Polish Infantry Squads 1939

Each Polish Infantry Squad from a standard Rifle Company,

regardless of parent organization, consists of the infantry sections
assigned to it. A full strength squad would have consisted of a
command team, two (2) rifle teams and a LMG section. A total of
19 men in all, and considerably larger than the squad organization
of its adversaries. The Polish Infantry squad costs more than its
BGWWII counterparts in the German Army as it size is larger.
Riflemen are equipped with KAR 98k’s or a Polish version of it.
The LMG section was equipped with the RKM wz. 28, a licensed
copy of the American BAR.
The Frontier Defense Corps
Polish Defense Korps
Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza – (KOP) was
formed in 1924 to guard against the Soviet threat following
the demobilization of the emergency army units after the
Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20.
The soldiers were mostly ethnic Poles, specially
selected and specifically trained. Throughout the interwar
period they maintained a high state of readiness and often
engaged in skirmishes against Soviet border incursions.
They also participated in pacification campaigns against
Ukrainian Nationalists.
At the outbreak of war in 1939, KOP units mobilized
against the German threat leaving a token presence spread Polish Infantry Squad Costs
out along the eastern frontier. Despite often courageous
resistance these units were overwhelmed by the 7 armies Type Morale Points Wpn
leading the Soviet Invasion on September 17th. Class
National Guard Units Green 8 240 A
Obrona Narodowa-Created in December 1936,
this force consisted of about 1,600 officers and 50,000 men Regular 10 280 A
and was intended to be an organization of Polish volunteers
suitable for paramilitary duties. By March 1937, the Guard Veteran 12 310 A
was taken over by the infantry branch of the armed forces.
Some of the men were fully trained and some were partially
trained including those surplus to the draft quotas, and Elite 14 340 B
volunteers not yet subject to the draft.
Most battalions were under strength and were short of
artillery and automatic weapons. Despite this the units
fought well when properly led because they contained a
Each Polish Infantry Squad comes with:
high proportion of volunteers who often wound up
defending their home regions. Command Section
Regular Army Units 1 NCO as Platoon Leader (Rifle, wz.29, Pistol wz. 35)
Regular Polish Army units were on par and organized 1 Lance Cpl. as Asst Squad Ldr. (Rifle, wz.29)
very similar to the German Army in the late 1930’s. 1st Rifle Team
Poland's infantry forces consisted of 84 infantry regiments 1 Cpl. as Rifle team Ldr. (Rifle, wz.29)
and six mountain infantry regiments. Each regiment 5 Riflemen (Rifle, wz.29)
included three infantry battalions consisting of three 2nd Rifle Team
riflemen companies and 1 machine gun company. During 1 Cpl. as Team Ldr. (Rifle, wz.29)
the early days of the war many units were not at full 6 Riflemen (Rifle, wz. 29)
strength as the German air force made travel by rail or road
LMG Team
next to impossible.
1 Cpl. as MF Team Ldr. (Rifle, wz.29)
1 Machine gunner (Pistol and RKM wz.28)
2 Ammo Handlers (Rifle, wz.29)

Battleground World War II