An SS Panzer Division (German: SS-Panzerdivision, short: SS-PzDiv) was a Waffen-SS formation during World War II. The table below shows the order of battle to which an SS panzer division aspired.[1]
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| Unit[2] |
Designation in German[3] |
| Division headquarters | Divisionsstab |
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- Divisionskommandeur (DivKdr)
- Generalstabsoffizier
- Kartographieeinheit
- Fernmeldeeinheit
- Divisionsbegleitschutz
- Militärpolizei
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| Quartermaster | Quartiermeister (Qu) |
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- Waffenzug
- Mechaniker
- Stabsarzt
- Stabszahnarzt
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| Panzer regiment | Panzerregiment (PzRgt) |
| I Battalion |
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I. Abteilung |
- 4 Kompanien (1–4)
- Werkstattkompanie
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| II battalion |
- 5 companies (5–9)
- Workshop platoon
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II. Abteilung |
- 5 Kompanien (5–9)
- Werkstattzug
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| Anti-tank battalion | Panzerjägerabteilung (PzJgAbt) |
| 3 companies of assault guns (1–3) | 3 Kompanien von Sturmgeschützen (1–3) |
 Panzergrenadier regiment | Panzergrenadierregiment (PzGrenRgt) |
| I battalion | 4 companies (1–4) | I. Bataillon | 4 Kompanien (1–4) |
| II battalion | 4 companies (5–8) | II. Bataillon | 4 Kompanien (5–8) |
| III battalion |
- 4 companies (9–12)
- Heavy infantry gun company (13)
- Anti-aircraft company (14)
- Reconnaissance company (15)
- Engineer company (16)
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III. Bataillon |
- 4 Kompanien (9–12)
- Schwere Infanteriegeschützkompanie (13)
- Flakkompanie (14)
- Aufklärungskompanie (15)
- Pionierkompanie (16)
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| Panzergrenadier regiment (as above) | Panzergrenadierregiment |
| Armoured reconnaissance battalion | Panzeraufklärungsabteilung (PzAufklAbt) |
- 2 Panzer scout companies
- 2 Panzer reconnaissance companies
- 1 heavy company
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- 2 Panzerspähkompanien
- 2 Panzeraufklärungskompanien
- 1 schwere Kompanie
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| Panzer artillery regiment | Panzerartillerieregiment (PzArtRgt) |
| I battalion |
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I. Abteilung |
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| II battalion |
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II. Abteilung |
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| III battalion |
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III. Abteilung |
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| Rocket launcher battalion | Werferabteilung |
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| Anti-aircraft battalion | Flakabteilung (FlakAbt)
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| Armoured engineer battalion | Panzerpionierabteilung (PzPiAbt) |
- 1 (armoured) company (on IFV)
- 3 engineer companies
- Bridge convoy B
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- 1 (gepanzerte) Kompanie (auf SPw)
- 3 Pionierkompanien
- Brückenkolonne B
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| Armoured signals battalion | Panzernachrichtenabteilung |
- 1 communications company
- 1 radio company
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- 1 Fernmeldekompanie
- 1 Funkkompanie
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| Divisional supply troops | Divisions-Nachschubtruppe |
- 6 vehicle companies
- 1 supply company
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- 6 Kraftfahrkompanien
- 1 Nachschubkompanie
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| Panzer maintenance battalion | Panzer-Instandsetzungsabteilung |
- 3 workshop companies
- 1 (weapon) workshop company
- 1 spare and repair part company
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- 3 Werkstattkompanien
- 1 (Waffen-) Werkstattkompanie
- 1 Ersatzteilkompanie
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| Provisioning battalion | Wirtschaftsbataillon |
- Bakery company
- Butcher company
- Divisional food services office
- Military post office
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- Bäckereikompanie
- Schlächtereikompanie
- Divisions-Verpflegungsamt
- Feldpostamt
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| Medical battalion | Sanitätsabteilung |
- 2 medical companies
- 1 ambulance company
- 1 medical supply company
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- 2 Sanitätskompanien
- 1 Krankenkraftwagekompanie
- 1 Versorgungskompanie
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| Replacement battalion | Feldersatzbataillon |
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The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend was organized according to the above table, and served as a standard for all other SS panzer divisions during World War II. The average complement was approximately 19,000. However, only two out of seven SS panzer divisions contained that strength. In the second half of the war in Europe, in particular close to the end of war, some divisions achieved only the complement of regiment sized units.
