Infanterie Bataillon KStN late '41-early '42

[archduke]

Looking for the KStN (TO&E) of the HQ elements of the infantry battalion of late '41 - early '42 for early phases of the Russian Front.

[Christoph Awender]

Hello

Until February 1941 this KStN was valid
http://chrito.users1.50megs.com/kstn/kstn1111okt37.htm

\Christoph

[archduke]

Thank you.

I look at your site quite often. What is the meaning of "Reich"? Does this imply that it is a "home" establishment, i.e. in their home Kaserne, as opposed to a "field" establishment? If so, would the "field" establishment have more "tross"?

Vielen dank.

[Leo Niehorster]

The German Army depended to a great extent on the requisitioning of civilian vehicles upon mobilization for their transport requirements. East Prussia, separated from the rest of Germany by Poland, was less developed industrially than the main part of Germany and had less motor vehicles. Hence, many units of the infantry divisions there had more horse-drawn vehicles and less (if any) motor vehicles. The KStN (the war time tables of organization which applied upon mobilization), forsaw this in being slightly different.

Those units of the infantry divisions with a different organization were identified with an “O” (for Ostpreußen) (i.e., East Prussia), and had more personnel (wagon drivers and escorts), personal weapons, and, of course, wagons and horses. Particularly the infantry, artillery, and engineers units had a higher number of horse-drawn vehicles than the standard units in the main part of Germany, distinguished by an “R” (for Reich).

Cheers
Leo