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Order of Battle (1937):
Infantry Divisions:
The Army of Atacama
The Army of Bío-Bío
The Army of Maule
The Army of Los Lagos
The Army of Coquimbo
The Army of Valparaíso
The Army of Antofagasta
The Army of Arica
The Army of Potosi (using Bolivian troops)

Cavalry Divisions:
The Army of O'Higgins
The Army of Araucania

Other Units:
Paratrooper Battalion "Blue Berets" (Batallón de Paracaidistas "Boinas Azules")

Order of Battle (1939):
Infantry Brigades:
1st Infantry Brigade
2nd Infantry Brigade
3rd Infantry Brigade
4th Infantry Brigade
5th Infantry Brigade
6th Infantry Brigade
7th Infantry Brigade
8th Infantry Brigade
9th Infantry Brigade
10th Infantry Brigade
11th Infantry Brigade
12th Infantry Brigade

Cavalry Divisions:
1st Cavalry Brigade
2nd Cavalry Brigade
1st Panzergrenadiers Brigade
2nd Panzergrenadiers Brigade

Other Units:
Paratrooper Battalion "Blue Berets" (Batallón de Paracaidistas "Boinas Azules")

Notes
Current Commander:
Available for military service: 3,005,402 men (22.345%) ages 16-49
Fit for military service: 2,434,375 men ages 16-49
Active Duty: 51,384 active troops (plus rear-echelon support staff)
Mobilized Strength: 96,254 troops

Infantry Squad:
- 1 Corporal: SMG
- 8 privates: 1 LMG, 1 SMG, 6 rifles
- Total: 9 men, 2 SMGs, 1 LMG, 6 rifles

Infantry Platoon:
- 4 rifle squads: 9 men each
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 1 sergeant (carbine), 2 runners (2 carbines)
- Total: 40 men, 4 LMGs, 9 SMGs

Infantry Company:
- 1 company commander: pistol
- 4 rifle platoons: 40 men
- 1 mortar squad: 3x50mm mortars, 12 men
- 1 command squad: 4 messengers (4 carbines), gas protection section (4 men, 4 rifles), antitank squad (10 men, 4 AT rifles/satchel charges, 1 horse). 18 men total.
- Total: 191 men

Infantry Battalion:
- 4 infantry companies: 191 men each
- 1 machinegun platoon: 12xHMGs, 66 men
- 1 Cazadores platoon: 40 men
- 1 mortar platoon: 57 men and 4x81mm mortars
- 1 battalion HQ: 6 men
- 1 battalion commander
- Total: 934 men, 16 mortars, 12 HMGs

Infantry Regiment:
- 1 Regimental Commander
- 1 Regimental HQ: 12 men (Command Office and Supplies Office)
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men (includes Supplies Platoon, Signal Platoon, Engineer Platoon, and Field Kitchen)
- 4 Infantry Battalions: 934 men
- 1 Mortar Company: 83 men, 4x81mm mortars
- 1 Regimental Column
- Total: 4,001 men + regimental column

Infantry Division (Army of ___):
- 1 Division Commander
- 1 Division HQ: 24 men
- 3-4 Infantry Regiments: 4,001 men each
- 1 Light Detachment: 1 Cazadores company (179 men), 1 cavalry company (179 men), 1 MG platoon (66 men)
- 1 Field Artillery Regiment: 2,002 men, 72 guns, 1 regimental column
- 1 AT Gun Battery: 8 AT guns, 114 men
- 1 AAMG Platoon: 66 men, 12 AAMGs
- 1 AA Gun Platoon: 66 men, 3 75mm AA guns
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men
- 2 Engineer Companies: 247 men each
- 2 Signal Companies: 247 men each
- 2 Field Hospitals: 150 men each
- Total: 16,223 to 20,224 men (if four infantry regiments assigned)

Cavalry Squad:
- 1 Corporal: SMG
- 8 privates: 1 LMG, 1 SMG, 6 rifles
- Total: 9 men, 2 SMGs, 1 LMG, 6 rifles

Cavalry Troop:
- 4 rifle squads: 9 men each
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 1 sergeant (carbine), 2 runners (2 carbines)
- Total: 40 men, 4 LMGs, 9 SMGs

Cavalry Squadron:
- 1 company commander: pistol
- 4 cavalry troops: 40 men
- 1 command squad: 4 messengers (4 carbines), gas protection section (4 men, 4 rifles), antitank squad (10 men, 4 AT rifles/satchel charges, 1 horse). 18 men total.
- Total: 179 men

Cavalry Battalion:
- 4 cavalry squadrons: 179 men each
- 1 machinegun platoon: 12xHMGs, 66 men
- 1 battalion HQ: 6 men
- 1 battalion commander
- Total: 789 men, 12 HMGs

Cavalry Regiment:
- 1 Regimental Commander
- 1 Regimental HQ: 12 men (Command Office and Supplies Office)
- 4 Cavalry Battalions: 789 men
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men (includes Supplies Platoon, Signal Platoon, Engineer Platoon, and Field Kitchen)
- 1 Mortar Company: 83 men, 4x81mm mortars
- 1 Regimental Column
- Total: 3,421 men + regimental column

Cavalry Division:
- 1 Division Commander
- 1 Division HQ: 24 men
- 3 cavalry Regiments: 3,129 men, 64 tanks
- 1 Light Detachment: 1 Cazadores company (179 men), 1 cavalry company (179 men), 1 MG platoon (66 men)
- 1 Field Artillery Regiment: 2,002 men, 72 guns, 1 regimental column
- 1 AT Gun Battery: 8 AT guns, 114 men
- 1 AAMG Platoon: 66 men, 12 AAMGs
- 1 AA Gun Platoon: 66 men, 3 75mm AA guns
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men
- 2 Engineer Companies: 247 men each
- 2 Signal Companies: 247 men each
- 2 Field Hospitals: 150 men each
- Total: 14,709 men

The Cazadores de Montaña (Mountain Huntsmen) are specialist light infantry serving as scouts and skirmishing troops.

Cazadores Platoon:
- 4 Cazadores squads: 9 men each
- 2 messengers
- 1 Lieutenant, 1 sergeant
- Total: 40 men

Cazadores Company:
- 1 company commander: pistol
- 4 rifle platoons: 40 men
- 1 command squad: 4 messengers (4 carbines), gas protection section (4 men, 4 rifles), antitank squad (10 men, 4 AT rifles/satchel charges, 1 horse). 18 men total.
- Total: 179 men

Gun Section:
- 1 gun and crew: 8 men or more, depending upon model

Field Battery:
- 8 field guns between 75mm and 125mm: 8 crew each
- 1 Battery HQ: 25 men
- 2 tractor/truck sections: 8 tractors, 8 trucks, 16 men
- 1 Spotting Section: 9 men
- Total: 114 men, 8 guns

Mountain Battery:
- 8 mountain guns between 75mm and 105mm: 8 crew each
- 1 Battery HQ: 25 men
- 2 transport sections: mules, llamas, horses, as appropriate, 36 men
- 1 Spotting Section: 9 men
- Total: 134 men, 8 guns

Heavy Battery:
- 8 field guns larger than 125mm: 12 crew each
- 1 Battery HQ: 25 men
- 3 tractor/truck sections: 8 tractors, 16 trucks, 24 men
- 1 Spotting Section: 9 men
- Total: 154 men, 8 guns

Field Artillery Battalion:
- 2 Field Batteries: 114 men, 8 guns each
- 1 Heavy Battery: 154 men, 8 guns
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men
- 1 Battalion HQ/Communications: 40 men
- Total: 591 men, 24 guns

Mountain Artillery Battalion:
- 3 Mountain Batteries: 134 men, 8 guns each
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men
- 1 Battalion HQ/Communications: 40 men
- Total: 611 men, 24 guns

Artillery Regiment:
- 2 Field Artillery Battalions: 591 men, 24 guns each
- 1 Mountain Artillery Battalion: 611 men, 24 guns
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men
- 1 Regimental HQ/Communications: 40 men
- 1 Regimental column
- Total: 2,002 men, 72 guns, regimental column

Batallón de Paracaidistas "Boinas Azules"
The test unit for the Ejército de Chile's airborne forces are the elite Boinas Azules, or Blue Berets. Though formed as a military parachutist company in 1933 they did not take active part in the Andean War, and did not receive much attention until 1936, when they received some prototype VEP-11 assault gliders, and FACh work on a paratroop chute. The Boinas Azules are an elite, recruiting from both the Ejército de Chile as well as the Fuerza Aérea de Chile.

Glider Infantry Squad:
- 1 Corporal: SMG
- 8 privates: 1 LMG, 1 SMG, 6 rifles
- 1 Glider Pilot/corporal: 1 SMG, 1 assault glider
- Total: 10 men, 3 SMGs, 1 LMG, 6 rifles

Glider Infantry Platoon:
- 3 rifle squads: 10 men each
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 1 sergeant (SMG), 2 runners (2 carbines), five privates (4 rifles, 1 LMG), one Glider Pilot/corporal (SMG)
- Total: 40 men, 4 LMGs, 12 SMGs, 4 assault gliders

Glider Assault Company:
- 1 company commander: SMG or carbine
- 4 rifle platoons: 40 men
- 1 command squad: 3 messengers (3 carbines), specialist squad (6 men including one glider pilot, 4 rifles/satchel charges, 2 LMGs), glider. 9 men total.
- 1 mortar squad: 10 men with three 50mm mortars
- Total: 140 men

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Parachute Infantry Squad:
- 1 Corporal: SMG
- 9 privates: 1 LMG, 2 SMG, 6 rifles
- Total: 10 men, 3 SMGs, 1 LMG, 6 rifles

Parachute Infantry Platoon:
- 3 rifle squads: 10 men each
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 1 sergeant (SMG), 2 runners (2 carbines), six privates (4 rifles, 1 LMG, 1 SMG),
- Total: 40 men, 4 LMGs, 12 SMGs

Parachute Infantry Company:
- 1 company commander: SMG or carbine
- 4 rifle platoons: 40 men
- 1 command squad: 3 messengers (3 carbines), specialist squad (6 men, 4 rifles/satchel charges, 2 LMGs). 9 men total.
- 1 mortar squad: 10 men with three 50mm mortars
- Total: 140 men

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Paratroops Battalion, Batallón de Paracaidistas:
- 4 assault companies: 140 men each
- 1 machinegun platoon: 8 MGs, 40 men
- 1 Pathfinders platoon: 40 men
- 1 mortar platoon: 50 men and 4x81mm mortars
- 1 battalion HQ: 9 men
- 1 battalion commander
- Total: 700 men, 16 mortars (12x50mm, 4x81mm)

In 1938-1939, several of the Chilean Infantry Divisions were reorganized into smaller but more manageable brigades. The Division remained as a high-level structure, composed of three brigades.

All infantry brigades are trained as mountain troops.

New Model Infantry

Infantry Squad:
- 1 Squad Leader element: 2 men, 1 SMG, 1 rifle
- 10-12 men: 1 LMG, 1 SMG or carbine, 8-10 rifles
- Total: 14 men, 1 LMG, 2 SMGs

Infantry Platoon:
- 4 infantry squads: 14 men, 1 LMG, 2 SMGs
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 3 sergeants (carbine), 2 runners (2 carbines)
- Total: 62 men, 4 LMGs

Support Platoon:
- 1 platoon HQ: 6 men, 2 geeps
- 1 sapper squad: 12 men, 2 flamethrowers, 3 ATRs, 2 trucks
- 1 weapons squad: 20 men, 3 SMGs, 2 mortars, 1 13mm MG, 3 trucks
- Total: 38 men, 2 mortars, 1 MMG, 2 flamethrowers, 3 ATRs, 5 trucks, 2 geeps

Infantry Company:
- 1 company HQ & commanders: 6 men, 1 truck, 2 cars
- 3 infantry platoons: 62 men, 4 LMGs
- 1 support platoon: 38 men, 2 mortars, 3 AT rifles, 2 flamethrowers, 5 trucks, 2 geeps
- Total: 230 men, 2 mortars, 3 AT rifles, 2 flamethrowers, 6 trucks, 4 geeps, 12 LMGs, 55 SMGs, 157 rifles

Infantry Battalion:
- 3 infantry companies: 230 men, 2 mortars, 3 AT rifles, 2 flamethrowers, 6 trucks, 4 geeps, 12 LMGs, 55 SMGs, 157 rifles
- 1 support platoon: 25 men, 2 cars, 10 trucks
- 1 machinegun platoon: 36 men, 6xHMGs or MMGs, 1 car, 1 truck, 6 tracked carriers
- 1 mortar platoon: 36 men, 4x81mm mortars, 2 cars, 5 trucks
- 1 AT gun battery: 36 men, 4 76.2mm AT guns, 1 car, 5 trucks
- 1 battalion HQ: 11 men, 2 cars, 1 truck
- Total: 834 men, 6x60mm mortars, 4x81mm mortars, 4 AT guns, 6 tracked carriers, 6 HMGs, 9 AT rifles, 6 flamethrowers, 40 trucks, 20 cars

Infantry Brigade:
- 6 infantry battalions: 834 men, 6x60mm mortars, 4x81mm mortars, 4 AT guns, 6 tracked carriers, 6 HMGs, 9 AT rifles, 6 flamethrowers, 40 trucks, 20 cars
- 1 brigade HQ: 36 men, 6 cars, 3 trucks
- 1 brigade HQ company (also military police): 135 men
- 1 artillery battalion: 446 men, 16x 105mm howitzers, 8x 155mm howitzers, 36 artillery tractors, 24 trucks
- 1 brigade combat team: 1,106 men, 8 assault guns, 8 tank destroyers, 12 AT guns, 4 AA tanks, 72 alltracks, 6 120mm mortars, 3 AA guns, 6 HMGs, 12 AAMGs
- 1 brigade support team: 1,306 men, 79 3-ton trucks, 41 ¾-ton carryalls, 30 ¾-ton signals trucks, 30 ¾-ton ambulances, 33 jeeps
- Total: 8,033 men, 72 alltracks, 16x 105mm howitzers, 8x 155mm howitzers, 8 assault guns, 8 tank destroyers, 36 AT guns, 4 AA tanks, 346 trucks, 41 ¾-ton carryalls, 30 ¾-ton signals trucks, 30 ¾-ton ambulances, other jeeps and trucks as required.

In 1939 the Cavalry was reorganized into brigades, similar to the Infantry formations. Horse-mounted units are retained mainly due to their utility in terrain that would slow or stop mechanized vehicles. While horses are used as mounts for soldiers, the units also use llamas and alpacas to carry gear. Cavalry units usually fight as dismounted infantry.

[SIZE=3]New Model Cavalry[/SIZE]

Cavalry Squad:
- 1 Corporal: SMG
- 8 privates: 1 LMG, 1 SMG, 6 rifles
- Total: 9 men, 2 SMGs, 1 LMG, 6 rifles

Cavalry Platoon:
- 4 cavalry squads: 9 men each
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 1 sergeant (carbine), 2 runners (2 carbines)
- Total: 40 men, 4 LMGs, 9 SMGs

Cavalry Weapons Platoon:
- 2 mortar squads: 10 men, 1 Light Mortar (50mm-60mm)
- 1 AT rifle section: 5 men, 1x20mm AT rifle, 4 carbines
- 2 machine gun sections: 6 men, 1x7mm machine gun, 5 SMGs or carbines
- 1 command squad: 1 lieutenant (SMG), 1 sergeant (carbine), 2 runners (2 carbines)
- Total: 41 men, 2 mortars, 2 MGs, 1 AT rifle

Cavalry Company:
- 3 officers: 1 CO, 1 XO, 1 NCO (pistol, carbine, or SMG)
- 3 cavalry platoons: 40 men each
- 1 weapons platoon: 41 men, 2 mortars, 2 MGs, 1 AT rifle
- 1 command squad: 4 messengers (4 carbines), 1 radioman. 5 men total.
- Total: 169 men, 2 60mm mortars, 1 AT rifle

Cavalry Battalion:
- 3 cavalry companies: 169 men, 2 mortars, 1 AT rifle
- 1 machinegun platoon: 4x12.7mm MGs, 40 men
- 1 Cazadores platoon: 40 men
- 1 mortar platoon: 57 men and 4x81mm mortars
- 1 battalion HQ: 6 men
- 1 battalion commander
- Total: 651 men, 6x60mm+4x81mm mortars

Armoured Car Troop:
- 4 armoured cars: 5 crew each
- Total: 20 men, 4 armoured cars

Armoured Car Squadron:
- 3 armoured car troops: 4 armoured cars each, 20 men
- 1 Command Squad: 9 men, 1 armoured car, 3 motorcycles
- Total: 13 armoured cars, 3 motorcycles, 69 men

Cavalry Brigade:
- 1 Brigade Commander
- 1 Brigade HQ: 20 men
- 6 Cavalry Battalions: 651 men, 6x60mm+4x81mm mortars
- 1 Light Detachment: 1 armoured car squadron (13 armoured cars, 3 motorcycles, 69 men), 1 cavalry company (169 men), 1 MG platoon (40 men)
- 1 Reinforced Artillery Battalion: 707 men, 16 mountain guns (76.2mm), 16 howitzers (105mm)
- 1 120mm Mortar Battery: 70 men, 6x120mm mortars
- 1 AT Gun Battery: 8 AT guns, 114 men
- 1 AAMG Platoon: 80 men, 12 AAMGs
- 1 AA Gun Platoon: 66 men, 3x76.2mm AA guns
- 1 Supplies Company: 169 men
- 1 Engineering Company: 247 men
- 2 Signal Companies: 247 men each
- 2 Field Hospitals: 150 men each
- Total: 6,452 men, 13 armoured cars, 32 field guns, 8 AT guns, 3 AA guns, 78 mortars

In 1938, the 1st Panzergrenadier Brigade was formed to create a highly-mobile unit of mechanized infantry and tanks. The 2nd Panzergrenadier Brigade was formed two years later. Originally, the brigades had only one tank battalion; in 1942, the decision was made to double the number of tank battalions in the brigade, as well as adding a heavy mortar company.

The Panzergrenadier Brigade is designed to provide the tank battalions with direct infantry support in the form of halftrack-mounted infantry, as well as armoured engineering and mechanized artillery assets.



Chilean Panzergrenadier Brigade:

2x Tank Battalions: 519 men (35 officers, 95 NCOs, 389 other ranks), 451 small arms (202 pistols, 163 rifles, 86 submachine guns), 8 medium machine guns, 2 81mm mortars, 18 field cars, 9 light trucks, 38 medium trucks, 22 scout cars, 54 tanks
2x Panzergrenadier Battalions: 977 men (34 officers, 155 NCOs, 788 other ranks), 799 small arms (139 pistols, 468 rifles, 156 submachine guns, 36 light machine guns), 78 rifle grenade launchers, 22 heavy machine guns, 14 60mm mortars, 4 81mm mortars, 13 AT rifles, 4 AT guns, 40 motorcycles, 35 field cars, 22 light trucks, 22 trailers, 71 halftracks, 4 gun tractors
1x Reconnaissance Battalion: 505 men (30 officers, 76 NCOs, 399 other ranks), 444 small arms (161 pistols, 182 rifles, 77 submachine guns, 24 light machine guns), 8 medium machine guns, 2 81mm mortars, 12 motorcycles, 20 motorcycles with sidecars, 19 field cars, 5 light trucks, 52 medium trucks, 14 half-tracks, 56 scout cars, 18 armoured cars
1x Mechanized Artillery Battalion: 364 men (17 officers, 38 NCOs, 309 other ranks), (32 pistols, 252 rifles, 55 submachine guns, 4 light machine guns), 16 field cars, 21 light trucks, 32 medium trucks, 12 self-propelled guns.
1x Engineering Battalion: 678 men (16 officers, 69 NCOs, 593 other ranks), (27 pistols, 421 rifles, 110 submachine guns, 44 light machine guns), 84 field cars, 65 light trucks, 17 medium trucks, 35 half-tracks, 10 armoured engineering vehicles
1x Brigade Support Troops: 671 men (31 officers, 87 NCOs, 553 other ranks), (181 pistols, 379 rifles, 39 submachine guns, 9 rifle grenade-launchers, 3 light machine guns), 22 motorcycles, 14 motorcycles with sidecars, 57 field cars, 73 light trucks, 36 trailers, 92 medium trucks, 2 half-tracks, 4 scout cars, 4 armoured recovery vehicles

TOTAL: 5,210 men (232 officers, 770 NCOs, 4,208 other ranks), (1,083 pistols, 2,496 rifles, 765 submachine guns, 165 rifle grenade-launchers, 147 light machine guns), 24 medium machine guns, 44 heavy machine guns, 28 60mm mortars, 14 81mm mortars, 26 AT rifles, 8 AT guns, 114 motorcycles, 34 motorcycles with sidecars, 282 field cars, 226 light trucks, 80 trailers, 269 medium trucks, 193 half-tracks, 78 scout cars, 18 armoured cars, 108 tanks, 8 gun tractors, 12 self propelled guns, 4 armoured recovery vehicles, 10 armoured engineering vehicles.