itz ers ), ▁giving ▁ 2 8 ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers ▁per ▁division . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁one ▁more ▁batt alion ▁of ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁how itz ers ▁regiment , ▁bringing ▁the ▁number ▁to ▁ 3 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁how itz ers ▁regiment ▁was ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁how itz ers ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁This ▁organization ▁was ▁used ▁throughout ▁the ▁war , ▁except ▁in ▁guard ▁rif le ▁divisions ▁which ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁had ▁three ▁art illery ▁batt al ions ▁( two ▁batter ies ▁of ▁ 7 6   mm ▁guns ▁and ▁one ▁battery ▁of ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers ▁each ), ▁total ing ▁ 1 2 ▁how itz ers . ▁ ▁From ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁they ▁received ▁how itzer ▁regiment ▁( 5 ▁batter ies , ▁ 2 0 ▁how itz ers ). ▁ ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁rif le ▁divisions ▁were ▁re organ ized ▁ident ically . ▁ ▁Mountain ▁rif le ▁divisions ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 - 4 0 ▁had ▁one ▁batt alion ▁of ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers ▁( 3 ▁batter ies , ▁ 9 ▁guns ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁they ▁received ▁instead ▁one ▁art illery ▁regiment ▁( 2 ▁batt al ions , ▁each ▁from