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Organization
Engineer Company (motorized)
Authorized as of 1 November 1943
 
PIONIER-KOMPANIE (motorisiert)
KStN 712 dated 01.11.1943
1 Officer (K) as Company Commander (Pistol)(SMG)
Company Headquarters Section
       1 NCO as Headquarters Section Leader (SMG)
       1 Motor Vehicle NCO (SMG)
       1 Messenger / Bugler (Rifle)
       1 Messenger (Rifle)
       1 Messenger (Rifle)(on light motorcycle)
       2 Messengers (Rifles)(on motorcycles with sidecar)
       1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 light motorcycle
       2 motorcycles with sidecars
       1 medium car, cross-country
   Light Telephone Section, Type 3
       1 Telephone Operator Section Leader (Rifle)
       1 Telephone Operator (Rifle)
       1 Telephone Operator / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 light car, cross-country (4-seats)
Radio Detachment
   1st Pack Radio Section, Type b kzw. (mot)
       1 NCO Radioman / Detachment Leader (Rifle)
       1 Radioman (Rifle)
       1 Radioman / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 light car, cross-country (4-seats)
   2nd Pack Radio Section, Type b kzw. (mot)
       1 NCO Radioman / Section Leader (Rifle)
       1 Radioman (Rifle)
       1 Radioman / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 light car, cross-country (4-seats)

Combat Train
       1 Senior NCO as First Sergeant / Train Leader (SMG)
       1 Equipment NCO (Rifle)
       1 NCO as Chief Cook / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)
       1 Medical NCO (Pistol)(on motorcycle with sidecar)
       1 Clerk (Rifle)
       1 Assistant Armorer / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)
       1 Cook (Rifle)
       4 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)
       1 truck (3-ton), open, with field kitchen
       1 truck (3-ton), open, for bridging construction material
       1 truck (3-ton), open, for fuel
   Motor Vehicle Maintenance Section
       1 Senior NCO as Master Mechanic / Section Leader (Pistol)
       1 Motor Vehicle Mechanic (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)
       1 Motor Mechanic (Rifle)
       1 Motor Vehicle Driver / Motor Mechanic (Rifle)
       1 motorcycle with sidecar
       1 truck (2-ton), cross-country (with motor maintenance section equipment set)
Baggage Train
       1 NCO in charge of baggage / Clerk (Rifle)
       1 Tailor (Rifle)
       1 Cobbler / motor vehicle escort (Rifle)
       1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 truck (3-ton), open, for baggage
2 Rifle Platoons, each with
    1 Officer (Z) as Platoon Leader (Pistol)(SMG)
    Platoon Headquarters
       1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)
       2 Messengers / Radiomen (Rifles)
       1 Messenger (Rifle)(on light motorcycle)
       1 Messenger (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)
       1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 light motorcycle
       1 motorcycle with sidecar
       1 light car, cross-country (4-seats)
    Platoon
       3 NCO Squad Leaders (SMG)
       22 Pioneers (Rifles)
       1 Pioneer (Pistol)(antitank rifle)
       6 MG Gunners (Pistols)
       3 Assistant MG Gunners (Rifles)
       5 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)
       1 Halftrack Driver (Rifle)
       6 light machine guns
       1 antitank rifle (Panzerbüchse)
       1 truck (3-ton), open
       1 halftrack truck (2-ton), open, Maultier (Sd.Kfz. 3)
1 Rifle Platoon
    1 Senior NCO as Platoon Leader (SMG), each
    Platoon Headquarters
       1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)
       2 Messengers / Radiomen (Rifles)
       1 Messenger (Rifle)(on light motorcycle)
       1 Messenger (Rifle)(on motorcycle with sidecar)
       1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
       1 light motorcycle
       1 motorcycle with sidecar
       1 light car, cross-country (4-seats)
    Platoon
       3 NCO Squad Leaders (SMG)
       22 Pioneers (Rifles)
       1 Pioneer (Pistol)(antitank rifle)
       6 MG Gunners (Pistols)
       3 Assistant MG Gunners (Rifles)
       3 Motor Vehicle Drivers (Rifles)
       1 Halftrack Driver (Rifle)
       6 light machine guns
       1 antitank rifle (Panzerbüchse)
       3 trucks (3-ton), open
       1 halftrack truck (2-ton), open, Maultier (Sd.Kfz. 3)
1 HMG Section
    1 NCO Section Leader (Pistol)
    2 NCO Gun Team Leaders (SMG)
    4 MG Gunners (Pistols)
    6 MG Gunners (Rifles)
    1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
    2 heavy machine guns
    1 truck (3-ton), open
1 Mortar Section
    1 NCO Section Leader (SMG)
    2 NCO Mortar Team Leaders (Pistols)
    1 Distance Measurer / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
    6 Mortar Gunners (Pistols)
    3 Mortar Gunners (Rifles)
    1 Mortar Gunner / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
    1 Mortar Gunner / Radioman (Rifle)
    1 Mortar Gunner / Radioman / Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
    1 Motor Vehicle Driver (Rifle)
    2 medium mortars (8cm Granatwerfer 34 or 42)
    2 light cars, cross-country (4-seats)
    1 truck (3-ton), open
Totals:
3 Officers, 27 + 1 NCO, 180 + 5 Enlisted;
152 + 6 Rifles, 41 Pistols, 21 SMG, 18 LMG, 2 HMG; 2 medium mortars, 3 antitank rifles;
4 motorcycles, 7 motorcycles with sidecars; 27 + 2 motor vehicles.
Positons indicated in Brown are for those companies belonging to semi-motorized engineer or mountain engineer battalions.
Positons indicated in Blue are for those which are supposed to be filled by foreign volunteers (Hiwi).