1st Rumanian Armoured Division, June 1941, (Combat, Signal, Transport and Supply elements) ICo MgCo B Sup I Bat MgCo* HIC R Sup I Reg ReB^ ATC ArR** EnB*^ AAC Sig C D Sup^* Arm Div Actual Rifle Sqd 9 27 6 60 8 128 Rifle Sqd 60mm Mor 2 6 12 24 60mm Mor 81mm Mor 4 4 8 81mm Mor MMG 12 12 5 29 4 62 MMG LMG 9 27 54 4 9 12 4 137 LMG Trucks 11 8 14 55 17 15 19 161 25 18 82 47 18 18 346 1002 Trucks Light Transport 1 1 3 5 3 15 7 1 7 33 124 Light Transport Motor Cycle Sqd 1 1 2 4 Motor Cycle Sqd 47mm ATG 4 4 8 2 12 38 47mm ATG AAMG 6 6 2 12 46 AAMG Light Eng Sqd 18 18 Light Eng Sqd 20 mm AAG 12 12 20 mm AAG Heavy A Cars 14 14 Heavy A Cars Light A Cars 14 14 Light A Cars Artillery Tractors 30 30 Artillery Tractors 105mm Guns*^^ 12 12 105mm Guns*^^ 100mm Hows^^^ 12 12 100mm Hows^^^ 75mm Guns^^* 12 12 75mm Guns^^* 109 R-2 (S-II-a) Tank (All types) Tank Bat^^ R Sup 1st Armoured Regiment 73 Renault R35 Tanks (All Types) Trucks 27 9 63 Trucks Light Transport 9 6 24 Light Transport Recovery R-2's 3 6 Recovery R-2's Command Tank R-2 2 3 7 Command Tank R-2 R-2 (S-II-a) Tank*** 48 96 R-2 (S-II-a) Tank 47mm ATG 4 4 47mm ATG AAMG 4 2 10 AAMG Tank Bat^^ R Sup 2nd Armoured Regiment**^ Trucks 27 9 63 Trucks Light Transport 9 6 24 Light Transport Recovery R-35's 3 6 Recovery R-35's Command Tank R-35 2 3 7 Command Tank R-35 Renault R35 Tanks**^ 30 60 Renault R35 Tanks 47mm ATG 4 4 47mm ATG AAMG 4 2 10 AAMG * Armoured Infantry, but APCs were unavailable, so motorised only. ^ Recon Battalion included 1 Gun Platoon, 1 Heavy (8 ton) Armoured Car Company, 1 Light (4ton) Armoured Car Company and 1 Motorised Infantry Company. Assorted armoured cars included Skoda OAvz 27 and Tatra OAvz 30. Some sources indicate a Motorcycle Battalion but it appears this was replaced by the Mechanised Recon battalion by June 41. ** 1st Motorised Artillery regiment included 1 Heavy Battalion with 3 Batteries of 4 105mm Guns, 1 Medium Battalion with 3 Batteries of 4 100mm Guns and 1 Light Battalion with 3 Batteries of 4 75mm Guns. Each Artillery Battalion had a Platoon of 4 AAMGs attached. *^ Engineering Battalion includes 2 Companies, each with 6 LMGs and 3 Flamethrowers, and a motorised Engineering Supply Column. It also controls the Signal Company. ^^ Tank Battalions include 3 Tank Companies, Workshop Company, Battalion HQ and Supply Column. ^* Includes all the following:- i) HQ Armoured Division, 1 Military Police Company, 1 Traffic Control Company. ii) 1 Truck Column, 1 Fuel Column, 1 Munitions Column, 1 Maintenance Column, 1 Admin Squadron and 1 Medical Column, all motorised. *** R-2 Light Tank manufactured by Skoda. Manufacturer designation S-II-a. Almost identical to the Panzerkampfwagen 35(t), in the 6th Panzer Division. **^ Renault R35 Tanks. 41 captured French stock and 34 captured Polish stock. Initially 2nd Armoured Regiment was attached to 4th Army's III Corps. *^^ 105mm Schneider model 1936 Field Guns. ^^^ 100mm Skoda model 1934 or 1936 Howitzers ^^* 75mm Schneider-Putilov model 1902/1936, Field Guns. Created by Nigel Askey, 15/08/2008 References Nafziger, G.F., Rumanian Order of Battle World War II, Ohio, George F. Nafziger 1995, page 7. Nafziger, G, F., Internal Organisation of Rumanian Units 1940-1944, 992. His Ref:- Madegj W, V,. Southeastern Europe Axis Armed Forces, Order Of Battle, Allentown, PA 1982 Nafziger, G, F,. Rumanian Divisions 1941-1944, 1994. His Ref:- Axworthy, M., The Romanian Army of World War 2. Ellis, J,. World War II, A Statistical Survey, New York, Facts on File 1993, Section 4 TOE's, page 215. Edwards, R., Panzer A Revolution in Warfare 1939-1945, London, Arms and Armour Press 1993, page 68. Purnells Illustrated Encyclopedia of Modern Weapons and Warfare, Phoebus Publishing Co 1979, part 108, page 2154.