German reconnaissance

World War II
Reconnaissance Unit example:

Panzer Aufklärungs (Armoured Reconnaissance)(Aufklärungsabteilung) Battalion "Großdeutschland" Upon expansion to a panzergrenadier Division, this battalion adopted golden-yellow waffenfarbe and cavalry traditions for all its companies.

Battalion HQ
8 motorcycles

2 Sd.Kfz 15 cars

1 Sd.Kfz 247 armoured car

Battalion Maintenance Detachment -

1 motorcycle/sidecar

1 car (2/40)

1 light car

2 x 3ton trucks Battalion train - 1 motorcycle 2 light cars

1 Kfz 15 car

2 light trucks

2 medium trucks

1 medium (33 seat) bus

Signal Platoon

HQ Section -

1 mc 1 mc with sidecar

1 Kfz 15 car 2 x pack radio sections "b" each with Sd.Kfz 2

1 light armoured radio section "b" with 1 armoured car Sd Kfz 260 4 x light armoured radio section "c" with 1 armoured car Sd Kfz 261 3 x med armoured radio section "b" each with 1 car (Kfz 15) and 1 armoured car Sd Kfz 263

(Armored Car) Squadron
Squadron HQ -

2 motorcycles

5 motorcycle/sidecars

1 Kfz 15 car Heavy Armoured Car platoon - 3 x Sd Kfz 231, 3 x Sd Kfz 232 Light Armoured Car Platoon - 4 x Sd Kfz 222, 2 x Sd Kfz 223 Light Armoured Car Platoon - 4 x Sd Kfz 222, 2 x Sd Kfz 223

Light Armoured Car Platoon - 4 x Sd Kfz 222, 2 x Sd Kfz 223

Maintenance Section
1 mc/sidecar

1 car (2/40)

2 x 2 ton truck

Squadron Train -

1 Kfz 15 car

3 x 2 ton truck

1 med truck

3 ton truck 2. (Armored Recon) Squadron Squadron HQ - 4 motorcycles

1 motorcycle/sidecar

2 x Sd.SPW 250/3

Recon Platoon
HQ Sec -

SPW 250, SPW 250/10 Squad - 2 x SPW 250/1 Squad - as above

Squad - as above Squad - 2 x LMG Recon Platoon - as above

Recon Platoon - as above

Heavy Platoon
HQ section -

motorcycle

SPW 250/1 HMG section - 3 x SPW 250/1

2 x HMG

HMG section - as above

Mortar section
2 x SPW 250/7

2 SPW 250/7 without mortar (ammo carrier?) Maintenance Section -

1 motorcycle/sidecar

2 x 2 ton trucks

1 Sd.Kfz 10 halftrack

1 x LMG Squadron train -

Kfz 15 car

2 ton truck

med truck

2 x 3 ton truck

(Recon) Squadron (Volkswagen)
Squadron HQ -

4 motorcycles

2 x Kubelwagen (Sd.Kfz 1) Recon Platoon

HQ section -

1 motorcycle

1 x Kubel (Kfz 1)

1 anti-tank rifle

Squad - 4 x Kubel

Squad - as above

Squad - as above

Recon Squad - 2 x LMG

Recon Platoon - as above Recon Platoon - as above

Heavy Platoon
HQ section -

motorcycle

3 x Kubel HMG sec -

7 x Kubel

2 x HMG HMG sec - as above

Mortar section
3 x trucks (Sd.Kfz 70)

2 mortars (81 mm) Maintenance Section -

1 motorcycle/sidecar

1 car (2/40) Squadron train - Kubel (Kfz 1)

2 ton truck

med truck

3 ton truck

(Recon) Squadron (Volkswagen)
As above

(Heavy) Squadron
Squadron HQ

3 x motorcycle

2 x mc/sidecar

1 Sd Kfz 15 Light telephone section - 1 Kfz 15 Maintenance section -

motorcycle/sidecar

1 car (2/40)

Anti-Tank Platoon
HQ sec -

motorcycle, motorcycle/sidecar

Kfz 15 Ammo section - 2 Sd Kfz 10 halftracks

2 ammo trailers

Gun section
3 Sd Kfz 10 halftracks

3 x 50 mm Anti-Tank guns

3 x LMG

Pionier Platoon
HQ section -

motorcycle

motorcycle/Sidecar

Sd Kfz 15

2 x 2 ton truck 4 x Engineer section (each with 2 ton truck) 1 x Engineer section with LMG

Anti-Tank gun section
motorcycle/sidecar

3 x Sd.Kfz 70 truck

3 x 28 mm ATG

3 x LMG

Infantry Gun Platoon
HQ section -

1 motorcycle

1 motorcycle/sidecar

1 Sd.Kfz 69 truck

Ammo section -

Sd Kfz 69 truck, ammo trailer Gun section -

2 x Sd Kfz 69 trucks

2 light 75 mm Infantry guns Squadron train -

Sd Kfz 15

2 ton truck

med truck

3 ton truck

Motorized light column
Column HQ -

3 x motorcycle

4 x mc/sidecar

Sd Kfz 15

3 x LMG 1 Section - motorcycle

5 x 2 ton truck 2 Section -

4 x medium truck Column train - motorcycle/sidecar

2 x medium truck