by Jeff Glasco
LIGHT MECHANIZED DIVISION: (DLM)
1 Car 1 Staff Radio Truck COMBAT BRIGADE, with
1 Staff Radio Truck 2 ARMORED REGIMENTS, each with
1 TANK SQUADRON, with
3 SQUADRONS, each with 3 H35 or H39 Tanks 1 TANK SQUADRON, with
3 SQUADRONS, each with 3 S35 Tanks RECONNAISSANCE BRIGADE, with
1 Command Car 1 Staff Radio Truck RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT, each with
1 Command Panhard Arm. Car 1 Staff Radio Truck 2 RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRONS, with
ARMORED CAR COMPANY
3 Recon Pamhard AC's MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 3 Recon M/c Stands DISMOUNTED DRAGOON REGIMENT
1 Command Car 1 Staff Radio Truck 3 DISMOUNTED DRAGOON BATALIONS;
1 Command Car ARMORED COMPANY
4 AMR or H-35 Tanks MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
2 Motorcycle Infantry Stands 2 INFANTRY COMPANIES, with
2 Infantry Stands 3 Light Trucks WEAPONS COMPANY
1 81mm Mortar Stands (DS) 2 Medium Trucks 1 25/72 AT Gun 1 Gun Crew 1 Light Truck ARTILLERY REGIMENT
1 Command Car 1 Staff Radio Truck 2 LIGHT BATTALIONS; each with;
1 Command Stand 1 Forward Observer Stand 2 Command Cars 1 Medium Supply Truck 3 BATTERIES, each with;
1 Gun Crew Stand (DS) 1 Medium Trucks MEDIUM BATTALION; with;
1 Forward Observer Stand 2 Command Cars 1 Medium Supply Truck 3 BATTERIES, each with;
1 Gun Crew Stand (DS) 1 Medium Trucks ANTI-TANK COMPANY, with
2 Gun Crew Stands 2 Light Trucks ENGINEER BATTALION:
1 Command Car 2 ENGINEER COMPANIES, each with
2 Engineer Stands 2 Medium Trucks NOTES 1. There were three such divisions, numbered as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. 2. The following armored/cavalry regiments were assigned to each division:
2nd DLM: 13th Dragoons - Armored Regt., H35 & S35 29th Dragoons - Armored Regt., H35 & S35 Sth Cuirassier - Armored Regt., Panhard AC 1st Dragoons - Dismounted Infantry, used the AMR 3rd DLM: 1st Cuirassier - Armored Regt., H39 & S35 2nd Cuirassier - Armored Regt., H35 & S35 12th Cuirassier - Armored Regt., Panhard AC 11th Dragoons - Dismounted Infantry, used the AMR More French Army of 1940: TO&Es for CD
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 |