Jaegerkompanie (TOE)

Bundeswehr Panzergrenadierkompanie MTW

1.)To start with, I'll give a short  overview on the ´´numbering´´
of
German army (Heer) units. As an example I'm using the unit in
which I served (i.e. around 1988).

Panzer- and Panzergrenadierdivisionen are numbered continuously
starting with the 1. Panzerdivision (PzDiv.) followed by the 2.
PzGrenDiv.
E.g.: 3. Panzerdivision

The Panzer- and Panzergrenadierbrigaden are numbered continuously
according to the parent division with the first, second and third
brigades
belonging to the 1.PzDiv and the fourth, fifth and sixth belonging to
2.PzGrenDiv and so on.
E.g.: 7. Panzergrenadierbrigade (7. PzGrenBrig.)

The Bataillone start with the number of their Brigade and add their own.
The first three battalions are of the same type as the parent brigade,
the fourth is of the other and the fifth is Artillerie. Independent
Kompanien
(i.e.: Panzerjaeger and Pioniere) just add a ´´0´´ (like:
Panzerjaegerkompanie
70).
 E.g.: Panzergrenadierbataillon 73 (PzGrenBtl. 73)

2.) Now to the Organisation of the PzGrenBtl. in 1988, regarding
the Kompanien:
-1. Kompanie = Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie (staff & supply)
-2. & 3. Kompanie = Panzergrenadierkompanie (Marder)
-4. Kompanie = Panzergrenadierkompanie (MTW)
-5. Kompanie = Moerserkompanie (M113 Mortars)
E.g.: 4. Kompanie / Panzergrenadierbataillon 73 (4./PzGrenBtl.73 or
4./73)

3.) The Panzergrenadierkompanie (MTW)
(MTW = Manschaftstransportwagen = personnel carrier = M113).
In contrast to the 2. & 3. Companies of the battalion, the 4. (MTW) is
not trained or equipped to fight from their vehicles (no one in his sane
mind  would want to be in a M113 APC, when somebody starts shooting
with anything from 7,62mm and up), but uses them just for transport, to
keep up with the battalion. The company is instead specially trained as
a Jaeger unit i. e.: It is specially trained and equipped for fighting
in
urban and wooded areas, to establish bridgeheads over rivers
(Brueckenkoepfe),
for
airmobile operations and simply ´´to go where no Marder has gone
before´´.
Therefore the dismounted manpower is higher (over 100 men at full
strength)
compared to the Marder (= Schuetzenpanzer / AIFV) companies (under 70
men) and the unit is, apart from the Marders, heavier equipped.

4.) Organisation of the Panzergrenadierkompanie (MTW)
(...I simply call it Jaegerkompanie from here on):
The Jaegerkompanie consists of	three platoons (Zuege / Zg.) and one
HQ (Kompaniefuehrungsgruppe / KpFue.). Each Zug consists of two
squads / sections (Gruppen / Grp.) and one HQ (Zugtrupp / ZgTrp.).
Every squad and HQ has its own MTW.

-The Kompaniefuehrungsgruppe (company HQ) consists of:
	-Kompaniechef (company commander)
	-Kompanietruppfuehrer (NCO, who assists the KpChef in planning /
staffwork)
	-Funkunteroffizier (radio NCO)
	-And some Manschaftsdienstgrade ( about 4-6 enlisted men: radio
& staff)

      -Kompaniefeldwebel with his personnel (office and supply)

-The Zugtrupp (platoon HQ) consists of:
       -Zugfuehrer (ZgFhr / platoon commander)
       -Stellvertretender Zugfuehrer (StvZgFhr / deputy platoon
commander)
       -Funker (radioman)
       -Milanschuetze 1 (ATGM-gunner)
       -Milanschuetze 2 (carrying add. missiles)
       -2x Scharfschuetzen (sniper)
      (-Panzerfaustschuetze )
       -3 to 5x Gewehrschuetzen (riflemen)

-The (PzGren- / Jaeger-) Gruppe (rifesquad) consists of:
	-Gruppenfuehrer (GrpFhr / squadleader)
	-Maschinengewehr-Schuetze (MG-gunner)
      -Milanschuetze 1 (ATGM-gunner)
      -Milanschuetze 2 (carrying add. missiles)
      -2x Scharfschuetzen (sniper)
      -Panzerfaustschuetze (AT-gunner)
      -4 to 6x Gewehrschuetzen (riflemen)

At full strength there would be 12 men per Trupp / Gruppe, but ten
is the more likely number.
One of the riflemen in every Trupp / Gruppe is the driver, who would
normally stay with the vehicle.
Every soldier apart from officers, senior NCOs, drivers and MG-gunners
is equipped with the G3 Assault Rifle (and the officers / NCOs would
most likely take them too, to be less conspicuous), the others are
equipped with Uzis resp. MG3.
Der Zugfuehrer 1. Zug  is at the same time the deputy company
commander (Stellvertretender Kompaniechef) and therefore an officer.
There are also two Schwere Feldlafetten (heavy groundmounts) for the
MGs per platoon.

4.) Military ranks (from lower to higher):
Mannschaftsdienstgrade (enlisted men): Panzergrenadier (Jaeger),
Gefreiter,
Obergefreiter, Hauptgefreiter.
Unteroffiziersdienstgrade (NCOs):
	Unteroffiziere (junior NCOs): Unteroffizier, Stabsunteroffizier.
	Feldwebel (senior NCOs): Feldwebel, Oberfeldwebel,
Hauptfeldwebel.
Offiziere: Leutnant (2nd Lt), Oberleutnant (1st Lt), Hauptmann (captain)

5.) Who's who ??
Kompaniechef: Hauptmann / Oberleutnant
Stellvertretender Kompaniechef (& Zugfuehrer 1. Zug): Oberleutnant /
Leutnant
Zugfuehrer (2. & 3. Zug): Hauptfeldwebel / Oberfeldwebel
Stellvertretender Zugfuehrer: Oberfeldwebel / Feldwebel ( /
Stabsunteroffizier)
Kompanietruppfuehrer: Oberfeldwebel / Feldwebel
Gruppenfuehrer: Stabsunteroffizier / Unteroffizier

6.) Numbers within the Kompanie:
-Kompaniefuehrungsgruppe:
-Kpfue. 4./73

-1. Zug 4./73:
	-Zugtrupp 1. Zug
	-1. Gruppe
	-2. Gruppe

-2. Zug 4./73:
	-Zugtrupp 2. Zug
	-3. Gruppe
	-4. Gruppe

-3. Zug 4./73:
	-Zugtrupp 3. Zug
	-5. Gruppe
	-6. Gruppe

In my opinion this gives a very nice SG2 organisation (especially for
the NSL...the only change I've made for my company is, that I play with
just two snipers per platoon). Plus if you prefer playing DS2 and SG2
with
the same force organisation (like I'll do), then you have an excellent
´´armoured´´ (or better: high mobility) infantry unit for DS2, which
converts
into a pure infantry unit for SG2 (without the need to have lots of
25mm APCs as well).

So, that's it for now. If  there's anything more you want, just say
(or better: write) so.

Tschuess !!!
Hauke
(>haukekueck@usa.net<)