WWII
Russian Independent Guards Rifle Brigade

1942-43 East Europe

List R46A

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth

    Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 3 (9 man) rifle sqds, 2 carts
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 (12 man) rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 4 (11 man) rifle sqds, 4 LMG, 1 (7 man) SMG PHQ sqd
        1 platoon: 4x 50mm mortars, 17 crew

      1 MG Platoon: 4 MMG, 29 crew, 2 wagons@ 2 horses

      1 Recce Platoon: 4(12 man) rifle/SMG sqds

      1 Battery: 9x 82mm M37 mortars, 9 wagons, Obsolete FC

      1 A/T Platoon: 3(7 man) rifle squads, 9x PTRD41, molotovs and RPG-43

      1 Pioneer Platoon: 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 wagon

    1 SMG Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 (9 man) SMG squads
      3 SMG Companies@
        CHQ: 1 (8 man) SMG sqd
        3 platoons@ 3 (10 man) SMG sqds, 3 LMG

2. Brigade Support

    Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle/SMG sqds, 2 SMG/engineer sqds, 6 lorries, 2 cars
    with up to:

    1 Recce Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 2 rifle/SMG sqds, 2 trucks
      1 Chemical platoon: 2 rifle/CBW recce sqds, 2 trucks

    1 Engineer Company:

      CHQ: 1(6 man) rifle sqd
      4 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 LMG, 2 flamethrowers

    1 NKVD Platoon: 2(9 man) rifle sqds

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ 6 SMG sqds, 8 trucks , Assigned FC, 2x PTRD41
      2 batteries@ 4x 76mm M42 field guns, 6 trucks
      1 battery: 4x 76mm M27 infantry guns, 6 trucks

    1 AA Platoon: 3x 12.7mm AAHMG, 3 trucks, 16 crew

    1 Rocket Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 SMG squads, 3 lorries, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 4x 132mm BM-13-16

    1 Anti-Tank Battalion:

      BHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3 wagons
      3 Batteries@ 6x 45mm M42, horse teams

    1 Anti-Tank Company:

      CHQ: 1(6 man) SMG sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 SMG sqds, 9x PTRD41 A/T rifles

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all Bttn HQs and artillery batteries and above only .
    b) Infantry may have RPG40 A/T grenades or VPGS-1940 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) The Brigade has 3 Infantry Battalions and one SMG Battalion.
    d) Most Brigades were disbanded in 1943 to create rifle divisions or replace losses in depleted divisions.


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