WWII Polish
Mountain Division

1939 East Europe

List P14

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Mountain Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 BAR
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 BAR, 1x 46mm, 1 wz35

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG
      1 battery: 2x 81mm M27 mortars, Obsolete FC

2. Brigade Support

Mountain Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds with up to:

1 Gun Battery: 2x 65mm M06 Schneider, pack mules, Obsolete FC
1 Pioneer Platoon: 6 rifle/pioneer sqds, mules

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 3 rifle sqds, horses, sabres
    3 platoons@ 6 rifle sqds, horses, sabres, 1 BAR?, 1 wz35?

3 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
    3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, pack mules

2 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 65mm M06 Schneider, pack mules

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M19 or 100mm M16 Skoda, horses

1 AA Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
    3 platoons@ 3-4x MMG/AA tripods
    1 battery: 2x 81mm M27, horses OR 4x MMG/AA tripods
    1 battery: 4x 40mm Bofors or 20mm Oerlikons, horses

1 Cycle Company:

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, cycles
    3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 BAR, 1 wz35, cycles

1 MG Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
    1 battery: 2x 81mm M27 mortars, Obsolete FC
    3 platoons@ 4 MMG

4. Notes

a) Radios are at Battalion HQ and above.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades or molotovs.
c) The division has 3 Mountain Brigades each of 3 battalions.
d) There were also independent brigades, presumably of 3 battalions and a mountain artillery battalion of 65mm M06.
e) This list is provisional, based on infantry division organisation.


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