WWI
Austro-Hungarian KUK
Common Army Infantry Division
Late 1917 - 1918

East Europe

List AH3G

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion (1000 men)

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds
      1 platoon: 4x M07/12 LMG, 4 (9 man) teams

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 (6 man) rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 2 MMG, 4 (8 man) crew sqds, pack horses

Field Jager Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 6 rifle sqds
      1 platoon: 6 rifle sqds OR 2 LMG, 2(5 man) teams

    1 Pioneer Platoon:

      2 rifle/engineer sqds, 2x 9cm mortars,
      2 rifle-grenade launchers, 6x 35cm S/L

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 (6 man) rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 2 MMG, 4 (8 man) crew sqds, horses

Dismounted Cavalry Half Regiment

    1/2 RHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses, sabres
    4 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds
      1 Troop: 4 LMG, 4(5 man) teams

    1 MG Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      4 Troops@ 2 MMG, 2(8 man) rifle crew sqds, pack horses

Divisional Storm Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    2-4 Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
    4 platoons@ 4(11 man) rifle/grenade sqds, l LMG, melee weapons

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 9 rifle sqds with:
    1 MG Company:
      CHQ: 1(6 man) rifle sqd
      4 platoons@ 2 MMG, 4(8 man) rifle crew sqds, pack horses

    2 Gun Sections@ 2x 3.7cmL12 Skoda M1915, 2(12 man) crews

    Dismounted Cavalry Regiment

      HQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses, sabres with:
      1 Pioneer Platoon: 2(13 man) rifle/engineer sqds
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds (1918 only)
        1 Section: 2x 30cm S/L, 2x 45cm S/L, 20 men
        1 Section: 2x 9cm Trench Mortars, Ix 12cm Trench Mortar
        1 Section: 4 rifle-grenade launchers
        1 platoon: 4 (11 man) rifle/engineer sqds, telephones, signal rockets, 69lb explosives, pack horses
        0-1 platoon: pontoon bridges
        1 Section: 2 fixed (40m) flameguns, 10 men

3. Divisional Support

    Up to:

    1 Cavalry Brigade HQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses

    1 Scout/Liaison Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses, sabres
      3 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds, horses, sabres

    2 Infantry Brigade HQs@ 12 rifle sqds, telephones

    1 MP Company

    2 Field Artillery Regiments@

      RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 4-6x 7.65cm M17 or M18, horses
      3 batteries@ 6x 10cm M14 Skoda, horses
      2 batteries@ 6x AAA or 6x 9cm Trench Mortars, carts

    1 Heavy Artillery Regiment:

      RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, Obsolete FC
      4-5 batteries@ 4-6x 149mm Skoda M14, horses
      1 battery: 4-6x 104mm guns, horses

    1 Mountain Artillery Group:

      RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 4 or 6x 75mm M15 Skoda, pack horses
      1 battery: 4 or 6x 10cm M16 Skoda, horses

    1 Pioneer Company:

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      4 platoons@ 6 rifle/engineer sqds

    1 Searchlight Company
    1 Flame Battery: 6 static 40m range flameguns

4. Notes

a) Radios are at DHQ. No anti-armour weapons available.
b) The Division has 2 Infantry Brigades each of 1 Field Jager Battalion and 2 Infantry Regiments. Each Infantry Regiment has 3 battalions. Each Division has 1 Cavalry Brigade of 2 Dismounted Cavalry Regiments, each of 2 Half ­Regiments.
c) Details of the Storm Battalion are provisional. Usually one such battalion per Division. Some had improvised body armour.
d) Split morale is for massed wave attack/all other situations respectively.
e) 35cm searchlight (S/L) has 400m range. 45cm S/L has 1000m range.


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