Hi Peter,
Comments drawn from the Meldung and Gliederung of 1 September 1943.
Peter H wrote:From:
http://www.kgk.org.uk/
Organizational Table
Herman Goring Division
Defense of Salerno, September 1943
Panzer-Division "Hermann Göring" (Lt-Gen. Schmalz)
Divisional Strength Soll/Fehl:
Offiziere 611/131
Uffiz. 3,772/1,566
Mann. 14,032/4,429
Beamt. 51/13
Panzer-Regiment HG (Oberst Roth)
HQ Company
II. Battalion
III. Battalion (StuG)
The I. Abteilung was also active, but only with 2.-4. Kp. Ditto in the III. Abteilung 12. Kp. was not active.
Tank Strength :
PzIV(Lang) : 31
PzIIIL : 25
PzIIIN : 3
StuGIIIG : 16
StuH42 : 6
PzBefehlwagen : 3
Ist/Instands./einsatzbereit
Pz-III (l) 26/13/13
Pz-III (k) 3/3/0
Pz-IV (l) 42/29/13
Pz.Befehl. 4/2/2
StuH 6/1/5
StuG 16/3/13
Panzergrenadier-Regiment HG 1 (Oberst Kluge)
I. Battalion (Mechanised)
II. Battalion (Motorised)
III. Battalion (Motorised)
13. Company (6 x 150mm sIG, mechanised)
14. Company (Engineers, motorised)
The "regiment" only was present as the Regiments-Stab and Regiments-Einheiten and the II. Batallion, which was formerly the Feldersatz Batallion and was motorized. Ist (O/B/U/M) was 41/4/258/985. III. Batallion and 13. and 14. Kp. did not exist, 9. Kp had six towed 15cm sIG (mot), 10. Kp. had four 15cm sIG (Sfl), 11. Kp. was supposed to be sPak (Sfl) but evidently had no guns? The battalion had three sPak (mot).
Panzergrenadier-Regiment HG 2 (Oberst von Necker)
I. Battalion (Motorised)
II. Battalion (Motorised)
III. Battalion (Motorised)
13. Company (6 x 150mm sIG, motorised)
15. Company (9 x SdKfz 10/4)
The "regiment" only was present as the Regiments-Stab and Regiments-Einheiten and the I. Batallion, which was at least partly equipped with SPW. Ist was 26/5/173/705. Neither the II. Batallion (which was planned to be reformed) or III. Batallion existed, nor did a 13. or 15. Kp. 9. Kp. had six towed 15cm sIG (mot), 10. Kp. had four 15cm sIG (Sfl), 11. Kp. had four sPak (Sfl), of which three were operational. The battalion had three sPak (mot) and three 7.5cm KwK auf SPW.
Panzer-Artillery Regiment HG
I. Battalion (12 x Wespe + 6 x Hummel)
II. Battalion (12 x 105mm leFH, motorised)
III. Battalion (12 x 150mm sFH, mechanised)
IV. Battalion (12 x 150mm NbW41 + 4 x 150mm sFH, motorised)
Actual organization was:
I. (1.-3. Bttr) nine 10.5cm leFH (mot)
II. (4.-6. Bttr.) eight 15cm sFH (mot)
III. (7.-9. Bttr.) six 15cm sFH (mot)
IV. (10.-12. Bttr.) 12 10cm sFK (mot)
13. Bttr. 12 15cm NbW41
Flak-Regiment HG
I. Battalion
1. Company (4 x 88mm FlaK18 + 3 37mm FlaK43)
2. Company (4 x 88mm FlaK18 + 3 37mm FlaK43)
3. Company (4 x 88mm FlaK18 + 3 37mm FlaK43)
4. Company (12 x SdKfz 10/4, 4 x SdKfz 7/1)
5. Company (12 x SdKfz 10/4, 4 x SdKfz 7/1)
II. Battalion
6. Company (4 x 88mm FlaK18 + 3 37mm FlaK43)
7. Company (4 x 88mm FlaK18 + 3 37mm FlaK43)
8. Company (4 x 88mm FlaK18 + 3 37mm FlaK43)
9. Company (12 x SdKfz 10/4, 4 x SdKfz 7/1)
10. Company (12 x SdKfz 10/4, 4 x SdKfz 7/1)
Führer Flak-Abteilung
1. Company (12 x SdKfz 6/2)
2. Company (12 x SdKfz 6/2)
3. Company (12 x SdKfz 6/2)
I. Abteilung
1.-3. Bttr. (each) four 8.8cm Flak, three 2cm Flak Einling
4.-5. Bttr. (each) 12 2cm Flak
II. Abteilung
6.-8. Bttr. (each) four 8.8cm Flak, three 2cm Flak Einling
9.-10. Bttr. (each) 12 2cm Flak Einling
11. Bttr. 15 2cm Flak Vierling, six 2cm Flak Einling
Armored Recon Abteilung HG
1. Company (8 x SdKfz.234/1, 6 x SdKfz.222, 4 x SdKfz.231/3)
2. Company (Infantry, motorised)
3. Company (Infantry, mechanised)
4. Company (2 x 75mm leIG, 3 x 50mmPaK38, 4 x HMG)
Pz.-Aufkl.-Abtl.
1. Kp. (PSW) nine 2cm PSW
2. Kp. (PSW) not operational
3. Kp. (Inf. (mot))
4. Kp. (Inf. (mot)) not operational
5. Kp. (Inf. (SPW) three sPak
6. Kp. (Pak (Sfl) reforming, one Sfl in repair
Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung HG (Hauptmann Bittig)
1. Company (Motorised)
2. Company (Motorised)
3. Company (Motorised)
Helping to make up strength was Pz.-Gren.-Regt. 115 of two battalions with eight sPak (36/0/429/1,872), Battl. Reggio (24/4/133/824), and I./Flak-Regt. 49.
I./Flak-Regt. 49
1.-3. Bttr. (each) four 8.8cm Flak, three 2cm Flak Einling
4. Bttr. nine 3.7cm Flak (Sfl)
5. Bttr. nine 2cm Flak (Sfl)
Hope that helps.