Order of Battle in 1944
The order of battle in 1944. The 63rd Panzergrenadier Regiment was disbanded in late 1944. The regiments first battalion replaced the third battalion of 40th Panzergrenadier Regiment. The second battalion of the 63rd became the second battalion of the 79th Panzer-Füsilier Regiment. The 297th Army Flak Battalion had only joined the division in 1943 and the Panzergrenadier Regiment had been called Schützen Regiment until July 1942.
HQ
- Divisional Staff
- Mapping Detachment (mot)
- Military Police Detachment (mot)
- Escort Company
39th Panzer Regiment
- Regimental Staff
- 2 x Battalion
- Panzer Maintenance Company
40th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- Regimental Staff
- 3 x Battalion
- Pioneer Company (mot)
- Infantry Support Gun Company (self-propelled)
27th Panzerjäger Battalion
- Battalion Staff
- Panzerjäger Battalion Staff Company
- 2 x Sturmgeschütz Company
- Panzerjäger Company (mot)
- Panzerjäger Supply Column (mot)
27th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
- Battalion Staff
- Battalion Staff Company
- Luchs Reconnaissance Company
- 2 x Reconnaissance Company (half-track)
- Heavy Reconnaissance Company (half-track)
- Reconnaissance Supply Company (mot)
27th Panzer Artillery Regiment
- Regimental Staff & Staff Battery
- Battalion (self-propelled)
- 2 x Battalion (mot)
297th Army Flak Battalion
- Battalion Staff & Staff Battery
- 2 x Heavy Flak Battery (mot)
- Light Flak Battery (mot)
27th Panzer Signals Battalion
- Signals Battalion Staff
- Panzer Telephone Company
- Panzer Radio Company
- Signals Supply Company (mot)
27th Panzer Pioneer Battalion
- Battalion Staff (half-track)
- 2 x Pioneer Company (mot)
- Pioneer Company (half-track)
- Support & Supply Units
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