WWII
Holland Infantry Division

1939-40 Europe

List D1A

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Infantry Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 2 20mm A/T rifles (Solothurn) in 2 cars
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 (8 man) rifle sqds
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 4 Lewis LMG
      1 Support Company:
        CHQ: 1 (8 man) rifle sqd
        3 platoons@ 4 MMG

2. Regt Support

    Infantry Regiment HQ: 6 rifle sqds with up to:
    1 Anti-tank platoon: 4x 47mmL36 Bohler or 37mmL45 or 47mmL? Rheinmetall A/T guns, horses
    1 Mortar Battery: 6x 81mm M27 mortars, horses, Obsolete FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:
    1 MG Company@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 4x AAMMG, horses
    1 A/T Company@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3x 47mm Bohler or Rheinmetall, horses
    3 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses , Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 75mmL30 M02/04 vd, horses or trucks

    1 Artillery Battalion@

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 8 lorries, Obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 120mmL14 Krupp M14 or Bofors M?, trucks

4. Corps Support

Up to:
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries, obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 105mmL42 M27 Bofors or 105mm leFH18/39, 4 trucks
    2 Artillery Battalions@
      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 8 lorries, obsolete FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 150mmL17 sFH13, 4 lorries

    1 Recce Battalion:

      Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, horses or cycles
      4 Squadrons@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 LMG, horses
        3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, horses

    11 AA batteries@ 6x 40mm Bofors or 20mm Oerlikon or 80mmL50 M29 Bofors, horses or static defence
    15 AA batteries@ 6x AALMG, static defence

5. Army Support

Up to:
    5 Border Defence Battalions@
      Bttn HQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1x 20mm A/T rifle
      3-4 Companies@
        CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 LMG 3 platoons@ 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG
      1 A/T section: 2x 47mmL36 Bohler

    1 Artillery Battalion:
      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, horses
      3 batteries@ 4x 6" 26cwt howitzers, horses

    9 Engineer Companies@
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd
      3 platoons@ 3 rifle/engineer sqds

    1 Armoured Car Company:

      SHQ: 1x Landsverk M38-HQ planned
      3 platoons@ 4x DAF M39 armoured cars planned [only 7 active in May 1940]

    1 Recce Platoon: 5 Cardon-Loyd Mk VI tankettes

6. Notes

    a) Infantry have no A/T grenades.
    b) No radios at all.
    c) The division is known to have 3 Infantry Regiments of probably 3 battalions.
    d) Treat 37mmL45 Rheinmetall as PAK35/36. e) Details are provisional: 3-4 sources are contradictory.


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