Organization
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Legends used
| Unit size legends
X = Brigade , III = battalion , II = company / battery,
I = platoon
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1) Tank
2) Motorized Infantry
3) Transport
4) Repair
5) Engineer / Pioneer |
6) Anti-tank
7) Medical
8) Infantry
9) Recce (armoured car)
10) Chemical detachment |
11) Anti-Air (AA)
12) Signals
13) Other *
14) Tech** |
* = includes the NKVD-platoon,
Political department, Logistic service, Finance section,
Technical and Combat Supply service (See detailed composition)
** = Technical detachment includes; Park company, Repair
platoon, Service platoon and a Transport platoon |
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Official strength
| Personnel
total |
3 970 |
| Tanks |
light |
239 |
| flame |
10 |
| Armoured cars |
light |
15 |
| medium |
17 |
| Transport |
trucks |
420 |
| cars |
20 |
| special |
270 |
| tractors |
20 |
| Armament |
AT-guns (45 mm) |
6 |
| light machine gun (mg) |
45 |
| medium mg |
9 |
| Anti-Air (AA) mg |
6 |
| Note:
The main tank of the Soviet light tank brigade was either
the T-26 or the BT's (BT-5 and/or BT-7), types weren't mixed.
The strengths of the brigades,
both in material and men, was usually lower than the official
strengths.
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Detailed composition
1st level = under direct command of the
Brigade commander
2nd level = subordinate to the 1st level unit
3rd level = subordinate to the 2nd level unit
individual strength = the strength of the 3rd level unit
(if many, the strength of one), or if none, the strength
of the 2nd level unit (if present) or if neither present,
the strength of the 1st level unit.
(in other words, the strength of the unit in the left cell,
if many, the strength of a single unit) |
|
1st level |
2nd level |
3rd
level |
individual strength
|
|
Brigade HQ |
Signals
company |
HQ platoon
|
30 man |
| radio
platoon |
23 man |
| wire platoon
|
16 man |
| command
tanks platoon |
13 man, 3 tanks |
| traffic
control platoon |
31 man |
| Chemical
company |
3 chemical
platoons |
9 man, 3 flame tanks
|
| supply
platoon |
31 man |
| Pioneer
company |
3 Pioneer
platoons |
40 man |
| bridging
platoon |
34 man |
| NKVD
platoon |
|
19 man |
|
Political department |
Brigade
club |
5 man |
| newspaper
|
6 man |
| Commanders
of service |
Medical
company |
83 man |
|
Logistics service |
Repair
depot |
22 man |
| Field
bakery |
40 man |
| Military
shop |
46 man |
| Finance
section |
|
2 man |
| Technical
& combat supply service |
Reserve
tank company |
57 man, 16 tanks |
Repair battalion
(354 man) |
Bn HQ
|
4 man |
| 2 repair
companies |
72 man |
| special
repair company |
44 man |
| salvage
company |
46 man |
Recon battalion
(233 man) |
Bn HQ
|
23 man |
| Tank company |
3 tank
platoons |
20 man, 5 tanks |
| Armoured
car company |
2 platoons
|
20 man, 5 Med/A-car
|
| 1 platoon
|
20 man, 5 Light/A-car
|
| 1 motorcycle
platoon |
15 man |
4 x
Tank battalion
(370 man, 51 tanks) |
Bn HQ |
HQ platoon
|
16 man |
| Technical
detachment |
Park company
|
repair platoon |
14 man |
| service platoon |
14 man |
| transport platoon
|
30 man |
| 3 tank companies |
3 tank
platoons |
20 man, 5 tanks |
Motorized Inf.battalion
(723 man) |
Bn HQ
|
signals
platoon |
39 man |
| recon
platoon |
20 man |
| AA-platoon
|
13 man |
| 3 rifle
companies |
3 rifle
platoons |
47 man |
| mg-platoon
|
19 man |
| AT-battery
|
47 man, 6 guns |
Transport battalion
(368 man) |
Bn HQ
|
HQ platoon
|
11 man |
| AA-platoon
|
17 man |
| Transport
company |
40 man |
| Transport
company |
87 man |
| Transport
company |
85 man |
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Note,
that the individual strength shows only the strength of a
single unit, in the cell on the left. So adding these strengths
up, doesn't reflect the true strength of the parent unit,
for example; the number of men in 1st level & 2nd level
unit HQ's are not shown (except in the Finance section and
NKVD platoon).
The ( in parenthes )
strengths in the 1st level box, shows the official total strength
of that unit.
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