WWII German Wehrmacht Company Administration Duties Chart Document Weapons Ammo Gas Equipment

Interesting original WWII-era German military administrative reference sheet detailing the organization, responsibilities, records and account books maintained within a military company (Kompanie).

This is essentially a working company administration / duty-reference chart, showing which NCOs and company personnel were responsible for specific records, equipment, weapons, ammunition, supplies, personnel matters and daily administration.

The sheet is especially detailed and provides an excellent snapshot of the paperwork required to operate a German military company.

Positions & Departments Listed

Among the personnel and sections identified are:

Kompanieführer / Company Commander

• Ausbildung und Erziehung – training and education
• Strafbuch und Strafprüfbuch – disciplinary records
• promotion plan
• training plans
• file plan

Rechnungsführer – Accounts/Pay NCO

• cash receipt book
• cash balance book
• pay master lists
• pay records
• ration/provision lists
• personnel-change lists
• private deduction lists
• postal book
• travel expenses
• accounting and ration-money records

Geschäftszimmer – Company Office

• supervision of clerks
• incoming/outgoing correspondence
• troop identification papers
• disciplinary book
• company cash book
• official stamps
• personnel papers
• personnel change book
• duty roster

Bekleidungskammer – Clothing Store

• clothing inventory books
• material-control records
• equipment lists
• issue book
• tailor and shoemaker work book
• clothing inspections

Waffenkammer – Arms Room
A particularly interesting section covering:

• weapons inventory
• receipt and delivery certificates
• ammunition/equipment records
• company files
• records for Handwaffen und M.G. — small arms and machine guns
• weapons inspection records
• Trefferbild shooting/impact records
• discrepancy/error forms for small arms and machine guns
• issue book for all weapons and accessories
• inventory of weapons and equipment
• weapons inspections

Gerätekammer – Equipment Store
Inventory and receipt records, consumption certificates, requisition documentation and equipment inspections.

Oberfeldwebel Responsibilities

The company Oberfeldwebel section includes:

• internal company service
• roll calls
• issuing orders
• arrest records
• soldiers in the military hospital
• collecting parties
• supervision of company personnel
• mail receipt and distribution
• leave-pass control
• special incidents
• early reports to the company commander
• sick-report book
• appointment calendar
• file plan
• external telephone calls
• payment of wages/pay

Weapons & Ammunition NCO

The “Schieß u. Mun. Uffz.” section — shooting and ammunition NCO — lists:

• ammunition inventory book
• shooting records
• ammunition records
• shooting targets
• combat-shooting records
• Handgranatenwurfsbuch – hand-grenade throwing record book
• ammunition receipt documentation

Gas Protection NCO

The Gasschutzuffz. section concerns the company’s gas-protection equipment and includes:

• gas-protection inventory
• receipt certificates
• regulations and orders
• gas-room inspections
• Gasmaskenappelle – gas-mask inspections
• gas-protection equipment
• personnel/name lists

Other Duties

The sheet additionally identifies responsibilities for:

Wirtschaftsuffz. – supply/economic NCO
Sportgerätewart – sports-equipment custodian
Bücherwart – company library custodian
Gerätebuchführer – equipment records custodian
Führer v. Außendienst – external-service leader

The Gerätebuchführer section specifically references H.Dv. 488, the military regulations governing administration of weapons and equipment. Period reference listings confirm that the H.Dv. 488 series covered the management, accounting, storage and handling of weapons and military equipment, including separate sections for gas-protection and sporting equipment. Museum Alkmaar ’40-’45

Historical Interest

This is a much more interesting piece than a simple roster. It shows the internal administrative structure of a German military company and exactly which soldier or NCO was responsible for its weapons, ammunition, machine guns, hand grenades, gas masks, clothing, pay, personnel files, correspondence, supplies and equipment.

The references to H.Dv. 488, Handwaffen, M.G., ammunition, hand-grenade records and gas-protection equipment make it particularly useful for collectors interested in Wehrmacht company organization and military administration.

Condition

Original period-used condition with numerous old folds and creases, edge/corner wear, scattered age toning and spotting, small stains and several handwritten period annotations. There is heavier folding/creasing along the upper edge and center fold. Typed text remains generally clear and readable. Please see photographs for exact condition.

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