WWII
Russian Mountain Division
1941

All theatres

List R20

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth

    Mountain Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
        0-1 platoon: 4x 45mm M37 or 37mm M30 A/T guns, horse tows OR 9 PTRD41 in 3 SMG sqds
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG
        1 battery: 6x 82mm mortars, Obsolete FC

    Divisional Recce Battalion

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

2. Regiment Support

    Mountain Regiment HQ: 10 rifle sqds with up to:
      1 MG Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
        3 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses
      1 Anti-tank Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 3 PTRD41
        3 platoons@ 9 PTRD41, 3 SMG sqds, molotovs
      1 Scout Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 10 snipers
        2 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

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

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 0-1 Kartukov 41
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 0-1 flamegun

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 76mmL21 M38, horse tows

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses, possibly AA tripods?

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 6x 107mm mortars, horses

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in RHQ and above only, possibly in Bttn HQs.
    b) Infantry have RPG-1940 A/T grenades. A/T platoons with PTRD41 can have extra A/T grenades and molotovs, or A/T rifles can be issued to rifle platoons.
    c) The division has 3-4 Mountain Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    d) Although accurate for 1941, this list can provisionally be used for 1939-42.


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