Polish cavalry brigade order of battle in 1939

The following is a standard order of battle of the Polish cavalry brigade in 1939.

Chain of command

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Polish Cavalry Brigade - chain of command
Sub-unit C/O squadron-sized platoon-sized smaller units
commanding officer Staff
and headquarters
deputy commanding officer
chief military judge
chaplain
chief of staff operational officer
intelligence officer
military police platoon
 
chief communications officer communication squadron
chief commander of the tabors tabor's workshop
2 commands of march columns
 
3 columns each
quartermaster transport officer
armament officer
chief steward officer
chief doctor
chief veterinarian
 
artillery park unit
steward park unit
medical platoon
veterinary platoon
Headquarters commander staff squadron
Commander's units bicycle squadron (recce/liaison)
engineering squadron
 
 
 
HMG platoon
cavalry regiment
3 or 4 in each brigade
regiment commander line squadrons -
4 in each regiment
cavalry platoon -
3 in each squadron
3 sections (6 soldiers each)
LMG section (5 soldiers)
squadron commanders troop
LMG section
administration unit
HMG squadron
maintenance squadron
3 HMG platoons
 
4 HMG each
 
AT platoon
bicycle platoon
communications platoon

engineering squad

Mounted Artillery Unit (DAK) DAK commander  
 
munitions supply column
75 mm artillery battery
3 or 4 guns each
communications platoon
Organic Armoured Unit commander tankette squadron
armoured car squadron
Organic Rifle Battalion Rifles battalion

Composition and armament

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The following is a list of all equipment, armament, men and means of transport in use by a cavalry regiment and a cavalry brigade of the Polish Army, as of 1939. The figures for brigades are based on official Polish Army instructions prepared in late 1930s. The numbers in brackets give the figures for a four-regiment brigade, as opposed to the standard three-regiment one. The figures for the regiments are given after the actual mobilisation report of September 1, 1939, of the 25th Greater Polish Uhlans Regiment. Note that the numbers for other units may vary, mostly due to different mobilisation schedules and other problems.[1]

Polish Cavalry Brigade and Regiment - equipment
Regiment Brigade
  General
officers 36 232 (373)
privates and NCOs 838 5 911 (6 911)
horses
   Cavalry horses
   Pack horses
   Cart-horses
   Total

616
43
221
920

5 194 (6 291)

  Vehicles
cars 1 65 (66)
motorcycles 1
field kitchens 6
tabor carts 86
chaplains cart 1 4
taczanka wz.28 or wz.36 13
bicycles 36
  Armament
Vis pistols 133
wz. 34 sabres 616
lances 108
rifles Mannlicher 1888, Kbk wz. 1929, Kb wz. 98a, Mosin wz. 91/98/25, Kbk wz. 91/98/23 or Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 740 5000
7,92 mm karabin ppanc. wz 35 AT rifle 12 51 (64)
rkm Browning wz. 28 LMG 18 89 (107)
Maxim 08/15 and lkm wz. 08/18 MGs 10 (12)
Ckm wz.30 HMG 12 52 (64)
  Organic artillery
grenade launchers wz. 1930 and wz. 1936 9 (9)
81mm mortar wz. 31 2
75 mm Armata 75 mm wz.02/26 field gun 12 (16)
40 mm armata plot. wz. 36 AA gun 2 (2)
37 mm Armata ppanc. wz. 36 AT gun 4 14 (18)
  Organic armoured unit
wz. 34 or wz.29 armoured car 8
reconnaissance tankette TKS or TK-3 13

Polish cavalry brigades in 1939

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Cavalry

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Armoured-Motorised Brigades

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Different armament and structure

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "slovak invasion of poland". escolessolidaries.org. Retrieved 2023-05-25.