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    1. The document describes the organization and components of several Soviet battle groups from 1941-1945. 2. Each battle group includes headquarters elements, maneuver elements consisting of tank battalions and motorized or mechanized infantry battalions, and fire support elements like artillery and mortar batteries. 3. Alternatives are provided for some components, like substituting medium tank battalions or motorized rifle battalions of different compositions.

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    1. The document describes the organization and components of several Soviet battle groups from 1941-1945. 2. Each battle group includes headquarters elements, maneuver elements consisting of tank battalions and motorized or mechanized infantry battalions, and fire support elements like artillery and mortar batteries. 3. Alternatives are provided for some components, like substituting medium tank battalions or motorized rifle battalions of different compositions.

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    RU BG-01: Tank Brigade

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    1. The document describes the organization and components of several Soviet battle groups from 1941-1945. 2. Each battle group includes headquarters elements, maneuver elements consisting of tank battalions and motorized or mechanized infantry battalions, and fire support elements like artillery and mortar batteries. 3. Alternatives are provided for some components, like substituting medium tank battalions or motorized rifle battalions of different compositions.

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    Battle Group-01

    Tank Brigade RU BG-01

    CORPS ATTACHMENTS
    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
    Command
    x1 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02
    x1 T34 76mm Tank RU-02
    (2 rifle co., 1SMG)
    MANEUVER ELEMENTS

    x1 Light Tank Battalion ME-01 x1 Heavy Tank Company ME-03


    and
    x1 Medium Tank Battalion ME-02
    x3-5 Self-propelled Arty. Bty. ME-05

    x1 Armored Scout Platoon ME-13


    x1 Antitank Battery ME-08
    BATTLE GROUP

    x1 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02 x1 Antiaircraft Battery ME-09

    (2 motorized rifle Co., 1 tank rider SMG Co)


    x1 Antiaircraft MG Platoon ME-10
    ATTACHMENTS

    x3 Antiaircraft Machine Gun RU-26


    x1-2 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02
    x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    x1 Light Artillery Battalion FS-04
    x2 Sappers RU-20

    x1 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*

    Alternatives
    x2 Medium Tank Battalion ME-02
    (3-Company battalion)
    x1 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02

    x3 Medium Tank Battalion ME-02 (3 mixed rifle/SMG co.)


    (2-Company battalion)

    x1 Submachine gun Battalion BG-03 x1 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-03


    (3 tank rider companies) (3 mixed rifle/SMG co.)
    Battle Group-02
    Motorized Rifle Battalion
    RU BG-02->BG-03 Battle Group-03
    Submachine Gun Battalion
    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
    Command Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    Transport Transport
    x1 Jeep (Lend Lease) US-13 x1 Jeep (Lend Lease) US-13

    x3 Rifle Infantry RU-17 x3 Submachine Gun Infantry RU-18


    Transport Transport
    x1 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x1 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    TANK BRIGADE MANEUVER ELEMENTS
    x2 Rifle Company (Mtz) ME-04 x3 Submachine Gun Co. (Mtz) ME-06
    and
    x1 Submachine Gun Co (Tank Riders) x4 Medium Machine Gun RU-25
    ME-06 Transport
    x4 Medium Machine Gun RU-25 x4 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    Transport
    x4 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x6 Antitank Rifle RU-23
    Transport
    x6 Antitank Rifle RU-23 x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    Transport
    x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    x2 45mm Antitank Gun RU-13
    Transport
    x2 45mm Antitank Gun RU-13
    x2 ChTZ Tractor
    Transport
    FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT
    x2 ChTZ Tractor
    x1 Mortar Company (Mtz) FS-01
    FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT
    Alternatives
    x1 Mortar Company (Mtz) FS-01
    x3 Submachine Gun Co (Tank Riders)
    Alternatives ME-06

    MOTORIZED RIFLE OR MECHANIZED


    BRIGADE MANEUVER ELEMENTS

    x2 Rifle Company (Mtz) ME-04 OR x3 Rifle Company (Mtz) ME-04


    and (Mixed Rifle and SMG)
    x1 Submachine Gun Co (Mtz) ME-06
    (Converted Rifle Company)
    Battle Group-04
    RU BG-04
    Motorized Rifle Brigade

    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT CORPS ATTACHMENTS


    Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 x1 Light Tank Battalion ME-01
    x1 Medium Tank Battalion ME-02
    Transport
    x1 Jeep (Lend Lease) US-13

    x1 Heavy Tank Company ME-03


    x2 Rifle Infantry RU-17
    Transport
    x1 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x3-5 Self-propelled Arty. Bty. ME-05

    BATTLE GROUPS
    x1 Antitank Battery ME-08
    x3 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02
    (2 motorized rifle Co., 1 SMG Co (converted
    rifle) each) x1 Antiaircraft Battery ME-09

    x1 Antiaircraft MG Platoon ME-10

    ATTACHMENTS
    x9 Antitank Rifle RU-23 x1-2 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02
    Transport
    x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x1 Light Artillery Battalion FS-04

    x3 Antiaircraft Machine Gun RU-26


    ALTERNATIVE BATTLE GROUPS
    Transport
    x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x3 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02
    MANEUVER ELEMENTS (3 mixed rifle/SMG co.)
    OR
    x1 Submachine Gun Co. (Mtz) ME-06
    x2 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02
    x2 Engineer-Sapper Co. (Mtz.) ME-11 (3 mixed rifle/SMG co.)
    and

    x1 Submachine gun Battalion BG-03


    x2 Reconnaissance Platoon ME-12
    (3 SMG (converted Rifle) companies)

    x3 Armored Scout Platoon ME-13


    Battle Group-05 RU BG-05->BG-06 Battle Group-06

    Mechanized Brigade Rifle Battalion

    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
    Command
    FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
    MANEUVER ELEMENTS
    Command x2 Mortar Company (Mtz) FS-01
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 x3 Rifle Company ME-04
    Transport
    x1 Jeep (Lend Lease) US-13 x1 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02 (Mixed Rifle and SMG)
    ATTACHMENTS
    x2 Rifle Infantry RU-17 CORPS ATTACHMENTS
    Transport x3 Medium Machine Gun RU-25
    x1 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x1 Heavy Tank Company ME-03
    x3 Antitank Rifle RU-23
    BATTLE GROUPS
    x3-5 Self-propelled Arty. Bty. ME-05
    x3 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02 x1 45mm Antitank Gun RU-13
    (2 rifle companies and 1 SMG company)
    x1-2 Antitank Battery ME-08 x1 ChTZ Tractor
    ATTACHMENTS
    x9 Antitank Rifle RU-23 x1 Antiaircraft Battery ME-09 FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT
    Transport
    x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x1 Mortar Company (Mtz) FS-01
    x1 Antiaircraft MG Platoon ME-10
    x3 Antiaircraft Machine Gun RU-26 ALTERNATIVE MANEUVER ELEMENTS
    Transport
    x3 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x1-2 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02 x2 Rifle Company ME-04

    MANEUVER ELEMENTS and

    x1 Light Tank Company ME-01 x1 Submachine Gun Company ME-06

    x3 Medium Tank Company ME-02 ALTERNATIVE BATTLE GROUPS

    x1 Submachine Gun Co. (Mtz) ME-06


    x3 Motorized Rifle Battalion BG-02

    x1 Engineer-Sapper Co. (Mtz.) ME-11 (3 mixed rifle/SMG co.)

    x2 Reconnaissance Platoon ME-12

    x3 Armored Scout Platoon ME-13


    Battle Group-07
    Rifle Regiment
    RU BG-07

    DIVISIONAL ATTACHMENTS
    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT Alternatives
    Command x4 Antitank Rifle RU-23
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19

    x1 Rifle Infantry RU-17 x1 Light Tank Company ME-01 x3 Medium Tank Company ME-02

    BATTLE GROUPS
    x1 Antitank Battery ME-08 x1 LightSP Arty. Bty. ME-05
    x3 Rifle Battalion BG-06

    x1 Antiaircraft Battery ME-09 x1 Antiaircraft MG Platoon ME-10


    ATTACHMENTS
    x9 Antitank Rifle RU-23
    x1 Engineer-Sapper Co. ME-11
    x3 45mm Antitank Gun RU-13
    Transport
    x3 ChTZ Tractor x1 Scout Platoon ME-14

    Organic Fire Support


    x1 Light Artillery Battalion FS-05
    x2 76.2mm Regimental How. RU-12
    Transport NONDIVISIONAL ATTACHMENTS
    x2 Horse-drawn Limber RU-28
    x1 Straf Battalion BG-08
    x3 Sapper (1 w/Flame) RU-20
    x3 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02
    MANEUVER ELEMENTS

    x1-2 Submachine Gun Co. ME-06 x1 Howitzer Battalion FS-06

    x1 Scout Platoon ME-14

    FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT

    x1 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02


    Battle Group-08
    Straf (Punitive) Battalion RU BG-08
    Alternative Maneuver Elements

    HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
    Command x2-3 Rifle Company ME-04
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 and
    x1 Submachine Gun Company ME-06
    MANEUVER ELEMENTS

    x3-4 Rifle Company ME-04 OR


    (Mixed Rifle and SMG)
    x3-4 Submachine Gun Company ME-06

    ATTACHMENTS

    x3-6 Medium Machine Gun RU-25

    x3 Antitank Rifle RU-23

    x1-2 45mm Antitank Gun RU-13


    Transport
    x1-2 Horse-drawn Limber RU-28

    FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENT

    x1 Mortar Company FS-01

    OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS

    x3 Sapper (1 w/Flame) RU-20

    x1 Scout Platoon ME-14

    x1 Heavy Mortar Battery FS-02

    x1 Light Artillery Battery FS-03


    RU ME-01->ME-03

    Maneuver Element- 01 Maneuver Element- 03

    Light Tank Battalion Heavy Tank Company


    Command Command
    x1 T70 Light Tank RU-01 x1 KV-1 Heavy Tank RS-04
    x6 T70 Light Tank RU-01 x1 KV-1 Heavy Tank RU-04
    x3 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02
    x2 Submachine Gunners (Tank riders) RU-18
    x3 Light Tank Company
    Command
    x1 T70 Light Tank RU-01
    x2 T70 Light Tank RU-01
    and
    x1 Medium Tank Company
    Command
    x1 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02
    x2 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02

    Maneuver Element- 02
    Medium Tank Battalion
    Command
    x1 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02
    X6 or x9 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02
    or
    X2 or x3 Medium Tank Company
    Command
    x1 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02
    x2 T34 76mm Medium Tank RU-02
    RU ME-04->ME-06

    Maneuver Element- 04 Maneuver Element- 05


    Rifle Company Self-propelled Artillery Battery (Lt.)
    Command Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 x1 SU-76 Light SP Gun RU-06

    x9 Rifle Infantry RU-17 x1 SU-76 Light SP Gun RU-06


    REGIMENTAL ATTACHMENTS
    x1 MMG RU-25 x1 Submachine Gunners (Tank riders) RU-18
    Organic Fire Support
    x1 50mm Mortar RU-46* x1 Antitank Rifle (Tank riders) RU-23

    or
    Maneuver Element- 06
    Rifle Company Submachine Gun Company
    Command Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 x1 Submachine Gunners RU-18

    x6 Rifle Infantry RU-17 x9 Submachine Gunners RU-18


    or
    x3 Submachine gunners RU-18
    Submachine Gun Company
    x1 LMG RU-24 Command
    x1 Submachine Gunners RU-18
    x1 MMG RU-25
    x9 Submachine gunners RU-18
    Organic Fire Support
    x1 50mm Mortar RU-46* X3 LMG RU-24

    x1 MMG RU-25
    Organic Fire Support
    x1 50mm Mortar RU-46*
    RU ME-07->ME-12

    Maneuver Element- 07 Maneuver Element- 10


    Antitank Battery Antiaircraft Machinegun Platoon
    Command Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    Transport
    x1 Jeep (Lend Lease) US-13 x2 Antiaircraft Machine Gun RU-16
    Transport
    x3 45mm Antitank Gun RU-13 x2 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    Transport
    x1 ChTZ Tractor No Card

    Maneuver Element- 11
    Maneuver Element- 08
    Antitank Battery Engineer-Sapper Company
    Command
    Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19

    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon RU-15 x9 Sappers (3 w/Flamethrowers) RU-20


    Transport
    x2 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*

    Maneuver Element- 12

    Maneuver Element- 09 Reconnaissance Platoon


    Recon
    Antiaircraft Battery x1 BA64B RU-10
    Command
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    x2 37mm Antiaircraft Gun RU-16
    Transport
    x2 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42*
    RU ME-13->ME-14

    Maneuver Element- 13

    Armored Scout Platoon


    Command
    x1 Scouts RU-21
    Recon/Transport
    x1 White Scout Car RU-11
    Recon
    x2 Scouts RU-21
    Recon/Transport
    x2 White Scout Car RU-11

    Maneuver Element- 14

    Scout Platoon
    Command
    x1 Scouts RU-21
    Recon
    x2 Scouts RU-21
    Fire Support Element-01
    RU FS-01->FS-06
    Mortar Company
    Fire Support Element-04
    Fire Support Element-06
    Command
    x1 Forward Observer RU-22 Light Artillery Battalion
    On-board Attachment Heavy Artillery Battalion
    On-board Organic Fire Support x1 Forward Observer RU-22 On-board Attachment
    x3 82mm Mortar RU-27 Off-board Direct Fire Support x1 Forward Observer RU-22
    Off-board Direct Fire Support
    1 Light Artillery Battery
    st
    Transport 1st Heavy Artillery Battery
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon
    x2 Medium Truck (Lend Lease) RU-42* x2 122mm Howitzer
    2nd Light Artillery Battery
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon 2nd Heavy Artillery Battery
    Fire Support Element-02 x2 122mm Howitzer
    3rd Light Artillery Battery
    Heavy Mortar Company x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon 3rd Heavy Artillery Battery
    x2 122mm Howitzer
    On-board Attachment Maneuver Element
    x1 Forward Observer RU-22
    Light Artillery Battalion
    Off-board Direct Fire Support
    x3 120mm Mortar Commander
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    Fire Support Element-03
    x6 76.2mm Divisional Cannon RU-15
    Light Artillery Battalion Transport
    On-board Attachment x6 Medium Truck (Lend-Lease) RU-42*
    x1 Forward Observer RU-22
    Off-board Direct Fire Support
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon Fire Support Element-05
    Maneuver Element
    Maneuver Element Light Artillery Battalion
    Light Artillery Battery On-board Attachment Light Artillery Battalion
    x1 Forward Observer RU-22
    On-board Attachment Commander
    Off-board Direct Fire Support
    HQ x1 Commander RU-19 HQ x1 Commander RU-19
    1st Light Artillery Battery
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon RU-15 x4 76.2mm Divisional Cannon RU-15
    2nd Light Artillery Battery
    Transport
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon Transport
    x2 Horse-drawn Limber RU-28 Heavy Artillery Battery x4 Horse Drawn Limber RU-28
    x2 122mm Howitzer Off-board Direct Fire Support
    Heavy Artillery Battery
    x2 76.2mm Divisional Cannon

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