List B166-167
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth Arm5th Dragoon Guards Iniskillings, 1st RTR, 5th RTR Armoured Regiments
3 Squadrons@
4 Troops@ 2x Cromwell IV, 2x Firefly Vc OR 3 Squadrons@
3 Troops@ 3x Cromwell IV, 1x Firefly Vc 1 Troop: 3x Firefly Vc 1 Recce Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Stuart V Recce@ 3 MG, 3x Daimler Scout Car 1 Maintenance Troop: 2x Cromwell ARV, 3x M5 REME halftrack 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion (22nd Armoured Brigade)
3 Companies@
1 section: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Universal Carriers 3 platoons@ 4(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 4x M3 H/T , 1 PIAT 1 platoon:
3 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 1 PIAT 1 Support Company:
3 platoons@ 4x 6pdr, 2 LMG, 4x Loyd Carriers or trucks 2 MG Platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Universal Carriers 8th Hussars Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment
3 Squadrons@
5 Troops@ 3x Cromwell IV 1 Recce Troop:
3 Sections@ 1x Daimler S/C, 1x Universal Carrier+ 3 LMG, 1x Stuart V Recce@ 3 MG 1 Communication/Liaison Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Humber Scout Car 11th Hussars Corps Armoured Car Regiment (attached)
4 Squadrons@
4 Troops@ 2x Daimler II armoured car, 1x Daimler Scout Car, 1x M3A1 White S/C, 1(6 man) rifle sqd, 1 LMG, 1 PIAT 1 Troop: 3x AEC Mk.III armoured cars, 1x Humber S/C 1 Troop: 2x Daimler II, 1x Daimler Scout Car 1 patrol section: 2x Daimler Scout Car /twin Vickers K MMG 1 Communication/Liaison Troop:
4 Sections@ 1x Staghound I, 3x Daimler S/C Infantry Battalion (131st Infantry Brigade)
4 Companies@
3 platoons@
3 (10 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG 1 Support Company:
1 platoon: 6x 6pdr, 2 LMG, 12x Loyd Carriers 1 platoon: 3(6 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1 lorry, 3 LMG, 1 flamethrower 1 battery: 6x 3" mortars, 7 Carriers 1 platoon:
4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar , 1 PIAT 2. Brigade Support22nd Armoured Bde HQ: 5x Cromwell-HQ, 6x Sherman V OP, 2x AEC 6x6 ACV, 7x Humber S/C, 2x Cromwell ARV, Air Liaison Team
1 Bridge Troop: 3x Valentine AVLB and/or Churchill AVLB 1 Defence Troop: 3x Cromwell IV 131st Infantry Bde HQ: 4 rifle squads, 2 LMG, 2 trucks, 3 lorries, Air Liaison Team
C Company, 1st Bttn, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers:
4 platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Universal Carriers or light trucks 1 platoon: 4x 4.2" mortars, 8x Loyd Carriers, OP Team in Carrier List B1673. Divisional SupportUp to:
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team 5th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment:
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Sexton, 1 radio van, 2 OP Teams 15th Light AA Regiment:
3 Troops@ 2x 40mmL60 Bofors SPAA on Morris truck or M16 H/T, 4x 40mmL60 Bofors, 4 trucks, 4(6 man) rifle crew squads, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 1 PIAT 65th Anti-Tank Regiment:
3 Troops@ 4x M10 Achilles, 1x M3 halftrack PHQ 2 Batteries@
3 Troops@ 4x 17pdr, 4x Crusader Tower, 4(8 man) rifle crew squads, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 1 PIAT 4th, 621st Field Engineer Squadrons@
3 Troops@ 1(17 man) PHQ squad, 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 4 LMG, 4 lorries or 6x M3 halftracks, 6x Humber Light Recce S/C 143rd Engineer Park Company:
1 Bridge Troop: 1x 40t 80' Bailey Bridge in 15x 3-ton lorries, 51 men 1 Stores Section: 12 assault boats, 1 bulldozer, 3 tractors, 29 men 1 Workshop Section : 44 men, recovery lorries 1 Provost (MP) Company: 100 men, Jeeps, motorcycles 4. Notesa) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, and other PHQs.
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