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This is the TO&E for a
Viêt Minh regular infantry battalion
prior to the 1953 reorganisation of Infantry Divisions.
The
infantry battalion
Headquarters
company
a/
Command committee
1
Commander
1 Deputy commander
1 Political commissar
1 Deputy Commissar
b/ Staff
c/ Political Sub-committee
d/ Signals platoon
e/ Intelligence platoon
f/ Engineer platoon
3 Rifle
companies
(190 men x 3)
1 Support company
TOTAL: |
96
4
10
10
22
10
40
570
160
826
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| 18 LMGs, 30 to 50 SMGs, 21 automatic
pistols, 8 carbines, 180 rifles, 4 MMGs, 2 x 81 or 82 mm mortars, 6 x
60 mm
mortars, 2 bazookas, (140 to 170 kg of explosives), grenades, 100
pickaxes, signals
equipment |
The rifle company
Command Platoon
a/
Command committee
1
Commander
1 Deputy commander
b/ Political work committee
1
Political commissar
1 Deputy Commissar
c/ Administrative committee
1
Commander
1 Quartermaster
1 Personnel officer
1 Armament officer
1
Materiel and clothing off.
d/ Mortar section
2 x
60mm mortars
e/ Runner section
3 Rifle
platoons (52
men x 3)
TOTAL: |
33
2
2
5
12
12
156
190
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| 6 LMGs, 2 x 60mm mortars, 8 to 15 SMGs, 55 to
66 rifles, grenades |
The support company
Command Platoon
2 Machine gun platoons (38
men x 2)
4 MMGs
1
Mortar section
2 x 81
or 82 mm mortars
1
Bazooka section
2
bazookas and 10 rifle, 5 SMGs
TOTAL: |
26
76
44
14
160
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| 4 MMGs, 2 x 81 or 82 mm mortars, 2 bazookas, 5 SMGs, 10 rifle |
The rifle platoon
The
machine gun platoon
Commander
Deputy commander
Other ranks (9 men x 4)
Total: |
1
1
36
38
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| 4 MMGs, number of SMGs and rifles unknown |
The
assault section
Commander
Deputy commander
Other ranks
Total: |
1
1
10
12
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| 1 SMG, 6 rifles, grenades |
The
fire support section
Commander
Deputy commander
Other ranks
Total: |
1
1
10
12
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| 2 LMGs, 1 SMG, 2 rifles, grenades |
Source
:
- Organisation
militaire Viêt Minh, Etat
du Viêtnam, Ministère de la
Défense Nationale, Etat-Major
Général, 2e Bureau, N°09266/T.T.M/2-S,
S.P. 4.002, le 15 sep 1953, SHAT 10H990
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