SS Panzer Division order of battle
# SS Panzer Division order of battle

An SS Panzer Division (German: SS-Panzerdivision, short: SS-PzDiv) was a Waffen-SS formation during World War II. The table below shows the order of battle to which an SS panzer division aspired.

| Unit | Unit | Designation in German | Designation in German |
| - | - | - | - |
| Division headquarters | Division headquarters | Divisionsstab | Divisionsstab |
| Commander of the division General staff officer Cartographical unit Communications unit Division escort Military police | Commander of the division General staff officer Cartographical unit Communications unit Division escort Military police | Divisionskommandeur (DivKdr) Generalstabsoffizier Kartographieeinheit Fernmeldeeinheit Divisionsbegleitschutz Militärpolizei | Divisionskommandeur (DivKdr) Generalstabsoffizier Kartographieeinheit Fernmeldeeinheit Divisionsbegleitschutz Militärpolizei |
| Quartermaster | Quartermaster | Quartiermeister (Qu) | Quartiermeister (Qu) |
| Weapon platoon Mechanical Captain Dr physician Captain Dr dentist | Weapon platoon Mechanical Captain Dr physician Captain Dr dentist | Waffenzug Mechaniker Stabsarzt Stabszahnarzt | Waffenzug Mechaniker Stabsarzt Stabszahnarzt |
| Panzer regiment | Panzer regiment | Panzerregiment (PzRgt) | Panzerregiment (PzRgt) |
| I Battalion | 4 companies (1–4) Workshop company | I. Abteilung | 4 Kompanien (1–4) Werkstattkompanie |
| II battalion | 5 companies (5–9) Workshop platoon | II. Abteilung | 5 Kompanien (5–9) Werkstattzug |
| Anti-tank battalion | Anti-tank battalion | Panzerjägerabteilung (PzJgAbt) | Panzerjägerabteilung (PzJgAbt) |
| 3 companies of assault guns (1–3) | 3 companies of assault guns (1–3) | 3 Kompanien von Sturmgeschützen (1–3) | 3 Kompanien von Sturmgeschützen (1–3) |
| Panzergrenadier regiment | Panzergrenadier regiment | Panzergrenadierregiment (PzGrenRgt) | Panzergrenadierregiment (PzGrenRgt) |
| I battalion | 4 companies (1–4) | I. Bataillon | 4 Kompanien (1–4) |
| II battalion | 4 companies (5–8) | II. Bataillon | 4 Kompanien (5–8) |
| III battalion | 4 companies (9–12) Heavy infantry gun company (13) Anti-aircraft company (14) Reconnaissance company (15) Engineer company (16) | III. Bataillon | 4 Kompanien (9–12) Schwere Infanteriegeschützkompanie (13) Flakkompanie (14) Aufklärungskompanie (15) Pionierkompanie (16) |
| Panzergrenadier regiment (as above) | Panzergrenadier regiment (as above) | Panzergrenadierregiment | Panzergrenadierregiment |
| Armoured reconnaissance battalion | Armoured reconnaissance battalion | Panzeraufklärungsabteilung (PzAufklAbt) | Panzeraufklärungsabteilung (PzAufklAbt) |
| 2 Panzer scout companies 2 Panzer reconnaissance companies 1 heavy company | 2 Panzer scout companies 2 Panzer reconnaissance companies 1 heavy company | 2 Panzerspähkompanien 2 Panzeraufklärungskompanien 1 schwere Kompanie | 2 Panzerspähkompanien 2 Panzeraufklärungskompanien 1 schwere Kompanie |
| Panzer artillery regiment | Panzer artillery regiment | Panzerartillerieregiment (PzArtRgt) | Panzerartillerieregiment (PzArtRgt) |
| I battalion | 3 batteries | I. Abteilung | 3 Batterien |
| II battalion | 3 batteries | II. Abteilung | 3 Batterien |
| III battalion | 4 batteries | III. Abteilung | 4 Batterien |
| Rocket launcher battalion | Rocket launcher battalion | Werferabteilung | Werferabteilung |
| 4 batteries (1–4) | 4 batteries (1–4) | 4 Batterien (1–4) | 4 Batterien (1–4) |
| Anti-aircraft battalion | Anti-aircraft battalion | Flakabteilung (FlakAbt) | Flakabteilung (FlakAbt) |
| 5 batteries (1–5) | 5 batteries (1–5) | 5 Batterien (1–5) | 5 Batterien (1–5) |
| Armoured engineer battalion | Armoured engineer battalion | Panzerpionierabteilung (PzPiAbt) | Panzerpionierabteilung (PzPiAbt) |
| 1 (armoured) company (on IFV) 3 engineer companies Bridge convoy B | 1 (armoured) company (on IFV) 3 engineer companies Bridge convoy B | 1 (gepanzerte) Kompanie (auf SPw) 3 Pionierkompanien Brückenkolonne B | 1 (gepanzerte) Kompanie (auf SPw) 3 Pionierkompanien Brückenkolonne B |
| Armoured signals battalion | Armoured signals battalion | Panzernachrichtenabteilung | Panzernachrichtenabteilung |
| 1 communications company 1 radio company | 1 communications company 1 radio company | 1 Fernmeldekompanie 1 Funkkompanie | 1 Fernmeldekompanie 1 Funkkompanie |
| Divisional supply troops | Divisional supply troops | Divisions-Nachschubtruppe | Divisions-Nachschubtruppe |
| 6 vehicle companies 1 supply company | 6 vehicle companies 1 supply company | 6 Kraftfahrkompanien 1 Nachschubkompanie | 6 Kraftfahrkompanien 1 Nachschubkompanie |
| Panzer maintenance battalion | Panzer maintenance battalion | Panzer-Instandsetzungsabteilung | Panzer-Instandsetzungsabteilung |
| 3 workshop companies 1 (weapon) workshop company 1 spare and repair part company | 3 workshop companies 1 (weapon) workshop company 1 spare and repair part company | 3 Werkstattkompanien 1 (Waffen-) Werkstattkompanie 1 Ersatzteilkompanie | 3 Werkstattkompanien 1 (Waffen-) Werkstattkompanie 1 Ersatzteilkompanie |
| Provisioning battalion | Provisioning battalion | Wirtschaftsbataillon | Wirtschaftsbataillon |
| Bakery company Butcher company Divisional food services office Military post office | Bakery company Butcher company Divisional food services office Military post office | Bäckereikompanie Schlächtereikompanie Divisions-Verpflegungsamt Feldpostamt | Bäckereikompanie Schlächtereikompanie Divisions-Verpflegungsamt Feldpostamt |
| Medical battalion | Medical battalion | Sanitätsabteilung | Sanitätsabteilung |
| 2 medical companies 1 ambulance company 1 medical supply company | 2 medical companies 1 ambulance company 1 medical supply company | 2 Sanitätskompanien 1 Krankenkraftwagekompanie 1 Versorgungskompanie | 2 Sanitätskompanien 1 Krankenkraftwagekompanie 1 Versorgungskompanie |
| Replacement battalion | Replacement battalion | Feldersatzbataillon | Feldersatzbataillon |

The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend was organized according to the above table, and served as a standard for all other SS panzer divisions during World War II. The average complement was approximately 19,000. However, only two out of seven SS panzer divisions contained that strength. In the second half of the war in Europe, in particular close to the end of war, some divisions achieved only the complement of regiment sized units.

