WWII
Polish LWP 1st Tank Corps

1944-1945 East Europe

List P1

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Medium Tank Battalion

Bttn HQ: 1x T-34/76F
2-3 Companies@

    CHQ: 1x T-34/76F
    3 platoons@ 3x T-34/76F

Motor Rifle Battalion (of Tank Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
3 Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks
    1 platoon: 2x MMG, 3x LMG teams, 2 trucks

1 Support Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    1 platoon: 4 or 6x 45mm M42 A/T guns, truck tows
    1 platoon: 4x 76mm M27, 4 trucks, Obsolete FC
    1 platoon: 2-3 SMG sqds@ 3 PTRD41, 1 truck
    1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC

Motorised Battalion (of 1st Motorised Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or M3 H/T

3 Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks
    1 platoon: 2 MMG, 4 LMG, 2 trucks

1 Support Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    1 platoon: 4 or 6x 45mm M42 with truck tows OR 4x 57mm M43 with M3A1 White S/C tows

1 battery: 6 or 9x 82mm mortars, trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC
1 platoon: 3 SMG sqds, 9 PTRD41, 3 trucks
0-1 platoon: 4x 76mm M27, 4 trucks or M3A1 S/C, Obsolete FC
0-1 platoon: 4x 12.7mm HMG/AA tripods, 2 trucks

2. Brigade Support

Tank Brigade HQ: 2x T-34/76F, 3x Ba-64(LMG) with up to:

    1 AA battery: 6x M17 or 4x 37mm M39 & 4 trucks or 9-12x HMG/AA tripods in 5-6 trucks

1st Motor Rifle Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, 2x M3 H/T with up to:

    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
      4 platoons@ 3 SMG/engineer sqds, 2 flameguns, 2 LMG, 3 trucks

    1 Mortar Company:

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
      3 batteries@ 3x 82mm mortars, 4 trucks, Assigned FC

    1 AA battery: 2 platoons@ 4x HMG/AA tripods, 2 trucks

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 trucks

    1 A/T Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4x 57mm M43, 4 trucks

3. 'Corps' Support (actually divisional level)

Up to:

24th A/T Regiment:

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Su-85, 1x T-34/76F
    4 batteries@ 5x Su-85

1 SMG Company:

    CHQ: 1 SMG sqd, 1 truck
    3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 3 trucks, 2 LMG, 1 PTRD41

1 Mortar Regiment:

    RHQ (BHQ): 6 SMG sqds, 2 PTRD41, Assigned FC, 8 trucks
    4 or 6 batteries@ 6x 120mm mortars, 3 PTRD41, 6 trucks, 1 radio truck

1st Rocket Battery:

    BHQ: 3 lorries, 4 rifle sqds, radio van,
    2 batteries@ 4x BM-13-16, radio van, Assigned FC

26th AA Regiment: 3 batteries@ 6x 37mm M39, 6 trucks

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all CHQ and battery HQs.

b) Infantry have RPG-43 A/T grenades, possibly RPG-6 in 1944-45, and possibly RPG-1 in 1945. Anti-tank units with PTRD41 have 3 molotovs and/or 3 A/T grenades per squad. The PTRD41 can be issued out to the infantry sections.

c) The Corps (actually of division size) has 3 Tank Brigades (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th) each of 3 tank battalions and one Motor Rifle Battalion, and the 1st Motorised Brigade of 3 battalions.

d) APCR and HEAT rounds are available where appropriate.

e) Any or all rifle sqds can be rearmed with SMG.

f) In 1945 possibly could replace T-34/76F with T-34/85, although Polish use of the latter in WW2 is not confirmed.

g) Motor Rifle troops can be carried on the back of the T-34s, at the rate of one squad per tank. This also applies to the SMG company in the 24th A/T Regiment.

5. 1st Army Support


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