WWII
Russian Infantry Division
1939-40

All theatres

List R16

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth

    Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
        0-1 platoon: 4 MMG, 3x 50mm mortars

      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        1 platoon: 4x 45mm M37 or 37mm M30 A/T guns, horse tows
        2 platoons@ 3 MMG
        1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, Obsolete FC

    Divisional Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      2 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, horses

2. Regiment Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 4 rifle sqds with up to:
      1 Anti-tank Battery: 6x 45mm M37 or 37mm M30 A/T guns, horses
      1 Gun Battery: 4-6x 76mm M27, horse tows, Obsolete FC
      1 Engineer Platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, 0-1 flamegun 1 Recce Platoon: 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, horses

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Tank Company:
      CHQ: 1x T-26A2 or A3, 1x T-26TU OR 2x T-26B M33
      3 platoons@ 5x T-26A2 or A3 OR 5x T-26B M33

    1 Light Tank Company:

      CHQ: 1x T-38 or T-37
      3 platoons@ 5x T-38 or T-37

    1 Flame Tank Platoon: 3x OT-26 M31 or M33

    2 AA Batteries@ 6x 37mm M39 AA, horses

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 0-1 flamegun

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 122mm M38 or M10/30, horse tows

    0-2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 76mm M36 or M33 or M02/30, horse tows

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 152mmL12 M09/30 or M10/30 or 152mmL24 M38, horses

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in at Bttn HQ and above only, at best.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) The division has 3 Infantry Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    d) In Finland the Light Tank Company can be Vickers Medium Mk.II in 1 division only.


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