Germany WWII Army formations for armored warfare

Formations for Panzerzug (tank platoon)

Reihe (column): used for road marches.
Doppelreihe: double column, used for approaching targets while on march.

x
x  
x
x
x

Doppelreihe
-x-
x-x
x-x

Linie(line) used for assembly
--x--
xx-xx

Keil:
--x--
-x-x-
x---x

Formation for a panzercompagnie
Kolonne used for assembly

---x---
-x-x-x-
x-x-x-x
x-x-x-x
x-x-x-x
x-x-x-x
x-x-x-x

Reihe and Doppelreihe (same as platoon)

Keil: used as a narrow attack formation.
 -------x----------
------x-x-x--------
--------x----------
------x---x--------
---x---------x-----
--x-------------x--
-x-x-----------x-x-
x---x---------x---x
--------x----------
------x----x-------
------x----x-------

Breitkeil: most succesful attack formation
----x-----------------x-----
---x-x---------------x-x----
x-------x---------x-------x-
-----------x---x------------
-------------x--------------
---------x-------x----------
-----x---------------x------
-------------x--------------
-----------x-x-x------------
----------------------------
-------------x--------------
-----------x---x------------
-----------x---x------------

Formations for the batallion

Kolonne: used for roadmarches.

-----HQ------
2 coy---1 coy
4 coy---3 coy

Keil

------------------1 coy in keil-----------------------
----------------------HQ----------------------------
2coy Doppelreihe-----------------3 coy in doppelreihe
----------------4 coy doppelreihe--------------------

Breitkeil

2 coy Breitkeil------------------1 coy Breitkeil
--------------------HQ----------------------
----------------3 coy Breitkeil---------------
----------------4 coy breitkeil---------------

Keil was used for narrow attack-formation, it was 500 meters wide and 1800 meters deep.
The Breitkeil was used as the best and most powerful attack formation, it was 1000 meters wide and 1300 meters deep.

source: Jents Panzertruppen vol.1