WWII
France D.I. Infantry Division Type B

1939-40 Europe

List F6

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: 0-3x 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 or 37mmL22, 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. Regiment 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
    0-1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, horses or 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1917, horses or lorries
    1-3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses or 6 lorries
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mm M1897, horses or lorries, 2 LMG
    0-2 AA Batteries@ 3-4x twin LMG AA 1 A/T Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, horses
      1-4 platoons@ 3x 25mm A/T guns, horse tows

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in Regiment HQs. Artillery is Assigned or Obsolete FC.
    b) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    c) The division has 3 regiments each of 3 battalions. Type B units are the second line divisions, accounting for 1 in 3 infantry divisions.
    d) Artillery is usually unmodernized WWI types.


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