WWII Polish
Infantry Division

1939 East Europe

List P12 (12A)

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 horse-drawn radio carts
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 (12-man) rifle sqds, 3 x 46mm mortars
      3 platoons@ 1 (6man) PHQ rifle sqd, 3 (19 man) rifle sqds, 1 BAR, 1 wz35 A/T rifle

    1 MG Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 (13 man) rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 MMG, carts
      1 platoon@ 3 MMG on Taczankas
      1 battery: 2x 81mm M27 mortars, 2 carts, Obsolete FC

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 1 PF508 staff car, 2 cars, 2 radios with up to:

    1 Anti-tank Company:
      CHQ: 2 (11 man) rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3x 37mm Bofors wz36 A/T guns, horses

    1 Recce Company:
      CHQ: 1 (8 man) rifle sqd, cycles and horses
      1 platoon: 1 (4/2 man) PHQ rifle sqd, horses, 5 (6/4 man) rifle squads, horses, 2 (5/3 man) rifle sqds, 2 BARs, horses
      1 platoon: 1 (4 man) PHQ rifle sqd, cycles, 2 (19 man) rifle squads, 2 BARs, 1 wz35, cycles

    1 Gun Battery: 2x 75mm M02/26, horse tows, 1 rifle sqd

    1 Engineer Platoon: 1 (3 man) PHQ rifle sqd, 3 (15 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1 (7 man) rifle/engineer CBW sqd

    1 CBW Platoon: 1 (3 man) PHQ rifle sqd, 3 (11 man) rifle/engineer CBW sqds, 1 (6 man) rifle/engineer CBW recce sqd

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

1 Cycle Company:

    CHQ: 1 (15 man) rifle sqd, 1 PF508 staff car
    3 platoons@ 1 (4 man) PHQ rifle sqd, cycles, 3 (19 man) rifle sqds, cycles

1 Cavalry Squadron

    SHQ: 1 (7/2 man) rifle sqd, horses, radio and 1 (5/3 man) rifle sqd, 1 BAR, horses
    4 platoons@
      1 (4 man) PHQ rifle sqd, horses, 2 (6/4 man) rifle sqds, horses, and 2 (6/3 man) rifle sqds 1 BAR, 1 wz35, horses
      1 platoons@ 14 MMG on Taczankaz

1 Recce Tank Company:

    CHQ: 1x TKS or TK-3 tankette, 1 PF508 staff car, 1 radio van, 1 (6 man) rifle sqd)
    2 platoons@ 6x TKS or TK-3, 1 M/C Combo

3 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
    3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds

2 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 75mm wz98, horses, 2 LMG

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 100mm wz14/19, horses, 2 LMG

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
    1 battery@ 3x 105mm wz29 or wz13, horses, 2 MMG
    1 battery@ 3x 155mm wz17 horses, 2 MMG

1 MG Company:

    CHQ: 1 (12 man) rifle sqd, horses
    1 platoon: 2x 81mm wz31 mortars, Obsolete FC
    3 platoons@ 4 AAMG, 3 wagons

    OR

    CHQ: 1 (12 man) rifle sqd, horses
    1 platoon: 2x 81mm wz31 mortars, Obsolete FC
    4 platoons@ 3 MMG on Taczankas

    OR

    CHQ: 1 (12 man) rifle sqd, horses
    1 platoon: 2x 81mm wz31 mortars, Obsolete FC
    4 platoons@ 4 AAMMG, 4 wagons

1 AA battery: 4x40mm Bofors, 8 x C2P, 4 x PF508 + AAMMG, 2x radio vans

2 Engineer Companies:

    CHQ: 1 (13 man) rifle sqd,
    1 platoon@ 1 (4 man) PHQ rifle sqd, 1 dinghy, 1x LKS, 4 (12 man) rifle/engineer sqds (one on cycles)
    2 platoons@ 1 (4 man) PHQ rifle sqd, 1 dinghy, 1x LKS, 4 (12 man) rifle/engineer sqds
    1 platoon@ 1 (17 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 6xLKS, tools, 1 motor boat, mines, explosives

1 Engineer Company:

    CHQ: 1 (3 man) rifle sqd, mines, 1 PF508 staff car
    1 platoon@ 1 (7 man) PHQ rifle sqd, 2x1 PF508 staff cars, 3 (6 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3x PF508 staff cars, 1 truck
    1 platoon@ 3 (6 man) rifle/engineer CBW recce sqds, 5x trucks

1 Divisional Engineer Park: 3 motor boats, 15 dinghies, 3BAR, 9 pontoon sections, tools, explosives, wagons, and LKS

4. Notes

a) Radios are at Battalion HQ and above, plus where noted.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
c) The division has 3 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
d) The split strengths squads in mounted units to normal mounted/dismounted manpower -- only in extreme situations would the full squad dismount.
e) Taczankas are towed by three horses in line abreast. Carts are drawn by one horse. LKS is an engineer's wagon towed by 2 horses.


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