WWII Free Polish
Infantry Division

1944-1945 Italy

List P8

by Mark Bevis

1. Tenth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 2 PIAT
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 PIAT

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars, 7x Carriers, 3 PIAT
      1 platoon: 4x 6pdr, 5x Loyd Carrier, 2 LMG
      1 platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 1-2 LMG
      1 platoon: 4x MMG, 1 PIAT, 5 Carriers
      1 platoon:
        PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1x Humber S/C, 1 LMG
        4 sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd.

Divisional Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Humber S/C
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2x Humber S/C, 1x M3 H/T LAD,
      1 platoon: 4x 6pdr, 5x Carrier
      1 platoon:
        PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1x Humber S/C, 1 LMG
        4 sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

      3 platoons@

        PHQ: 1x Humber S/C
        2 sections@ 2x Humber S/C
        2 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1 PIAT, 1x 2"

      1 Battery: 6x 3" mortars, 7x Universal Carriers

2. Brigade Support

Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 staff cars, 6 trucks, Air Liaison team in radio van, 6 LMG

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

9 Artillery Batteries@

    BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG
    2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4x Quad tractors, radio van, 2 AALMG, 1 PIAT, 2 OP teams

2 Anti-Tank Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    3 Troops@ 4x 17pdr or 6pdr, 2x LMG, 4 trucks.

2 Anti-Tank Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x truck
    3 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 4 trucks, 2 LMG.

3 AA Companies@

    CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
    3 AA platoons@ 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks

2 Engineer Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds,
    3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun, 0-4 LMG

4 Support Companies@

    CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1x lorry
    1 battery: 6x 4.2" mortars, 7x Carriers, OP team
    2 platoons@ 4x MMG, 5x Carriers, 1 PIAT

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ.
b) Infantry squads have Hawkins A/T grenades.
c) 6pdr has APDS and HE. 17pdr has APCBC and HE, and APDS in 1945.
d) The division has 3 infantry brigades each of 3 battalions.
e) All units can be motorised if desired, 2 lorries per platoon, 1 truck per support section or HQ squad.
f) Organisation of the Recce Regiment is provisional, possibly may be Staghound equipped as Corps Recce Regiment on list P6.


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