German Tank Maintenance Company, 1942

Famo 18-ton prime mover of the recovery detachment

The German Wehrmacht Panzerregiment had a Panzerwerkstattkompanie maintenance and repair company capable of repairing damaged vehicles and recovering immobilized tanks from the battlefield. The recovery platoon was equipped with Famo 18-ton prime movers which could extract bogged tanks from soft ground. Two or three Famo tractors were required to pull a Tiger tank. The Famo tractor was unarmoured and it could not be used to recover tanks under enemy fire. Later in the war, a number of obsolete or damaged tanks were converted to armoured recovery vehicles which offered better crew protection.

Panzerwerkstattkompanie, 1942

Offizier, Kompaniechef
Kompanietrupp - Company HQ
Funktrupp - Signals Section
Fla-Trupp - Air Defence Section
1. Werkstatt-Zug - Workshop Platoon
2. Werkstatt-Zug - Workshop Platoon
Berge-Zug - Recovery Platoon
- Offizier, Zugführer - Platoon Commander
- Kraftwagenfahrer – Driver
- leichter gl. Pkw, Kfz.1
- Berge-Trupp - Recover Section
  - Unteroffizier, Truppführer - Section Commander
  - Kraftwagenfahrer – Driver
  - Kraftwagenschlosser, 2. Kraftwagenfahrer - Asst. Driver
  - s.Zugkraftwagen 18 t, Sd.Kfz. 9
  - Kraftwagenfahrer
  - Kraftwagenschlosser, 2. Kraftwagenfahrer
  - s.Zugkraftwagen 18 t, Sd.Kfz. 9
- Berge-Trupp (same as above)
- Berge-Trupp (same as above)
- Berge-Trupp (same as above)
- Berge-Trupp (same as above)
- Berge-Trupp (same as above)
- Tiefladeanhänger für Panzerkampfwagen 10 t, Sd.Ah. 115 trailer
- Tiefladeanhänger für Panzerkampfwagen 22 t, Sd.Ah. 116 trailer
- Tiefladeanhänger für Panzerkampfwagen 22 t, Sd.Ah. 116 trailer
- Tiefladeanhänger für Panzerkampfwagen 22 t, Sd.Ah. 116 trailer
Waffenmeisterei - Weapons Repair Section
Funkmeisterei - Radio Repair Section
Ersatzteilgruppe - Spares Section
Tross - Supply Section

Wargamers and diorama builders may model recovery sections of the Panzerwerkstattkompanie maintenance company of the Panzerregiment using 18-ton Famo prime movers with or without tank transporter trailers. Panzerwart AFV mechanics are available from C-P Models.

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