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Authorized Strengths for the Cavalry Brigade | ||||||||||
Cavalry Brigade | Brigade Total |
Brigade Hqs. [1] |
Cavalry Regiments |
Bycicle Battalion |
Antitank Company |
Antiarcraft Company |
Artillery Battalion |
Engineer Unts |
Signal Company |
Service Units |
Personnel | ||||||||||
Officers | 192 | 13 | 78 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
Government Service Officials | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 |
Non-Commissioned Officers | 893 | 16 | 408 | 135 | 28 | 29 | 97 | 27 | 43 | 110 |
Enlisted Men | 5,570 | 112 | 2,390 | 799 | 124 | 156 | 721 | 228 | 174 | 886 |
Total Personnel | 6,684 | 148 | 2,880 | 963 | 156 | 189 | 845 | 260 | 222 | 1,041 |
Animals | ||||||||||
Light Draught Horses | 1,862 | 46 | 816 | – | – | – | 458 | – | 28 | 514 |
Heavy Draught Horses | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | – | – | 15 |
Riding Horses | 2,603 | 48 | 2,026 | – | – | – | 424 | – | 19 | 86 |
Total Animals | 4,552 | 94 | 2,842 | – | – | – | 954 | – | 47 | 615 |
Non-Motorized Vehicles | ||||||||||
Horse-Drawn Wagons and Carts | 409 | 13 | 182 | – | – | – | 97 | – | – | 117 |
Vehicles (misc.) | 20 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Motor-Towed Trailers (multi-axle) | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Motor-Towed Trailers (single-axle) | 1 | – | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | 1 |
Total Non-Motorized Vehicles | 473 | 13 | 190 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 97 | 14 | 3 | 121 |
Motor Vehicles | ||||||||||
Personnel Carriers | 205 | 4 | 42 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 14 |
Load Carriers & Prime Movers | 222 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 30 |
Armored Cars | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Solo Motorcycles | 165 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
Motorcycles with Sidecars | 153 | – | 18 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
Total Motor Vehicles | 751 | 44 | 126 | 210 | 55 | 52 | 16 | 54 | 57 | 77 |
Weapons | ||||||||||
Pistols | 1,516 | 23 | 728 | 260 | 59 | 63 | 147 | 43 | 11 | 48 |
Rifles | 4,868 | 121 | 2,168 | 703 | 97 | 126 | 698 | 217 | 211 | 527 |
Sub-Machine Guns | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Light Machine Guns | 133 | – | 84 | 28 | – | – | 6 | 6 | 9 | – |
Heavy Machine Guns | 44 | – | 32 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns | 12 | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – |
37mm Anti-Tank Guns | 21 | – | 6 | 3 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – |
50mm Light Mortars | 9 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
81mm Heavy Mortars [2] | 18 | – | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
75mm Light Infantry Guns | 12 | – | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
75mm Cavalry Guns | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
[1] Including the brigade headquarters and the motorcycle messenger platoon.
[2] At this time, 81mm mortars were considered as heavy equipment. |