WW2: ORGANIZATION OF ARMIES

Air Corps Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Group Bombardment, Heavy

1 August 1939

Table of Organization 1-112

 

1. Group Headquarters

1.1. Command Section

1.2 Personnel Section

1.3 Operations and Intelligence Section

1.4 Materiel Section

1.5 Communications Section

1.6 Weather Section

2. Headquarters Squadron

2.1 Administrative

2.1.1 Squadron Headquarters

2.1.2. Mess

2.1.3 Transportation

2.2 Technical

2.2.1. Engineering

2.2.2 Supply

2.2.3 Communication

2.2.4 Armament and Chemical

2.3 Flight

2.3.1 Operations

2.3.2 Flight A¹

 

Total Squadron: 23 Officers, 232 Enlisted, 255 Pistols, 15 Flexible aircraft MG cal. .30, 5 Motorcycles with sidecar, 5 Light cars, 11 Trucks 0,5-ton, 10 Trucks 1,5-ton cargo 4x2, 13 Trucks 2,5-ton cargo 4x2, 2 Light tractors, 5 2-engine airplanes B-18, 8 Trailers 0,75-ton, 2 Radios SCR-197A

 

3. Attached Medical (Table of organization 8-400 dated April 27, 1938)

 

Total Squadron (with Medical): 25 Officers, 240 Enlisted, 251 Pistols, 15 Flexible aircraft MG cal. .30, 5 Motorcycles with sidecar, 5 Light cars, 12 Trucks 0,5-ton, 10 Trucks 1,5-ton cargo 4x2, 13 Trucks 2,5-ton cargo 4x2, 2 Light tractors, 3 4-engine airplanes B-18, 8 Trailers 0,75-ton, 2 Radios SCR-197A, 1 Crash splint unit, 1 Group aid station equipment

 

Note:

1. The combat crew for each airplane will consist of 1 officer, pilot; 1 officer, copilot; 1 officer, navigator; 1 enlisted man, bombardier-gunner; 2 enlisted men, radio operator-gunner; 1 enlisted man, aerial engineer-gunner; 1 enlisted man, assistant aerial engineer-gunner;
2. 23 Officers = 1 Colonel + 1 Lieutenant Colonel + 3 Majors + 6 Captains 9 1^st Lieutenants + 3 2^nd Lieutenants;
3. 25 Officers (with Medical) = 1 Colonel + 1 Lieutenant Colonel + 4 Majors + 7 Captains 9 1^st Lieutenants + 3 2^nd Lieutenants;
4. 228 Enlisted = 9 Master Sergeants + 1 First Sergeant + 8 Technical Sergeants + 14 Staff Sergeants + 33 Sergeants + 25 Corporals + 91 Privates First Class + 47 Privates;
5. 240 Enlisted (with Medical) = 9 Master Sergeants + 1 First Sergeant + 8 Technical Sergeants + 15 Staff Sergeants + 34 Sergeants + 25 Corporals + 94 Privates First Class + 54 Privates;
6. 11 Truck 0,5-ton  = 7 Reconnaissance 8-passenger + 4 Pick-up;
7. 12 Truck 0,5-ton (with Medical  = 7 Reconnaissance 8-passenger + 4 Pick-up; + 1 Ambulance;

 

P.S. All pictures are executed in a scale 1:100, signal equipments - 1:20

 

 

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