Romanian Army 1940-45

Part I:
Romanian Infantry Division 1944

by Bob McKenzie


Regular Morale 7 or 8.

Divisional Headquarters, with:

    1 command stand
    1 car
    1 staff radio truck

3 Infantry Regiments, with:

    Regimental Headquarters, with: 1 command stand
    Regimental Pioneer Company, with:
      1 command engineer stand
      2 engineer stands

    Regimental Support Company, with:
      1 mounted command stand
      1 5cm PaK-38 AT gun
      2 45mm or 47nun AT guns
      3 crew stands
      3 limbers

    Regimental Recce Company, with:
      1 mounted command stand
      1 recon cavalry stand
      2 infantry stands

    Regimental Mortar Battery, with:
      1 command stand
      1 gun crew stand (ds)
      1 120mm mortar
      1 wagon

    3 Infantry Battalions, each with:
      Battalion Headquarters, with: 1 command stand
      3 Infantry Companies, each with:
        1 command infantry stand
        2 infantry stands
        1 60mm mortar stand

      1 MG Company, with:
        4 HMG stands
        1 81.4mm mortar stand (ds)

Divisional AT Company, with:

    1 command stand
    1 car
    3 75mm AT guns
    3 crew stands (LMG)
    3 Malaxa, Horch car, light truck or STZ

1 Pioneer Battalion, with:

    Battalion Headquarters, with: 1 command stand
    3 Pioneer Companies, each with:
      1 command engineer stand
      1 engineer stand
      1 engineer flamethrower stand

Divisional AA Company, with:

    1 command stand
    1 car
    2 20mm AA gun
    2 crew stand (LMG)
    2 light truck

Artillery Brigade, with:

    Brigade Headquarters, with:
      1 mounted command stand
      1 Staff Radio Wagon

    Artillery Regiment, with:
      Regimental Headquarters, with: 1 mounted command stand and 1 staff telephone wagon
      2 Heavy Artillery Battalions, each with:
        1 mounted command stand
        1 mounted spotter
        1 ammo wagon
        3 100mm field guns
        3 crew stands (LMG)
        3 limbers
        1 AAMG stand
        1 cart

    Artillery Regiment, with:
      Regimental Headquarters, with: 1 mounted command stand and 1 staff telephone wagon
      Field Artillery Battalion, with:
        1 mounted command stand
        1 mounted spotter
        1 ammo wagon
        3 75mm field guns
        3 crew stands (LMG)
        3 limbers
        1 AAMG stand
        1 cart

      Heavy Artillery Battalion, with:
        1 mounted command stand
        1 mounted spotter
        1 ammo wagon
        3 100mm field guns
        3 crew stands (LMG)
        3 limbers
        1 AAMG stand
        1 cart

Recce Battalion, with:

    Battalion Headquarters, with:
      1 command stand
      1 car

    Cavalry Squadron, with:
      1 command cavalry stand
      2 cavalry stands
      1 60mm mortar stand
      1 MMG stand
      2 pack horse stands

    AT Squadron, with:
      1 command stand
      1 car
      1 45mm or 47mm AT gun
      1 75mm AT gun
      1 crew stand
      1 crew stand (ds)
      1 light truck
      1 medium truck

Notes

1) The 5th, 6th and 20th divisions replaced one of the 100mm gun battalions with one containing leFH-18 105mm Howitzers

2) Only the Divisional AT Battalions of the 5th and 14th Divisions received the STZ.

3) Integral AT Weapons. Each command infantry, infantry, engineer, command cavalry and cavalry stand has a Panzerfaust or Granatbucshe 39. There were probably some Soviet PTRS AT rifles in service.

4) The official TOE shows a battalion of 150mm Howitzers. These were never delivered by the Germans and were replaced by 100mmm or 105mm guns as shown above.

5) Some divisions were lacking AT guns: the 3rd and 7th divisions do not have 75mm guns in their recce battalions. The 7th division has 2 75mm guns in its Divisional ATBattalion. The 8th division had no 50mm PaK-38. The 3rd division has one 50mm AT gun in one of its regiments.

Romanian Army 1940-45 Part I

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