German Tank Maintenance Company, 1942
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 – Recovery Squad
- Unteroffizier, Truppführer – Squad Leader
- 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.