Light artillery regiment–Light Artillery Regiments–Pułk artylerii lekkiej
Troop a body of artillery as part of the assembly infantry division. His mission was fire support of infantry in defensive and offensive combat. Mobilization was carried out in terms of the mobilization of the appropriate infantry division. The headquarters of the regiment was subordinated to immediately the commander of the divisional artillery and through him to the commander of the division. The headquarters of the regiment was at the same time, staff of the commander of the divisional artillery, and was usually deployed at the place of dislocation of the headquarters of the division.
Type I – the regiment consisted of headquarters, and he is organizationally subordinate to the three artillery sections, two of which were armed with cannon 75 mm wz. 97 and one section houfnicemi 100 mm wz. 14/19P.
Type II – the regiment consisted of headquarters, and he is organizationally subordinate to the three sections, of which two-armed houfnicemi 100 mm wz. 14/19P and one cannon 75 mm wz. 97.
Headquarters:
the commander of the regiment
command an escort (aide, reconnaissance (zvědný) officer, observation officer, communications officer, weapons officer)
regimental economic squad
regimental reconnaissance (zvědná) platoon
regimental jumper squad
topograficko-firing squad
Light artillery section:
the commander of the section
command escort – aide, reconnaissance (zvědný) officer, observation officer, communications officer, liaison officer with the infantry, doctor, veterinarian, accountant officer, commissary officer
three (four) artillery battery – 1., 2., 3. in I. section 4., 5., 6. in II. section, 7., 8., 9. in the III. section, 10., 11., 12. in the IV section
brownie economic the platoon
brownie scout (zvědná) platoon
brownie jumper squad
ammunition column – 1 officer, 85 men, three section plated 5 hlomozen
three artillery batteries – 1., 2., 3. in I. section 4., 5., 6. in II. section, 7., 8., 9. in the III. section
Partition was economically separate unit. Organizationally, it was subordinated to the command of the regiment. In direct support was operationally subordinated to the command of the supported unit, while the general aid the headquarters of the divisional artillery.
Light artillery battery:
the commander of the battery + trumpet
firing line – the firing officer + 2 firing platoons of 2 guns (75 mm cannon vz. 97 or 100 mm howitzer vz. 14/19P), 4 kolesny, 4 hlomozny + machine gun section – 2 light machine guns vz. 08/15
reconnaissance (zvědný) officer with baterijním exploration
jumper squad – squad leader (sergeant), at the same time material petty officer,
4 walking phone watch, 1 horse phone patrol, radiotelegraph patrol
the economic team – a powerful ensign battery + baterijní tren + field kitchen
According to the type of weaponry they were in the mobilization tables referred to as kanonové or houfnicové battery.
Organizationally, it was subordinated to the command section. In direct support was operationally subordinated to the command of the supported unit, while the general aid the headquarters of the divisional artillery.
Tabular states regiment type II:
85 officers
2048 non-commissioned officers and privates
1842 horse
12 cannon 75 mm vz. 97
24 howitzers 100 mm vz. 14/19P
18 light machine guns vz. 08/15
Fire diameter for kanon vz. 97 – 60 pieces of ammunition.
Firing average for the howitzer vz. 14/19P – 40 pieces of ammunition
Fire diameter for a light machine gun vz. 08/15 – 500 pieces of ammunition
19. and 23. light artillery regiment consisted of hq and four sections of three batteries.
In August and September were mobilised a total of 39 light artillery regiments:
1. legionnaire's light artillery regiment – type I
2. legionnaire's light artillery regiment – type II
3. legionnaire's light artillery regiment – type I
4. light artillery regiment – type II
5. light artillery regiment – type II
6. a light regiment of artillery – type I
7. light artillery regiment – type II
8. light artillery regiment – type II
9. a light regiment of artillery – type I
10. a light regiment of artillery – type I
11. a light regiment of artillery – type I
12. a light regiment of artillery – type I
13. a light regiment of artillery – type I
14. a light regiment of artillery – type I
15. a light regiment of artillery – type I
16. a light regiment of artillery – type I
17. light artillery regiment – type II
18. a light regiment of artillery – type I
19. light artillery regiment
20. light artillery regiment – type II
21. light artillery regiment – type II
22. a light regiment of artillery – type I
23. light artillery regiment
24. a light regiment of artillery – type I
25. a light regiment of artillery – type I
26. a light regiment of artillery – type I
27. light artillery regiment – type II
28. a light regiment of artillery – type I
29. a light regiment of artillery – type I
30. a light regiment of artillery – type I
In addition, it was in the general mobilisation mobilised nine light artillery regiments for the reserve infantry division. The regiment consisted of headquarters, and he is organizationally subordinate to the three sections after three batteries, armed with a total of 36 cannons canons 75 mm vz. 97.
For backup infantry division were mobilized:
32. light artillery regiment – for 33. reserve infantry division (the ZPD)
33. light artillery regiment – for 35. ZPD
38. light artillery regiment – for 38. ZPD
40. light artillery regiment – for 36. ZPD
51. light artillery regiment – for 39. ZPD
54. light artillery regiment – for 44. ZPD
55. light artillery regiment – for 45. ZPD
61. light artillery regiment – for 41. ZPD
65. light artillery regiment – for 55. ZPD
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