Compagnia di Mitragliatrici Tedesca, 1939

Table of Organisation & Equipaggiamento

The quarta compagnia in the battaglione di fanteria was a compagnia support, designated Maschinengewehr-Kompanie (compagnia di mitragliatrici) con tre plotoni di mitragliatrici pesanti ed un plotone mortar pesante using 8 cm mortars. When the 12 cm mortar became available, the 8 cm mortar was officially redesignated a medium mortar (mGrW) ed il quarto plotone della compagnia di mitragliatrici was partially o completamente re-equipped con the heavier 12 cm mortars.

Maschinengewehr-Kompanie, 1939

Kompanieführer, company commander
- Kompanietrupp, company HQ section
  - Kompanietruppführer, HQ section leader
  - Beobachtungs-Unteroffizier, observer
  - Richtkreis-Unteroffizier, range taker
  - Richtkreis-Unteroffizier, range taker
  - Melder, messenger
- Nachrichtenstaffel, communications section
  - Fernsprechtrupp - wire communications group
  - Funktrupp - radio communications group
1^o schwerer Maschinengewehrzug, plotone mitragliatrice pesante
- Zugführer, platoon commander
- 1^o s.MG-Gruppe, sezione mitragliatrice pesante
  - s.MG, mitragliatrice pesante
  - s.MG, mitragliatrice pesante
- 2^o s.MG-Gruppe, sezione mitragliatrice pesante
  - s.MG, mitragliatrice pesante
  - s.MG, mitragliatrice pesante
2^o schwerer Maschinengewehrzug, as above
3^o schwerer Maschinengewehrzug, as above
4^o schwerer Granatwerferzug, mortar platoon
- Zugführer
- Zugtrupp, HQ Section
- 1^o schwere Granatwerfergruppe
  - s.GrW 8 cm, mortar
  - s.GrW 8 cm, mortar
- 2^o schwere Granatwerfergruppe, same as above
- 3^o schwere Granatwerfergruppe, same as above
Gefechtstross, field kitchen
- Kompaniefeldwebel (Spieß), Company Sergeant-Major
- Waffen- und Geräteunteroffizier, armi e technical NCO
- Futtermeister, farrier
- Beschlagschmied, hoofer
- Feldküche, field kitchen
Verpflegungstross, supply wagon
- Fourier-Unteroffizier Supply NCO
- Verpflegungstross I, supply wagon
- Verpflegungstross II, supply wagon
Gepäcktross (mot.), baggage transport (motorizzata)
- Rechnungsführer, accountant
- Fahrer, driver
- Handwerker, craftsman
- Handwerker, craftsman

Field kitchens were grouped at the battalion level, but detached companies took theirs con them. The Company Sergeant-Major normally remained con the field kitchens. Supply e baggage wagons were grouped at battalion, o the next level above it.

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