WWI
Belgian Infantry Division

1917-18 Belgium

List BL14G

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle squads
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2(7 man) rifle squads
      3 platoons@ 5(11 man) rifle squads, 2-3x Chaucat LMG

    1 MG Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad
      3 platoons@ 2x Maxim MMG

2. Regiment Support

    Regiment HQ: 8 rifle squads

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Infantry Brigade HQs@ 8 rifle squads

    2 Artillery Regiments@

      1 Field Artillery Group:
        BHQ: 4 rifle squads, wagons, Obsolete FC
        3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1905 Krupp field guns, horse limbers
        2 batteries@ 4x 15cm or 120mm St Chamond howitzers, horse limbers

    2 Engineer Battalions@

    3 Companies@

      CHQ: 1 rifle squad
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer squads

    2 Light Cavalry Squadrons@

      SHQ: 1 rifle squad, horses, sabres
      3 Troops@ 5 rifle squads, horse, sabres

    1 Cycle Company:

      CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle squadsm cycles
      3 platoons@ 5(11 man) rifle squads, cycles

4. Notes

a) Radios are in Brigade HQ and above. Infantry have no anti-armour weapons.
b) The six Infantry Divisions each have 3 Infantry Brigades each of two Regiments each of three Infantry Battalions.
c) Details are provisional.
d) Infantry companies have 6x Chaucat LMG in 1917, later had nine per company.


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