WWII Polish LWP
Infantry Division

Oct '43-45 East Europe

List P5A

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 8 LMG
      1 platoon: 3 SMG squads
      1 platoon: 2 MMG, 2x 50mm mortars, 20 crewmen

    1 Battery: 8x 82mm mortars, 8 carts, Obsolete FC

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG teams, pack horses or carts
      1 A/T platoon: 2x 45mm M42 anti-tank guns, horse limbers

Divisional Tank Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x T-34/76F
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 1x T-34/76F
      3 platoons@ 3x T-34/76F

Divisional Women's Battalion (rear security?)

    Bttn HQ: 1 rifle squad
    1 SMG Company:
      CHQ: 1 SMG squad
      4 platoons@ 3 SMG squads

    1 Rifle Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle squads, 3 LMG
      1 platoon: 2 MMG teams

    1 Medical Company: 150 women
    1 NCO Training Company: 150 women
    1 Signals Company: 150 women

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 8 rifle/SMG sqds
with up to:

    2 Anti-tank Companies@

      CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
      2 platoons@ 2(12 man) SMG sqds, 8x PTRD41, molotovs

    1 Anti-Tank Platoon: 4x 45mm M42 anti-tank guns, 2 4-horse limbers
    1 Mortar Battery: 4x 120mm mortars, horse tows, Obsolete FC
    1 Gun Battery: 4x 76mm M27 infantry guns, horse tows, Assigned FC
    1 Pioneer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer squads
    1 Recce Platoon: 3 rifle squads, horses, sabres

    2 SMG Companies@

      CHQ: 1(8 man) SMG squad
      4 platoons@ 3 SMG squads, 6 LMG

    1 Chemical Defence Platoon: 2(5 man) rifle/engineer/CBW recce sqds, 3 wagons

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

1 Recce Company:

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
    3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 1 PTRD41, horses

      2 Artillery Battalions@

        BHQ: 7 rifle sqds, horses, wagons, Assigned FC
        2 batteries@ 4x 76mm M42 ZIS-2, horse tows, 8 wagons

      1 AA Company:

        CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
        3 platoons@ 4x 12.7mm HMG/AA tripods

      3 AA Batteries@ 6x 37mm M39, horse limbers

      4. Notes

      a) Radios are in all Bttn HQs, and possibly in CHQs.
      b) APCR and HEAT rounds available where appropriate.
      c) Infantry have RPG-43 A/T grenades in 1943, RPG-6 in 1944-45, and possibly could have RPG-1 disposable LAW in 1945.
      d) Regimental A/T platoons with PTRD41 have 3 molotovs and/or 3 A/T grenades per squad.
      e) The Division has three Infantry Regiments each of three battalions, plus one Tank Regiment and one Womens Infantry Battalion at division.

      5. 1st Army Support


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