WWII
British Guards Armoured Division

Jan-Jun 1944 NW Europe

List B70A

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

2nd Armoured Battalion Grenadier Guards, 1st Armoured Battalion Coldstream Guards, 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards

    Bttn HQ: 4x Sherman V, 1x Cromwell OP (artillery rear link)
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 4x Sherman
      4 Troops@ 3x Sherman, 1x Firefly

    1 Recce Squadron:

      SHQ: 2x Stuart V
      3 Troops@ 3x Stuart VI, 3x Daimler Scout Car

    1 AA Troop@ 2 platoons@ 3x Crusader AA Mk.2 (June 1944 only).
    1 maintenance Troop: 4x Sherman ARV Mk.2, 3x M5 REME H/T

1st Motor Rifle Battalion Grenadier Guards (5th Guards Armoured Brigade)

    Bttn HQ: 4x M3 H/T, 3 rifle sqds
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2x M3A1 White S/C, 1 rifle sqd, 1 PIAT, 1x 2"
      1 Section: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Universal Carriers

    3 platoons@ 4x M3 H/T, 4(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 PIAT
    1 platoon:
      PHQ: 2x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG
      3 sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1x Carrier
      3 platoons@ 4x 6pdr, 4x Loyd Carriers, 2 LMG 2 MG platoons@ 5x Universal Carrier, 4x MMG

5th Coldstream Guards, 3rd Irish Guards, 1st Welsh Guards Motorised Infantry Battalions

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2x trucks, 1 radio van(artillery rear-link) 4 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 1(6 man) rifle PHQ sqd, 1x 2", 1 PIAT, 2 lorries, 3(10 man) rifle squads, 3 LMG

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd , 1x truck
      1 platoon: 6x 3" mortar, 6x trucks or Carriers, 1x Carrier with radio
      1 platoon: 6x 6pdr, 7x trucks or Carriers, 2 LMG
      1 platoon: 3(6 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3 trucks, 3 LMG
      1 platoon:
        PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, LMG
        4 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd.

2nd Armoured Battalion Welsh Guards Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 6x Cromwell IV, 2x Cromwell ARV
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2x Cromwell IV, 2x Cromwell VICS
      5 Troops@ 3x Cromwell IV

    1 Recce Troop:

      THQ: 2x Daimler S/C, 2x Stuart VI
      3 Troops@ 3x Stuart VI<:f><:f240,,>, 3x Daimler S/C

Brigade Support

5th Guards Armoured Brigade HQ: 7x Sherman-HQ, 2x AEC 6x6 ACV, Air Liaison Team, 3x Grant ACV, 3x Cromwell Dozer with:

    1 Defence Troop: 3x Sherman V
    1 Bridge Troop: 3x Valentine AVLB

32nd Motorised Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 LMG, 2 lorries, 2 trucks, Air liaison team in radio van with:

    1st Independent Machine Gun Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      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:

153rd Field Artillery Regiment:

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

    55th Field Artillery Regiment

      3 Artillery Batteries@
        BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG
        2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4x Quad tractors, radio van, 2 AALMG, 1 PIAT, 2 OP teams

    21st Anti-Tank Regiment:

      2 Anti-Tank Companies@
        CHQ: 2x M3 H/T
        3 Troops@ 4x M-10 Wolverine, 1x Crusader Tower

      2 Anti-Tank Companies@

        CHQ: 1x M3 H/T
        3 Troops@ 4x l7pdr with M3 H/T or Crusader Towers

    94th Light AA Regiment:

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

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

    14th, 615th 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

    148th 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 AFV and other PHQ.
b) Infantry squads have Hawkins 75 A/T grenades.
c) M3 Halftracks and Shermans do not have .50".
d) The Division has the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade with 3 Armoured Regiments and 1 Motor Rifle Battalion, and the 32nd Motorised Infantry Brigade with 3 battalions.
e) Divisional Artillery OPs are in Sherman V-OP or Universal Carriers or trucks.


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