WWII Polish LWP
1st Independent Armoured Brigade

1944-1945 East Europe

List P3

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

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

13th Anti-Tank Regiment (Jan'45+ only)

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Su-85, 1x T-34/76F, 1x KV-1 ARV
    2 batteries@ 5x ISU-152
    2 batteries@ 5x Su-85

    1 SMG Company:

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

4th Heavy Tank Regiment (Jan'45+ only)

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Is-2m, 2x KV-1 ARV, 1x Ba-64
    4 'Companies'@ 5x Is-2m
    1 Recce Platoon: 3x M3A1 S/C or Carriers, 3 PTRD41, 1 SMG sqd

2. Brigade Support

Armoured 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

3. Notes

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-6 A/T grenades, and possibly RPG-1 in 1945. The Anti-tank platoon with PTRD41 have 3 molotovs and/or 3 A/T grenades per squad.
c) Any rifle sqd can be rearmed with SMG, and can be carried on the back of the tanks or SPGs.
d) APCR and HEAT rounds are available where appropriate.
e) In 1945 possibly could replace T-34/76F with T-34/85, although Polish use of the latter in WW2 is not confirmed.
f) The brigade has 2 or 3 medium tank battalions and 1 Motor Rifle battalion, with the A/T and Heavy Tank Regiments being attached in 1945.

5. 1st Army Support


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