WWII
Persian Infantry Division

1939-1941 Persia

List IR1

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds 3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG
        1 platoon: 4x 75mmL21 M39 Skoda Mountain guns, horses

    Divisional Tank Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 1x AH-IVP or 1x TNH
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 4x AH-IVP light tanks
        2 platoons@ 4x AH-IVP
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 4x TNH (Lt vz38 light tanks)
        2 platoons@ 4x TNH

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds with up to:
      4 A/T platoons@ 3-4x A/T guns, possibly 37mm vz37, horses

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    1 Recce platoon: 3 rifle sqds, horses
    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses
      3 batteries@ 6x 76.5mm vz30?, horses

4. Corps Support

    3 AA Batteries@ 4x 75mm M29 Bofors, static
    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 2x M1921 Rolls-Royce Indian Pattern
      3 platoons@ 4x M1921 Rolls-Royce Indian Pattern
    1+ Cavalry Regiment:
      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3 rifle sqds, horses, swords
      5 Squadrons:@ SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses, swords
      5 Troops@ 3 rifle sqds, horses, swords &/or lance

5. Notes

    a) There are no radios available. Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    b) Organisation details are highly provisional. It is known that there were 5 infantry divisions, of which two had 25 tanks, and that there was much Czech equipment. It is also known that A/T guns, field artillery, MMG and the mountain guns were used.
    c) Persian units fought briefly against Commonwealth forces in August 1941, and could be pitted against Russian forces in the north of Persia.


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