Saturday, August 30, 2025

KG Klink Operation Barbarossa OOB

Here is the Table of Organization for KG Klink for the Campaign in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, June 1941.  The plan is:

22 June - 9 July 1941 - Minsk
10 July - 10 September - Smolensk
23 August - 26 September 1941 - Kiev
30 September - 21 October 1941 -Vyazma/Bryansk (first snowfall 7 Oct)

The patriarch, founding father, patron saint, original member, and Colonel of Panzer troops commanding the kampfgruppe (following the campaign in Greece, rumors abound in Berlin that the good Colonel's wife is half-Jewish on her mother's side, and so the despicable Nazi leadership has decided that Colonel and command at the kampgruppe level shall be the upper limit of Klink's career, despite his demonstrated tactical brilliance in the previous campaigns.  When the XO, LtCol Schultz, queried a mentor and confidant on the General Staff about it, the General replied "it was all I could do to keep him in the field, thank your lucky stars he wasn't sacked for it!"), now sporting the Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross, the Iron Cross 1st Class, and the Iron Cross 2nd Class for his exemplary combat leadership during the campaigns in Poland, France, and Greece:

                                                                Colonel Klink

Date/LocationSoviet Union, June 1941

Legend: IAB: Infantry Assault Badge
              PAB: Panzer Assault Badge
              TKB: Tank Killer Badge
              Orange Highlight ("Poland"): Sort of a campaign ribbon to show where he's fought.
              Red Highlight (with number): Shows the number of tanks knocked out by that Panzer crew.
              Green Highlight ("KC, "IC1," and IC2)" Iron Cross holder, either Knght's Cross, 1st or 2nd Class.

CO: Colonel Klink (IAB, WB (1),  KC, IC1 and 2)
PolandFranceGreece, Barbarossa
XO: LtCol Schultz (IAB, WB (2),  IC2) 
PolandFrance, Barbarossa
Operations Officer: Major Bohm (PAB, WB (2))
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
Adjutant: 1st Lt Wolfe

(Barbarossa) 



Schutzen Battalion Commander: Major Freitag (IAB, WB (2), IC1 and 2)  
PolandFranceGreece, Barbarossa

Combat Engineer Plt PC: SSgt Hafl (IAB, WB (1), IC1 and 2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
1st Squad: Sgt Dilbertt (IAB, TKB (1), IC2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
2nd Squad: Sgt Reiswitz,
FranceGreece, Barbarossa        
3rd Squad: Cpl Jagla
(Barbarossa
4th Squad: Cpl Hufner
(Barbarossa)

1st Grenadiere Company Commander: Captain Tausch (IAB, IC1 and 2)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa

1st Rifle Plt PC: 2nd Lt Haas (IAB, IC2) 
PolandGreeceBarbarossa
1st Squad: SSgt Lehmkuhl (IAB, WB (1)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Sgt Vigerte
 FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
3rd Squad: Cpl Neumayer
(Barbarossa

2nd Rifle Plt PC: Sergeant 1st Class Mader (IAB, TKB (1), WB (1),  IC2) 
PolandFranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: SSgt Nader (IAB)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
2nd Squad: Cpl Orel (IAB, WB (1)
FranceGreece, Barbarossa
3rd Squad: Cpl Tobias
(Barbarossa

3rd Rifle Plt PC: SSgt Kandler (IABIC2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
1st Squad: Sgt Hackl (IAB, WB (1)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: 
Cpl Weber
(Barbarossa) 
3rd Squad: 
Cpl Schneider
(Barbarossa) 

4th Rifle Plt PC: SSgt Osswald (IAB)  
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: SSgt Dorn (IAB
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Schafer
(Barbarossa)
3rd Squad: Cpl Fischer
(Barbarossa)


2nd Grenadiere Company Commander: Captain Ginter (IC2)  
Greece, Barbarossa

1st Rifle Plt PC: 2nd Lt Orstens
Poland FranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: Sgt Steinkamp (IAB)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Schiff
Greece, Barbarossa 
3rd Squad: Cpl Angerer
(Barbarossa)

2nd Rifle Plt PC: Sergeant 1st Class Aust (IAB, WB (1)
PolandFranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: SSgt Creuzburg (IAB)  
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Rishel (IAB, WB (1))
 FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
3rd Squad: Cpl Torsten
(Barbarossa

3rd Rifle Plt PC: SSgt Imhofe (IAB,  IC2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
1st Squad: Sgt Axthelm (IAB, WB (1)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Becker
(Barbarossa
3rd Squad: 
Cpl Koch
(Barbarossa)

4th Rifle Plt PC: SSgt Arndt (IAB, WB (1)IC2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
1st Squad: Sgt Lutz (IAB, WB (1))
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Wagner
(Barbarossa)
3rd Squad: 
Cpl Richter
(Barbarossa) 

Motorcycle Company Commander: Captain Klugmann (IAB, WB (1), IC1 and 2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa

1st Motorcycle Plt PC:
2nd Lt Distler (PAB 
PolandGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: Sgt Obst (IAB, WB (1) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Rau
FranceGreece, Barbarossa  
3rd Squad: Cpl Dallman
(Barbarossa

2nd Motorcycle Plt PC: Sergeant 1st Class Behrendt (IAB, TKB (1), IC1 and 2) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: Cpl Klostermann (TKB (1),  IC2)
Greece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: 
Cpl Wustlich
(Barbarossa 
3rd Squad: Cpl Olaf
(Barbarossa

3rd Motorcycle Plt PC: Sergeant 1st Class Gradl (IAB, WB (3), IC1 and 2) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: 
Sgt Visner (IAB, WB (1), IC2)
FranceGreeceBarbarossa 
2nd Squad: Cpl Kolzig
(Barbarossa)
3rd Squad: Cpl Schopp
(Barbarossa) 

4th Motorcycle Plt PC: SSgt Wilhelm (IABIC2)
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
1st Squad: Cpl Wallon
 FranceGreece, Barbarossa
2nd Squad: Cpl Dittmer
(Barbarossa
3rd Squad: Cpl Gottlob
(Barbarossa)      

Attachments:

Pz Company Commander: Captain Loeb (PAB, WB (3),  IC1 and 2(5 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa


1st Pz Plt (Pz II x 5) PC: 2nd Lt Kleiber (PAB, WB (1))
PolandGreeceBarbarossa
V2: SSgt Keck, (PAB, WB (2), IC2) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
V3: Sgt Zedler (PAB, WB (2))
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V4: Cpl Rausch
 FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V5: Cpl Leno
GreeceBarbarossa 

2nd Pz Plt (Pz III x 5) PC: 2nd Lt Fahrmann (PAB) (2 TK) 
PolandGreeceBarbarossa 
V2: Sgt Graebner (PAB,  IC1 and 2(4 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
V3: Sgt Mayer (PAB) (1 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V4: Sgt Harms (PAB, WB (1))   
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V5: Cpl Progen
France
GreeceBarbarossa

3rd Pz Plt (Pz III x 5) PC: Sgt 1st Class Friessler (PAB, WB (3))  (4 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V2: SSgt Oberlander (IABIC2) (2 TK)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa 
V3: Sgt Fittzbaum (PAB, WB (2),  IC2)  (3 TK) 
PolandFranceGreeceBarbarossa
V4: Sgt Geiger (1 TK) 
( FranceGreeceBarbarossa)  
V5: Sgt Kapp
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa

4th Pz Plt (Pz IV x 5) PC: 1st Lt Weider (IABIC2) (3 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa  
V2: SSgt Mangold (PAB, WB (1)) (2 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V3: Sgt Jurgens (PAB, WB (2)) 
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V4: Cpl Gruden
 FranceGreeceBarbarossa  
V5: Cpl Neuer (WB (1))
GreeceBarbarossa



Recce Company Commander: Captain Wehner (IAB, TKB (1), WB (2) IC2) 
Poland, France Greece, Barbarossa

Armored Car Plt PC: Sgt Edst (PAB, IC2) 
France ,Greece, Barbarossa
V2: Sgt Fasbender (PAB) 
FranceGreece, Barbarossa
V3: Cpl Moen
Greece, Barbarossa   
V4: Cpl Lausberg
(Barbarossa
V5: Cpl Goring
(Barbarossa

Heavy Armored Car Plt PC: SSgt Pichler (PAB, WB (2)IC2)
PolandFranceGreece, Barbarossa 
V2: Cpl Boxleitner
Greece, Barbarossa  
V3: Cpl Hamann
(Barbarossa
V4: Cpl Zwiener
(Barbarossa)
V5: Cpl Unger
(Barbarossa

Armored Carrier Plt PC: 2nd Lt Neuner
Barbarossa
V2: SSgt Barkstrom (IAB, WB (1)IC2)
Poland, FranceGreeceBarbarossa
V3: Cpl Kloden
(Barbarossa
V4: Cpl Kircheisen
(Barbarossa)  

Schwere Company Commander: 
1st Lt Ost (IAB, WB (2), IC2) 
PolandFranceGreeceBarbarossa  

Machine Gun Platoon
Machine Gun1: Sgt Junker
FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
Machine Gun2: Sgt Coulver
 FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
Machine Gun3: Cpl Steinmetz
Greece, Barbarossa
Machine Gun4: Cpl Sondland
Greece, Barbarossa  
Machine Gun5: Cpl Rauer
(Barbarossa
Machine Gun6: Cpl Bohler
(Barbarossa)      

Mortar Platoon:
Mortar1: Sgt Salz, (WB (1)

FranceGreece, Barbarossa
Mortar2: Cpl Graehme
Greece, Barbarossa 
Mortar3: Cpl Saucen
Greece, Barbarossa
Mortar4: Cpl Schieffen 
Greece, Barbarossa 
Mortar5: Cpl Soren
Greece, Barbarossa
Mortar6: Cpl Worrack
(Barbarossa)

Infantry Gun Platoon:
Gun1: Sgt Kallmeyer (IAB) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
Gun2: Cpl Gerdt
Greece, Barbarossa 
Gun3: Cpl Grun
Greece, Barbarossa   
Gun4: Cpl Stehle
(Barbarossa

Anti-Tank Gun Platoon:  
Gun1: SSgt Kallenbach (IAB, WB (2)IC2) (2 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
Gun2: Sgt Drexler (IABIC2) (2 TK) 
Poland, FranceGreece, Barbarossa
Gun3: Cpl Groen
Greece, Barbarossa
Gun4: Cpl Everestt 
Greece, Barbarossa

Light Anti-Aircraft Platoon:

Gun1: Cpl Kluge
(Barbarossa
Gun2: Cpl Hesse
(Barbarossa)
Gun3: Cpl Nowitzki
(Barbarossa
Gun4: Cpl Haupt
(Barbarossa)

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Platoon:
 
Gun1: Cpl Claudius
(Barbarossa)
Gun2: Cpl Pechstein
(Barbarossa
Gun3: Cpl Steffen
(Barbarossa
Gun4: Cpl Ullrich
(Barbarossa)                     

Assault Gun Plt PC:
2nd Lt Hinkle (IAB, WB (1))  (1 TK)
PolandGreece, Barbarossa
V2: SSgt Kulle
FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
V3: Cpl Holdtstaat,
FranceGreece, Barbarossa        
V4: Cpl Jorgensen
Greece, Barbarossa  
V5:
Cpl Kroner
Greece, Barbarossa                                                        

PanzerJaeger Plt PC: SSgt Dittrich (IC2) (2 TK) 
FranceGreece, Barbarossa
V2: Sgt Wagner (WB (1)) (1 TK) 
FranceGreece, Barbarossa
V3: Cpl Halstenburg  (1 TK) 
Greece, Barbarossa 
V4: Sgt Hamburg
FranceGreece, Barbarossa 
V5: Cpl Hager
Greece, Barbarossa