WW2: ORGANIZATION OF ARMIES

Air Corps Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Group Bombardment, Heavy

1 July 1941

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

 

3. Attached Medical

4. Attached Chaplain

 

Total Squadron (with Medical and Chaplain): 24 Officers, 267 Enlisted, 109 Pistols, 6 Flexible aircraft MG cal. .30, 9 Flexible aircraft MG cal. .30, 5 Motorcycles with sidecar, 5 Light cars, 15 Trucks 0,5-ton, 4 Trucks 1,5-ton cargo, 19 Trucks 2,5-ton cargo, 2 Heavy tractors, 3 4-engine heavy bombardment airplanes, 12 Trailers

 

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. 21 Officers = 1 Colonel + 1 Lieutenant Colonel + 3 Majors + 6 Captains 7 1^st Lieutenants + 3 2^nd Lieutenants;
3. 24 Officers (with Medical and Chaplain) = 1 Colonel + 1 Lieutenant Colonel + 3 Majors + 8 Captains 8 1^st Lieutenants + 3 2^nd Lieutenants;
4. 228 Enlisted = 9 Master Sergeants + 1 First Sergeant + 8 Technical Sergeants + 14 Staff Sergeants + 27 Sergeants + 24 Corporals + 72 Privates First Class + 96 Privates;
5. 267 Enlisted (with Medical and Chaplain) = 9 Master Sergeants + 1 First Sergeant + 8 Technical Sergeants + 14 Staff Sergeants + 28 Sergeants + 26 Corporals + 76 Privates First Class + 105 Privates;
6. 15 Trucks 0,5-ton  = 7 Carry-all + 4 Panel Delivery + 4 Pick-up;
7. 17 Trucks 0,5-ton (with Medical and Chaplain)  = 7 Carry-all + 4 Panel Delivery + 4 Pick-up + 2 Ambulance;
8. 12 Trailers = 8 1-ton 2-wheel + 4 Water 250-gallon.

 

 

 

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