Mao Tse-tung
On Guerrilla Warfare


Appendix


TABLE — I

ORGANIZATION OF AN
INDEPENDENT GUERRILLA COMPANY

Table 1

 

TABLE OF ORGANIZATION,
GUERRILLA COMPANY

 

RANK PERSONNEL ARM
Company Leader 1 Pistol
Political Officer 1 Pistol
Executive Officer 1 Pistol
  Company Headquarters    
      Message Section Chief 1  
        Signal 1  
     Administrative Section Chief 1 Rifle
         Public Relations 3 Rifle
         Duty Personnel 2  
         Barber 1  
         Cooks 10  
     Medical Section Chief 1  
         Assistant 1  
         First Aid and Nursing 4  
      Intelligence Section Chief 1 Rifle
         Intelligence 9 Rifle
Platoon Leaders 3 Rifle
Squad Leaders 9 Rifle
Nine Squads (8 each ) 72 Rifle
TOTAL 122 3 Pistols 98 Rifles

NOTES

1. Each squad consists of from 9 to 11 men. In case men or arms are not sufficient, the third platoon may be dispensed with or one squad organized as company headquarters.

2. The mobile propaganda unit consists of members of the Company who are not relieved of primary duties except to carry out propaganda when they are not fighting.

3. If there is insufficient personnel, the medical section is not separately organized. If there are only two or three medical personnel, they may be attached to the administrative section.

4. If there is no barber, it is unimportant. If there is an insufficient number of cooks, any member of the company may be designated to prepare food.

5. Each combatant soldier should be armed with the rifle. If there are not enough rifles, each squad should have two or three. Shotguns, lances, and big swords can also be furnished. The distribution of rifles does not have to be equalized in platoons . As different missions are assigned to platoons, it may be necessary to give one platoon more riffles than the others.

6. The strength of a company should at the most be 180, divided into 12 squads of 11 men each. The minimum strength of a company should be 82 men, divided into 6 squads of 9 men each.

 TABLE 2

ORGANIZATION OF
AN INDEPENDENT GUERRILLA BATTALION

Table 2

 

NOTES

1. Total headquarters of an independent guerrilla battalion may vary from a minimum of 46 to a maximum of 110.

2. When there are 4 companies to a battalion, regimental organization should be used.

3. Machine-gun squads may be heavy or light. A light machine-gun squad has from 5 to 7 men. A heavy machine-gun squad has from 7 to 9 men.

4. The intelligence section is organized in from 2 to 4 squads, at least one of which is made up of plain-clothed men. If horses are available, one squad should be mounted.

5. If no men are available for stretcher-bearers, omit them and use the cooks or ask aid from the people.

6. Each company must have at least 25 rifles. The remaining weapons may be fowling -pieces, etc., big swords, or locally made shotguns.

TABLE OF ORGANIZATION,
GUERRILLA BATTALION (INDEPENDENT)

RANK PERSONNEL ARM
Battalion Commander 1 Pistol
Political Officer 1 Pistol
Executive Officer 1 Pistol
   Battalion Headquarters    
      Signal Section 2  
      Administrative Section    
         Section Chief 1 Rifle
         Runner 1 Rifle
         Public Relations 10 Rifle
         Duty Personnel 2  
         Barbers 3  
         Supply 1  
         Cooks 10  
      Medical Section    
         Medical Officer 1  
         Stretcher-bearers 6  
         Nursing 4  
      Intelligence Section    
         Section Chief 1 Pistol
         Intelligence 30 Pistol
      Machine-gun Section As Available As Available
Total, Headquarters 75 34 Pistols
12 Rifles
Three Companies
(122 each )
366 9 Pistols
294 Rifles
TOTAL 441 43 Pistols
306 Rifles

 

TABLE 3

ORGANIZATION OF
AN INDEPENDENT GUERRILLA REGIMENT

Table 3

 

NOTES

1. See Tables 1 and 2 for company and battalion organization.

2. Battalions and companies have no transport sections.

3. The hand weapon may be either revolver or pistol. Of these, each regiment should have more than 100.

TABLE OF ORGANIZATION,
GUERRILLA REGIMENT

 

RANK PERSONNEL ARM
Regimental Commander 1 Pistol
Political Officer 1 Pistol
Chief of Stuff 1 Pistol
Operations Section    
Operations Officer 1 Pistol
Clerks 15  
Intelligence Section    
Intelligence Officer 1 Pistol
Personnel 36 Pistols
Public-Relations Section    
Public-Relations Officer 1 Pistol
Personnel 36 Rifles
Administrative Section    
Administrative Officer 1 Pistol
Clerks 15 Pistols
Runner 1  
Transport Section    
Chief of Section 1 Pistol
Finance 1  
Traffic Manager 1 Pistol
Supply 1  
Drivers 5  
Medical Section    
Chief of Section 1  
Doctors 2  
Nurses 15  
Total, Regimental Headquarters 137 60 Pistols
36 Rifles
Three Battalions
(441 each )
1323 129 Pistols
918 Rifles
TOTAL 1460 189 Pistols
954 Rifles

TABLE 4.

ORGANIZATION OF
INDEPENDENT GUERRILLA BRIGADE
(OR DIVISION)

Table 4

 

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