WWII
Bulgarian 1st Armoured Regt.

Oct 1943-June 1944 Bulgaria

List BN8

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x Panzer IVG or H
    2 Companies@ CHQ: 1x Panzer IVG or H
    3 platoons@ 4x Panzer IVG or H

1 Company:

    CHQ: 1x LT vz35
    3 platoons@ 5x LT vz35

Motorised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle squads, 3 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck, 1 LMG
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle squads, 2 LMG, 4 trucks
      1 platoon: 2 MMG, 1 truck

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      1 platoon: 4x 3.7cm PAK35 or 5cm PAk38, 4 trucks, 1 MMG
      1 platoon: 4x 8.1cm Gr34 mortars, 2 trucks, Assigned FC

Brigade Recce Battalion

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

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, motorcycle combinations
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle squads, 4 LMG, M/C combinations

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      1 platoon: 4x 3.7cm PAK35, 2 MMG, 4 trucks
      1 platoon: 4x 8.1cm Gr34 mortars, 2 trucks, Assigned FC

2. Regiment Support

Armoured Regiment HQ: 3x Panzer IVG or H with

    1 Engineer Platoon: 4 rifle/engineer squads, 3 LMG, 4 trucks

Motorised Regiment HQ: 5 rifle sqds, 4 lorries

3. Brigade Support (actually divisional level)

Up to:

    1 Anti-tank Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 3x 7.5cm PAK40, 3 trucks

    2 Anti-tank Companies@

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

    2 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      1-3 platoons@ 1-3 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 lorry, no equipment

    1 Artillery Battalion:

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

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle squads, 6 lorries, Assigned FC,
      1 battery: 4x 75mm Fk16, 4 trucks, radio truck
      2 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18, 4 lorries, radio van

    1 AA Battery: 6 rifle squads, 0-6x 8.8cm Flak37, 6 lorries

    1 AA Company: 1-6 rifle squads, 0-9x 3.7cm Flak37, trucks

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad,1 truck
      1-4 platoons@ 1-3x 2cm Flak38, truck tows

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all LT vz35 PHQ; all Panzer IV and armoured cars, and in all CHQs.
    b) Infantry may have limited amounts of Panzerwurfmine anti-tank grenades. Any LMG can be replaced by GPMG. No APCR or HEAT rounds available.
    c) The "Brigade", actually of divisional size, has one Armoured Regiment of two Armoured Battalions, and a Motorised Regiment of two battalions.
    d) During this period the Regiment was in trainin, despite the best efforts of German advisors to train the unit up to an efficient combat level.
    e) Can use Corps support from List BN3.


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