Hi John;
Some notes on Panther equipped formations:
Organization of a Type '43' Panzer Division: 10 January 1943
from the notes for the Panzer division:
- for the Panther Mk V equipped battalion:
Panther Bn Staff Coy: - Signals Pl: 3x Pz Mk V PzBefWg; Recce Pl: 5x Pz Mk V
Panther Pz Coy: - Coy HQ: 2x Pz Mk V; 1st to 4th Platoons with 5x Pz Mk V each
and from notes for the Pz Mk IV equipped battalion of a Pz regiment (issued 1 Nov 43):
Pz Regt Staff Coy: - Signals Pl: 3x Pz Mk V PzBefWg; Recce Pl: 4x Pz Mk V
and from notes for the Panther Mk V equipped Pz Regt (issued 1 Nov 43):
Panther Pz Regt Staff Coy: - Signals Pl: 3x Pz Mk V PzBefWg; Recce Pl: 4x Pz Mk V
Panther Pz Bn Staff Coy: - Signals Pl: 3x Pz Mk V PzBefWg; Recce Pl: 5x Pz Mk V
Panther Pz Coy: - Coy HQ: 2x Pz Mk V; 1st to 4th Platoons with 5x Pz Mk V each
Organization of a Type '44' Panzer Division: 1 August 1944
from the notes for the Panzer regiment:
Regimental Staff Coy: 3x Pz Mk V PzBefWg
I Battalion:
Bn Staff Coy: 5x Pz Mk V and 3x Pz Mk V PzBefWg
4x Pz Coy: each 17 or 22 Panther Mk V
organizational change issued on 1 November 1944:
Regimental Staff Coy: 3x Pz Mk V
Panther Pz Bn Staff Coy: 3x Pz Mk V
Panther Pz Bn Recce Pl: 5x Pz Mk V
Panther Pz Coy: - Coy HQ: 2x Pz Mk V; 1st to 4th Platoons with 5x Pz Mk V each
Notes on I/Pz Regt 6:
10 January 1944: 3x Coys with 22x Mk V each
22 March 1944: 4x Coys with 22x Mk V each
June 1944: 4x Coys with 22x Mk V each
5 June 1944: orders issued to reorganize as part of a Type '44' Panzer Division
15 October 1944: reorganized into 2x Coys with 14x Mk V each
The 'Panther' strength of the Pz Lehr Div in June 1944 (pre-invasion) from OKH records was 89
Source:
The German Order of Battle Panzers and Artillery in World War II, by G. F. Nafziger, based on OKH records held by the U.S. National Archives.
Cheers
