Kampfgruppe Peiper Vehicle Composition

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KG Peiper — Aggregate Approx. 4,800 men, ~800 vehicles, and ~117 tanks (sum of Panthers, Panzer IVs, and Tiger IIs); note ongoing debate over the exact number of Tiger II on hand/operational. Principal armored elements from SS-PzRgt 1 with attached s.SS-PzAbt 501; mechanized infantry from III./SS-PzGrenRgt 2; artillery from I./SS-PzArtRgt 1; Luftwaffe flak from Flak-Abt 84. (compiled unit notes)
Panther (1./ & 2./SS-PzRgt 1) ~30–40 Panthers within the march group, part of 72 total in I./SS-PzRgt 1; two Panther companies with a typical 17-tank structure (five per platoon plus two HQ). (compiled unit notes)
Panzer IV (6./ & 7./SS-PzRgt 1) ~30–40 Panzer IVs within the column, likewise part of 72 total in I./SS-PzRgt 1; two Panzer IV companies organized on the same 17-per-company basis. (compiled unit notes)
Tiger II (s.SS-PzAbt 501) Heavy tank component listed as 45 Tiger II in some reckonings, with alternative summaries giving “~30” operational; battalion attached to the group for breakthrough/assault roles. (compiled unit notes)
SPW (III./SS-PzGrenRgt 2) 149 armored halftracks providing lift for mechanized grenadiers of 10., 11., 12. Kp, forming the primary infantry component for close support and village clearing. (compiled unit notes)
Assault/Infantry Guns (13./SS-PzGrenRgt 2) 6 self-propelled infantry guns (10.5 cm/15 cm IG, platform not firmly fixed in notes) to reinforce direct-fire support against strongpoints. (compiled unit notes)
105 mm Howitzers (I./SS-PzArtRgt 1) 18 towed 105 mm howitzers for indirect fire; organic divisional artillery group in support of the advance. (compiled unit notes)
Engineers (9./SS-PzRgt 1; 3./SS-PzPiBtl 1) Armored and truck-borne engineer detachments (SPW & lorries) for breaching, bridging, and route maintenance within the KG march column. (compiled unit notes)
Flakpanzer IV “Wirbelwind” (10./SS-PzRgt 1) Organic mobile air-defense section (20 mm/37 mm) for low-altitude protection of the spearhead; exact count not specified in notes. (compiled unit notes)
Luftwaffe Flak (Flak-Abt 84) Attached 2 cm and 3.7 cm flak elements providing additional AA cover to the column and key halts. (compiled unit notes)
Logistics & Support Truck echelons, recovery and supply vehicles forming part of the ~800 vehicles total; sustainment for fuel, ammunition, and evacuation along the axis of advance. (compiled unit notes)
Identified Panzer IV (tactical nos.) 611 (6./, Karl-Heinz Asmussen → later Sternebeck) after 614 hit a mine near Merlscheid (Werner Sternebeck); 623 (6./, August Tonk) in the reorganized Spitze toward Büllingen; 625 (6./, Hubert Huber) appears in both lead and second-echelon listings (debated); 634 (6./, Georg Eberhardt) noted following Panthers in the attack on Stoumont; 725 (7./, Horst Rempel) listed among lead group ex-Blankenheim. (compiled unit notes)

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Unit Type Tactical No. Commander Role/Status Notes & Source
Stab I./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther 151 Werner Poetschke Battalion command tank Cited in notes; page to confirm — Uploaded notes
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-01 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-02 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-03 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-04 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-05 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-06 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-07 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-08 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-09 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-10 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-11 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-12 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-13 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-14 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-15 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-16 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
1./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-1-17 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-01 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-02 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-03 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-04 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-05 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-06 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-07 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-08 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-09 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-10 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-11 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-12 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-13 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-14 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-15 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-16 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
2./SS-PzRgt 1 Panther UNK-2-17 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV 611 Karl-Heinz Asmussen → later Werner Sternebeck Spitze after 614 loss Lead element after mine detonation — Uploaded notes
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV 614 Werner Sternebeck Spitze; knocked out by mine near Merlscheid Commander transferred to 611 — Uploaded notes
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV 623 August Tonk Spitze (reorganised) toward Büllingen Uploaded notes
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV 625 Hubert Huber Second echelon; debated as initial Spitze Historiographical debate — Uploaded notes
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV 634 Georg Eberhardt Following Panthers in Stoumont attack Not firmly in initial Spitze — Uploaded notes
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-01 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-02 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-03 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-04 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-05 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-06 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-07 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-08 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-09 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-10 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-11 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
6./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-6-12 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV 725 Horst Rempel Listed among early lead ex-Blankenheim Challenges “all five from 6./” claim — Uploaded notes
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-01 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-02 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-03 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-04 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-05 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-06 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-07 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-08 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-09 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-10 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-11 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-12 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-13 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-14 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-15 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
7./SS-PzRgt 1 Panzer IV UNK-7-16 Placeholder pending archival/source confirmation
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II 222 Employed forward near Ligneuville/Stavelot (example) Uploaded notes — Source to be confirmed
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-01 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-02 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-03 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-04 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-05 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-06 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-07 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-08 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-09 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-10 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-11 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-12 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-13 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-14 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-15 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-16 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-17 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-18 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-19 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-20 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-21 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-22 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-23 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-24 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-25 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-26 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-27 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-28 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-29 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-30 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-31 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-32 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-33 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-34 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-35 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-36 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-37 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-38 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-39 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-40 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-41 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-42 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-43 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
s.SS-PzAbt 501 Tiger II UNK-501-44 Count debated (30–45). Placeholder pending confirmation of individual turret/tactical numbers & crews.
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