Organization of 90th Light Division 1 October 1942 Division 34 Med Motorcycles, 7 Kfz 1, 9 Kfz 15, 1 Kfz 21, 5 lt trucks, 11 medium trucks, 3 Med. Columns & 1 Sd Kfz 261 (mot) Signals Company 8 motorcycles, 1 Kfz 2, 1 Kfz 2/40, 1 Kfz 12, 9 Kfz 15, 18 Kfz 17, 2 Lt. Pkw. (o), 20 med. trucks (mot) Mapping Detachment 1 Kfz 1 & 1 Lt. Command Car 1/,2/,3/155th (tmot) Infantry Regiment 15 Med. Motorcycles, 3 Hv Motorcycles, 26 Hv Motorcycles with sidecars, 4 Kfz 2, 1 Kfz 2/40, 13 Kfz 15, 4 Lt. Pkw. (o), 10 lt trucks, 10 med. trucks & 1 Med. Command Car 3 (tmot) Infantry Battalion, each with Battalion 8 Med. Motorcycles, 4 Med. Motorcycles with side cars, 5 Kfz 1, 2 Kfz 2, 5 Kfz 15, 1 Kfz 31, 5 lt trucks & 4 med. trucks anti-tank rifles, 1 50mm mortar, 6 76.2mm Russian anti-tank guns, 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, 38, 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, 1/,2/361st (tmot) Infantry Regimnent 27 Kfz 1, 3 Kfz 2, 11 Kfz 12, 5 Kfz 17 radio trucks, 1 Kfz 23, 1 lt. truck, 20 medium trucks, 1 medium command car. 2 (tmot) Infantry Battalion, each with anti-tank rifles, 3 50mm mortar, 4 75mm French anti-tank guns (or 4 37mm PAK 36) & 2 37mm PAK 36 anti-tank guns, 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, 38, 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, 3 lt trucks, 8 medium trucks 1
361st Artillery Battalion & Battery 11 Med. Motorcycles, 4 Hv motorcycles with sidecars, 4 Kfz1, 4 Kfz 2, 1 Survey Truck, 8 Kfz 15, 1 Kfz 17 1 Kfz 23, 1 Kfz 31, 8 Lt. Trucks, 5 Med. Trucks, & 1 Med. Command Car 3 Artillery Batteries, each with 4 75mm leig & 2 LMGs 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, & 8 med. trucks 1 Flak Company 12 20mm Flak Guns 3 Kfz 1, 1 Kfz 15, 12 lt. trucks & 2 med trucks (tmot) Infantry Regiment 3/255th & 3/347th (tmot) Infantry Regiment anti-tank rifles, 3 50mm mortar, 6 76.2mm Russian anti-tank guns, 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, 38, 1 Kfz 15, 3 Kfz 1, 3 lt trucks, 8 medium trucks 900th (mot) Pioneer Battalion 5 med. motorcycles, 4 hv motorcycles with side cars, 3 Kfz 1, 2 Kfz 2, 3 Kfz 15, 1 Kfz 31, 4 lt trucks & 6 medium trucks 3 (mot) Pioneer Companies, each with: 12 LMGs, 1 Lt. Anti-Tank rifle, 2 Hv Anti-Tank rifles, & 2 37mm PAK 36, 4 med. motorcycles, 10 hv motorcycles with side cars, 1 Kfz1, 2 Kfz 2, 4 Kfz 15, 2 lt trucks & 18 medium trucks 1 Light Pioneer Column 5 med motorcycles, 4 Hv motorcycles with side cars, 1 Kfz 1, 2 lt trucks, 15 med trucks, 2 compressors, 1 long wood trailer Heavy (mot) Battalion 708th and 707th Heavy Self Propelled Infantry Gun Companies 6 150mm sig 1 Self Propelled Company 3 Med. Motorcycles, 10 Hv Motorcycles with side cars, 2 Kfz 1, 2 Kfz 15, 4 lt trucks, 12 med. trucks, Sd Kfz 9 (76.2mm Pak r) & 1 Kfz 7, 9 Sd Ahn 32 trailers (288th) Daumiller (mot) Sperrverband 8 Companies, including 1 Lt. Flak Company (12 20mm guns) 1 Anti-Tank (6 37mm PAK 38 &? 50mm PAK 38) Burkhard (mot) Sperrverband organization not indicated 2
605th Panzerjäger Battalion 3 med. motorcycles, 3 hv motorcycles with side cars, 4 Kfz 1, 5 Kfz 15, 1 Kfz 31, 5 lt trucks, 6 med. trucks, 1 Kfz 79, 1 Equipment truck, 10 Ahn Sd. 115 trailers, 2 Kfz 17, 1 Med. Lt. Command Car, 1 Zgkw 10, 10 Zgkw 7, 1 Mk Ib Tank & 1 Heavy Machine Shop 24. 3 Self Propelled Companies 3 med. motorcycles, 10 Hv. Motorcycles with sidecars, 2 KFz2, 2 Kfz 15, 8 lt trucks, 6 med trucks, 1 Zgkw Sd 10, 1 Mk Ib 101 tank, 9 Mk 1b tanks with 47mm guns Division Supply Forces: 7 Lt Motorcycles, 5 Hv Motorcycles with side cars, 7 Kfz1, 3 Kfz 2/40, 3 medium Pkw. 1 Lt. Command Car, 9 Med. Trucks & 1 Med. Comand Car. 1 (mot) Supply Company 1 Med. Motorcycle, 1 Kfz 12, 2 Lt. Trucks, 11 Med. Trucks 4 (mot) Heavy Columns 1 Med. Motorcycle, 2 Hv Motorcycles with side cars, 1 Lt. Pkw. (o), 1 Lt. Truck, 21 Med. Trucks. 1 (mot) Heavy Column (Water) equipment unknown 4 (mot) Light Columns 1 Med. Motorcycle, 2 Hv Motorcycles with side cars, 1 Kfz 1, 1 lt truck, 10 Medium trucks 1 (mot) Light Column (filtration) equipment unknown 2 (mot) Fuel Column 1 Med Motorcycle, 2 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 1 Kfz 1, 1 Lt Truck, 10 Medium Trucks, 5 Sd. Anh 106 trailers, 1 Sd 35, 1 generator, 3 Med. Command Cars. Division Administrative Detachment 1 Lt. Motorcycle, 1 Med. Motorcycle, 2 Kfz 1, 10 Med. Trucks. 1 (mot) Bakery Company 4 Med. Motorcycles, 3 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 1 Kfz 1, 1 Kfz 2/40, 1 Med. Pkw. (o), 1 Lt Truck, 17+ Med. Trucks 1 Butcher Company 1 Lt. Motorcylce, 1 Hv. Motorcycle with side car, 1 Kfz 1, 4 Hv. Trucks, 1 Med. Command Car, 1 Ahn 24 Heavy Machine 1 Field Post Office 1 Kfz 15, 2 Lt. Trucks, 1 Heavy Command Car (33 seats) 1 (mot) Field Hospital 2 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 2 Kfz 1, 1 Hv. Pkw (o) 2 Kfz 321, 1 Lt Truck, 8 Med. Trucks, 3 Lt. Command Cars 2 (mot) Medical Companies 1 Med. Motorcycle, 4 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 1 Kfz 1, 1 Kfz 2/40, 4 Kfz 15, 8 Kfz 31, 3 Lt. Trucks, 12 Med. Trucks, 1 Lt Command Car (15 seat) 2 Ambulance Companies 4 Hv. Motorcycles with sidecars, 1 Kfz1, 15 Kfz 31, 2 Lt Trucks. 3
1 Work Shop Company (3 Platoons) 1 Med. Motorcycle, 5 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 4 Kfz 1, 6 Lt. Trucks, 7 Med. Trucks, 2 Hv. Trucks, 2 Kfz 79, 2 Med. Command Cars, 2 Zgkw Sd. 7, & 2 Hv Machine Shops 1 Work Shop Company (2 Platoons) 1 Med. Motorcycle, 3 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 4 Kfz 1, 5 Lt Trucks, 2 Med. Trucks, 2 Hv. Trucks, 2 Kfz 79 Work Shops, 2 Zgkw Sd. Kfz 7, & 2 Sd 24 Heavy Machine Shops 1 (mot) Military Police Troop 14 Med. Motorcycles, 4 Hv. Motorcycles with side cars, 14 Kfz 1, & 2 Lt. Trucks Should Weapons have Has Lacking Notes LMGs 341 229 112 (including 21 in Daumüller) HMGs 42 38 4 Lt AT rifles 66 45 21 (including 2 in Daumüller) Hv AT rifles 69 18 15 20mm Flak 12 18 0 37mm PAK 36 68 41 27 (including 6 in Daumüller) 47mm Pak (t) 27 14 13 50mm Pak 38 14 11 3 75mm Pak (f) 24 0 24 76.2mm Pak (r) 9 0 9 (self propelled) 76.2mm Pak (r) 54 0 54 50mm mortars 63 2 61 (including 2 in Daumüller) 80mm mortars 42 15 27 75mm leig 12 4 8 (4 in 11th Co, 104th IR) 150mm sig 6 1 5 (1 in 11th Co, 104th IR) 75mm FK 18 12 0 12 Lt Motorcycle 9 3 6 Md Motorcycle 193 6 187 (4 captured) Hv Motorcycle 3 3 0 Hv Motorcycle 199 32 167 (with sidecars) Lt Pkw Kfz 1 270 20 250 Lt Pkw Kfz 2 36 4 32 Lt Pkw Kfz 2/2 1 1 0 Kfz 2/40 8 6 2 Kfz 3 1-1 Kfz 12 23 5 18 Kfz 15 150 17 133 Tel.Trk Kfz 17 18 0 18 Radio Trk Kfz 17 11 2 9 Kfz 21 1 0 1 Lt. Pkw. (o) 0 29 0 (1 captured) Md. Pkw. (o) 5 5 0 (4 captured) Hv. Pkw. (o) 0 3 0 Kfz 23 3 0 3 Kfz 31 60 4 56 (1 captured) lt & Lt Gl Trk 285 25 260 (25 captured) Md & Md Gl Trk 705 149 556 (27 captured) Hv & Hv Gl Trk 8 1 7 (1 captured) Trailer 106 5 0 5 Trailer An Sd 35 1 0 1 4
Generators 1 0 1 Air Compresser 2 0 2 Water Trailer 0 1 0 (1 captured) Work shop truck 0 1 0 (1 captured) Kfz 79 Work Shop 5 1 4 Workshop Equip 1 1 0 Artillery Vehicles Light Compressor 6 1 5 Med. Compressor 18 2 16 Heavy Compressor 1 0 1 Sd Kfz 10 10 11 0 Self Propelled 9 0 9 (self propelled 76.2mm AT gun) Sd Kfz 7 15 9 6 Sd Kfz 261 1 1 0 Pz Kfw 1b 4 2 2 Pz Kfw 1b 28 24 4 (self propelled 47mm AT gun) Sd Ahn 32 9 4 5 (ammunition trailer) Sd Ahn 24 6 0 6 (Heavy Machine Set) Sd Ahn 115 10 9 1 Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, National Archives Microcopy No. T-313, Roll 458, American Historical Association Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1580 (C) G.F.Nafziger 1997 5