The Dutch Army 1940

Order of Battle: May 10, 1940

by Franklyn G. Preiskop



II Army Corps

    4th Husar Rgt
    12th (mot) Art Rgt
    15th (mot) Art Rgt
    19th Art Rgt

    2nd Infantry Division

      10th, 15th, 22nd Inf Rgt
      4th Art Rgt

    4th Infantry Division

      8th, 11th, 19th Inf Rgt
      8th Art Rgt

III Army Corps

    2nd Husar Rgt
    11th (mot) Art Rgt

    5th Infantry Division

      2nd, 13th, 17th Inf Rgt
      3rd Art Rgt

    6th Infantry Division

      3rd, 6th, 14th Inf Rgt
      7th Art Rgt

IV Army Corps

    1st Husar Rgt
    5th Husar Rgt
    9th (mot) Art Rgt
    18th Art Rgt

    7th Infantry Division

      7th, 18th, 20th Inf Rgt
      1st Art Rgt

    8th Infantry Division

      5th, 16th, 21st Inf Rgt
      5th Art Rgt

Independent Commands

    Brigade "A"
      44th, 46th Inf Rgt
      22nd Art Rgt

    Brigade "B"
      24th, 29th Inf Rgt
      16th Art Rgt

    Brigade "G"
      25th, 32nd Inf Rgt (minus 11/25 and 11/32)

    "Light" Division

      1st, 2nd Bicycle Rgt
      1st, 2nd M/C Husar Rgt
        1st, 2nd Arm Car Btl
        24th (mot) Art Rgt

    Division "Peel"

      27th, 30th, 41st Inf Rgt (minus 1/41 and III/41)

    Territorial Command "Friesland"

      Group "Groningen"
        36th Inf Rgt
        12th Bdr Btl

      Group "Assen"
        33rd Inf Rgt
        1st Bdr Btl

    Territorial Command "Upper Ijssel"

      Group "Ijssel North"
        43rd Inf Rgt (minus III/43)
        5th, 9th Bdr Btl

      Group "Ijssel South"
        35th Inf Rgt
        16th, 19th, 22nd Bdr Btl

      Group "Betuwe"
        III/43 Inf Btl
        8th Bdr Btl

      Group "Maas Waal"
        26th Inf Rgt (minus III/26)
        11th Bdr Btl

    Territorial Command "North Brabant"

      I/41, III/41, III/26 Inf Btl
      2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 15th Bdr Btl

    Territorial Command "South Limburg"

      37th Inf Rgt
      13th, 37th Bdr Btl

    "Zeeland" Command

      38th, 40th Inf Rgt
      17th Art Rgt
      14th Bdr Btl
      1st Marine Btl

    "Den Helder" Command

      45th Inf Rgt
      21st Bdr Btl

Army Reserves

I Army Corps

    10th (mot) Art Rgt

    1st Infantry Division

      "Grenadier", "Jager", 4th Inf Rgt
      2nd Art Rgt

    3rd Infantry Division
      1st, 9th, 12th Inf Rgt
      6th Art Rgt

    Fortress Holland - South Front

      Group "Spui"
        34th Inf Rgt (minus III/34)
        1/39 Inf Btl
        14th (mot) Art Rgt

      Group "Kil"

        28th Inf Rgt
        III/34 Inf Btl
        23rd Art Rgt

    Fortress Holland - East Front

      Group "Naarden"
        31st Inf Rgt (minus III/31)

      Group "Nieuwersluis"
        III/31 Inf Btl

      Group "Utrecht"
        1st Anti-aircraft Rgt
        II/25 Inf Btl

      Group "Lek"
        II/32 Inf Btl

      Group "Merewede"
        23rd Inf Rgt
        13th (mot) Art Rgt

    Fortress Holland - West Front

      Group "Hoek van Holland"
        39th Inf Rgt (minus I/39)

      Group "ljmuiden"
        42nd Inf Rgt
        10th Bdr Btl
        2nd Marine Btl

      Group "Amsterdam"
        2nd Anti-aircraft Rgt

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