WWII
Italian 1st Motorized Group

Dec 1943-Jan 1944 Italy

List IT26

by Mark Bevis

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 2 lorries
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 LMG, 2 lorries

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
      2 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars, 3 trucks
      0-1 platoon: 6x 20mm Solothurn or PzB41 anti-tank rifles, 1 lorry

Bersaglieri Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1x Fiat 665 armoured lorry
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle squads, 1x Fiat 665 armoured lorry
      3 platoons@ 2 rifle sqds, 2 SMG sqds, 2 LMG, 2x Fiat 665

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle squads, 1 lorry
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
      2 platoons@ 9x 45mm mortars, 3 trucks
      0-1 platoon: 6x 20mm Solothurn or PzB41 anti-tank rifles, 1 lorry

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 8 rifle squads, 6 lorries

3. Brigade Support

Up to:

    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle/engineer sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

    3 Anti-tank Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 47/32, 4 trucks

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105/28 M13, 4 trucks, radio van

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 100mm/22 Skoda M14/19, 4 lorries, radio van

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75/18 M35 field guns, 4 trucks, radio truck

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 20mm Breda AA, 4 trucks

4. Notes


a) Radios are in all CHQs.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
c) The Brigade Group has one Infantry Regiment of two battalions, and one Bersaglieri Battalion.
d) Infantry Battalion transport is from American Corps transport units.
e) Can use American air and Army support from List A3.
f) Lower organisations and artillery used are provisional.

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