Amazon Prime Student 6-month Trial


Shop Amazon - Create an Amazon Baby Registry

British/Commonwealth Armoured Division


Notes:

(A) Changes approved in February 1945 by the Standardization Conference were not implemented until the end of the campaign in North-West Europe - ie. from 01 May 1945 - as opportunity offered. The armoured reconnaissance regiment (WE II/157/1) became a fourth armoured regiment in an armoured division. The standard armoured brigade (WE II/105/1) in an armoured division was type "A" with an infantry element (type "B" without infantry was independent). Headquarters Armoured Division (WE II/100/4) lost one cruiser tank. The standard anti-tank regiment now had 48 x 17pdr anti-tank guns, and the light anti-aircraft regiment had 36 x 40mm anti-aircraft guns.

(B) Tank Establishment of an Armoured Division Was Now:

HQ Armoured Division 7 Cruiser or Infantry Tanks
2 AA Tanks
7 Tanks (Plus 2 AA Tanks)
HQ Armoured Brigade 7 Cruiser or Infantry Tanks
8 OP Tanks
2 AA Tanks
7 Tanks (Plus 8 OP Tanks and 2 AA Tanks)
Armoured Regiments (4) Each 55 Cruiser or Infantry Tanks
6 CS Tanks
11 Light Tanks
6 AA Tanks
288 Tanks (Plus 24 AA Tanks)
  TOTAL: 302 Tanks (Plus 8 OP Tanks and 28 AA Tanks)

Return to EVOLUTIONS page


Site Map

Steel Chariots
Title Page
Casualties Panthers Demise Armour Profiles Armoured
Regiments
Tactical
Markings
The Fort Garry
Horse
Evolution of
Armd Formations
Death of a
Battlegroup
For Valour Ram Badger Armour Graphics Churchills at
Dieppe
Photo Credits Le Mesnil-Patry Gallantry Awards Battle of
Keppeln

© Chris Johnson, 1997