You may find this video interesting as it covers the StG and its impact on infantry organization in more detail: ua-cam.com/video/9mcTFXh6RrU/v-deo.html
Thank you for your question! Grouping them together as 'motor vehicles' was a necessary simplification to save space on the chart. The 13 vehicles would include 4 motorcycles for messengers, 1 Kettenkrad tracked motorcycle for off-road use, 1 transport truck, 2 staff cars and 5 fully tracked tractors for the heavy mortars (Raupenschlepper Ost). All motor vehicles were either in the battalion HQ or in the heavy company. The rifle companies had none. The 12cm mortar platoon was the only unit in the battalion that was fully equipped with motor transport instead of horses. Keep in mind that this is the paper allocation and shortages in motor vehicles often meant units had to use captured vehicles of a different type, or fall back on horse-drawn transport.
Good question! Companies were numbered throughout the regiment. So the heavy company of the first battalion would indeed be called the 4th, then for the second battalion of the regiment, its heavy company would be called the 8th.
@@DigitalBattlefieldTours That's the way I've always understood it. 3rd battalions would be the 12th,as well. These videos on organization are really great. I'm impressed! I'd also like to see one on German battalions and companies from earlier in the war. Do you have any plans for that in the future.
@@ericcook5224 Thanks! You are correct on the 3rd battalion, although by this point in the war most German regiments were reduced to a 2-battalion structure. The channel content will expand more broadly across the 20th century in the future. For now, it is mostly focused on the late Western Front of WWII, as this is where the first battlefield tour episodes will take place (starting with operation Market Garden).
The following video covers the company of this battalion. Its an older format that has been unlisted on the channel, but you can view it through this link: ua-cam.com/video/YsqQ5au64EE/v-deo.html
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I really appreciate these videos, it's hard to find good organizational breakdowns.
I’d love to see a breakdown like this of early war Battalion formations
Thank you for the suggestion. Early war organizations are planned for upcoming episodes.
Another concise and well made video
Wow this is a lot different than my unit in the US army, the battalion with STG 44 comes really close though.
You may find this video interesting as it covers the StG and its impact on infantry organization in more detail:
ua-cam.com/video/9mcTFXh6RrU/v-deo.html
@@DigitalBattlefieldTours yeah the weapons squad with two GPMG and three rifle squads is how we do it here.
Please make more of these videos! A question: the list says there are 13 motor vehicles - do you know what those were and what they were used for?
Thank you for your question!
Grouping them together as 'motor vehicles' was a necessary simplification to save space on the chart.
The 13 vehicles would include 4 motorcycles for messengers, 1 Kettenkrad tracked motorcycle for off-road use, 1 transport truck, 2 staff cars and 5 fully tracked tractors for the heavy mortars (Raupenschlepper Ost).
All motor vehicles were either in the battalion HQ or in the heavy company. The rifle companies had none. The 12cm mortar platoon was the only unit in the battalion that was fully equipped with motor transport instead of horses.
Keep in mind that this is the paper allocation and shortages in motor vehicles often meant units had to use captured vehicles of a different type, or fall back on horse-drawn transport.
@@DigitalBattlefieldTours Terrific thank you! I'm building a battalion scale diorama and this is very helpful.
@@thespfgirl have you finished the diorama? And if so, do you have it posted somewhere? I'd be excited to see it!
Wouldn't the heavy company actually be numbered 4th company?
Good question! Companies were numbered throughout the regiment. So the heavy company of the first battalion would indeed be called the 4th, then for the second battalion of the regiment, its heavy company would be called the 8th.
@@DigitalBattlefieldTours That's the way I've always understood it. 3rd battalions would be the 12th,as well. These videos on organization are really great. I'm impressed! I'd also like to see one on German battalions and companies from earlier in the war. Do you have any plans for that in the future.
@@ericcook5224 Thanks! You are correct on the 3rd battalion, although by this point in the war most German regiments were reduced to a 2-battalion structure. The channel content will expand more broadly across the 20th century in the future. For now, it is mostly focused on the late Western Front of WWII, as this is where the first battlefield tour episodes will take place (starting with operation Market Garden).
Could you go into more detail into a company?
The following video covers the company of this battalion. Its an older format that has been unlisted on the channel, but you can view it through this link: ua-cam.com/video/YsqQ5au64EE/v-deo.html