WWII Romainian
Royal Guard Division

1937-44 Romainia

List RM4

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Guard Cavalry Squadron

    SHQ (Bttn HQ): 2 rifle sqds, horses
    2 Troops@ THQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
    3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 6 LMG, horses

Guard Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 A/T Rifle
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
      1 platoon: 2 AAMG, horses

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 battery: 6x 60mm M35, Obsolete FC
      2 platoons@ 6 MMG, horses
      1 A/T platoon: 2x 3.7cm PAK35

Attached Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 1x R-1 light tank with radio, 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    2 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x R-1 (one with radio)
      3 platoons@ 5x R-1

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 6 LMG, horses

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, M/Cs
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, M/Cs

2. Regiment Support

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

    1 Engineer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds
    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 platoon: 6x 47/32 A/T guns, horses
      1 platoon: 6x 81mm mortars or 4x 75mm M39 or M15 Skoda pack howitzers, horse tows, Obsolete FC

    Guard Cavalry Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds, horses with up to:

      1 MG Troop:
        THQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
        3 platoons@ 6 MMG, horses

      1 Engineer Troop:

        THQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, horses

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

3 Artillery Battalions@

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

2 Artillery Battalions@

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

2 Pioneer Companies@

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

4. Notes

a) No radios at all except in the R-1 light tanks mentioned.
b) Infantry have no A/T grenades. A/T rifle is 20mm Solothurn or can be PzB39 from 1941.
c) The division has 1 Cavalry Regiment of 2 Squadrons; 1 divisional Recce Battalion; 2 Infantry Regiments each of 3 battalions, plus an additional Palace Guard Battalion.
d) The division never left Romanian territory, and the Palace Guard Battalion remained in the capital.


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