SOVIET ARMY ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT

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• Publication Date: October 26, 1955
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COUNTRY Austria/USSR
SUBJECT Soviet Army Organization and
Equipment
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SOVIET ARC T/0, WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
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L T/O&E
information on the 95th Gds 25X1
'Rifle v this division consisted of three rifle regi- 25X1
ments, a medium tank-SP regiment, a howitzer artillery regiment, a gun
artillery regiment, an engineer battalion, a signal battalion,, an AAA
battalion and allegedly an advance air warning company (VNOS). 1 Except
for the last9 seen these units at the divisional training 25X1
area in ALLENTSTEIG (4641N-1519E)-.
division
unit -
other units were also included in the composition of the 25X1
The only other divisional 25X1
was the Divisional Vehicle Repair Shops. 25X1
The only specific information on the above named 25X1
units was as follows: The Gun Artillery Regiment was equipped with 85 mm guns.
The medium tank regiment had T-34 tanks and JSU-152 SP guns. The howitzer
artillery regiment had 122 mm howitzers. The AAA battalion had 85 mm AA pieces 2
B. REGIMENTAL-LEVEL T/O&E
See Annexes A through D for the organizational structure
units known
1. Alleged Regimental. Reorganization in Mid-1954
The most unusual organizational information
was that there had allegedly been a reorganization
the summer of 1954.
took place in the following manneri
of the regimental 25X1
the reorganization
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Up to Jun 54, the lst and 2d Rifle Bns were on duty somewhere on the
US-USSR demarcation line in Austria while the 3d Rifle Bn and the remainder of
the regiment were in the permanent regimental caserne area in MAUER OEHLING
(4806N-1448E). At this time, the entire regiment was assembled and sent to
the ALLENTSTEIQ Training Area. Units of a sister regiment, the 287th, relieved
the 290th Regt on the demarcation line and provided security for the MAUER
OEHLING caserne area while the 290th Regt was absent.
During Jun and Jul 54, regiment was
kept busy constructing 25X1
a summer camp in the AL area. Unknown portions of the other
two rifle regiments of the division and the gun regiment (pushechnyy Polk)
of the division were also thus occupied. Each was building its own particular,
summer training area.
Then in Jul-Aug 54 the regiment was suddenly reorganized, simultaneously
with the issuance of several new types of regimental weapons. The major
changes were as follows:
Instead of three rifle battalions, the regiment now had only two
rifle battalions. 3
An lleged 107 mm rocket launcher battery was added to the regimental
artillery, 25X1
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AA battalion (division) was also formed. 25X1
s was only approximately a 4O.man units nevertheless
anded it 25X1
Previously there had been only 2DA]
An AA p1aTivon in ;ne regiment, k5ee 10 3-)
Various ch n es were made in the T/0 of the rifle battalion. 3 (See
Annex C for knowledge of the post-reorganization structure of such 25X1
a battalion.)
the Sig Co, was also reorganized, and the company CO 25X1
read the new organizational structure to the company. 3 In place of three
platoons, radio, telegraph, and headquarters, there were only two platoons,
although the unit's strength remained the same. (See Annex the poet-
reorganizational structure of the company 25X1
a eneral reduction in regimental personnel result125X1
from the reorganization , but could not satisfactorily explain the reductioQ25X1
itself, about 50 EM were transferred entirely out of the regi- 25X1
ment to unidentified Air Force units. Several Air Force officers allegedly
cameto the regiment to escort these men from the unit. 25X1
the men and officers of the deactivated rifle battalion were somehow reshuffled
within the regiment, and there were even some men who were allegedly transferred
to and from the signal company and other companies in the regiment. ?~x1
to the
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units, from the artillery units of the division.
the other two rifle regiments of 0 25X1
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division were also 'reorganized in the same manner based this 25X1
assumption on ,the alleged fact that components of theseother two rifle regiments
also received the same new weapons, ranging through the new pistols 4 'to
the 107 mm rocket launchers at the ALLENTSTEIG training 25X1
area during the summer of-1 . .,.
Following the reorganization, regiment returned to its 25X1
permanent, caserne area at MAUER OEHLING, in late Aug 54. Eag.h of the
two remaining rifle battalions sent one:rifle company back to the demarcation
d i d- t.....
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line and one of the rifle 'hati-fl', inns' cent
an a
a to
City-01 presumably to guard division warehouses.
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Comments
Were issued to regiment in mid-1954, 25X1
to an alleged IwT mm a tery. 5
Were located in a RPO squad or platoon (fine
such unit was in each rifle battalion).
2. Regimental Weapons
For the moot part, able to identify individual and crew- 25X1
served weapons which were items of issue 25X1
?%
new weapons in he. summer of 1954.
omments
Were issue to the regimental AA "Divizion"
in mid-1954 .
Were issued within regiment in mid-
a. Guns
Type
No in
Refit
Co=
85 mm AT Gun
Issued in regiment in mid-1954, to regimental
(Conventional type)
AT battery. A
pparently it was gradually re-
57 mm AT Gun, M1943
2
placing the 57
of 57's were s
With the regim
mm AT gun since a like number
hipped out.
ental AT battery.
SU-76 mm SP Gun
7
Were in regime
ntal SU-76 battery.
(Conventional Type)
37 mm AA Gun M1939
2
Were in regime
ntal AA "Divizion" (battalion).
Conventional Type)
LUG.
b. Rocket Launchers
No in
A gat
107 mm Rocket Launcher Unk
37 mm RPC Rocket Unk
Launcher
ZPU-2
c. Machine Guns
No in
Reat
12.7 mm HMG,
DShK, M1938
(Conventional Type)
Infantry HMG
(Nomenclature Unknown)7
7.62 mm "Goryunov"
HMG M1943 (Conven-
tional Type)
Unk
7.62 mm "Company"' Unk
LMG (Conventional Type)
7.62 mm "Kalashnikov" Unk
(?) LMG
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1954. Four were in a regiment AA "Divizion",
two in each rifle battalion AA Platoon.
An unknown number were in each rifle battalion
MG Company.
Three such HMG's were issued to each HMG company
of the two rifle battalions in mid-19540
Were in each rifle battalion MG Company. Number
issued per MG company unknown 25X1
An unknown number were in each rifle company and
reconnaissance company. 9
Were issued in mid-1954 in unk numbers in the
regimental rifle companies and to the
Reconnaissance-Co. 9
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d. Mortars
No in
Type Regt
120 mm Mortar
M193 (Conventional
Type
82 mm Mortar, M1937 12 or
(Conventional Type) 14
Tye
e. Individual Weapons
No in
Re$t._
7.62 mm Sniper
M1891/30 Unk
(Conventional)
7.62 "Kalashnikov" Unk
SMG
7.62 mm SKS Carbinell Unk
Comments
Were in regimental 120 mm Mortar Battery.
There was no mortar company in the rifle
battalion, only one mortar platoon in each
of the two rifle battalions.
Comments
An unknown number were in each rifle company
and the reconnaissance company. 9
Were issued in the regiment in mid-1954 to
replace the PPsH SMG M.1941. Each unit
subordinate to the regiment had an unknown
number.
Issued in regiment in mid-1954 to replace the
7.62 mm carbine M1944. Each unit subordinate
to the regiment had an unk number, 25X1
there were an equal number of 25X1
carbines and SMG's.
Pistol (type unk) Unk Was allegedly modelled on the T-33. Regt staff
officers carried this weapon. Was issued to
replace T-33 in mid-1954,
Pistol (type unk) Unk Were issued in regiment in mid-1954. Was
allegedly modelled after the T-33 but was
smaller. Regimental unit CO's,, dow. to
platoon CO's, carried this weapon.
3. Regimental Vehicles
a. Staff and Non-Rifle Battalion Sub-Units
.
regimerru i rn u r e ve is es consisting of the Z - 63o ZIS a- 150,
GAZ-51, ZIS --151, GAZ - 67B types, in the fall of 1954. 11 All the line
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vehicles, which had been almost exclusively Lend-Lease vehicles, had been 25X1
exchanged for the types designated above. n y- a few 0 Lend-Lease vehicles 25X1
were 6 x_6 Studebakers. 25X1
Unit Type and No of Vehicles Comments
Signal Co 2 M72 Motorcycles Used for messenger duties.
4 GAZ-b3 RSBF radio station mounted in one.
The remaining vehicles were used
for equipment and personnel of
the company.
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Unit
Regt Hq
Recon Co
Engr Co
SP-76 Btry
120 mm Mortar
Btry
AT Btry
107 mm RL Btry
AAA "Divizion"3
TVansport Co
Housekeeping
Platoon
Type and No of Vehicles
1 aAZ-6 Jeep
1 old Studebaker truck
1 old Studebaker truck
1 old Studebaker truck
1 GAZ-67B Jeep
1 GAZ-67B Jeep
1 GAZ-67B Jeep
1 OAZ-67B Jeep
1 OAZ -67B Jeep %
2 BA-67 Armored Car,,
Unk no of GAZ-63's
Unk no of GAZ-51's
OAZ-63's, (probably 3)
1 or 2 GAZ-3
1 M72 Motorcycle
Comments
For Regimental CO's use..
Used as field CP by Regimental 25X1
Home-made box on truck chassis.
Used for transporting unit colors
to field.
For use by regimental CIS and
Operations Section while in field.
For use by regimental.C/S.
For use by Deputy CO'for Technical
Matters.
For use by remaining staff officers
For use by Special Section
(counter-intelligence)) Represent-
atives.
For use by Chief of Regimental
Artillery.
For equipment and ammunition
hauling.
4 or 5 GAZ-63
8 GAZ-63
4 GAZ-63 and QAZ 51
10 GAZ-63, ZIS-150,
GAZ-51
For prime movers.
For prime movers of 85 mm and 57mn
AT pieces.
For hauling unit r)cket Launchers .5
All GAZ-63's were used as prime
movers of ZPU-4's, ZPU-21s and
37 mm AA pieces. The remainder
About 30 vehicles,
mostly GAZ-51's and ZIS-5's.
1 ZIS-5
of these vehicles were u
transport personnel and
of this unit.
Hauled bread from ULMEF
sed to
equipment
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Other vehicles were ass'idned from
transport company as needed when
regiment went to the field. About
10 vehicles were assigned to this
platoon from the transport company,
for hauling field kitchens, food,
and equipment. This platoon also
had two horses and cars for in-
ternal.hauling jobs around the
regimental area.
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Unit
Type and No of Vehicles
ii
Chemical 2 c,n7_1-m
latoon
q Co Service 1 GAZ-51
Platoon
Regt School
Music Platoon 1 GAZ-51
Med Section 1 unk type ambulance
2 Studebakers
POL Section 2 ZIS-151 fuel tank.
carriers (1500-170u
liter estima-red capacity)
b. Two Rifle.Battalions
Comments
For transporting equipment of
platoon
For hauling equipment of platoon;
Note all drivers for the vehicles
of the refit come from this
platoon.
Had no organic transportation.
Obtained it from Transportation Co
as needed.
For transporting platoon personnel,
For transporting equipment and
personnel of section.
Serviced entire regiment with POL
products.
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long" B'Ucn rnailon headquarters a a ZIS- trucn5X1
battalion special section officer had-a 1leep.- .? vv w vv eacJ25X1
CO in the battalion had two or three ZIS-150 or ZIS-151 vehicles organic to
it
Oth
6
'
.
er aAZ-
3
s were drawn from the transport company as needed. 19rVd
had
o
e
ks
AA
---r ~...y
a.
vwv r - v
vi14.:l
, Wile
platoon two trucks, the housekeeping platoon an unknown number and the signal 25X1
platoon one GAZ-63.
c. Mobile Repair Vehicles
There were two mobile repair shops. These were home-made cargo
box St A
s
e
on u ebaker trucks. One was used by the Art Repair Shop (Art
Masterskaya), the other by the Automobile Repair Shop (Auto Masterskaya).
d. Other Miscellaneous Vehicle Data
that the Telephone Platoon, Signal Com an 25X1
supposed to e ass3.gned two,. tracked Armored a y 195
personnel carriers. In late 1954,
the CO sent two men to ALLENTSTEIG. to the division drivers schoo aII -
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In A~~9!55..
the SP-7b battery would reeeivP R .i,niApnti-PioA tflv1r
some ime in 1955.
C. SIGNAL EQUIPMENT
is
1. Signal Platoon-, Rifle Battalion Equipment
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The signal platoon of each rifle battalion had the following equipment:
Three RBM-1 Radios dk
One R106 Radio for each company and battalion headqu,rters. 12
About 29 km field wire PTF-7.
Unknown number of field phones TA1-43 type.
One E-10 switchboard.
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There could have been other signal eauioment in the rifle battalions,
there were 25X1
2. Regimental Signal Company Equipment
No Type
Comments
6 RBM-1 Radio One RBM-1 was in constant use of the regimental
VNOS post and one at regimental commudications
center. The latter maintained constant contact
with units on the demarcation line. The re-
maining RBM-l sets were for field use only, as
follows: one each went to the reconnaissance
Co, the regimental CO, the regimental C/S, and
the Deputy CO for Rear Services.
1 R105 Radio 12
4 R106 Radio 12
3 K-10 Switchboard
1 RSBF Radio
100 km PTF-7 and KPD-2
Telephone Cable
20 TAl-43 TAl-43 Field
Field Telephones
Telephones
Not used. Kept in storeroom.
radios were mounted in-SP's.
signal co to the SP-76 btry.
Kept in storeroom. During field problems, these
radios and operators were attached from the 25X1
Were for field use only. One was an improved
version of the K-10 type. The regiment used a
permanent type German switchboard while in
permanent camp.
Was mounted on a GAZ-63 truck. It maintained
constant radio contact with the division and
other regiments of the division.
2 Telegraph units One was used for training. The other kept
with keys.
constant contact with Div Hq. When the unit
was in permanent quarters, they were kept at
Regimental Communications Center.
Regimental Artillery Unit Signal Equipment
distinguished between signal equipment held at regimental head-25X1
quarters eve , that held at on level and that held by the various
re imental artillery units, quite positive concerning the accuraU;~, 25X1
of~ figures on signal company property, which represented all the signal 25X1
equipment at regimental level. much less certain of the signal equip-25X1
ment possessed by the two regimental infantry battalions. Concerting means
of communication within the regimental artillery unite,was even more 25X1
uncertain. these units ha heir own internal 25X1
communications set-up and equipment g.rx1
e reg men a ar ery c e 25X1
not the regimental communications officer, supervised internal regimental
artillery-communications. information on equipment had its use 25X1
The chief of regimental artillery had an R-10 or R!106 radio Plus a
RBM-1 not mounted on his jeep. 25X1
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ThP As mm Am Btry had a R-105 radio organic to it;
The 107 mm Rocket Launcher Btry had no radios.
this unit would be attached to the rifle units and therefore would'need no
radios.
The AA Btry (Divizion) had no radios.
by telephone.
Annexes
A.. Actual Composition of the 290th Gds Rifle Regt, 95th Gds Rifle Div
B Actual Composition of theHq and Special Staff, 290th Gds Rifle Regt,
95th Gds Rifle Div
C. Actual Composition of Rifle Battalion's 290th Gds Rifle Regt
D. Actual Composition of the Signal Company, 290th Gds Rifle Regt
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Comment 3: The organization and equipment given Varies
distinctly from that held locally for the Soviet 25X1
rifle regiment and its subordinate units.
Comment This was apparently the PKP (pekhotno-krupno
kaliberniy pulemyet) infantry HMG. It'had the
same receiver and body asAthe ZPU.
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Comment 8:
new "Degtyarev" LMa
this was
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Comment 12: This radio set is not locally held to be of
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Comment 13: Locally available information indicates that such 25X1
an artillery battery does exist at rifle battalion
.level. 25X1
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Annex A
Coposition of the.290th Gds Rifle R.egtn 95th Gds Rifle Div
290th Gds
Rifle Regiment
Regimental
H
(See Annex C)
Regtl
Arty
Co
3 Off
50 EM
About 2000 Officers and Men
(See Annex B)
I
r-
Signal
T
rans
A
Chem
usekee
Svc
CQ
C
o
Pivizioli
Platoon
ng Plato
latoon
-
(See Annex
4 Off 1 Off
60- EM
'
2
0 EM
D}
40 EM 30 EM
SP-76 mm 120 mm 85 mm AT 107 mm
Btry Mortar Bt Btry Btry
3 Off 50 Off & EM 60 Off & EM 2 Off 30 EM
26 EM
Regtt School
50 Off
120 EM
Pit
that there were no other units in the regimen.
in locally available reference datg,
usic P 1 t
1 Off
0EM
:edical
Section
Off-l5 F
Strengths are shown if known and are very close
approximations.
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Composition of the Hq and S2~ecial Staff, 290th Gds Rifle Rest
95th s i if leDiv
Annex B
grapher Music Flt
Capt
Asstt to Dep
CO.for Tech
Matters
Special Section 1
-?' Representati e I
Deputy-
for Rear
for
Services
Deputy CO fo
Political
Matters
a
Chief of
Regimental
tillery
I+t Cvl
or
Medical
Officer
Sr Lt
C
t
Chief o
ap
Food & Forag
Party
Capt.
Section
Organizer
r'Ad jutant"
Capt
1-1 0
Chief of
r
~ .
Clothing &
Equip Secti
PectVy
omsomol
r 25X1
eau
V
Propaganda
Officer
Note: All positions occupie Cat
by ranks as shown. F----] Club Officer
Regimental CO
Lt Col.
I.Qoder..._I
(Subordination Uncertain) (Overhead)
Deputy CO for
atters
Line Matters-
o 0
Col
Deputy CO.
or Technic
Matters
Mai I Capt Ohief of
ersonnel
E ction '
ief of.
hief of utomobile
Recon epair Shop
Chief of " LIChief of
Communications Chem
Service
Chief of Secret Lt
Document Seth.,
and Crypto- Chief of
Finance Off ioe 4 I Regimental)
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Capt
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Annex B
Composition of the Hq and Special Staff, 290th Gds Rifle Regt,,
95th (ids Rifle Div
LEGEND.-
1 0~ all line units were subordinate to the Deputy CO for 25X1
Li
ne as ers e
20 all the regimental separate companies and platoons 25X1
were also subordinate to the Chief of Staff. Operational control of certain
companies was through the special staff. Thus, the Chief of Reconnaissance
had operational control of the Reconnaissance Company, the Chief of Chemical
.Services of the Chemical Platoon, the Chief of Engr Services of the Engr Co
and the Chief of Signal Services of the Signal Coo the25X1
regimental school was also subordinate to the C/S
.3. The.Dep CO for Tech Services had operational control of the Transport Co
and the POL dump. as well as of the Automobile Shop.
k. The Dep CO for Rear Services had operational control of the Regimental
Housekeeping Plat and of all the sections operated by it. These included the
billeting section, two regimental stores (a PX and a food store), a pigsty,
.a tailor shop, a shoe shop, a bakery, a kitchen, a stable (with two horses),
a bath or shower point, the ration storeroom and the individual clothing and
equipment storeroom. The latter two points were controlled through the
.Chief of the Food and Forage Section and the Chief of the Clothing and 25X1
Equipment Section.
5? the Chief.of Regimental
Ar aina a tie Divisional Chief of Artillery. The 25X1
was known
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t-v,na-"
assistant to the Chief of Regimental Artiller
a
u
y
or Artillery, (The term "Adjutant" is misleadin however,
)6. The Senior Medical Officer was more or less a staff of
fiver.
he was .a "professor".and did not actually practice medicine.
iie was responsible for the operation of the regimental medical section and
the dispensary which was operated by the section. He was also responsible
for all medical personnel in the rifle battalions. At the medical Section
was the Regimental Doctor, a Sr Lt, a dentist, a Lt; and two doctors, both
Lt's. There were about 15 EM in the Medical Section in addition to these-
officers.
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position of Rifle Battalions, 290th Gds Rifle Regt 25X1
Annex C
Rifle. Bn
Bn Hqs
In
Company
,Signal
Platoon
1 Off
20 EM
use-
keeping
Plato on
Platoo
~1 Off
5 EM
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Annex C
Composition of Rifle Battalions, 290th Gds_ Rifle Regiment
LEGEND:
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1, The Rifle companies were numbered the 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th.
2. After Aug 54, each battalion sent one company to the demarcation line.
The lot Rifle. Bn sent the 3d, Rifle Co and the'?d Rifle Bn sent the 14th Rifle
Co. In addition, the 1st Rifle Bn sent the. k h Rifle Co to.-ST POELTEN, to
guard division warehouses.
3 there was no "battalion artiller:p ,13 He was positive
that there were no 57 mm AT pieces or any other type of artillery in the
rifle battalion. 25X1
Listed below are other pertinent items concerning T/O and E. 14 25X1
a. (there was no mortar company in each rifle
battalion,) there was only 1 platoon of mortars in each 25X1
'hattstliop., in one of the battalion rifle companies
This platoon had six or seven 82 mm mortars. 25X1
b, There were no crew-served rocket launchers or AT pieces-in the
battalions. The only AT weapon in the rifle battalions was the one-man 25X1
Rocket Launcher referred to as the RPG. there
was one RPG platoon or squad consisting of an unknown number of pieces. Again,
he did not know in which particular rifle company this platoon or squad was
located. 25X1
5o the following specific information on rifle battalion units:
Rifle companies consisted of three platoons each, with the exceDtion of
the-4th-Rifle Company, lot Rifle Bn, which had only two platoons
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Chief of Staff
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Radio
Platoon
Second
Squad
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Third
Squad
Sgui ment of - theRadio Platoon- -
One - RSBF dated in G Z.63 truck
Five RBM,1 Radtoa,
Four - 8106 Radios
Ones- RlOq Radio
On,-- GA7.-63cargo truci
Two - M7 Motorcycles (messenggers)
foe - Unknown type generator (for RSBF)
Radio
Repair
Shop
First
Squad
Company., 290th'.Gds Rifle
3EM
Second
Squad
Telephone
Platoon
Relent
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Internal
Communications
Squad
Equipment of the Telegraph Plato
Two - G 63 Cargo trucks
20 4 Telephones TA1-43
Three K-10 Switchboards
100 EM telephone wire
Two a Telegraph units w/key
Telegraph
Squad
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Composition of the Signal Company, th Oda Rifle Regiment 25X1
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1. The Co Hq consisted of a CO (a captain)., a Deputy CO for Political Affairs
ca Sr Ltd, and the company First Sergeant (a
.2. The advance air warning.section consisted of five men. It was operation-
ally controlled by the regimental chief of staff and also by a Ka j (fnu)
PARASHUTINSKIY, who was the chief of air warning posts for the division 25X1
This section was located on the top floor of the signal company billets.
It had one RBM-l radio.
3. The lot Squad, radio platoon, was responsible for the operation of the
.RSBF radio. The squad consisted of a section leader, two radio operators,
a driver, and a generator operator.
The remaining two squads of the radio platoon provided radio operators
with radios as needed for use by regimental headquarters while the regiment
was in the field. While the regiment:l.was at its permanent quarters, these
two squads provided radio operators to man one RBM-1 that was always in
operation in the regimental communications center. The remaining personnel
trained in radio matters,
4. The radio repair shop was responsible for the repair of all signal
equipment of the regiment. The section manning this shop consisted of a
section leader (a sergeant), a telephone repairman (a private), and a radio
repairman (a private). This section had no vehicle. It moved with the
radio platoon when the unit went to the fleldF
on y nana tools.
the section had25X1
5. The telephone platoon had, as a ("platoon headquarters!", the platoon CO
(a Sr Lt), an assistant platoon CO (a SR Sgt) who was also the squad leader
of the internal communications squad, and two drivers (both pvtas). One of
them was a part-time supply assi&nt totthe company first sergeant.
25X1
ao The lat, Squad consisted of a sergeant (squad leader) and five
privates. This squad was responsible for establishing and maintaining
telephone contact between the first rifle battalion and the regimental
switchboard while in the field. When in permanent quarters, this section
was occupied with general company training.
b. The 2d Squad consisted of one Jr Sgt (squad leader) and three privates.
It was responsible for establishing and maintaining contact between the 2d
rifle battalion and the regimental switchboard while in the field. It was
occupied with general company training when in permanent quarters.
ce The Internal Communication Squad consisted of a Sr Sgt (squad leader)
who was also assistant platoon comma n er, two privates (linemen), two privates
(switchboard operators), one private senior lineman with additional duty as
NCO in charge of the company signal supply room). The mission of this squad
was to operate the switchboards and to establish and maintain telephone
communications in the regimental headquarters, both in the field and in per-
manent quarters.
d. The telegraph squad consisted of a Sgt (squad leader), a private
(senior telegrapher) and two privates (telegraphers).. This squad never went
to the field. Its mission was the operation of the telegraph unit in the
Regimental Communication Center.
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