WWII
Finnish Infantry Division

1940-1941 Scandinavia

List FN4

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1 A/T Rifle

    1 MG Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 MMG

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 3 SMG sqds, 3x A/T rifles, 6lb demo charges, molotovs
      1 platoon: 3x 81mm M38 or 82mm M37 mortars, Obsolete FC
      1 platoon: 3x 3.7cm Bofors or 45mm M37 or 3.7cm PAK35 A/T guns, horse tows

Divisional Light Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, cycles or skis
    3 Light Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds, 1 LMG, cycles or skis
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, cycles or skis

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 platoons@ 3 MMG, horses

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds with up to:

    1 Battery: 4x76mmL16 M27, horse or reindeer tows, Obsolete FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    2 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle/engineer sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, molotovs

    2 Artillery Battalions@:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mmL31 M22 Schneider, horses

      OR 3 batteries@ 4x 76mmL30 Putilov M02 or 76mm M36, horses

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 122mm M38 or 105mm M37/10 or 155mm M1917
      or 15cm Bofors M31 or 152mm M09/30 or 152mm M10/34, horse tows

4. Corps Support

Up to:

1 Tank Battalion:

    Bttn HQ: 1x Landsverk L182, 2x T-26 M37
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x T-37
      3 platoons@ 5x T-37

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x Vickers 6-Tonner E (45mmL46)
      3 platoons@ 5x Vickers 6-Tonner E (45mmL46)

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x T-26 M33
      2 platoons@ 5x T-26 M31
      1 platoon: 1x T-26 M33, 4x OT-130

    1 Heavy Tank Platoon: 2x T-28B

3 Recce Platoons@ 3x Ba-10 or Ba-20 armoured cars

3 AA Batteries@ 4x 40mmL60 Bofors, horse tows

9 AA Batteries@ 4x 20mm Madsen or 2cm Flak30, horses

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 8" M1 howitzers, 4 lorries

2 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
    2 batteries@ 4x 4.5" QF Mk2 or 152mm M10/34, horses

3 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Obsolete FC
    3 batteries@ 4x US 75mm (M1897A4?), 4 trucks

2 AA Batteries@ 4x 3" 20cwt, horses or trucks or static

5. Notes

    a) Radios are at RHQ and above, and in AFV CHQ.

    b) A/T rifle is wz35 or 20mm Lahti 39 or 20mm Solothurn or .55" Boys.

    c) Ordinary infantry and Light infantry squads do not have A/T grenades or molotovs, only the specialist platoon in the battalion support company has these.

    d) The division has 3 infantry regiments each of 2 battalions.

    e) A/T guns can be towed by Komsomlets.


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