WWII
British 11th Armoured Division

Aug-Sept 1944
Europe

List B175-176

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

23rd Hussars, 3rd RTR, 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Armoured Regiments

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Firefly Vc, 2x M4A4 Sherman V, 3x Sherman I ARV
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2x Sherman V, 1x M5 REME halftrack
      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)

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 4 trucks, 1(8 man) sniper squad
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(13 man) rifle squad, 1 lorry
      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:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      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:
        PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
        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)

    Bttn HQ: 4x M3 halftrack/.50" HMG, 3 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2x M3 H/T/.50" HMG, 1 PIAT,
      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:
        PHQ: 2x Universal Carrier/.50" HMG, 2 LMG
        3 sections@ 3x Carriers/.50" HMG, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1 PIAT

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      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

    RHQ: 4x Cromwell IV, 3x Daimler S/C, 2x Cromwell ARV, 2x M5 REME H/T
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2x Cromwell IV, 2x Cromwell VICS, 1x M5 REME H/T
      4 Troops@ 3x Cromwell IV, 1x Challenger

    1 Recce Troop:
      THQ: 2x Stuart V
      3 Sections@ 3x Stuart V, 3x Daimler Scout Car

    1 Communication/Liaison Troop:
      THQ: 3x Humber Scout Car
      3 Sections@ 3x Humber Scout Car

2nd Household Corps Armoured Car Recce Regiment (attached, 30th July-10th Aug)

    RHQ: 3x Staghound I, 1x White S/C (medic), 3 staff cars, 3 Jeeps, 5 M/C
    4 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 4x Staghound, 1x Daimler S/C, 1 Jeep, 1 staff car
      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:
      THQ: 4x Humber S/C
      3 Sections@ 3x Humber S/C

Inns of Court Corps Armoured Car Recce Regiment (attached, 11th August 1944+)

    RHQ: 3x Staghound I, 1x White S/C (medic), 3 staff cars, 3 Jeeps, 5 M/C
    4 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 4x Staghound I, 1x Daimler S/C, 1 Jeep, 1 staff car
      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:
        THQ: 3x AEC MK.III
        3 Sections@ 3x AEC Mk.III

      1 AA Troop: 5x Staghound AA
      1 Liaison/Communication Troop:
        THQ: 4x Humber S/C
        3 Sections@ 3x Humber S/C

2. Brigade Support

    29th Armoured Brigade HQ: 4x Sheman V, 4x Sherman OP, 7x Daimler S/C, 2x AEC 6x6 ACV, Air Liaison Team
      with:
      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

      with:
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck, 2 LMG
        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 Support

Up to:

13th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment:

    3 Batteries@
      BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG
      2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Sexton, 1 radio van, 2 OP Teams

151st Ayrshire Yeomary Field Artillery Regiment:

    3 Artillery Batteries@
      BHQ: 4 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, 4 AALMG, 3 OP Teams
      2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG

75th Anti-Tank Regiment:

    2 Batteries@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x M3 halftrack
      3 Troops@ 4x M10 Wolverine, 1x M3 halftrack PHQ
      1 Troop: 4x M10 Achilles, 1x M3 H/T PHQ (Oct 1944+)

    1 Battery:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 Troops@ 4x 17pdr, 4x Quad tractors, 2 LMG

58th Light AA Regiment:

    2 Batteries@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 Troops@ 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks

    1 Battery:
      CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
      3 Troops@ 6x 40mm Bofors on Morris truck

13th, 612th Field Engineer Squadrons@

    SHQ: 4(11 man) rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 1 PIAT, 4 lorries, 1x Jeep
    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:

    CHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 4 lorries
    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. Notes

a) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, Carrier PHQs, and other CHQs.
b) Infantry squads have No.74 or Hawkins 75 A/T grenades.
c) The 11th Armoured Division has the 29th Armoured Brigade of the 23rd Hussars, 3rd RTR, 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry Armoured Regiments and 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion; and the 159th Lorried Infantry Brigade of 3rd Monmouthshire, 4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Herefordshire Infantry Battalions; and the 15th/19th Hussars divisonal Armoured Recce Regiment, and one Armoured Car Regiment attached from Corps, initially 2nd Household Cavalry, then the Inns of Court.
d) In practice the two brigades swapped units to form four battlegroups each of one infantry battalion and one armoured regiment as and when desired.
e) 3rd RTR appears to have one or more bulldozers, possibly Sherman dozers, and its Recce Troop has turretless Stuart V Recce with MG.
f) Diamler II can have Littlejohn squeezebore attachment firing APCNR.
g) Daimler II SOD ("Sawn Off Daimler") is unique to the Inns of Court Regiment, being a Daimler II armoured car with turret and front mudguards removed, and one or two LMG added to the open top.
h) Two OP per Artillery Regiment are in Sherman V OP tanks, the rest are in Universal Carriers.


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