WWII
Russian Motor Rifle Division
Aug'40-Aug'41

Eastern Europe

List R13

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth

    Motor Rifle Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck 3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 2x MMG, 2 LMG teams, 3x 50mm, 3 trucks
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        1 platoon: 4 or 6x 45mm M37 A/T guns, truck or Komsomlets tows
        3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 trucks
        1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck

    Light Tank Battalion

      Tank is:(d8):
        1: BT-5 M33
        2-3: BT-7-2 M37
        4: BT-7-1 M35
        5-6: T-26B M33
        7: T-26S M37
        8: T-26E

      Bttn HQ: 2x Tanks
      4 Companies@

        CHQ: 2x Tanks
        4 platoons@ 3 Tanks

      1 Support Platoon: 3x OP-7A (if any BT fielded) or 3x BT-7A (if BT-7-2) or 3x T-134 (if T-26S) or OT-133 M37 (if T-26S or E) or 3x OT-130 M33 (if T26B)

    Divisional Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 3 trucks
        1 platoon: 2 LMG, 2 MMG, 3x 50mm mortars, 3 trucks

2. Brigade Support

    Motorised Infantry Brigade
      HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 2 trucks with up to:
        1 Armoured Car Company:
          CHQ: 1-3x Ba-10 or Ba-20 or Ba-32
          3 platoons@ 2-4x Ba-10 or Ba-20 or Ba-32

        1 Gun Battery: 6x 76mm M27, 6 trucks, Obsolete FC
        Light Tank Brigade HQ: 3x tanks as in battalions

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 AA Regiment: 3 batteries@ 6x 37mm M39, 6 trucks OR 4x ZIS-5 (Quad MMG on truck)

    2 A/T Batteries@ 6x 45mm M37, 6 trucks or Komsomlets

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 0-1 flamegun, 3 trucks
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, radio van
      2 batteries@ 6x 122mm M38, 6 lorries or STZ-5 tractors
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, radio van
      2 batteries@ 6x 76mm M36, 6 trucks or T-26T tractors, Assigned FC
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 1 radio van, 6 lorries
      2 batteries@ 6x 152mmL24 M38, 6x Komintern tractors

4. Mechanised Corps Support

Up to:

    3 Flights@ 4x U-2 (Po-2) scout planes

    3 Pioneer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/pioneer sqds, 3 trucks

    3 Motorcycle Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 2 LMG, M/C Combos
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 5 LMG, M/C Combos

5. Notes

    a) Radios are in Bttn HQs and above. T-26B, BT-5 and BT-7-1 have frame aerials if radio equipped.
    b) Infantry have RPG-1940 A/T grenades. In 1941 can add one PTRD41 per platoon.
    c) The division has 2 Motorised Brigades each of 3 Motor Rifle Battalions, and 1 Light Tank Brigade of 4 battalions and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion.
    d) The divisions form part of the reformed Mechanised Corps until disbanded in August 1941, there being 2 Tank Corps (list R12) and 1 Motor Rifle Division in each corps.


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