Wehrmacht Construction Battalions 1942

[Hoyt Burrass]

Does anyone have any TO&E info for a late 1942 Wehrmacht Construction Bn...I expect these would be the RAD Bns.

Answer here or the email address in my profile is valid.

Thanks in advance.

[Hoyt Burrass]

Portrayed as Bau Btl In PzC

Glenn...any help?

[Glenn Saunders]

Sorry Krausn:

I looked at a few sources I have here - couple Nazinger Books and such - but I don't see any TO&E for this sort of independant Bau Btls.

Glenn

[Hoyt Burrass]

Thanks for your effort.

[alaric99x]

There's some info about RAD units at: feldgrau.com

[rzhev42]

Bau Btl (TO&E)
these are not RAD units

(KStN 2043) 01.10.1937
HQ (6 officers - 2 officals - 4 NCO's - 8 EM) 1MC, 1 car, 4 bikes

(KStN 2046) 01.12.1935
Company (3 companies + 1 company train/btn)
HQ (1 - 0 - 5 - 8) 1 horse, 1MC/SC, 1 bike
Company (3 plt/coy) company total (1 - 0 - 8 - 115) 1 bike
Company Train (0 - 0 - 1 - 13) 2 wagons ea with 2 horses, 2 field kitchens
ea with 2 horses.

KStN 2048) 01.12.1935
Equip Col (1 equip column/btn)
HQ (1 - 0 - 2 - 25) 2 bikes
Column (1 - 0 - 9 - 127) 2MC, 1 car, 11 trucks
Column Train (0 - 0 - 2 - 25) 1 wagon w/2 horses, 1 field kitchen w/2 horses

Michael Avanzini

[Hoyt Burrass]

Hey Thanks Michael,

Do you have any info on the number (if any) of Hvy and Medium MGs issued?

I appreciate the help.

[rzhev42]

If they were issued any MGs they would have been listed in the KStNs
so the answer is no MGs.

By the way, I had the company/platoon numbers wrong. Each platoon had (1 - 0- 8 - 115) so each company had 345 EM.

I know that when we included these units in both Rzhev and (I think) Stalingrad we decided that they would be small as to the number of men because of lack of weapons.

Michael Avanzini

[Hoyt Burrass]

Excellent, you confirmed what I had suspected but had no references to back up. I can't say why I needed the information, and no, it's not for PzC or any other HPS project, but you will be appropriately acknowledged if the project comes to fruition.

Thanks again