WWII
Allied 1st Airborne Task Force

August 1944, S. France

List A7A

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    American Paratroop Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 3 bazookas
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 (8-14 man) Carbine sqds
        3 platoons@
          1 (12 man) Carbine sqd, 1x 60mm M2 mortar
          3 (12 man) Carbine sqds, 3 BAR

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 2 Carbine sqds
        1 battery: 4x 81mm mortars, 3 bazookas
        1 platoon: 8x .30" LMG teams, 6x 2.36" bazookas teams

    American Glider Infantry Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 6 Carbine sqds, 1-15 Jeeps
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 bazookas, 2 BAR
        3 platoons@
          1 (4 man) rifle PHQ sqds, 1 bazooka, 1x 60mm mortar
          3 (12 man) rifle sqds, 3 BAR

        1 platoon: 3x 60mm mortars (at 5 crew), 3x .50" HMG teams (at 6 crew), 1(5 man) PHQ Carbine squad

      1 Support Company:

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

      1 Engineer Platoon: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1 bazooka

    British Paratroop Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 3 M/C, 2 PIAT, 3x Jeeps
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1x 2", 2 PIAT
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle/SMG sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 PIAT

      1 Support Company:

        CHQ: 1 SMG sqd
        1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars, 1-2 PIAT, 4 rifle sqds as crew
        1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 flamegun
        1 platoon: 4x Vickers MMG, 4x Jeeps

2. American 517th Airborne Regiment Support

    Paratroop Regiment HQ: 9 rifle/Carbine/SMG sqds, 3 bazookas with:
    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1 bazooka

    1 Nesei A/T Platoon: 4x 57mm M1, 5 Jeeps
    1 Artillery Battlion:

      BHQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 6 OP teams, 1-20 Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1A1, 5 Jeeps

    1 Mortar Battery: 4x 4.2" mortars, OP team, 6 Jeeps

3. British 2nd Independent Paratroop Brigade Group Support

    Paratroop Brigade HQ: 6 rifle/SMG sqds with:
    1 Air Landing Artillery Battery:
      BHQ: 4 SMG sqds, 1 PIAT, 2 LMG, 4 OP teams, 16 Jeeps
      2 Troops@ 4x 75mm M1A1, 1 LMG, 5 Jeeps

    1 Mortar Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 2 LMG, 6 OP teams
      4 Troops@ 4x 4.2" mortars, 7 Jeeps (unlimited HE and WP ammo)

4. Divisional Support

    Up to:

    1 American Paratroop Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 4 Carbine sqds, 8 OP teams, 1-20 Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1A1 pack howitzers or 105mm M3A1, 5x Jeeps

    1 US Engineer Platoon: 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1 bazooka

5. Notes

a) Radios are in all PHQs.
b) Rifle and Carbine sqds may have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades and White Phosphorous grenades.
c) The Division'has the 517th Regiment of 3 US Paratroop battalions; the 2nd Brigade of 3 UK Paratroop Battalions; plus 2 American Paratroop Battalions and 1 Glider Battalion reporting directly to division.
d) The 4.2" mortars have unlimited White Phosphorous and HE ammunition.


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