WWII Free Polish
Infantry Division

France 1940

List P16

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
      1 platoon: 2-3x 60mm M35

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
      1 platoon: 2x 25mmL73 A/T guns, horse tows
      1 battery: 4x 81mm M27 mortars
      4 platoons@ 4 MMG

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, 3 LMG
    1 Company:
      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, horses
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, horses
      1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, horses

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, M/Cs
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, M/Cs & M/C Combos
      1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, M/C Combos

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      2 platoons@ 2x 25mm A/T guns, horse tows
      2 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ; 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks with

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      1-3 platoons@ 2x 25mm A/T guns, 2x 81mm M27, horses

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

2 Transport Companies@ 19 trucks to motorise 1 company

3 Engineer Companies@

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

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x l55mm M1917, horses

3 Artillery Battalions@

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897, horses, 2 LMG

0-2 AA Batteries@ 4x twin LMG AA

1 Artillery Battalion:

    BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
    3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M13 or M35, 2 LMG, horses

1 A/T Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
    1-4 platoons@ 3x 25mm A/T guns, horse tows

1 Pioneer Company:

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
    4 platoons@ 4 rifle/pioneer sqds

4. Notes

a) Radios are in Regiment HQs. Artillery can be downgraded to Obsolete FC.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
c) The division has 2 or 3 regiments each of 3 battalions. There were 4 such divisions in May 1940.


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