WWII
Hungary 1st Armored Division

October 1942 - March 1943 East Europe

List H7

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

1st Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x PanzerBef.1
    2 Medium Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Panzer 38t Ausf G
      3 platoons@ 5x Panzer 38t Ausf G

    2 Heavy Companies@
      CHQ: 1x Panzer IVF1
      1 platoon: 4x Panzer IVF2
      2 platoons@ 5x Panzer IVF1
      1 Recce Platoon: 5x Panzer 1B

2nd Tank Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x PanzerBef.1
    2 Medium Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Panzer 38t Ausf G
      3 platoons@ 5x Panzer 38t Ausf G

    2 Heavy Companies@
      CHQ: 2x Panzer 38t Ausf G
      1 platoon: 5x Panzer IIIJ (5cmL60)
      2 platoons@ 5x Panzer 38t Ausf G

    1 Recce Platoon: 5x Panzer 1B

Motorised Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4 trucks
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(13 man) rifle sqds, 3 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3-6 LMG, 4 trucks, 1 field car or Kubel
      1 platoon: 2x 5cm mortars, 2x 20mm Solothurn A/T rifles, 3 trucks, 2 rifle crew squads

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      1 platoon: 4x Nimrod SPAA
      1 platoon: 6x 3.7cm PAK35 or 5cm PAK38, 6 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
      1 battery: 4x 81mm mortars, 4 trucks, Assigned FC

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4 trucks
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 2(13 man) rifle sqds, motorcycles
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, motorcycles
      1 platoon: 2x 5cm mortars, 1 rifle sqd, M/C Combinations

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 2(13 man) rifle sqds, 3 trucks
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3-6 LMG, 4 trucks, 1 field car or Kubel
      1 platoon: 2x 5cm mortars, 2x 20mm Solothurn A/T rifles, 3 trucks, 2 rifle crew squads

    1 Company:
      CHQ: 1x Csaba 39M armoured car
      3 platoons@ 4x Csaba 39M

    1 A/T Platoon: 4x 3.7cm PAK35, 5 trucks

2. Regiment Support

Armoured Regiment HQ: 2x Panzer 38t G, 2x PanzerBef.1 with:
1 AA Platoon: 4x Nimrod
1 Recce Platoon: 2x Toldi II, 2x Panzer 1B

Motorised Regiment HQ: 5 rifle sqds, 5 trucks with possibly:

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 4 trucks
    1 platoon: 2x 5cm mortars, 2x 20m A/T rifles, 3 trucks, 2 rifle crew sqds

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

2 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 trucks, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 10.5cm 40M or FH, 5x Sdkfz 11

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 trucks, Assigned FC
    2 batteries@ 4x 150mm Skoda M14/35, 4x Sdkfz 7, radio van

3 AA Batteries@ 4 or 6x Nimrod

4. Notes


a) Radios are in CHQs and above.
b) Infantry have Panzerwurfmine A/T grenades.
c) The Division has 1 Armoured Regiment of 2 battalions; and 2 Motorised Regiments each of 3 battalions.
d) No APCR or HEAT rounds available.
e) Can use Corps and Army support from List H2.
f) This List can also be used from June 1942, when the Heavy Tank Companies, 5cm PAK38 and A/T grenades are not available.

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