List B175-176
by Mark Bevis
1. Teeth Arm23rd Hussars, 3rd RTR, 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Armoured Regiments
3 Squadrons@
3 Troops@ 3x Sherman V, 1x Firefly Vc 1 Recce Troop: THQ: 1x Stuart V, 2x Daimler Scout Car 1-2 Sections@ 3x Stuart V or Stuart Recce/MG, 2x Daimler S/C 3rd Monmouthshire, 4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Herefordshire Motorised Infantry Battalions (159th Brigade)
4 Companies@
3 platoons@ 1(5 man) rifle PHQ squad, 1x 2" mortar, 2 lorries, 1 PIAT 3(8 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 or 6 trucks, radio truck 1 platoon:
3-4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 1 PIAT 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Rifle Battalion (of 29th Armoured Brigade)
3 Companies@
1 Section: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Universal Carriers 3 platoons@ 3 (6 man) rifle sqds, 4x M3 H/T, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 1 PIAT 1 platoon:
3 sections@ 3x Carriers/.50" HMG, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 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 15th/19th Hussars Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment
3 Squadrons@
4 Troops@ 3x Cromwell IV, 1x Challenger 1 Recce Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Stuart V, 3x Daimler Scout Car 1 Communication/Liaison Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Humber Scout Car 2nd Household Corps Armoured Car Recce Regiment (attached, 30th July-10th Aug)
4 Squadrons@
5 Troops@ 2x Daimler II, 2x Daimler Scout Cars 1 Troop: 3x AEC MK.III, 1x Humber S/C 1 Troop: 3x M3 H/T, 3(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 PIAT, 1x Humber S/C 1 AA Troop: 5x Staghound AA 1 Liaison/Communication Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Humber S/C Inns of Court Corps Armoured Car Recce Regiment (attached, 11th August 1944+)
4 Squadrons@
6 Light Troops@ 2x Daimler Scout Cars 3 Heavy Troops@ 2x Daimler II, 1x Daimler II SOD 1 Troop: 3x M3 H/T, 3(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 PIAT, 1x Humber S/C 1 Heavy Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x AEC Mk.III 1 AA Troop: 5x Staghound AA 1 Liaison/Communication Troop:
3 Sections@ 3x Humber S/C 2. Brigade Support
1 Defence Troop: 3x Sherman V 1 Bridge Troop: 3x Valentine AVLB 1 AA Troop: 5x Crusader AA Mk.2 159th Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 4 lorries
1 Support Company:
4 platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Universal Carriers or light trucks 1 platoon: 4x 4.2" mortars, 8x Loyd Carriers, 4 LMG, OP Team in Carrier 3. Divisional SupportUp to: 13th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment:
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Sexton, 1 radio van, 2 OP Teams 151st Ayrshire Yeomary Field Artillery Regiment:
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG 75th Anti-Tank Regiment:
3 Troops@ 4x M10 Wolverine, 1x M3 halftrack PHQ 1 Troop: 4x M10 Achilles, 1x M3 H/T PHQ (Oct 1944+) 1 Battery:
3 Troops@ 4x 17pdr, 4x Quad tractors, 2 LMG 58th Light AA Regiment:
3 Troops@ 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks 1 Battery:
3 Troops@ 6x 40mm Bofors on Morris truck 13th, 612th 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 146th Engineer Park Company:
1 Bridge Troop: 1x 40t 80' Bailey Bridge in 15x 3-ton lorries, 51 men 1 Stores Section: 12 assault boats, 3 bulldozers, 3 tractors, 29 men 1 Workshop Section: 44 men, recovery lorries 4. Notesa) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, Carrier PHQs, and other CHQs.
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