This issue's S-2 file is going to be taken up mainly with the single most requested series of TO&Es for CD, that of the French Army of 1940. Most of the information presented below is the work of Jeff Glasco, though some additional information on the subject was submitted by John Reeves, Frank Chadwick, and myself. CORPS RECONAISSANCE GROUP Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale 9 GROUP HEADQUARTERS: 1 Command Stand 1 Car 1 Staff Radio Truck 2 HORSE SQUADRONS, each with 1 Cavalry Command Stand 2 Cavalry Recon Stands MOTORCYCLE SQUADRON 1 Command Motorcycle Infantry Stand 2 Recon Motorcycle Infantry Stands WEAPON SQUADRON 2 MW Stands 1 81mm Mortar Stand (ds) 2 Light Trucks 1 Medium Truck CORPS RECONAISSANCE GROUP (Motorized) Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale 9 GROUP HEADQUARTERS: 1 Command Stand 1 Car 1 Staff Radio Truck 2 MOTORCYCLE SQUADRONS, each with 1 Command Motorcycle Infantry Stand 2 Recon Motorcycle Infantry Stands WEAPON SQUADRON 1 MMG Stand 1 HMG Stand 1 25mmL72 AT Gun 1 Gun Crew 3 Light Trucks ARMORED CAR SQUADRON 1 Command AMR 1 Recon AMR 4 Recon Panhard Armored Cars TANK SQUADRON 1 Command H35 NOTES 1. Only three motorized reconnaissance groups existed. INDEPENDENT TANK BATTALION (R35, H35, FCM) Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale 8 HEADQUARTERS: 1 Command Tank 3 COMPANIES each with 3 Tanks NOTES 1. The following is a breakdown of battalions by their type and identification number: (BCC = Battalion Chars de Combat) H35 Battalions (2): 13th BCC, 38th BCC FCM Battalions (2): 4th BCC, 7th BCC R35 Battalions (20): 1st BCC, 3rd BCC, 5th BCC, 9th BOC, 10th BCC, 12th BCC, 16th BCC, 17th BCC, 20th BCC, 21st BCC, 22nd BCC, 23rd BCC, 32nd BCC, 34th BCC, 35th BCC, 39th BCC, 40th BCC, 43rd BCC, 48th BCC INDEPENDENT TANK BATTALION (FT17) Troop Quality: Experienced, Morale 8 HEADQUARTERS: 1 Command FT 17 (SA) Tank 3 COMPANIES, each with 2 FT 17 (SA) Tanks NOTES 1. There were 8 battalions of FT 17 (SA), with the following identification numbers: 11th BCC, 18th BCC, 29th BCC, 30th BCC, 31st BCC, 33rd BCC, 36th BCC, and the Battalion Coloniale French Army of 1940 More TO&Es for CD Introduction What is S2? Motorized Infantry Division 1940 (DIM) Command Decision Order of Battle. Colonial Infantry Division 1940 Command Decision Order of Battle. North African Infantry Division 1940 Command Decision Order of Battle. Type "A" Infantry Division 1940 Command Decision Order of Battle. Type "B" Infantry Division 1940 Command Decision Order of Battle. Light Mechanized Division 1940 (DLM) Command Decision Order of Battle. Light Cavalry Division 1940 Command Decision Order of Battle. Armored Division 1940 (DCR) Command Decision Order of Battle. Independent Cavalry Brigade and French Aircraft 1940 (DCR) Command Decision Order of Battle. Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Newsletter #2 To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1990 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com