WWII
British Infantry Division

1939-1940 All Theaters

List B8

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 staff car, 2 trucks
      4 Companies@ CHQ: 1(13 man) rifle sqd, 1 lorry
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 Boys, 2 lorries

      1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

        1 platoon: 4x 3" mortars, 2 trucks, radio truck
        1 platoon: 4x Twin AALMG, 4 Boys, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 2 rifle/engineer sqds, 1 lorry
        1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, 1 LMG
          3 sections@ 3x Bren Carrier, 3 LMG, 1(6 man) rifle sqd.

Attached Divisional Recce Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      3 Companies@ CHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 2 Boys, 2 trucks, 10 M/C
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2", M/C Combos

      2 Platoons@ PHQ: 2x Daimler S/C(LMG)

        3 sections@ 1x Daimler S/C(Boys), 2x Daimler S/C(LMG)

2. Brigade Support

    Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 staff cars, 3 lorries with up to:
      1 Defence Platoon: 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 Boys, 4 trucks
      1 A/T Company: CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
        3 platoons@ 3x 25mmL73 portee on trucks

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    9 Artillery Batteries@
      BHQ: 1 radio van, 4 trucks, 4 rifle sqds, 2 Boys, 4 AALMG
      2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Mk.1, 5 trucks, radio van, 2 AALMG, 1 Boys
      OR 1 Troop: 4x 18pdr, 4x Light Dragon III, radio truck, 2 AALMG, 1 Boys

    4 Anti-Tank Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

      3 Troops@ 4x 2pdr, 2x LMG, 4 trucks or Dragon IID

    3 Engineer Companies@ CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck

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

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQ and AFV PHQs. All artillery is Assigned FC.
    b) Infantry squads have No.68 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) The division has 2 or 3 infantry brigades each of 3 battalions. There is 10% chance of 1 brigade per division being Guards. The Recce battalion is not always present.
    d) Daimler S/C not available in 1939, replace with staff cars.
    e) This list should be used for Regular Infantry Divisions and Brigades used mainly in the BEF and in Norway, and in France after Dunkirk.


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