WWII Romainian
Infantry Division

1942-1943 East Europe

List RM13

by Mark Bevis

Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
      1 platoon: 2 AAMMG, 2 horses

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      2 platoons@ 2-6 MMG, pack horses
      1 battery: 2x 81mm or 6x 60mm Brandt mortars, Obsolete FC
      1 platoon: 2x 3.7cm PAK35 A/T guns, horses

Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 5 Kubels
    1 Cavalry Troop:
      THQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses or motorcycles
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 6 LMG, horses or motorcycles

    2 Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks or motorcycles
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 4 trucks or motorcycles
      1 platoon: 2 AAMG, 2 trucks, 2x 60mm M35 mortars

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses or lorries, 5 cars with up to:

    0-1 Scout Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      1 platoon: 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, horses
      1 platoon: 3(13 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG

    1 Engineer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 A/T Battery: 6x 37mm PAK35, horses
      1 Battery: 6x 81mm mortars or 4x 75mm M15 or M39 Skoda, pack horses, Obsolete FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Assault Pioneer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle/SMG sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 flameguns, 2 LMG

    1 AA Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 platoons@ 3x AA, probably AAMG, horses

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 100mm Skoda M14, horses

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897 or 75mmL30 Krupp M03, horses

    1 A/T Battery: 6x 47/32 M35, horses

    1 A/T Battery: 6x 75mm PAK40 or 75mm PAK97/38 or 5cm PAk38, horses

    2 Attached Pioneer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/pioneer sqds

4. Notes

    a) No radios available at all.
    b) Infantry may have any German A/T grenade in 1943.
    c) The Division has 3 Infantry Regiments each of 2 battalions.
    d) PAK38 and PAK40 are not available until October 1942. The PAK97/38 is not available until January 1943.
    e) Can use Corps and Army support from List RM3A.
    f) Each squad has a 2 man A/T team with SMG, pistols, extra grenades, smoke grenades, mines, etc.
    g) From 1943 shadow Training Divisions of 3 Regiments each of 2 Infantry and 1 Artillery battalions (75mm field guns) were formed.


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