WWII
American Airborne Division

Sept. 1943-1945 All Theaters

List A4

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Paratroop Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 3 bazookas
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds
        3 platoons@ PHQ: 1(7 man) Carbine sqd, 1 bazooka 3(12 man) Carbine sqds, 4-8 BAR
        1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars

      1 Support Company: CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds

        1 battery: 4x 81mm mortars
        1 platoon: 9(2 man) bazooka teams or 3x 75mm M20 RR
        1 platoon: 8(2 man) BAR teams

Glider Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 6 Carbine sqds, 1-15x Jeeps
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 bazooka, 2 BAR
        3 platoons@ PHQ: 1(4 man) rifle sqd, 1 bazooka, 1x 60mm 3(12 man) rifle sqds, 2 BAR
        1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars, 3x .50" HMG teams

      1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd

        1 battery: 6x 81mm mortars
        1 platoon: 6x MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams
        1 platoon: 3x 57mm M1, 3 Jeeps, 8(2 man) bazooka teams

2. Regiment Support

    Paratroop Regiment HQ: 9 Carbine sqds, 3 bazookas

    Glider Regiment HQ: 9 Carbine sqds, 1-20x Jeeps with up to:

      3 Anti-tank platoons@ 3x 57mm M1 A/T guns, 3 Jeeps
      3 anti-tank platoons@ 3(3 man) bazooka teams

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3 Anti-tank platoons@ 2 sections@ 4x 57mm M1, 4 Jeeps

    3 AA platoons@ 3 sections@ 4x .50" HMG/AA tripods or Quad .50" M55 on trailers

    1 Recce Platoon: PHQ: 3x Jeeps, 12x M/C, 3(8 man) rifle sqds

      3 sections@ 3x Jeep/.50", 1 rifle sqd, 1x 60mm

    2 Glider Artillery Battalions@ BHQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 8 OP teams, 1-20x Jeeps

    4 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1A1 pack howitzers, 5x Jeeps

    1 Paratroop Field Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 6 OP teams, 1-20 Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M3A1, 1 radio Jeep

    3 Engineer Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds

      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1 bazooka

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all PHQs, may be in all squads.
    b) Rifle and Carbine sqds have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades. Note that 75mm M20 RR is not available before May 1945.
    c) Bazooka and BAR teams are normally allocated out to the rifle and carbine sqds.
    d) In March 1945, there was a second Paratroop Field Artillery Battalion added.
    e) The division has one Paratroop Regiment of 3 battalions and two Glider Infantry Regiments each of 3 battalions. In March 1945 these ratios were reversed.
    f) The divisional engineers are 1 Paratroop and 2 Glider engineer companies.
    g) When used in ground role all units can be motorized.


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