95th ID supply columns question

Discussions on the vehicles used by the Axis forces. Hosted by Christian Ankerstjerne
Post Reply
kriemhild123
Member
Posts: 33
Joined: 05 Jul 2014, 06:56
Location: Missouri USA

95th ID supply columns question

#1

Post by kriemhild123 » 13 Jan 2017, 08:25

My father-in-law commanded column 5 in the 95th I. D. on the attack into Russia from 1941 to Jan 1942 when he was killed. A copy of the Division Order of Battle is attached Image.
Did column 5 carry a particular kind of supply or have any other significance? Somewhere I found a reference that said the symbol represented a 30-ton column. How many wagons would this take? After reviewing the wagon photos what kind to wagons would have been in his unit?

User avatar
Leo Niehorster
Member
Posts: 1462
Joined: 21 Jan 2004, 23:07
Location: Hangover, Germany
Contact:

Re: 95th ID supply columns question

#2

Post by Leo Niehorster » 13 Jan 2017, 11:01

The 5th Column was a horse-drawn light transport column.
kstn_1241_01-02-42.gif
As you can see, there were 40 wagons dedicated to carrying all kinds of cargo in this column. The Hf.1 had a load capacity of 750 kilos. Giving a capacity of 30,000 kilos = 30 metric tons. By this period in time, the Hf. 1 was being replaced and substituted by requisitioned vehicles of similar capacity. Normally, when including vehicles of larger or small carrying capacity, the total transport capacity of about 30 tons was to be maintained.

Cheers

--
Leo
Information not passed on is lost.
URL: World War II Armed Forces


kriemhild123
Member
Posts: 33
Joined: 05 Jul 2014, 06:56
Location: Missouri USA

Re: 95th ID supply columns question

#3

Post by kriemhild123 » 14 Jan 2017, 20:53

Thanks so much for the wonderful post. My understanding of what he commanded is now understood. I looked on the reference site for symbols but could not find the ones shown on the graphic. Is there another reference for these symbols that I could look up?

kriemhild123
Member
Posts: 33
Joined: 05 Jul 2014, 06:56
Location: Missouri USA

Re: 95th ID supply columns question

#4

Post by kriemhild123 » 14 Jan 2017, 21:01

I just found what I was looking for on the site you referenced.

Post Reply

Return to “The Ron Klages Panzer & other vehicles Section”