WWII Yugoslavian
Infantry Division

1939-1940 Balkans

List Y1A

by Mark Bevis

Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

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

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      1 battery: 3x 81mm M27 mortars, Obsolete FC

Divisional Cavalry Group

    BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
    2 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses, sabres
      2 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds, horses, sabres, 2 LMG

2. Regiment Support

Infantry Regiment HQ: 8 rifle sqds with:

    1 MG Battery: 4x MMG, pack horses
    1 Mortar Battery: 3-4x 81mm mortars, pack horses, Obsolete FC
    1 Gun Battery: 4x infantry guns, pack horses, Obsolete FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Mountain Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm Schneider M19 or Schneider M19 or 76.5mm Skoda M17, horse tows or pack horses

    1-6 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 100mm Skoda M16 or 75mm or 90mm M28 Skoda
        or 4x 80mm M05/08 Skoda or 75mm Schneider M06 or
        4x 75mm Schneider M12 or 100mm M14 Skoda or
        4x 76.5mm M28 Skoda or 75mm Schneider M19 or
        4x 105mm Schneider NM19 or 76.5mm Skoda M17, horse tows or pack horses

    3 MG Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds

4. Corps Support

Includes :

    1 AA Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 platoons@ 4x 13.2mm Hotchliss or 15mm Besa AAHMG

    3 Engineer Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds

    3 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm Schneider M19 or M13 or 15mm M17, horses

    2 Squadrons@

      SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses, sabres
      2 Troops@ 5 rifle sqds, horses, sabres, 2 LMG

    1 MG Squadron:

      SHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      3 Troops@ 4 MMG, horses
      1 Troop: 2x 81mm M27 horses, pack horses, Obsolete FC

5. Army Support

Up to:

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 10 rifle sqds, pre-planned fire
      3 batteries@ 4x 220mm M28 or 2x 305mm M11/30 Skoda siege howitzers, static

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 100mm M28 Skoda or 105mm M36 French, horses

    2 Artillery Battalions@

      BHQ@ 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2-3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M36 Skoda or 149mm M28 Skoda, horses

    1st Tank Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 lorries, 1-6x FT-17
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 4x FT-17 or NC-28 (mostly 37mm armed)
        3 platoons@ 4x FT-17 or NC-28

    2nd Tank Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 1-11x Renault R-35
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 4x R-35
        3 platoons@ 4x R-35

      1 Recce Platoon: 4x Kegrasse half-track staff cars

    1 Light Tank Squadron:

      SHQ: 2x S-1d SP tankettes
      2 platoons@ 3x S-1d

    1 AA Battery: 6x 40mm Bofors, horses
    9 AA Batteries@ 4x Skoda 90mm vz12/20 or 83.5mm vz37 or 76.5mm vz33, static or horse tows

    3 A/T Companies@

      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      3 platoons@ 4x 37mm vz37 or 47mm vz36 A/T guns, horses

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses, Obsolete FC
      2 batteries@ 4x 149mm vz33 M36 Skoda, horses

6. Notes

    a) No radios at all. Artillery is Obsolete FC.
    b) Infantry divisions have 2-4 Regiments each of 3 battalions.
    c) Artillery is not mixed below battalion level. The massive variety of divisional guns shows the chaotic state of the Yugoslav artillery pool. The Skoda M28 series were meant to replace all other types, but this had not been completed by 1941.
    d) Regimental Infantry guns are possibly 75mm Skoda M15 or M19 Schneider mountain guns.
    e) There are 2 Mountain Infantry Divisions with more LMG and MMG than listed above.


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