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1939 Infantry Regiment (Poland)

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The Polish Infantry Regiment; (Polish: Pulk Piechoty) during World War 2 comprised on average some 2,900 men and 60 officers organised around 3 rifle battalions armed with either the Karabinek wz.29 or the Wz. 98, 7.92mm bolt-action rifles. Each 19-man squad was also issued the RKM wz.28 light machine gun. Other regimental weapons included the Polish version of the French Model 1897 75-mm field gun, the Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle, the Ckm wz.30 heavy machine gun, the wz.31 81 mm mortar, and the wz.36 46mm light mortar/grenade launcher.[1]

Table of Organization and Equipment

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  • 1 Recon Company
    • 4 light machine guns
    • 2 antitank rifles
  • 1 Antitank Company
  • 1 Pioneer Platoon
  • 1 Artillery Platoon
    • 2 75 mm Mle 1897 field guns
  • 1 Antigas Platoon
  • 1 Communications Platoon
  • 3 Rifle Battalions
    • 3 Rifle Companies
      • 9 light machine guns
      • 3 46 mm mortars
      • 3 antitank rifles
    • 1 heavy machine gun company
      • 12 heavy machine guns
      • 2 81 mm mortars[2]

References

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  1. ^ Combined Arms Center, United States (1939). "Organization of Polish Infantry 1939" (PDF). United States Combined Arms Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Polish Infantry Division 1939" (PDF). usacac.army.mil/. 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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