World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

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German Army Organization Motorcycle Rifle Company, Type b 1 November 1941

 

KRADSCHÜTZENKOMPANIE b KStN 1112 dated 01.11.1941
1 Officer (K) as Company Commander (Pistol)
Company Headquarters     Headquarters Section        1 NCO as Headquarters Section Leader (SMG)        1 Motor Vehicle NCO (Rifle)        1 Medic NCO (Pistol)        1 Messenger / Bugler (Rifle)        4 Messengers (Rifles)(on motorcycles)        1 Driver for Motor Vehicle NCO (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)        1 Driver for Medic NCO (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)        1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)        4 motorcycles        2 motorcycles with sidecar        1 car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)     Maintenance Section        Senior NCO as Master Mechanic / Section Leader (Pistol)        1 Motor Mechanic (Rifle) (on motorcycle with sidecar)        1 Motor Mechanic (Rifle)        1 Motor Mechanic / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)        1 motorcycle with sidecar        1 maintenance car, light, cross-country (Kfz. 2/40)     Combat Trains        1 Senior NCO as First Sergeant (Pistol)        1 Senior NCO as Armorer (Pistol)        1 Equipment NCO as Trains Leader (Rifle)        1 NCO as Chief Cook / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)        1 Assistant Armorer / motor vehicle escort (Pistol)        1 Clerk / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)        1 Cook (Rifle)        3 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        1 car, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)        1 trucks, light, open, cross-county, for fuel        1 truck, medium, open, cross-county, with field kitchen     Baggage Trains        1 NCO in charge of baggage / clerk (Rifle)        1 Tailor (Rifle)        1 Cobbler / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)        1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)        1 truck, 3-ton, open, for baggage	3 Rifle Platoons, each with     1 Officer (Z) as Platoon Leader (SMG)     Platoon Headquarters        1 NCO as Platoon Headquarters Section Leader (Rifle)        1 Messenger / Bugler (Rifle)        2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifle)        1 Stretcher Bearer (Pistol)        1 antitank rifle        1 motorcycle        2 cars, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)     3 Rifle Squads, each with        1 NCO Squad Leader (SMG)        2 MG Gunners (Pistols)        2 Assistant MG Gunners (Pistols)        3 Riflemen (Rifles)        4 Motorcyclist (Rifle)        2 light machine guns        4 motorcycles with sidecar 1 Heavy Weapons Platoon     1 Officer (Z) as Platoon Leader (SMG)     Platoon Headquarters        1 NCO as Platoon Headquarters Section Leader (Pistol)        1 Messenger (Rifle)        1 Motorcycle Messenger (Rifle)(on motorcycle)        1 Motorcycle Messenger (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)        2 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        1 Stretcher Bearer (Pistol)        1 motorcycle        1 motorcycle with sidecar        2 cars, medium, cross-country (Kfz. 15)     2 Heavy Machine Gun Sections, each with        1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)        2 NCO Gun Team Leaders (Pistols)        2 MG Gunners (Pistols)        2 Assistant MG Gunners (Pistols)        5 Ammunition Handlers (Rifles)        1 Distance Measurer (Rifle)        8 Motorcyclist (Rifle)        2 heavy machine guns        8 motorcycles with sidecar     1 Mortar Section        1 NCO Squad Leader (SMG)        2 NCO Mortar Team Leaders (Pistols)        2 Mortar Gunners (Pistols)        2 Assistant Mortar Gunners / Telephone Men (Rifles)        4 Ammunition Bearer (Rifle)        1 Distance Measurer (Pistol)        1 Assistant Armorer (Pistol)        3 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)        2 medium mortars (81mm)        3 personnel carriers, open, cross-country (Kfz. 70)
Totals: 5 Officers, 31 NCO, 191 Enlisted; 139 Rifles, 69 Pistols, 19 SMG, 18 LMG, 4 HMG, 2 Medium Mortars, 3 ATR; 17 motor vehicles; 8 motorcycles; 56 motorcycles with sidecars.