WWII
British BEF Corps
and Army Support

1940 Europe

List B11

by Mark Bevis

1. Corps Support

    12 MG Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 4x MMG, 2 trucks

    6 Field Artillery Batteries@ BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries

      2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Mk.1 or 18pdr, 4 trucks or Lt. Dragon, radio truck

    2 Medium Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries

      4 batteries@ 4x 6" 26cwt, 4 lorries, radio van

    4 AA Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

      3 platoons@ 4x 40mm Bofors, 4 trucks

2. Army Support

Up to:

    7 Recce Regiments@ RHQ(Bttn HQ): 4x Vickers VIc, 2x Scout Carriers
      3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Vickers VIc, 2x Scout Carriers
        2 Troops@ 3x Vickers VIB
        4 Troops@ 3x Scout Carriers, 1 rifle sqds, 3 Boys, 3 LMG

    1 Recce Regiment: RHQ(Bttn HQ): 2x Morris CS9 armoured cars

      4 sections@ 3x Daimler S/C

    3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 3x Morris CS9, 3 staff cars or 3x Daimler S/C

      3 Troops@ 3x Morris CS9

1 Infantry Tank Battalion:

    Bttn HQ: 2x Matilda II, 4x Vickers VIB, 2x Bren Carriers
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 1x Matilda I, 1x Vickers VIc, 2x Carriers
        5 platoons@ 2x Matilda I(MG), 1x Matilda I(HMG)

1 Infantry Tank Battalion:

    Bttn HQ: 2x Matilda I, 4x Vickers VIB, 2x Carriers
      1 Company: CHQ: 1x Matilda I, 1x Vickers VIB, 1x Carrier
        5 platoons@ 2x Matilda I(MG), 1x Matilda I(HMG)

      1 Company: CHQ: 1x Matilda II, 1x Vickers VIB, 1x Carrier

        5 platoons@ 3x Matilda II

      1 Company: CHQ: 1x Matilda II, 1x Vickers VIB, 1 staff car

        2 platoons@ 3x Matilda II
        3 platoons@ 2x Matilda I(MG), 1x Matilda I(HMG)

6 Royal Horse Artillery Batteries@ BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 6 trucks

    2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Mk.1, 4 trucks, radio truck

12 Field Artillery Batteries@ BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries

    2 Troops@ 4x 4.5"L15 Mk.2 QF or 25pdr Mk.1 or 18pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck

5 Medium Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries

    4 batteries@ 4x 6" 26cwt, 4 lorries, radio van

1 Medium Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries

    4 batteries@ 4x 60pdr, 4 lorries, radio van

2 Medium Artillery Regiments@ RHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries

    4 batteries@ 4x 4.5"L43 Mk.1, 4 lorries, radio van

1 Heavy Artillery Regiment: RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries

    3 batteries@ 4x 6" Mk.19, 4 lorries, radio van
    1 battery: 4x 9.2" BL Seige MK.2, static, pre-planned fire

1 Heavy Artillery Regiment: RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries

    3 batteries@ 4x 8" Mk.8 guns, 4 lorries, radio van
    1 battery: 4x 9.2" BL Seige Mk.2, static, pre-planned fire

1 Heavy Artillery Regiment: RHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries

    4 batteries@ 4x 9.2" BL Seige Mk.2, static, pre-planned fire

2 Super-Heavy Artillery batteries@ 2x 12" Seige MK.4, static, pre-planned fire only

1 Super Heavy Rail Battery: 2x 9.2" Mk.13 rail guns, pre-planned fire only

19 AA batteries@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 lorry

    2 Troops@ 4x 3.7" or 3" 20cwt AA, 4 lorries

9 Light AA batteries@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 lorry

    3 platoons@ 4x 40mm Bofors, 4 trucks

5 Engineer Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry

    3 platoons@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 2 lorries

38 Pioneer Companies@ CHQ: 2 rifle sqds

    3 platoons@ 3-4 rifle/pioneer sqds

16 MG Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

    3 platoons@ 4 MMG, 2 lorries

No.3 Air Mission 'Phantom' Squadron: 6x Guy Mk.1 armoured cars

3. Notes

    a) Radios are in all AFV and other CHQs.
    b) Infantry may have No.68 rifle A/T grenades or No.73 or 74 or 75 A/T grenades.
    c) All artillery is Assigned FC unless stated otherwise.
    d) This list can be used to support list B8, but not units in France after Dunkirk. BEF is the British Expedionary Force that was sent to France starting in October 1939.
    e) In practice the rail battery had no ammunition with it in France.
    f) Unspecified carriers are Bren Carriers.
    g) From March 1940 up to half of any Matilda I platoons fielded can be fitted with mineploughs.


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