WWII
France DLC Light Cavalry Division

Mar-Jul'40 Europe

List F3

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Mechanised 'Combat' Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 1x H-39, 1 rifle sqd on M/Cs
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x H-35 or H-39
        4 platoons@ 3x H-35 or H-39
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, M/Cs
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, M/Cs & M/C Combos
        1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, M/C Combos

    Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 3x Panhard 178 1 Company:
        CHQ: 5x Panhard 175 or 178
        2 platoons@ 5x Panhard 175 or 178
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, M/Cs
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, M/Cs and M/C Combos
        1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, M/C Combos

    Mechanised Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 trucks, 1(12 man) rifle sqd
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 1x AMR-35
        3 platoons@ 3x AMR-35
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2x Laffly APC
        3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 4x Laffly APC
        1 platoon: 2x 60mm M35, 2 LMG, 2x Laffly APC
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        2 platoons@ 3 MMG, 1 truck
        2 platoons@ 2x 25mm A/T guns, 2x 81mm M27, 4 trucks

    Cavalry Regiment (Battalion) Provisional

      RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4 rifle sqds, horses 2 Cavalry Squadrons@
        SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
        4 Troops@ 4 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, horses
      1 Support Squadron:
        SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
        4 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses
        1 battery: 4x 81mm M27, pack horses, Obsolete FC

2. Brigade Support

    Cavalry Brigade HQ: 5 rifle sqds, horses
    Mechanised Brigade HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3x Laffly APC, 1 radio van

3. Divisional Support

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 Rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897, horse tows
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 Rifle sqds, horses, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M13, horse tows
    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses or P107 halftrack
      2 platoons@ 4x 47mm A/T guns, horses or P107 halftracks
    1 Engineer Company:
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, horses
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, horses

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQs and possibly in Panhard 178 PHQ vehicles.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades or A/T rifles.
    c) The division has 1 Cavalry Brigade of 2 Regiments each of 2 Cavalry battalions; 1 Mechanised Brigade of 1 Mechanised 'Combat' battalion and 1 Recce battalion; and 2 mechanised battalions reporting directly to division.
    d) The H-39 tanks are armed with 37mmL21 SA18.


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