WWII
France D.I. Infantry Division Type A

1939-40 Europe

List F5

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 1 LMG
        1 platoon: 2-3x 60mm M35 mortars or 37mmL22 Infantry guns
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 2 (8 man) rifle sqds
        0-1 platoon: 2x 25mmL73 A/T guns, horse tows
        1 battery: 4x 81mm M27 mortars
        4 platoons@ 4 MMG

    Divisional Recce Battalion

      Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
      1 Company@
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, horses
        4 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, horses
        1 platoon: 1x 60mm M35, 2 MMG, horses
      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
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, horses
        1 platoon: 4x 25mm A/T guns, horse tows
        2 platoons@ 4 MMG, pack horses

2. Regt Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ; 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks with
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses or 1 truck
        1-3 platoons@ 2x 25mm A/T guns, 2x 81mm M27, horses

3. Divisional Support

    2 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      4 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses or 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1917, horses or lorries
    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses or 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897, horses or lorries, 2 LMG
    0-2 AA Batteries@ 4x twin LMG AA
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses or 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M13 or M35, 2 LMG, horses
    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      1-4 platoons@ 3x 25mm A/T guns, horse tows
    1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      1-2 platoons@ 4x 47mm A/T guns, horse tows
    1 Attached Tank Battalion:
      Bttn HQ: 3x tanks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2x tanks
        4 platoons@ 3x tanks

      Tank is:
      01-78%R-35
      79-87%R-40
      88-95%FCM-36
      96-00% H-35

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in Regiment HQs. Artillery can be downgraded to Obsolete FC.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) The division has 3 regiments each of 3 battalions. Type A divisions are the most common front line units.
    d) At least one infantry division could double the number of artillery battalions.
    e) The attached tank battalion can be fielded as teeth arm if agreed by opponent/organiser, but the battalion is available to only one in three infantry divisions. Radios are at CHQ level, if they worked. The battalion is normally split up, with 1 tank platoon supporting each infantry company.


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