This was part of the new round of "unrestricted" (freie Gliederung) organizational changes that streamlined companies' support elements. More than likely the supporting units once in the company train were concentrated at the battalion level. 1944, most were moved to the battalion's supply company (Versorgungskompanie) and the company's administrative personnel/equipment were reduced to 2 Kübelwagen light utility vehicles contained within the Company HQ, the Hauptfeldwebel and Weapons NCO. The train included field cooks, medical personnel, clerks, weapons personnel, the Hauptfeldwebel and several trucks.
Of particular interest for the organizations of the tank companies from June 1944 was the lack of a substantial company train (Gefechtstroß) or maintenance group (Instandsetzungsgruppe) that were characteristic of heavy tank company KStNs as late as March 1943. If a platoon were to do a leaders recon, the vehicle commanders, gunners and drivers would typically have been the crew members to participate. It is likely that the radio operator in the platoon leader's tank would be the NCO as they would have the job of coordinating communications between the platoon's elements and the company. The loaders were always junior enlisted by comparison, and 3 out of 4 of the radio operators (assistant drivers) were junior enlisted. This makes sense, given the importance of the positions for the operation of the tank and the skill necessary. The next highest concentration of NCOs was intended to be the vehicle gunners. One driver per platoon was also intended to be a Feldwebel, with the assumption being that the Tank Commander in these tanks being Oberfeldwebel. Three NCOs per company were meant to be Oberfeldwebel while 12 were to be Feldwebel. Of the crewmembers, the drivers and vehicle commanders were intended to always be NCOs, while other billets had a mix of NCOs and enlisted men. Each tank had 5 crew members as stated earlier.
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