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Blitz Polish Ob

This document outlines the organization of a typical Polish infantry division in 1939, including its headquarters, battle groups, maneuver elements, and fire support elements. A division contained 3 rifle regiments each with 3 rifle battalions. It also had cavalry, reconnaissance, artillery, and other supporting units. The cavalry brigades had cavalry regiments organized into squadrons, while motorized units had motorized rifle or tank battalions composed of squadrons or companies.

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Blitz Polish Ob

This document outlines the organization of a typical Polish infantry division in 1939, including its headquarters, battle groups, maneuver elements, and fire support elements. A division contained 3 rifle regiments each with 3 rifle battalions. It also had cavalry, reconnaissance, artillery, and other supporting units. The cavalry brigades had cavalry regiments organized into squadrons, while motorized units had motorized rifle or tank battalions composed of squadrons or companies.

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PO BG-01->BG-04

BATTLE GROUP BG-01


Rifle Regiment
(x3 per Infantry Division)

Command

x1 Commander

BATTLE GROUP BG-03


Cavalry Brigade

x1 ME-05 Independent

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
HQ

NON-DIVISIONAL ATTACHMENT

PO-15

Reconnaissance Tank Company


(1 each in the 4th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 17th,
20th, 25th, 28th, and 30th Infantry Divisions;
and 3 in Army Group Krakow)

Transport

x1 PF 508/518

HQ

PO-13

PO-15

BATTLE GROUPS

(x3 per Infantry Regiment)

x2 BG-02 Rifle Battalion

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
x1 Commander PO-15

(Only in the Krakowska,


Kresowa, Mazowiecka,
Podlaska, Wielkopolska, and
Wilenska Cavalry Brigades)

MANEUVER ELEMENTS
x3 Infantry Company ME-02

FR-22

ATTACHMENTS
x4 Medium Machine Gun PO-18
Organic Fire Support

DIVISIONAL ATTACHMENTS

x1 81mm Mortar

x1 ME-01 Reconnaissance Company

PO-09

BATTLE GROUP BG-02


Rifle Battalion

PO-12

Transport

x5 Horse-drawn Limber

x1 Commander
x1 PF 508/518

x3 BG-02 Rifle Battalion

x1 75m Field Gun

Command
HQ

Transport

PO-09

BATTLE GROUPS

ATTACHMENTS
x4 37mm Antitank Gun

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT

PO-20

x1 BG-04 Armored Recon Group


(x2 in the Kresowa Cavalry Bgde)

x3 BG-05 Cavalry Regiment


(x4 in the Nowogrodzka, Suwalska, and
Wolynska Cavalry )

x2 Medium Machine Gun PO-18


x1 40mm AA Gun

BATTLE GROUP BG-04


Armored Recon Group

web PT

Transport

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT

x1 C2P Artillery Tractor web PT


FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS

x1 FS-01 Light Howitzer Battalion

Command
HQ

x1 Commander

PO-15

Transport

x1 PF 508/518

PO-09

(x3 per Infantry Division)

x1 FS-02 Light Howitzer Battery


(x3 per Infantry Division)

x1 FS-03 Medium Artillery Battery


(x3 per Infantry Division)

x1 FS-04 Heavy Howitzer Battery


(x3 per Infantry Division)

MANEUVER ELEMENTS

x1 ME-06 Armored Car Squadron

MANEUVER ELEMENTS

x1 ME-03 Bicycle Company


ATTACHMENTS
x2 37mm Antitank Gun

PO-13

Transport

x2 Horse-drawn Limber

FR-22

x1 Taczanka

PO-11

x1 40mm AA Gun

web PT

Transport

x1 C2P Artillery Tractor web PT

x1 ME-07 Tankette Squadron

FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS

x1 FS-05 Horse Artillery Battery

PO BG-05->BG-09
X

BATTLE GROUP BG-06


Motorized Cavalry Brigade

BATTLE GROUP BG-05


Cavalry Regiment
HQ

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
x1 Cavalry
PO-21
MANEUVER ELEMENTS
x4 ME-04 Cavalry Squadron
ATTACHMENTS
x4 Taczanka
x2 37mm Antitank Gun

x1 PF 508/518
BATTLE GROUPS

PO-09

(Not in Warsaw Mot. Cav Bgde. )

PO-13

x1 81mm Mortar

PO-20

Transport

PO-09

x1 ME-05 Independent Recon Tank Co.


x1 ME-10 Motorized Recon Squadron
ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENTS
x9 37mm Antitank Gun
x9 PF 508/518

PO-13

Transport

x3 PF 508/518

PO-09

PO-13
PO-09
web PT

Transport

x1 37mm Antitank Gun

PO-09

x1 37mm Antitank Gun

x2 40mm AA Gun

x4 Medium Machine Gun PO-18

x1 PF 508/518

x1 ME-08 Light Tank Company

PO-09

ATTACHMENTS

PO-15

Transport

x2 Medium Machine Gun PO-18

Transport

x4 ME-09 Motorized Rifle Squadron

x1 Commander

x1 ME-07 Tankette Squadron

PO-15

MANEUVER ELEMENTS

HQ

MANEUVER ELEMENTS

MANEUVER ELEMENTS

Transport

x6 PF 508/518

Transport

FR-22

Command

x1 PF 508/518

Command

PO-15

x1 BG-08 Motorized Recon Battalion

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
x1 Commander

x1 Commander

PO-13

BATTLE GROUP BG-07


Motorized Rifle Regiment

HQ

HQ

x2 BG-07 Motorized Regiment

x2 Horse-drawn Limber

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT

Command

PO-11

Transport

BATTLE GROUP BG-08


Motorized Recon Battalion

(10th and Warsaw)


HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT

BATTLE GROUP BG-09


Light Tank Battalion

x2 C2P Artillery Tractor web PT


FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS

HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT

x1 FS-02 Light Howitzer Battery


(Direct Fire Support. Not in Warsaw
Mot Cav Bgde)
x1 FS-06 Light Field Gun Battery
(x2 in Warsaw Mot Cav Bgde)

x1 7PTjw
PO-01
MANEUVER ELEMENTS

Command

x1 ME-11 Light Tank Squadron

Maneuver Element-01
Reconnaissance Company
Command
HQ

x1 Commander

PO-15

x4 Infantry

PO-14

x1 Antitank Rifle

PO-17

Maneuver Element-02

PO ME-01->ME-12
Maneuver Element-09
Maneuver Element-05
Independent Reconnaissance Tank
Company
Command

x1 TK/TKS Scout Tank (a) PO-05


x3 TK/TKS Scout Tank (b) PO-05
(a) Armed with 20mm in companies attached to
the 10th and Warsaw Motorized Brigades, and the
Wielkopolski and Pomorska Cavalry Brigades.
Otherwise armed with a Machine Gun.

Motorized Rifle Squadron


Command
HQ x1 Commander

x1 PF 508/518

PO-09

x9 Infantry

PO-14

x1 Medium Machine Gun PO-18

Rifle Company
Command
HQ x1 Commander

PO-15

x9 Infantry

PO-14

Maneuver Element-06

Transport

x1 Antitank Rifle

PO-17

Armored Car Squadron

x6 wz. 34 Halftrack

(b) Armed with a Machine Gun

Command

x1 46mm Mortar

PO-19

Maneuver Element-03
Bicycle Company
HQ

x1 Commander

PO-15

x9 Infantry

PO-14

x2 Antitank Rifle

PO-17

x12 Bicycle

GN-01

Maneuver Element-04
Cavalry Squadron (a)
Command
PO-21
HQ x1 Cavalry

x8 Cavalry
(a) may dismount as :
Command
HQ x1 Commander

x7 Infantry

PO-21

PO-22
PO-08

Motorized Reconnaissance Squadron


Command
HQ x1 Commander
PO-15

(b) Armed with a Machine Gun

Maneuver Element-07
Tankette Squadron

x9 Infantry

PO-14

x1 Antitank Rifle

PO-17

Transport

Command

x1 TK/TKS Scout Tank (a) PO-05


x3 TK/TKS Scout Tank (a) PO-05

x11 Motorcycles

PO-08

Maneuver Element-11
Light Tank Squadron

(a) Armed with a Machine Gun

Command

x1 7TPjw Tank PO-01


x5 7TPjw Tank PO-01

Maneuver Element-08
Maneuver Element-12

Light Tank Company

x1 Vickers E type B Tank

PO-03

x2 Vickers E type B Tank

PO-03

PO-14
PO-17

x1 46mm Mortar

x2 wz. 34 Armored Car (b) PO-07

x2 Vickers E type A Tank


x1 Antitank Rifle

PO-17

Maneuver Element-10

Command

PO-15

x1 Antitank Rifle

x1 wz. 34 Armored Car (a) PO-07

(a) Armed with a 37mm.

Command

PO-15

Transport

PO-04

Independent Light Tank Company


Command
HQ x1 Commander
PO-15
Transport

x1 PF 508/518

PO-09

x3 FT-17 w/37mm

FR-01

x2 FT-17 w/MG

FR-01

Fire Support Element-01


Light Artillery Battalion

PO FS-01->FS-06
Fire Support Element-03
Medium Artillery Battery

On-Board Attachment
x1 Forward Observer (a) PO-16
Off-Board Direct Fire Support
1st Light Artillery Battery
x2 75mm Field Guns (b)
and
2nd Light Artillery Battery
x2 75mm Field Guns (b)
and
3rd Light Artillery Battery
x2 75mm Field Guns (b)

(a) The forward observer may be


attached to any maneuver element.
Use the German Call for Fire table.
(b) Small template. Indirect Fire
weapon rating:
-1 vs. V, 0 vs. T, G, sV

Fire Support Element-02


Light Howitzer Battery
On-Board Attachment
x1 Forward Observer (a) PO-16
Off-Board Direct Fire Support
x2 100mmHowitzer (b)

(a) The forward observer may be


attached to any maneuver element.
Use the German Call for Fire table.
(b) Large template. Indirect Fire
weapon rating:
-1 vs. V, 0 vs. T, G, sV

On-Board Attachment
x1 Forward Observer (a) PO-16
Off-Board Direct Fire Support
x2 105mm Field Guns(b)

(a) The forward observer may be


attached to any maneuver element.
Use the German Call for Fire table.
(b) Large template. Indirect Fire
weapon rating:
-1 vs. V, 0 vs. T, G, sV

Fire Support Element-04


Heavy Howitzer Battery

Fire Support Element-05


Horse Artillery Battery (a)
On-Board Attachment
x1 Forward Observer (a) PO-16
Off-Board Fire Direct Support
x2 105mm Field Guns(b)

(a) May deploy on-board as:


x6 75mm Field Gun
PO-14
Transport
x6 Horse-drawn Limber FR-29
(b) The forward observer may be
attached to any maneuver element.
Use the German Call for Fire table.
(c) Small Template. Indirect Fire
Rating
-1 vs. V, 0 vs. T, G, sV

On-Board Attachment
x1 Forward Observer (a) PO-16
Off-Board Direct Fire Support
x2 155mm Howitzers (b)

(a) The forward observer may be


attached to any maneuver element.
Use the German Call for Fire table.
(b) Large template. Indirect Fire
weapon rating:
0 vs. V, +1 vs. T, G, sV

Fire Support Element-06


Light Artillery Battery (a)
On-Board Attachment
x1 Forward Observer (a) PO-16
Off-Board Fire Direct Support
x2 105mm Field Guns(b)

(a) May deploy on-board as:


x2 75mm Field Gun FR-25
Transport
x2 wz. 34 Halftrack PO-08
(b) The forward observer may be
attached to any maneuver element.
Use the German Call for Fire table.
(c) Small Template. Indirect Fire
Rating
-1 vs. V, 0 vs. T, G, sV

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