3. Divisional Support

Up to:

1 Armoured Engineer Company:

CHQ: 1x Panzer 1 Ladungsleger, 1x 2cm Flak38, 1x Sdkfz 10
3 platoons@ 3x Panzer I Ladungsleger

2 Engineer Companies@

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 Kubels
3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 GPMG, 2 flameguns, 1 GrB39, 4 trucks

2 Artillery Battalions@ BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 trucks, 3 OP Teams
3 batteries@ 4x 10.5cm FH18M or 76mm M36, 5x Sdkfz 11

1 Artillery Battalion: BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 trucks, 3 OP Teams
2-3 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18M or 122mm M38, 5x Sdkfz 11 or lorries
0-1 battery: 4x 10.5cm K18 or 15cm sFH18, 4x Sdkfz 7, radio van

2 A/T Companies@:

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
3 platoons@ 4x 5cm PAK38 or 7.5cm PAK40 or PAk97/38 or 76mm PAk36r or 57mm M41 or 45mm M42, 4x Sdkfz 11 or Sdkfz 10 or trucks

2 A/T Companies@

CHQ: 2x PanzerJager I or Marder II or Marder III Sdkfz 139
3 platoons@ 4x SPG as in CHQ

1 Flak Company:

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x Sdkfz 10 or truck
4 platoons@ 3x 2cm Flak38, 3x Sdkfz 10 or trucks

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and PHQs.

b) Infantry have P40 rifle A/T grenades. May have Panzerwurfmine A/T grenades from mid 1942, and can have 1x Panzerfaust 30K from August 1942.

c) APCR and HEAT rounds available where appropriate.

d) The Division has 1 Panzer Regiment of 3 battalions, and two Panzer Grenadier Regiments with a total of 4 Panzer Grenadier Battalions, one of which can be armoured; and in some divisions, one Motorcycle Battalion.

e) Panzer IIIL and Panzer IVF2 not before July 1942. Panzer IIIJ can have 5cmL60 from March 1942, and extra armour from April.

f) Panzer III can be Panzer IIIE with 5cmL42. Can replace Panzer IVF1 with Panzer IIIN from October 1942.

g) PanzerBef.IIIJ not before October 1942. Marder II and Marder III not before July 1942.

h) OP Team can be in Panzer IIID, Kubel, Sdkfz 250/5 or Fi-156C.

i) Up to one platoon of Panzerjager I can be replaced by 5cm PAK38 on Panzer 1B.

j) Divisional engineers can replace trucks with PioneerPanzer II carrying 6 man squads.

k) Reserve Panzer Divisions still had Panzer 38t Ausf E, S or G, and in France can replace up to 4 divisional batteries with 10.5cm on Char B1.