WWII
Hungary Light Infantry Division

1941-1943 E. Europe

List H6

by Mark Bevis

Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
      1 platoon: 2 MMG?, 2x 20mm Solothurn A/T rifles

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      2 platoons@ 12(3 man) LMG teams OR 3 MMG, 1x 20mm A/T rifle
      1 battery: 6x 5cm mortars in 3(8 man) rifle crew sqds
      2 platoons@ 8 MMG in 4(8 man) rifle sqds OR 3 MMG, 1x 20mm A/T rifle
      1 platoon: 6x A/T guns, horses, 6x 20mm A/T rifles

Divisional Recce Battalion (October 1942+)

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
    3 Troops@
      THQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, horses
      1 platoon: 12 LMG (3 man teams), horses
      0-1 Platoon: 5x Csaba 39M armoured cars

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 8 rifle sqds with up to:

1 Anti-tank Company:

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
    1-2 batteries@ 6x A/T guns, horses

1 Gun Battery: 4-6x 75mmL15 15/35M pack howitzers, horses

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, 6 AAMG
    3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897 or 80mmL30 M05/08, horse tows

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, 6 AAMG
    3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897 or 80mmL30 M05/08 or 100mm vz14 or 10.5cm FH18, horse tows

1 AA Battery: 6x 40mm Bofors, horse tows

1 Cavalry Troop:

    THQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
    4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, horses
    1 platoon: 12 LMG (3 man crews), horses

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in RHQ, possibly in Bttn HQs. All artillery is Obsolete FC.

    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades until October 1942, when Panzerwurfmine A/T grenades and P-40 rifle A/T grenades are available. In 1943 can have any type of German A/T grenades.

    c) A/T gun is 3.7cm PAK36 or 4cm M40 or 47mm SA-FRC or 4.7cm PAK36t. From October 1942 can be 5cm PAK38 or 7.5cm PAK40.

    d) Geman PAKs can have Steilgranate 41 stickbomb from October 1942.

    e) The division has 2 Regiments each of 3 battalions.

    f) Divisional artillery is usually 80mm M05/08 and 105mm FH18 with 75mm M1897 only available from 1942 onwards.

    g) A/T rifle is 20mm Soluthorn.


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