Korean War
North Korea
Infantry Division

1949- Dec. 1950

List KR2M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds

    3 Companies@

      CHQ: 1 SMG or rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 3 SMG or rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 1x PTRD41
      1 platoon: 4 LMG or MMG, 4x 60mm Type 31 mortars

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
      1 battery: 9x 82mm M37 mortars, Obsolete FC
      1 platoon: 2x 45mm M42 A/T guns, manhandled

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 6 rifle/SMG sqds with up to:

    1 A/T Platoon: 4x 45mm M42 A/T guns, 4 trucks or manhandled

    1 Mortar Battery: 6x 120mm M43 mortars, Obsolete FC

    1 Battery: 4x 76mm M42 field-A/T guns, 4 trucks, Obsolete FC

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 2 lorries, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x Su-76

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 122mm M38, 6 trucks, radio van

    3 A/T Batteries@ 4x 45mm M42, 4 trucks or manhandled

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 76mm M42, 6 trucks, radio van

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck?
      3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 2 trucks?

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 SMG/engineer sqds, 2 LMG

    3 AA Companies@

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 4x 14.5mm AAHMG, back packed

4. Corps Support

    Up to:

    1 Commando Battalion: details unknown

    3 Marine Battalions@ details unknown

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 122mm M38, horses

    1 Mortar Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 rifle/SMG sqds, Obsolete FC (1951+)
      2 batteries@ 6x 120mm M43 mortars, horses

    3 A/T Batteries@ 6x 100mm M44, 6 lorries

    3 Tank Regiments@

      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x T-34/85
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1x T-34/85
        4 platoons@ 3x T-34/85

    1 Motorcycle Recce Regiment

      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2 rifle/SMG sqds, 2 trucks
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Ba-64B
        2 platoons@ 4x Ba-64B

      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck or motorcycles
        3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks or M/C Combinations
        1 Platoon: 10 M/C Combos, 5 LMG, 2 SMG sqds

    9 Border Constabulary Battalions@

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 PTRD41
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
        1 platoon: 2x 60mm Type 31 mortars

    3 AA Batteries@ 6x 37mm M39, 6 trucks (1951+)

    9 AA Platoons@ 4x 12.7mm AAHMG (1951+)

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in RHQ and above only, and in recce CHQs.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) The Division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    d) Details are provisional. Recce companies may replace trucks with an unknown type of APC from August 1950, possibly BTR-152.
    e) Border Constabulary units might be on horses or cycles.
    f) Random air support includes Po-2 biplanes, Yak-3 fighters, Il-10 Sturmoviks, Yak-9 and La-11 fighters.


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