WW2: ORGANIZATION OF ARMIES

Air Corps Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Group, Bombardment, Light

1 August 1939

Table of Organization 1-132

 

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: 18 Officers, 222 Enlisted, 240 Pistols, 30 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 Attack-bomber 2-engine airplane, 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): 20 Officers, 234 Enlisted, 240 Pistols, 30 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, 5 Attack-bomber 2-engine airplane, 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 enlisted man, bombardier-gunner; 1 enlisted man, armorer-gunner;
2. 18 Officers = 1 Colonel + 1 Lieutenant Colonel + 3 Majors + 6 Captains 6 1^st Lieutenants + 1 2^nd Lieutenant;
3. 20 Officers (with Medical) = 1 Colonel + 1 Lieutenant Colonel + 4 Majors + 7 Captains 6 1^st Lieutenants + 1 2^nd Lieutenant;
4. 222 Enlisted = 6 Master Sergeants + 1 First Sergeant + 10 Technical Sergeants + 10 Staff Sergeants + 32 Sergeants + 27 Corporals + 89 Privates First Class + 47 Privates;
5. 234 Enlisted (with Medical) = 6 Master Sergeants + 1 First Sergeant + 10 Technical Sergeants + 11 Staff Sergeants + 33 Sergeants + 27 Corporals + 92 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;
8. 30 Aircraft MG cal. .30 = 10 Flexible + 20 Fixed.

 

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

 

 

 

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