The 1st Army Group Equipment on August 20, 1939

Updated October 07, 2003
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Men Rifles Machine-Guns Mortars GCD*1
DP "Maxim", 7.62mm AA 12.7mm
36th Mot. Rfl. Div. 6103 4660 115 44 24 12 16 54
57th Rfl. Div. 11861 10310 401 179 21 7 8 86
82nd Rfl. Div. 10724 8814 271 159 21 - 28 -
5th Rfl.-Machine-Gun Brigade 2534 2084 121 58 8 8 - -
6th Tank Brigade 2622 1120 7 6 - - - -
7th Armored Brigade 1624 1023 61 18 3 - - -
8th Armored Brigade 1531 1279 92 24 - - - -
9th Armored Brigade 1809 1418 83 36 3 3 - -
11th Tank Brigade 3776 1928 51 13 3 - - -
185th Artillery Regiment 1731 1430 18 - - - - -
85th Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1571 1224 - - 3 - - -
150th Anti-Aircraft Battalion 426 316 - 2 3 - - -
63th Anti-Aircraft Battalion 446 350 - 2 3 - - -
66th Anti-Aircraft Battalion 475 382 4 - 4 - - -
212th Airborne Brigade 899 787 51 - - - - -
37th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion 300 209 5 - - - - -
85th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion 273 195 - - - - - -
1st Rfl. Reg./152nd Rfl. Div. 2838 2800 107 56 3 - 6 85
Separate Heavy Battery 164 103 2 - - - - -
32nd Field Engineers Company 243 241 4 - - - - -
406th Signals Battalion ? 416 36 - - - - -
937th Signals Battalion ? 282 - - - - - -
Total 51950(?) 41371 1429 597 99 30 58 225
  *1 - I'm curious what Grenade Cup Discharge item means.... Probably those mounted on rifles (rifle-grenade launchers)

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Guns Tanks BA
76mm Regimental 76-152mm 76mm AA (3K) 45mm AT
36th Mot. Rfl. Div. 32 8 4 20 - 36
57th Rfl. Div. 36 40 4 33 14 15
82nd Rfl. Div. 37 38 - 33 17 -
5th Rfl.-Machine-Gun Brigade 8 7 - 22 - 43
6th Tank Brigade  4 - - 6 202 26
7th Armored Brigade  10 - - - - 83
8th Armored Brigade  10 - - - 5 78
9th Armored Brigade  8 - - 4 - 82
11th Tank Brigade  11 - - 3 200 22
185th Artillery Regiment  - 33 - - - -
85th Anti-Aircraft Regiment  - - 43 - - -
150th Anti-Aircraft Battalion  - - 12 - - -
63th Anti-Aircraft Battalion - - 12 - - -
66th Anti-Aircraft Battalion  - - 12 - - -
212th Airborne Brigade  - - - 17 - -
37th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion - - - 18 - -
85th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion - - - 18 - -
1st Rfl. Reg./152nd Rfl. Div.  6 - - 6 - -
Separate Heavy Battery - 4 - - - -
32nd Field Engineers Company - - - - - -
406th Signals Battalion - - - - - -
937th Signals Battalion - - - - - -
Total 162 130 87 180 438 385

Abbreviations

AA- Anti-Aircraft

AT- Anti-Tank

BA - Armored Car

DP - "Degtiarev Pekhotny" Machine-gun

GCD - Grenade Cup Discharger (Rifle-Grenade launcher)

3K - The type of AA gun.


Literature
  1. M. Kolomiets. "Boi u reki Khalkhin-Gol", Frontovaya Illjustratsiya, No 2, 2002

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