Werkstattkompanie

English translation: maintenance company

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German term or phrase:Werkstattkompanie
English translation:maintenance company

12:34 Jun 28, 2020
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German to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
German term or phrase: Werkstattkompanie
Tank recovery: I am looking for terms for Bergezuges and Werkstattkompanie
The overall section deals with supply and recovery.

"Ist Abschleppen erforderlich, so wird hierzu das Herankommen des Bergezuges der Werkstattkompanie erwartet."

What was the makeup of a werkstattkompanie other than the Bergezuges?

This is from a world war 2 era document.
sparta1978
Local time: 20:15
maintenance company
Explanation:
I believe...

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...or even repair and maintenance company, if preferred

The History of Panzer Brigade 105
"Maintenance elements: a) Werkstatt-Kompanie 1/60 [Maintenance Company]: Personnel: 100% Equipment: 85% b) Werkstatt-Kompanie 2/60: Personnel: 100% ..."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=cIH1tFC0NgsC&pg=PA394&lpg=P...


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Also given here as workshop company (although i don't find this term too convincing):

workshop company / Werkstattkompanie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_heavy_tank_battalion

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Panzer Tactics: German Small-Unit Armor Tactics in World War II
"...the repair and maintenance company (Werkstattkompanie) is repairing tanks."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=bZFH7WPOcesC&pg=PA206&lpg=P...


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Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:15
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Good term Chris.
Ted Wozniak, I appreciate you addressing the recovery platoon question.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5maintenance company
Chris Pr
4Workshop Control Unit/Workshop Unit
Teangacha (X)
3Field Company of the German Army Engineers' Corps
Adrian MM.


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
maintenance company


Explanation:
I believe...

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Note added at 14 mins (2020-06-28 12:49:15 GMT)
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...or even repair and maintenance company, if preferred

The History of Panzer Brigade 105
"Maintenance elements: a) Werkstatt-Kompanie 1/60 [Maintenance Company]: Personnel: 100% Equipment: 85% b) Werkstatt-Kompanie 2/60: Personnel: 100% ..."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=cIH1tFC0NgsC&pg=PA394&lpg=P...


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Note added at 20 mins (2020-06-28 12:54:56 GMT)
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Also given here as workshop company (although i don't find this term too convincing):

workshop company / Werkstattkompanie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_heavy_tank_battalion

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Panzer Tactics: German Small-Unit Armor Tactics in World War II
"...the repair and maintenance company (Werkstattkompanie) is repairing tanks."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=bZFH7WPOcesC&pg=PA206&lpg=P...


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Note:
You might find the Wikipedia link useful for some other terms...

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Good term Chris.
Ted Wozniak, I appreciate you addressing the recovery platoon question.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: Surely there is a lot of Russian documentation on this as well
34 mins

agree  Ted Wozniak: maintenance company's recovery platoon
48 mins

agree  philgoddard
1 hr

agree  Wendy Streitparth: Definitely repair and maintenance company
1 hr

agree  Clive Phillips
1 day 6 hrs
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Field Company of the German Army Engineers' Corps


Explanation:
compare and contrast the Royal Engineers' 'Sappers') Corps in the British Army.

What was the makeup of a Werkstattkompanie other than the Bergezuges? . pls refer to the first web ref.

Example sentence(s):
  • Nachschubtruppe von Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS: Werkstattkompanien für die feldmäßige Instandsetzung.
  • The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces-

    Reference: http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Versorgungs...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Field_companies_of_the...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Workshop Control Unit/Workshop Unit


Explanation:
https://books.google.ie/books?id=eQPMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP19&lpg=PP...

'German Wehrmacht initially believed that the contractors who had manufactured their tanks and vehicles would also be able to repair them in the field, but quickly learned they needed an organisation, which was similar in principle to REME.Workshop control Unit REME British Army.'

REME = Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanica...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a5350...



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https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/c5557...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Aid_Detachment

Teangacha (X)
Ireland
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: English
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