WWII
Bulgarian 1st Armoured Regt.

March 1942-March 1943 Bulgaria

List BN6

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x LT vz35
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x LT vz35
      3 platoons@ 5x LT vz35

    1 Anti-Tank Company:

      CHQ: 1 staff car, 1x CV33 tankette
      2 A/T platoons@ 4x Vickers 6-Tonner E

    1 Recce platoon: 4x CV33 tankettes

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x Renault R-35 (with radio), 3x CV33
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x R-35
      4 platoons@ 3x R-35

Motorised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle squads, 3 LMG, 4 trucks

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks

2. Regiment Support

Armoured Regiment HQ: 2x LT vz35 tanks

Motorised Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries with:

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      1 AA Platoon: 4x 20mm Flak30, 4 trucks
      1 Engineer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries, 2 LMG
      1 Anti-tank Platoon: 4x 37mm PAK35 A/T guns, 4 trucks

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, motorcycle combinations
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle squads, 6 LMG, motorcycle combinations

3. Brigade Support

Up to:

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 1x CV33 tankette
      1 platoon: 4x CV33

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      5 platoons@ 3x 20mm Flak30, 3 AALMG, 4 trucks

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle squads, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      1 battery: 4x 75mm Fk16, 4 trucks, radio truck
      1 battery: 4x 105mm leFH16, 4 trucks, radio truck
      1 battery: 4x 100mm M16 Skoda, 4 lorries, radio van

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all LT vz35 PHQs; Vickers 6-Tonner PHQs, CV33 tankette CHQs; and in all Battalion HQs.
b) Infantry have no anti-tank grenades. No APCR or HEAT rounds available.
c) The 105mm leFH16 field guns may have AP from October 1941.
d) the "Regiment", actually a weak division or strong brigade, has one Armoured Regiment of one of each type of Armoured Battalion, and a Motorised Regiment of two battalions.
e) During this period the Regiment was in training.


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