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Company Order of Battle
3rd Company, Panzerfüsilierregiment "Großdeutschland"
30 June 1943

Military units in the field were rarely kept up to full strength. This is a detailed listing of the men of 3. Panzerfüsilierregiment GD on the eve of the Kursk offensive. The company at this time was equipped with Kfz 15 cars. Of interest are the number of combat train personnel, even in an army famed for its high ratio of combatant troops to support troops. Medical personnel were apparently split up between the platoons, at least on paper. The high number of Gefreiters and Obergefreiters is also instructive; the rank of Gefreiter was generally automatic after six months of service, and all ranks below Unteroffizier were considered private soldiers in the German Army, not NCOs.

Company Commander

Oberleutnant Graf von Schwerin

Company HQ Squad
Squad Leader
Feldwebel Fuhrmann

Runner
Gefreiter Gabriel
Runner
Gefreiter H. Schulz
Runner
Gefreiter Haase
Medic
Gefreiter Heidel
Despatch Rider
(Heavy)
Gefreiter Zudger
Despatch Rider
(Medium)
Gefreiter Andreas
Car Driver (Heavy)
Obergefreiter Bartsch
Despatch Rider
(Medium)
Gefreiter Schröder
First Platoon
Platoon Leader
Leutnant von Bremen

Feldwebel Kauert

Platoon HQ Squad Runner
Gefreiter Pennecke
Runner
Gefreiter Liebehenschel
Medic Füsilier Ortenstein

Car Driver (Heavy)
Obergefreiter Hess

1st Weapons Squad
Unteroffizier Teuber
Obergefreiter Brill


Unteroffizier Deichsel
Obergefreiter Bunge

Obergefreiter Glaser
Gefreiter Blänkner

Gefreiter Kowalewicz
Gefreiter Härdtle

Gefreiter Jaap
Gefreiter Sommerfeld

Füsilier Schorch
Füsilier Höwer

Gefreiter Cardinal (Heavy Car Driver)

2nd Assault Squad
Unteroffizier Gräfe
Gefreiter M. Schulz


Gefreiter Bodenberger
Gefreiter Schönknecht

Gefreiter Hohenegger
Gefreiter Lerke

Gefreiter Pöhl
(Heavy Car Driver)
Füsilier Hecht

3rd Assault Squad

Obergefreiter Uhrig
Gefreiter Braun

Gefreiter Völzke
Gefreiter Fintz

Gefreiter Ziolek
Oberfüsilier Großer

Füsilier Geilen
Füsilier Kaisers

Gefreiter Zoufall (Heavy Car Driver)

Second Platoon
Platoon Leader
Feldwebel Sadeck

Platoon HQ Squad Runner Füsilier Abend
Runner
Gefreiter Hartmann
Litter Bearer Füsilier Cremers

Car Driver (Heavy)
Gefreiter Zaretzki

4th Weapons Squad
Unteroffizier Rauch
Obergefreiter Hildebrandt


Unteroffizier Dübbelde
Gefreiter Gliese

Gefreiter Neumer
Gefreiter Zedow

Gefreiter Hannemann
Gefreiter G. Müller

Gefreiter Buchholz
Oberfüsilier Becker

Oberfüsilier Tenelsen
Gefreiter R. Schulz
(Heavy Car Driver)

5th Assault Squad
Unteroffizier Stief
Gefreiter Püchner

Gefreiter Kremp
Gefreiter Deckwerth

Füsilier Rompf
Füsilier Lisiecki

Füsilier Holl
Füsilier Heuer

Gefreiter Focke (Heavy Car Driver)

6th Assault Squad

Unteroffizier Schmitt
Obergefreiter Saßmannshausen

Gefreiter Mayerhofer
Gefreiter Copek

Gefreiter Fuchs
Gefreiter Beckmann


Gefreiter Focke
(Heavy Car Driver)
Füsilier F. Krüger

Third Platoon
Platoon Leader
Feldwebel Meischke

Platoon HQ Squad
Runner Füsilier Traue
Litter Bearer Füsilier Schurig
Range-Finder
Obergefreiter ?

Endler Car Driver (Heavy)
Gefreiter Puhlmann

Squad Leader
Unteroffizier Kursch

1st Mortar
Gefreiter Ruppenthal
Gefreiter Daesler

Gefreiter Hanke
Gefreiter Richter

Gefreiter Ostendorf
Gefreiter Gorwa

Gefreiter Weil (Heavy Car Driver)

2nd Mortar
Gefreiter Döring
Oberfüsilier Bock
Füsilier Prange Füsilier Schmolke
Füsilier Schapitz Füsilier Kröger

Gefreiter Schröder (Heavy Car Driver)

Combat Train
Company Sergeant
Hauptfeldwebel Muche

Combat Train
Equipment NCO
Unteroffizier Spies
Field Cook
Gefreiter Pirzer
Driver Large Field Kitchen Füsilier Lohse
Driver Small Field Kitchen
Gefreiter Mahler
Field Cook Large Kitchen
Gefreiter Niesche
Field Cook Small Kitchen
Gefreiter W. Schulz
Refueller
Obergefreiter Selinger
Orderly Office Driver
Gefreiter Grossman
Driver- Weapons and Equipment Car
Gefreiter Graßmann
Heavy Car Driver
Gefreiter Palm
Baggage Train Accountant and Pay NCO
Gefreiter Mathesius
Motor Vehicle Repair Squad Senior Technical NCO
Oberfeldwebel Hennig
Mechanic
Gefreiter E. Schulz
Mechanic
Gefreiter R. Lehmann
Mechanic
Gefreiter Bohm
(Car Driver)
Senior Driver
Gefreiter Sparmann
Motorcycle-Sidecar
Gefreiter Bradler
Medium Motorcycle
Gefreiter Gilbrich
Fuel Truck Driver
Gefreiter Skiba
Co-driver
Obergefreiter Selinger
Co-driver
Gefreiter Brohm
Co-driver
Gefreiter E. Schulz
Co-driver
Feldwebel Pfänder

Hi Paul. Where did you find this?

Hi chaps

Yes, this information is within another thread on this section of the forum. The information comes from Michael Dorosh's (sp?) excellent website.

I shall post a "heer it is post" on the relevent thread, and if everyone is happy, I shall delete this one as replication if OK? If not, happy to keep thread open. Let me know.