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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Combined Arms Center, United States (1939). "Organization of Polish Infantry 1939" (PDF). United States Combined Arms Center. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Polish Infantry Division 1939" (PDF). usacac.army.mil/. 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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