CZECHOSLOVAK INFANTRY DIVISION ORGANIZATION

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• Document Page Count: 25
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 16, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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? CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
Q FO iATOO REPORT CD NO,
CLASSIFICATION _'. ;CR"T/C0~1 TROL - Lro a Jx FICI? LS :''N Y
COUNTRY 7zechosiovakia
SUBJECT Caschoslovak Infantry Division
O-r~,an_ization
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DATE DISTR. 16 Feb. i9 NO. OF PAGES 25
NO. OF ENCLS.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
I Since Minister Cepicka took over the Czechoslovak Ministry
of National pA+'pnse, soviet Army organization has boon
adopted. With the Officers Corps now decimated as a re
suit of vurges, a numbe- of units are to be
consolidated. For example? the 404th, the 310th and the
320th FA Bns will be combined to form one regiment. Recent
Soviet requests have been made to increase the number of
technical units and limit the number of. infantry units.
Infantry Division:
Division Commander
Deputy (responsible for equipment)
Deputy (responsible for political indoctrination)
Deputy (responsible for Rear Echelon -
Rear Echelon Commander)
Red Army Tactical and Technical Advisor of Division Commander:
Infantry Division Staff-
Chief of Staff "Tactical Deputy of Division Commander"
G ' (Onerations)
Chief of G - 1
5 Staff Officers
G - 2 (Intelligence)
Chief of G - 2
Attached Staff Olficers
Agents
Clerks and civilian employees
G - 5 Liaison officer (Control purpose)
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AR6M AIR
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G (Comrlunications )
G - 3 Chief
Attached Signal Corps officers
Clerks
G - 4 Personnel and Organization)
G - 4 Chief
Attached officers
Clerks
G (Counter Intelligence) - OZ
G 5 Chief
Attached officers
Attached NCOs -_- confidants, informers,, agents
Counter Intelligence Platoon - field gendarmerie
Civilian employees
Clerks
G - 6 (Political and Education)
G - 6 Chief (Deruty of Div. Cmdr)
Attached officers (Propaganda duties)
Clerks
Divisional Artillery Cmdr: Arty Advisor to Diva CO
Chief of Staff
1st Assistant Chief of Staff
2nd :r +r et
3rd " t1 (KODIROVSTIK)
Auxiliary personnel (clerks - draftsmen)
Rear Echelon Cmdr:
Chief of Supplies ("INTENDA.NCE") and attached officers
Quartermaster
Mess officer
Paymaster
Ordnance Service Chief
Transport Service Chief
Medical Service Chief
Veterinary
Chaplain
Chemical. ".arfare Officer
Depots:
Quartermaster Depot:
Commanding Officer
Auxiliary personnel
Labor Detail
Arti .ler t Ammunition. Depot,: Personnel same as above
Small Ards Ammunition Depot: oq rr rr
E jr,r junnlies Depot: rr tt r:
POL Distributing Point: Commanding Officer
Auxiliary personnel
CaR&MLe War r aterie Aef-.s. 1: Officer in cha.-re
Auxiliary personnel.
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Field Slaughterhouse
Field Bakery:
Division Readouarters Cmdr:
Guard Detail
Officers Mess
Administration Office
Field Post Office
Field Newspaper Printing Shop
3.
ontro
H CO: Cmdr (Cmdr of Div HC
)
Guard Detail
Clerks. batnen of Di
Division staff
Education NCO
Communications Battalion: Cndr and Deputy for
ve HQ
Pol e Affairs
Chief of Staff and A
OZ Officer
ssistant
Cornnanies :
a)
Telephone Co - 3 platoons of 3 sections
b)
Radio Co - ??
Engr Battalion:
c)
Teletype Co - 2 2 F
Hughes T Siemens, Bel
Cmdr and Deputy for
f (Creed l
l etc)
Pol. Affairs
Companies:
1st Engr.
Chief
OZ Off
Execut
Co - 3 Plat
of Staff and A
icer
ive Officer
oons of 2 Sect
ssistant
ions
2nd Engr.
3rd Engr.
Co -
Co
it
Reconnaissance
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Ba-~:talion: (Motorized)
(One furnace: capacity - 10,00
bread rations) -
Cmdr and Deputy for Pol. Affairs
Chief of Staff Assistant for Rear '}chelon
Operations officer and assistant
Intelligence officer
Code officer
o uarterrna s ter
Mess officer
Paymaster
7$ateriel officer
Executive of'f'icer
Tra-nanort officer
Technical officer
Ordnance o-"f icer
SiZ1nn1 officer
Enpr. officer
officer
OZ officer
S' eon
Connanies :
Cmdr
Education NCO
Co Sgt w HQ Sec
Sec
Accountant - (7,11
Radio Truck
2 snipers
4 m/c messengers
6 stretcher-bearers
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is-01 SMMG Platoon :
Platoons:
Platoon Cnndr
Assistant
Messenger
LNG no.l and 2
LING nob l and Ed 2
4 5MG men
3rd See: Sane as lst Sec
2nd find 3rd
Platoon same as 1st Platoon
Total Stren
4 officers
126 men
6 stretcher-bearers
26 drivers
12L1&GM.1c 26
146 SMG
4 pistols
158 daggers
2 rifles w/telescopic sights
10 weapons carriers (one for Co Cmdr, one for
each section. Platoon Cmdr rides with lst
Section)
3 trucks ,3-ton
4m/c
1 kitchen trailer
2nd and -3rd SMG Co same as 1st SMG Co
a. ~~.rr-rr .-rr~ ilrl~urr~n
4th MG Co-.
__"aIon "CO
V gt HQ 'See
+.w v(li },a.S~d ers i7?aron
2 snipers
4 m/c messengers
5" ,~aro is maintenance man for ,,,hole
Platoons:
Ist `MG Platoon:
Platoon Cndr
Assistant
Observer
?es senger
Sniper
Ist Sect Cdr
LMG gunner and no., 2
6 SMG men
2nd See: Cmdr
battalion)
1st See: Cmdr
2 Gun Cndrs
2 No 1
2 No 2
6 Ammo bearers
2nd flee : Sane as
.# ! 'ire r1t ' at ~* e
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Total Strength:
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4 officers
1.58 men (3 P'.1 etoons - 90 men, 38 driroor?,
rest of Co and Platoon Cmdrs personnel)
12 MGMk45
474 grenades
158 daggers
2 rifles w/telescopic
16 binoculars
13 radio sets
13 carriers
6 trucks
1 kitchen trailer
4 m/c
5th Company --82-mm Mortars:
Co Cmdr
Education NCO
Co t'gt - HO Section
Accountant - QM Section
Platoons :
is v Platoon:
Platoon Cmdr
Assistant
2 Observers
1 Messenger
sights
Cmdr
No 1
No 2
No 3
4 Ammo bearers
2nd and 3rd Platoon of-82-mm mortars R same as lst Platoon
Total Strength : 4 officers
145 men (3 platoons
23 HO personnel)
13 carriers
6 trucks
1 kitchen trailer
9 82-nm mortars
4 pistols
4 signal pistols
145 SMG
149 daggers
L47 grenades
13 radio sets
13 binoculars
84 men, 38 drivers,
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56 26
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;1st Co
4 1t'O' 12' 146 4 2
4
68 158
sari; as l is h Co
3rd Co
same as 1s
Co
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1581 12
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12
474
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32
789 46
8 24911
841j' 66
Plus 6 carriers as reserve
76-mm or 100-mm (US 100) Self Propelled Gun Bn:
Bn Cad Deputy for Pol. Affairs
Chief of Staff Assistant
Intelligence officer.
OZ officer
En?r officer
comn-mication officer
Ord lance officer
Surgeon
Qua-ptermaster
Pav iste'r
Materiel officer
Rear Echelon Cmdr
? st Self Propelled Gun C?
C mdr
Educ NCO
ZS Ji??or
2 Ohser vera
Platoons: 2 pla :!,ons of 76-nn o:i 1^Cnm
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x'o to Strength:
16 3elfi 'pronol1ed saxes of 76 or i0O r"irn
Commentary : ape f cn 13r use of SPGs?
8 Surgeons
b0 medical stof
1.20 beds
d .sirif est i4on m nit
10 aibular ces
1 mobile operating unit
1 dental unit.
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Trans ortation Connan~:
Total Strength: 48 trucks - (3 tons)
Divisional veterinary ambulance:
To --al StrQnyth:
chief veterinary
6 assistants
1 truck
Divisional Car .MMaintenar&ie Unit:
Performs 2nd *ehe,lon repairs
Other j; s der D ds on Cq i
1st Inf Regt
2nd It Ird n
76-rim Guns Regt - Grouped into
120-mm Mortar Regt - one
122-min Howitzer Regt ? Arty Brigade
17orld
Czech CorDs had same organization while fighting during
1 ar II in US';SRd
Until recently divisional artillery consisted of
1 105-mm Howitzer Regt
1 76-nn AT Battalion (motorized)
All signs show that one Arty Brigade (shown above) will be
attached to each division.
Tank units assigned to Ins Division:
Acecr?rring to Soviet r