WWII
Bulgarian 1st Armoured Division

July-Aug 1944 East Europe

List BN9

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x Lt vz 35
      2 Companies@
        2x Panzer IVH 2 platoons@ 4x Panzer IVH
        1 platoon@ 5x Panzer IVH

      1 Light Company:

        CHQ: 1x Lt vz35 or Pz.38t Ausf E
        3 platoons@ 5x Lt vz35 or Pz.38t E

Motorised Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries, 3 LMG
        1 platoon: 2 MMG, 2x 8.1cm mortars, 2 lorries

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

        1 platoon: 4x 8.1cm Gr34 mortars, trucks, Assigned FC
        1 platoon: 3x 5cm PAK38, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 8 LMG, 1 MMG, 3 trucks, 3 rifle crew squads

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x Sdkfz 233, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x Sdkfz 222
        6 platoons: 2x Sdkfz 222, 1x Sdkfz 223

      2 Companies:@

        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, M/C Combos
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 6 GPMG, M/C & M/C Combos
        1 platoon: 4 MMG, M/C Combos

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        1 battery: 4x 8.1cm Gr34 mortars, Assigned FC, 5 trucks
        1 platoon: 3x 3.7cm PAK35/36, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks, 2 flameguns

2. Regiment Support

    Armoured Regiment HQ: 1x Pz.IVH, 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries with:
      1 Engineer Platoon: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 trucks, 3 LMG

    Motorised Regiment HQ: 5 rifle sqds, 4 lorries with up to:

      1 Engineer Platoon: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 4 trucks, 3 LMG
      1 Recce Platoon: 3 rifle sqds, 3 GPMG, M/C Combos

3. Brigade Support (actual: Divisional level)

Up to:

    1 Flak Battery: 6x 8.8cm Flak36, 6 lorries, 2 LMG

    1 Flak Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      4 platoons@ 3x 2cm Flak38, 1 LMG, 3 trucks

    1 Flak Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 3x 3.7cm Flak37, 3 trucks, 1 LMG
      1 platoon: 3x 3.7cm Flak37, 3 trucks, 1 MMG

    2 A/T Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3x 5cm PAK38, 1 LMG, 3 trucks

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 1 LMG
      2 platoons@ 3x 7.5cm PAK40, 1 LMG, 3 trucks

    2 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries
      1 platoon: 2x 8.1cm Gr34 mortars, 1 lorry

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      2 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18, 2 MMG, 4 lorries, radio van

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 10.5cm FH18M, 2 MMG, 4 lorries, radio van

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all Panzer IV and armoured cars, and in all other tank PHQs and in all other CHQs.
    b) Infantry may have limited amounts of Panzerwurfmine or RPG-43 A/T grenades. Any LMG could be replaced by GPMG. No HEAT or APCR rounds available.
    c) The Brigade, actually of divisional size, had an Armoured Regiment with 3 battalions, only one of which had Pz.38t in the Light company; and a Motorised Regiment of 2 battalions.
    d) During this period the division was moving up for action against the Russians, and may have seen limited action before changing sides (see List BN1).
    e) Can use Corps support from list BN3.


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