Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment einer Panzer-Division, late 1941 through mid-1942

Artillery Regiment (motorized) / Panzer Division
   [D] Headquarters, plus Headquarters Battery, Artillery Regiment (motorized) / Panzer Division
   [D] Artillery Observation Battery (motorized) / Panzer Division
  Artillery Battalion (motorized) / Panzer Division
      [D] Headquarters, plus Headquarters Battery, Artillery Battalion (motorized) / Panzer Division
      [D] Light Field Howitzer Battery (motor towed) / Panzer Division
      [D] Heavy Field Howitzer Battery (motor towed) / Panzer Division
      [D] 10cm Gun Battery (motor towed) / Panzer Division

  Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (motorized)
      [D] Headquarters, plus Headquarters Battery, Army Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (motorized)
      [D] Army 88mm Antiarcraft Battery (motor towed)
      [D] Army 20mm Antiaircraft Battery (motor towed)
      [D] 3.7cm Antiaircraft Company (self-propelled)
      [D] Light Artillery Column (20-ton)(motorized)
      [D] Light Artillery Column (48-ton)(motorized)

Notes:
[D] = Diagram with vehicle manning
[T] = Text with organization and personnel billets

The pefix Panzer was was added by order of on 23.03.42 to distinguish the artillery in the Panzer divisions from that in other divisions. Although henceforth carrying the Schnelletruppe pennant, the artillery remained under the Artillery Inspectorate. Note that at this time the artillery regiments of the Panzer divisions did not have any armored, self-propelled weapons.

Standard Panzer division artillery regiments had two battalions (Ist and IInd) of 105mm light field howitzers. The organization of the IIIrd battalions varied; some battalions had two batteries of 150mm heavy field howitzers plus one battery of 105mm guns, while others had three batteries of heavy field howitzers only. Those Panzer divisions in "quiet" sectors were only authorized three cannon per battery. See the table below.

During the reorganization after the winter 1941/42 campaign, the GHQ Army anti-aircraft battalions which had been attached on a semi-permanent basis to Panzer divisions were permanently assigned to the corresponding artillery regiments as the IVth battalion. This permanent assignment resulted in the anti-aircraft guns frequently being (mis)used as field artillery, (and thereby not being able to perform their primary mission), so that on 01.05.43 the anti-aircraft battalions reverted back to being GHQ troops, thereby regaining their previous designations, and function.

Organization of the Panzer Divisions' Artillery 28.06.1942
Division	Artillery Regiment	IIIrd Battalion (sFH+10cmK Batteries)	Artillery Observation Battery		Army Antiaircraft Battalion
Division	Artillery Regiment	IIIrd Battalion (sFH+10cmK Batteries)	As non- divisional unit	As artillery regiment unit	As non- divisional unit	As IVth Battalion
1	73 [1]	2+1	330	01.03.42	–	–
2	74 [1]	2+1	320	1942	–	–
3	75 [2]	2+1	327	29.04.42	–	–
4	103 [1]	3	324	1942	314	04.06.42
5	116 [1]	2+1	333	06.05.42	–	–
6	76	2+1	331	06.03.42	–	–
7	78	2+1	325	04.42	–	–
8	80 [1]	2+1	328	29.04.42	–	–
9	102	2+1	321	04.05.42	287	02.06.42
10	90	2+1	322	1942	302	19.07.42
11	119	2+1	334	12.05.42	277	24.06.42
12	2 [1]	2+1	329	29.04.42	–	–
13	13	2+1	323	16.07.42	275 [10]	02.06.42
14	4	2+1	332	22.07.42	276	09.07.42
15	33	2+1	326	18.05.42	–	–
16	16	2+1	338	01.07.42	274	01.07.42
17	27 [1]	3	337	09.05.42	–	–
18	88 [1]	3	336	01.03.42	–	–
19	19 [1]	2+1	339	29.04.42	–	–
20	92 [1]	2+1	335	29.04.42	–	–
21	155	2+1	155 [6]	01.08.42	–	–
22	140	2+1	10./140 [7]	14.07.42	289	25.06.42
23	128	2+1	10./128 [8]	14.07.42	278	24.04.42
24	89	2+1	10./89 [9]	14.07.42	283	28.04.42
25	[3]	–	–	–	–	–
90	[4]	–	–	–	–	–
GD	GD [5]	2+1	11./GD	19.02.43	285	15.03.42
[1] Artillery regiment was authorized only 3 cannon per battery. [2] Only the 75th Artillery Regiment had a band present. [3] The 25. Panzer-Division had the 91. Artillerie-Batterie (mot) with French 105mm M32 Guns. The 91st Motorized Artillery Battalion was being raised in Norway with a headquarters, headquarters battery, and one light field howitzer battery. When activated on 07.07.1942, the 91st Artillery Battery (mot) was redesignated as the 2./Artillerie-Abteilung 91 (motorisiert). The KStN described above also applied to this battalion. [4] The 90. leichte Afrika Division had neither an artillery regiment headquarters nor its corresponding headquarters battery, and had only one battalion (Artillerie-Abteilung 361 (mot)), with headquarters, two light field howitzer batteries and one 105mm gun battery. The KStN described above also applied to this battalion and its batteries. On 01.08.42, the Artillerie-Regiment 190 (motorisiert) was activated for the 90. leichte Afrika Division, with one battalion (II./Art.Rgt. 190), with two light field howitzer and one 10cm gun battery. The Artillerie-Abteilung 361 (mot) became the new I./190. [5] The Grossdeutschland Artillery Regiment had a slightly different organization. The I. and II. Battalions had 2×105mm light field howitzer batteries and 1×150mm heavy field howitzer battery, each. There was a 10th Battery with rocket launchers. The 11th was the 11. Beobachtungsbatterie (mot)/Art.Rgt. GD, raised 01.04.42, which was redesignated 19.02.43 as Panzerbeobachtungsbatterie GD. The Grossdeutschland Antiaircraft Battalion had 3×88mm batteries, 2×37mm batteries, and the light artillery column had a 48-ton load factor. [6] The 155th Armored Artillery Observation Battery for the 155th Artillery Regiment was activated in Germany on 01.08.1942. [7] Raised 01.02.42 as 10./Art.Rgt. 140. Then redesignated 14.07.42 as Beobachtunsgbatterie (mot) 140. [8] Raised 28.02.42 as 10./Art.Rgt. 128. Then redesignated 14.07.42 as Beobachtunsgbatterie (mot) 128. [9] Raised 01.03.42 as 10./Art.Rgt. 89. Then redesignated 14.07.42 as Beobachtunsgbatterie (mot) 89. [10] On 28.07.1942, IVth Battalion reverted back to GHQ Troops as the 275th Army Anti-Aircraft Battalion , and the 271st Army Anti-Aircraft Battalion became the new IVth Battalion/13th Artillery Regiment (13th Panzer Division).