The Polish Infantry Regiment; (
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
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* Polish chicken
* Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
: Pulk Piechoty) during World War 2 comprised on average some 2,900 men and 60 officers organised around 3 rifle battalions armed with either the Karabinek wz.29 or the Wz. 98, 7.92mm bolt-action rifles. Each 19-man squad was also issued the
RKM wz.28 light machine gun
A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridge (firearms), cartridges of the same caliber as the othe ...
. Other regimental weapons included the
Polish version of the French Model 1897 75-mm field gun, the
Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle
The karabin przeciwpancerny wz. 35 (abbreviated ) is a Polish 7.92 mm anti-tank rifle that was used by the Polish Armed Forces during the 1939 Polish Campaign of World War II and later by several Axis armies. It was designated ''wzó ...
, the
Ckm wz.30 heavy machine gun
A heavy machine gun (HMG) is significantly larger than light, medium or general-purpose machine guns. HMGs are typically too heavy to be man-portable (carried by one person) and require mounting onto a weapons platform to be operably stable or ...
, the
wz.31 81 mm mortar, and the
wz.36 46mm light mortar/grenade launcher.
Table of Organization and Equipment
* 1 Recon Company
**4 light machine guns
**2 antitank rifles
* 1 Antitank Company
**9
37 mm antitank guns
* 1 Pioneer Platoon
* 1 Artillery Platoon
**2 75 mm Mle 1897 field guns
* 1 Antigas Platoon
* 1 Communications Platoon
* 3 Rifle Battalions
** 3 Rifle Companies
***9 light machine guns
***3 46 mm mortars
***3 antitank rifles
** 1 heavy machine gun company
***12 heavy machine guns
***2 81 mm mortars
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References
Infantry regiments of Poland
Military units and formations of Poland in World War II
Military history of Poland during World War II
Tables of Organisation and Equipment