2 battalions and 2 Panzer Grenedier Regiments each with 2 Armoured Panzer Grenedier battalions. In Dec'1944 one StuG Brigade of 2 StuG battalions was added.
    e) Note in service dates of: Pz.IVJ,Pz.Beob.IV & Pz.Bef.IV(Jun'44); Panther G(May'44); JagdPz.IVL70(Sept'44); Ostwind(Dec'44); Sdkfz 234/1 & 3(Jul'44); Wirbelwind(Jun'44); Sdkfz 251/22(Mar'45); Sdkfz 251/21(Oct'44);
    f) Can use Corps and Army support from lists G4, G9, G11 and G13, and lists G6 and G14 during Sep-Nov'1944.
    g) Up to 1 platoon per battalion can be AT1, as this division used many training school units.


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