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Translated from Polish to English by Alexander Kawczynski: http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com Document provided by Andrew Parkes
Organization Contents Servicemen
1
Actual numbersEquipment andarmament15/IV1944
During “Market Garden”
Air landing
1
st
Seatail2
nd
Seatail
Intotal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Headquarters, staff
Platoons:
Plt. of Military PolicePlt. of Staff securityPlt. of HealthcareSquad of IntelligenceMilitary field courtField postal office
Brigade commander
: General StanislawSosabowski
Second in Command
: Lieutenant-ColonelStanislaw Jachnik
Chief of staff:
Major Ryszard Malaskiewicz
Operational officers
: Captain Jan Lorys,Captain Wladyslaw Stasiak
Quartermaster
: Lieutenant-Colonel MarcinRotter.
Officer of airforce communication
:Lieutenant Jerzy Dyrda
Aide-de-camp:
Lieutenant TadeuszSieczkowski
Pastoral chief
: priest Captain FranczisekMientki
Commander of the Military Police platoon
:2
nd
Lieutenant Ignacy Zajac
Chief medical officer
: Major dr. Jan Golba161128139 105
4
40 64 209 79 revolvers30 rifles82 SMGs
3 Bren LMG’s
2 PIAT4 trucks2 field cars7 Willys jeeps6 motorcycles17 bicycles
Translated from Polish to English by Alexander Kawczynski: http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com Document provided by Andrew Parkes
Organization Contents Servicemen
1
Actual numbersEquipment andarmament15/IV1944
During “Market Garden”
Air landing 1
st
Seatail2
nd
Seatail
Intotal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91
st
Parachute Battalion
Command companyPlatoons:
Supply,communication andheavy weapons.
+3 rifle companies
Each with 3 platoons.Each platoon with 3teams.
Battalion commander:
Marian Tonn
Command company:
Lieutenant MieczyslawJenner
1
st
company
: Captain Jerzy Bernatzik
2
nd
company
: Lieutenant Jan Pic
3
rd
company
: Lieutenant Zbigniew Ziemski613565437 353 15 24 392 60 revolvers600 rifles and
SMG’s
27
Bren LMG’s
18 PIAT
6 3” mortars
27 2” mortars
10 radio nr 185 radio nr 2245 radio nr 365 trucks10 Willys jeeps5 motorcycles20 bicycles
Translated from Polish to English by Alexander Kawczynski: http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com Document provided by Andrew Parkes
Organization Contents Servicemen
1
Actual numbersEquipmentand armament15/IV1944
During “Market Garden”
Airlanding
1
st
Seatail2
nd
Seatail
Intotal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 92
nd
ParachuteBattalion
Identical to 1
st
battalion
Battalion commander:
Major WaczlawPlosewski
Command company:
Captain WladyslawHojnor
1
st
company
: Captain Henryk Obarski
2
nd
company
: Captain Marian Pobozniak
3
rd
company
: Captain Stefan Malanek613565468 351 17 27 395Identical to 1
st
battalion
3
rd
ParachuteBattalion
Identical to 1
st
battalion
Battalion commander:
Captain WaczlawSobocinski
Command company:
LieutenantStanislaw Slesicki
1
st
company
: Captain Wladyslaw Parylak
2
nd
company
: Lieutenant Albert SmacznyPobozniak
3
rd
company
: Captain Ignacy Gazurek613565480 374 12 20 406Identical to 1
st
battalion