WWII
Free French
1st Motorized Division

Aug'43-45 Italy

List FF4

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

    Infantry Battalion
      Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3x Jeeps, 4x trucks
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 bazookas, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4 man PHQ with rifles, 1-3 BAR, 3(12 man) rifle sqds, 4 trucks
        1 platoon: 2 MMG, 1x .50" HMG, 3x 60mm mortars, 4 man PHQ, 3 trucks
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 2(8 man) rifle sqds
        1 battery: 6x 81mm mortars, 3 bazookas
        1 platoon: 6 MMG, 3x .50" HMG teams
        1 anti-tank platoon: 3x 57mm M1 A/T guns, 3 trucks
        1 mine platoon: 2(12 man) Carbine sqds, mines, 1 lorry
        1 Intelligence & Recce platoon: 2(12 man) rifle sqds, 1 BAR, 2 trucks

    Divisional Recce Regiment (Bttn)

      Bttn HQ: 3x M8 Greyhound, 3x M3 H/T, 3 rifle sqds, 2x Jeeps
      3 Companies@
        CHQ: 3x M8 Greyhound, 3x Jeep/.50"
        3 platoons@ 3x M8, 6x Jeep/.50" or 3x M3A1 White S/C, 1 Carbine sqd, 3x 60mm mortars
      1 Company:
        CHQ: 2x M5A1 Stuart
        3 platoons@ 5x M5A1 Stuart
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1x M3 H/T, 1x Jeep
        4 platoons@ 2x M8 HMC Stuart

2. Brigade Support

    Infantry Bde HQ: 7 rifle sqds, 4x Jeeps, 6 trucks, 2 bazooka with
      1 A/T Company:
        CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
        3 platoons@ 4x 57mm M1 A/T guns, 4 trucks
      1 battery: 6x 105mm M3A1, 6 trucks, radio truck, OP team in Jeep

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    3 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle/engineer sqds, 2 BAR, 1 bazooka, 2 lorries
    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 Rifle sqds, 8 lorries, 3 OP teams in Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 155mm M1, 4x lorries, radio truck
    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 Rifle sqds, 8 lorries, 6 OP teams in Jeeps
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mm M2A1, 4 trucks, radio truck
    3 AA Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 M3 H/T
      3 platoons@ 4x M16

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all CHQs and AFV, possibly in PHQs.
    b) Infantry may have M9A1 rifle A/T grenades.
    c) The division has 3 brigades each of 3 battalions.


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